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Kang, Temporal Tyrant
Legendary Creature — Human Villain · 2UB
Color identity: Black · Blue · Dimir
Kang, Temporal Tyrant is Dimir (black and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Whenever Kang attacks, he connives. (Draw a card, then discard a card. If you discarded a nonland card, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.)
Whenever you draw your second card each turn, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
Reference price of the card: €0.12
Comes in the precon Doom Prevails
Average lands in decks for Kang, Temporal Tyrant: 36
ConniveVillains+1/+1 CountersCard DrawDiscardReanimatorClonesExtra Turns
Build your Kang, Temporal Tyrant deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Kang, Temporal Tyrant 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Kang, Temporal Tyrant deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play per EDHREC (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: B+ (77/100)
- Consistency82
- Speed64
- Interaction79
- Resilience79
- Closing83
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (20 nonbasic, 7 Island, 9 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Leader, Super-Genius · Baron Strucker, HYDRA Overlord · Construct a Cosmic Cube · Madame Masque · Visions of Villainy · Kid Loki · Counterspell · Moonstone, Harsh Mistress · Tombstone, Career Criminal · Unstable Experiment · Prowler, Clawed Thief · Talisman of Dominance · Frantic Search · Gixian Puppeteer · M.O.D.O.K. · Roxxon Brutes · Iron Monger, Sadistic Tycoon · Arcane Denial · Lethal Scheme · Psychosis Crawler · Teferi's Ageless Insight · Glorious Purpose · Ultron, Unlimited · Crossbones, Malicious Mercenary · Dimir Signet · Thought Vessel · Super Intelligence · We Say Thee Nay! · The Masters of Evil · Dark Ritual · Brainstorm · Ledger Shredder · M.O.D.O.K., Evil Intellect · Taskmaster, Mercenary Mimic · Red Room Recruit · Toxic Deluge · A.I.M. Scientists · Archfiend of Ifnir · Feed the Swarm · Krang, the All-Powerful · Doom Reigns Supreme · Baron Helmut Zemo · Decoy Ploy · Monument to Endurance · Reanimate · Rewrite History · Trickster's Stratagem · Alandra, Sky Dreamer · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Doctor Octopus, Master Planner · Mob Lookout · Negate · Rhystic Study · Citizen V, Helmut Zemo · Fellwar Stone · Robot Domination · Agents of HYDRA · Faerie Mastermind · Loki, God of Mischief · Victimize · Dark Deed · Command Tower · Sunken Hollow · Villainous Hideout · Drowned Catacomb · Reliquary Tower · Hidden Lair · Shipwreck Marsh · Watery Grave · A.I.M. Labs · Choked Estuary · Tainted Isle · Morphic Pool · Polluted Delta · Spymaster's Vault · Path of Ancestry · Surveillance Room · Undercity Sewers · Underground River · Exotic Orchard · Mystic Sanctuary
🃏 Recommended cards for Kang, Temporal Tyrant
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Kang, Temporal Tyrant, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Leader, Super-Genius | 61% | +59% |
| Baron Strucker, HYDRA Overlord | 58% | +56% |
| Construct a Cosmic Cube | 56% | +55% |
| Madame Masque | 54% | +53% |
| Visions of Villainy | 53% | +52% |
| Kid Loki | 48% | +47% |
| Moonstone, Harsh Mistress | 46% | +45% |
| Villainous Hideout | 45% | +43% |
| Tombstone, Career Criminal | 44% | +43% |
| Unstable Experiment | 43% | +42% |
| Prowler, Clawed Thief | 42% | +40% |
| Roxxon Brutes | 39% | +39% |
| Gixian Puppeteer | 39% | +39% |
| M.O.D.O.K. | 39% | +37% |
| Iron Monger, Sadistic Tycoon | 38% | +36% |
| Lethal Scheme | 37% | +35% |
| Ultron, Unlimited | 36% | +35% |
| Psychosis Crawler | 37% | +35% |
| Crossbones, Malicious Mercenary | 35% | +34% |
| Glorious Purpose | 36% | +34% |
| Teferi's Ageless Insight | 37% | +34% |
| We Say Thee Nay! | 34% | +33% |
| Super Intelligence | 34% | +33% |
| The Masters of Evil | 33% | +32% |
💰 The best cards for your Kang, Temporal Tyrant deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Leader, Super-Genius
- Baron Strucker, HYDRA Overlord
- Construct a Cosmic Cube
- Madame Masque
- Visions of Villainy
- Kid Loki
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- M.O.D.O.K.
- Teferi's Ageless Insight
- M.O.D.O.K., Evil Intellect
- Hidden Lair
- Ledger Shredder
- Alandra, Sky Dreamer
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Monument to Endurance
- Doctor Doom, Unrivaled
- Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Kang, Temporal Tyrant
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Demonic Consultation + Thassa's Oracle → Exile your library, Win the game
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Tainted Pact + Thassa's Oracle → Win the game
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Sanguine Bond + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
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Frequently asked questions
What is Kang, Temporal Tyrant's color identity?
Kang, Temporal Tyrant is Dimir (black and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Kang, Temporal Tyrant come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Kang, Temporal Tyrant deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.8 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 99 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 29 % of the time and floods 5 %. Deck health: B+ (77/100).
How many lands should a Kang, Temporal Tyrant deck run?
Real Kang, Temporal Tyrant decks run 36 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Kang, Temporal Tyrant?
The three highest-synergy cards are Leader, Super-Genius, Baron Strucker, HYDRA Overlord, Construct a Cosmic Cube. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Kang, Temporal Tyrant decks.
What combos does Kang, Temporal Tyrant have?
Kang, Temporal Tyrant has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Kang, Temporal Tyrant deck cost?
You can start cheap: Leader, Super-Genius, Baron Strucker, HYDRA Overlord, Construct a Cosmic Cube are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.