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Kilo, Apogee Mind
Legendary Artifact Creature — Robot Artificer · URW
Color identity: Red · Blue · White · Jeskai
Kilo, Apogee Mind is Jeskai (red, blue and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Haste
Whenever Kilo becomes tapped, proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)
Reference price of the card: €0.94
Comes in the precon Counter Intelligence
Average lands in decks for Kilo, Apogee Mind: 37
Artifacts+1/+1 CountersProliferateComboInfectCharge CountersCounters MatterExtra Turns
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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)
- Consistency61
- Speed59
- Interaction37
- Resilience89
- Closing67
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 37 lands (27 nonbasic, 2 Plains, 6 Island, 2 Mountain)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus · Inspirit, Flagship Vessel · Everflowing Chalice · Insight Engine · Surge Conductor · Swords to Plowshares · Patrolling Peacemaker · Ripples of Potential · Uthros Research Craft · Astral Cornucopia · Crystalline Crawler · Pentad Prism · Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain · Steel Overseer · Tezzeret's Gambit · Dispatch · Darksteel Reactor · Etherium Sculptor · Enthusiastic Mechanaut · Organic Extinction · Swan Song · Experimental Augury · Solar Array · Resourceful Defense · Lux Artillery · Lux Cannon · Phyrexian Metamorph · Emry, Lurker of the Loch · Freed from the Real · Kappa Cannoneer · Thrummingbird · Long-Range Sensor · Cyberdrive Awakener · Wake the Past · Cloud Key · Deepglow Skate · Moxite Refinery · Chaos Warp · Hangarback Walker · Relic of Legends · Alibou, Ancient Witness · Prologue to Phyresis · Thought Monitor · Walking Ballista · Unwinding Clock · Clock of Omens · Coretapper · Paradise Mantle · Mindless Automaton · Empowered Autogenerator · Tezzeret, Cruel Captain · All Will Be One · Dreamtide Whale · Golem Foundry · Pemmin's Aura · Aura of Dominion · Counterspell · Thirst for Knowledge · Magistrate's Scepter · Threefold Thunderhulk · Command Tower · Seat of the Synod · Ancient Den · Great Furnace · Karn's Bastion · Exotic Orchard · Glacial Fortress · Sulfur Falls · Adarkar Wastes · Clifftop Retreat · Mystic Monastery · Shivan Reef · Spire of Industry · Razortide Bridge · Buried Ruin · Battlefield Forge · Silverbluff Bridge · The Mycosynth Gardens · Rustvale Bridge · Cascade Bluffs · Rugged Prairie · Radiant Summit · Skycloud Expanse · Uthros, Titanic Godcore · Sacred Foundry · Hallowed Fountain · Steam Vents
🃏 Recommended cards for Kilo, Apogee Mind
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Kilo, Apogee Mind, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus | 85% | +75% |
| Inspirit, Flagship Vessel | 82% | +74% |
| Everflowing Chalice | 81% | +70% |
| Insight Engine | 81% | +69% |
| Surge Conductor | 80% | +68% |
| Seat of the Synod | 78% | +64% |
| Astral Cornucopia | 72% | +64% |
| Crystalline Crawler | 70% | +63% |
| Ripples of Potential | 75% | +63% |
| Ancient Den | 77% | +63% |
| Uthros Research Craft | 75% | +63% |
| Pentad Prism | 69% | +62% |
| Patrolling Peacemaker | 76% | +62% |
| Great Furnace | 76% | +62% |
| Karn's Bastion | 73% | +59% |
| Darksteel Reactor | 66% | +59% |
| Steel Overseer | 68% | +57% |
| Tezzeret's Gambit | 68% | +57% |
| Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain | 68% | +54% |
| Organic Extinction | 63% | +53% |
| Lux Artillery | 59% | +53% |
| Lux Cannon | 59% | +53% |
| Experimental Augury | 61% | +52% |
| Solar Array | 61% | +52% |
💰 The best cards for your Kilo, Apogee Mind 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.
- Inspirit, Flagship Vessel
- Everflowing Chalice
- Surge Conductor
- Seat of the Synod
- Astral Cornucopia
- Crystalline Crawler
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
- Insight Engine
- Ripples of Potential
- Uthros Research Craft
- Karn's Bastion
- Dispatch
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Swan Song
- Uthros, Titanic Godcore
- Unwinding Clock
- Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
- All Will Be One
- Urza, Lord High Artificer
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Kilo, Apogee Mind
- Dramatic Reversal + Isochron Scepter → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite mana nonland permanents you control can produce, Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of nonland permanents you control
- Inspirit, Flagship Vessel + Kilo, Apogee Mind + Magistrate's Scepter → Infinite turns, Lock
- Kilo, Apogee Mind + Pentad Prism + Freed from the Real → Infinite proliferate
- Kilo, Apogee Mind + Crystalline Crawler + Freed from the Real → Infinite proliferate
- Magistrate's Scepter + Resourceful Defense → Infinite turns, Lock
- Moxite Refinery + Magistrate's Scepter → Infinite turns, Lock
👥 Community decks with Kilo, Apogee Mind
Full decklists published by players on EDH Optimizer, with their analysis, bracket and health. Clone them to your account and optimize them for free.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Kilo, Apogee Mind's color identity?
Kilo, Apogee Mind is Jeskai (red, blue and white): 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 Kilo, Apogee Mind come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Kilo, Apogee Mind deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 37 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.3 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 24 % of the time and floods 16 %. Deck health: C+ (64/100).
How many lands should a Kilo, Apogee Mind deck run?
Real Kilo, Apogee Mind decks run 37 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 Kilo, Apogee Mind?
The three highest-synergy cards are Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus, Inspirit, Flagship Vessel, Everflowing Chalice. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Kilo, Apogee Mind decks.
What combos does Kilo, Apogee Mind have?
Kilo, Apogee Mind has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Dramatic Reversal + Isochron Scepter. 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 Kilo, Apogee Mind deck cost?
You can start cheap: Inspirit, Flagship Vessel, Everflowing Chalice, Surge Conductor 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.