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Kazarov, Sengir Pureblood
Legendary Creature — Vampire · 5BB
Color identity: Black · Red · Rakdos
Kazarov, Sengir Pureblood is Rakdos (black and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying
Whenever a creature an opponent controls is dealt damage, put a +1/+1 counter on Kazarov.
{3}{R}: Kazarov deals 2 damage to target creature.
Reference price of the card: €0.19
Average lands in decks for Kazarov, Sengir Pureblood: 36
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Build your Kazarov, Sengir Pureblood deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Kazarov, Sengir Pureblood 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Kazarov, Sengir Pureblood 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+ (65/100)
- Consistency77
- Speed65
- Interaction92
- Resilience75
- Closing45
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (23 nonbasic, 6 Swamp, 7 Mountain)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Pestilence · Blazing Volley · Rakdos Signet · Swiftfoot Boots · End the Festivities · Plague Spitter · Electrickery · Blasphemous Act · Caltrops · Barrage of Boulders · Pyrohemia · Fire Ants · Talisman of Indulgence · Cosmotronic Wave · Dark Ritual · Mind Stone · Slaughter Specialist · Crypt Rats · Lightning Greaves · Sign in Blood · Akroan Horse · Brash Taunter · Pestilent Spirit · Tectonic Hazard · Circle of Flame · Noxious Field · Solemn Simulacrum · Soul's Fire · Wail of the Nim · Chandra's Ignition · Goblin Chainwhirler · Thrashing Wumpus · You Are Already Dead · Fellwar Stone · Read the Bones · Terminate · Basilisk Collar · Chaos Warp · Clackbridge Troll · Eternal Thirst · Morbid Opportunist · Scouring Sands · Mahadi, Emporium Master · Shake the Foundations · Commander's Sphere · Pestilence Demon · Bedevil · Fiendlash · Pyroclasm · Fiery Confluence · Phyrexian Arena · Rakdos Charm · Cinderclasm · Feed the Swarm · Night's Whisper · Tremor · Abrade · Blade of the Bloodchief · Charcoal Diamond · Dagger Caster · Deathbringer Thoctar · Command Tower · Smoldering Marsh · Dragonskull Summit · Rakdos Carnarium · Rogue's Passage · Tainted Peak · Foreboding Ruins · Bojuka Bog · Temple of Malice · Myriad Landscape · Blood Crypt · Bloodfell Caves · Haunted Ridge · Shadowblood Ridge · Forbidden Orchard · Luxury Suite · Evolving Wilds · Sulfurous Springs · Temple of the False God · Graven Cairns · Bloodstained Mire · Terramorphic Expanse · Blazemire Verge
🃏 Recommended cards for Kazarov, Sengir Pureblood
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Kazarov, Sengir Pureblood, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Pestilence | 73% | +70% |
| Blazing Volley | 69% | +67% |
| Plague Spitter | 58% | +56% |
| Electrickery | 56% | +54% |
| End the Festivities | 58% | +52% |
| Caltrops | 52% | +52% |
| Barrage of Boulders | 51% | +50% |
| Fire Ants | 49% | +49% |
| Pyrohemia | 51% | +48% |
| Cosmotronic Wave | 46% | +45% |
| Slaughter Specialist | 44% | +43% |
| Crypt Rats | 42% | +41% |
| Pestilent Spirit | 40% | +39% |
| Noxious Field | 39% | +39% |
| Circle of Flame | 39% | +39% |
| Akroan Horse | 40% | +38% |
| Wail of the Nim | 39% | +38% |
| Soul's Fire | 39% | +38% |
| Thrashing Wumpus | 37% | +37% |
| You Are Already Dead | 37% | +37% |
| Goblin Chainwhirler | 37% | +36% |
| Tectonic Hazard | 40% | +35% |
| Eternal Thirst | 35% | +35% |
| Scouring Sands | 35% | +34% |
💰 The best cards for your Kazarov, Sengir Pureblood 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.
- Pestilence
- Blazing Volley
- Plague Spitter
- Electrickery
- End the Festivities
- Barrage of Boulders
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Caltrops
- Pyrohemia
- Chandra's Ignition
- Forbidden Orchard
- Basilisk Collar
- Blade of the Bloodchief
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- All Will Be One
- Stinging Study
- Mithril Coat
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Kazarov, Sengir Pureblood
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Sanguine Bond + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Marauding Blight-Priest + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Marauding Blight-Priest + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
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Frequently asked questions
What is Kazarov, Sengir Pureblood's color identity?
Kazarov, Sengir Pureblood is Rakdos (black and red): 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 Kazarov, Sengir Pureblood come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Kazarov, Sengir Pureblood deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 6.6 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 73 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 19 % of the time and floods 32 %. Deck health: C+ (65/100).
How many lands should a Kazarov, Sengir Pureblood deck run?
Real Kazarov, Sengir Pureblood 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 Kazarov, Sengir Pureblood?
The three highest-synergy cards are Pestilence, Blazing Volley, Plague Spitter. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Kazarov, Sengir Pureblood decks.
What combos does Kazarov, Sengir Pureblood have?
Kazarov, Sengir Pureblood has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood. 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 Kazarov, Sengir Pureblood deck cost?
You can start cheap: Pestilence, Blazing Volley, Plague Spitter 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.