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King T'Challa // Black Panther, Hope Enduring
Legendary Creature — Human Noble Hero // Legendary Creature — Human Warrior Hero
Color identity: Blue · White · Azorius
King T'Challa // Black Panther, Hope Enduring is Azorius (blue and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flash
Whenever a player draws their second card each turn, you draw a card.
{4}{W}{U}: Transform King T'Challa. Activate only as a sorcery.
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Flash
Double strike
Prevent all damage that would be dealt to Black Panther.
Whenever Black Panther deals combat damage to a player, draw a card.
Reference price of the card: €11.49
Average lands in decks for King T'Challa // Black Panther, Hope Enduring: 34
ControlGroup HugCard DrawVoltron+1/+1 CountersTokensComboArtifacts
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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: A (86/100)
- Consistency82
- Speed66
- Interaction100
- Resilience79
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (23 nonbasic, 4 Plains, 7 Island)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Swords to Plowshares · Faerie Mastermind · Thought Vessel · Path to Exile · Talisman of Progress · Arcane Denial · Howling Mine · Loran of the Third Path · Counterspell · Gleaming Splendor · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Dovin's Veto · Psychosis Crawler · Scrawling Crawler · The Unagi of Kyoshi Island · Smothering Tithe · Tataru Taru · Dictate of Kruphix · Azorius Signet · Krang, the All-Powerful · Kami of the Crescent Moon · The Council of Four · Wizard Class · Vision Skeins · Homunculus Horde · Teferi's Ageless Insight · Emrakul's Messenger · Esper Sentinel · Propaganda · Fellwar Stone · Brainstorm · Chasm Skulker · Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs · Proft's Eidetic Memory · Swan Song · Swiftfoot Boots · Ghostly Prison · Kwain, Itinerant Meddler · Shang-Chi and the Ten Rings · Alandra, Sky Dreamer · Rhystic Study · Approach of the Second Sun · Frantic Search · Iron Man, Armored Avenger · Laboratory Maniac · Supreme Verdict · Windfall · Mischievous Mystic · Prince Imrahil the Fair · Trouble in Pairs · Decanter of Endless Water · Generous Gift · Mystic Remora · Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow · Temple Bell · Twenty-Toed Toad · Cyclonic Rift · Willie Lumpkin, Postman · Bender's Waterskin · Mangara, the Diplomat · Lightning Greaves · Ominous Seas · Wan Shi Tong, Librarian · Command Tower · Reliquary Tower · Hallowed Fountain · Glacial Fortress · Prairie Stream · Adarkar Wastes · Sea of Clouds · Flooded Strand · Floodfarm Verge · Deserted Beach · Port Town · Exotic Orchard · Meticulous Archive · Gleaming Bastion · Otawara, Soaring City · Rogue's Passage · Geier Reach Sanitarium · Skycloud Expanse · Mystic Gate · Mikokoro, Center of the Sea · Tundra · Hengegate Pathway // Mistgate Pathway · Temple of Enlightenment
🃏 Recommended cards for King T'Challa // Black Panther, Hope Enduring
The highest-synergy cards in decks for King T'Challa // Black Panther, Hope Enduring, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Faerie Mastermind | 71% | +61% |
| Howling Mine | 57% | +51% |
| The Unagi of Kyoshi Island | 49% | +46% |
| Krang, the All-Powerful | 46% | +43% |
| Tataru Taru | 48% | +43% |
| Scrawling Crawler | 49% | +42% |
| Dictate of Kruphix | 47% | +42% |
| Loran of the Third Path | 55% | +42% |
| Psychosis Crawler | 49% | +41% |
| Vision Skeins | 44% | +41% |
| Kami of the Crescent Moon | 45% | +40% |
| Wizard Class | 45% | +38% |
| Emrakul's Messenger | 40% | +37% |
| Homunculus Horde | 42% | +37% |
| Gleaming Splendor | 52% | +36% |
| Arcane Denial | 63% | +36% |
| The Council of Four | 45% | +36% |
| Teferi's Ageless Insight | 41% | +33% |
| Shang-Chi and the Ten Rings | 35% | +33% |
| Chasm Skulker | 37% | +32% |
| Proft's Eidetic Memory | 36% | +31% |
| Alandra, Sky Dreamer | 34% | +30% |
| Iron Man, Armored Avenger | 31% | +29% |
| Kwain, Itinerant Meddler | 35% | +28% |
💰 The best cards for your King T'Challa // Black Panther, Hope Enduring 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.
- Howling Mine
- The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
- Krang, the All-Powerful
- Dictate of Kruphix
- Psychosis Crawler
- Vision Skeins
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Faerie Mastermind
- Tataru Taru
- Scrawling Crawler
- Loran of the Third Path
- Kami of the Crescent Moon
- Teferi's Ageless Insight
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Gleaming Splendor
- Smothering Tithe
- Trouble in Pairs
- Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
- Flooded Strand
- Esper Sentinel
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
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Frequently asked questions
What is King T'Challa // Black Panther, Hope Enduring's color identity?
King T'Challa // Black Panther, Hope Enduring is Azorius (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 King T'Challa // Black Panther, Hope Enduring come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average King T'Challa // Black Panther, Hope Enduring deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.0 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 100 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 16 % of the time and floods 0 %. Deck health: A (86/100).
How many lands should a King T'Challa // Black Panther, Hope Enduring deck run?
Real King T'Challa // Black Panther, Hope Enduring decks run 34 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 King T'Challa // Black Panther, Hope Enduring?
The three highest-synergy cards are Faerie Mastermind, Howling Mine, The Unagi of Kyoshi Island. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in King T'Challa // Black Panther, Hope Enduring decks.
What combos does King T'Challa // Black Panther, Hope Enduring have?
We have no known combos catalogued for King T'Challa // Black Panther, Hope Enduring. That does not mean there are none — just that they do not show up in the public combo databases.
How much does a King T'Challa // Black Panther, Hope Enduring deck cost?
You can start cheap: Howling Mine, The Unagi of Kyoshi Island, Krang, the All-Powerful 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.