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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: €0.08
Comes in the precon Doom Prevails
Average lands in decks for Kang, Temporal Tyrant: 36
ConniveVillains+1/+1 CountersCard DrawDiscardClonesExtra TurnsReanimator
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 (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: C+ (64/100)
- Consistency88
- Speed64
- Interaction59
- Resilience83
- Closing45
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (19 nonbasic, 8 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 · Prowler, Clawed Thief · Talisman of Dominance · Tombstone, Career Criminal · Roxxon Brutes · Unstable Experiment · Super Intelligence · Crossbones, Malicious Mercenary · Gixian Puppeteer · M.O.D.O.K. · Arcane Denial · Iron Monger, Sadistic Tycoon · Lethal Scheme · Psychosis Crawler · Dimir Signet · Frantic Search · Thought Vessel · Ultron, Unlimited · We Say Thee Nay! · Glorious Purpose · A.I.M. Scientists · Red Room Recruit · Teferi's Ageless Insight · Taskmaster, Mercenary Mimic · The Masters of Evil · Dark Ritual · M.O.D.O.K., Evil Intellect · Brainstorm · Ledger Shredder · Archfiend of Ifnir · Krang, the All-Powerful · Toxic Deluge · Decoy Ploy · Doom Reigns Supreme · Trickster's Stratagem · Baron Helmut Zemo · Feed the Swarm · Negate · Futurist Forge · Mob Lookout · Reanimate · Rewrite History · Agents of HYDRA · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Monument to Endurance · Rhystic Study · Dark Deed · Doctor Octopus, Master Planner · Faerie Mastermind · Robot Domination · Alandra, Sky Dreamer · Citizen V, Helmut Zemo · Depower · Fellwar Stone · Command Tower · Sunken Hollow · Villainous Hideout · Drowned Catacomb · Reliquary Tower · Watery Grave · Hidden Lair · Shipwreck Marsh · A.I.M. Labs · Choked Estuary · Tainted Isle · Surveillance Room · Morphic Pool · Spymaster's Vault · Exotic Orchard · Path of Ancestry · Polluted Delta · Underground River · Undercity Sewers
🃏 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% |
| Visions of Villainy | 54% | +53% |
| Construct a Cosmic Cube | 54% | +53% |
| Madame Masque | 54% | +53% |
| Kid Loki | 48% | +48% |
| Moonstone, Harsh Mistress | 45% | +44% |
| Villainous Hideout | 44% | +43% |
| Tombstone, Career Criminal | 42% | +41% |
| Prowler, Clawed Thief | 42% | +41% |
| Roxxon Brutes | 41% | +41% |
| Unstable Experiment | 41% | +40% |
| Super Intelligence | 38% | +37% |
| Gixian Puppeteer | 37% | +36% |
| Crossbones, Malicious Mercenary | 37% | +36% |
| M.O.D.O.K. | 37% | +35% |
| Iron Monger, Sadistic Tycoon | 36% | +34% |
| Psychosis Crawler | 36% | +34% |
| We Say Thee Nay! | 34% | +33% |
| Lethal Scheme | 36% | +33% |
| Ultron, Unlimited | 34% | +33% |
| Glorious Purpose | 33% | +32% |
| A.I.M. Scientists | 32% | +32% |
| Red Room Recruit | 32% | +31% |
💰 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
- Visions of Villainy
- Construct a Cosmic Cube
- Madame Masque
- 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.
- M.O.D.O.K., Evil Intellect
- Teferi's Ageless Insight
- Ledger Shredder
- Hidden Lair
- Doctor Octopus, Master Planner
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Monument to Endurance
- Doctor Doom, Unrivaled
- Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
- Faerie Mastermind
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Kang, Temporal Tyrant
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Demonic Consultation + Thassa's Oracle → Exile your library, Win the game
- 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 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.7 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 18 %. Deck health: C+ (64/100).
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, Visions of Villainy. 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, Visions of Villainy 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.