EDH Optimizer
King T'Challa // Black Panther, Hope Enduring
Legendary Creature — Human Noble Hero // Legendary Creature — Human Warrior Hero · 1WU
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.
//
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: €11.92
Average lands in decks for King T'Challa // Black Panther, Hope Enduring: 33
ControlCard DrawGroup HugVoltronComboTokens+1/+1 CountersStax
Key cards
% of King T'Challa // Black Panther, Hope Enduring decks that play it.
🎲 How the average King T'Challa // Black Panther, Hope Enduring 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.
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 33 lands (23 nonbasic, 3 Plains, 7 Island)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Swords to Plowshares · Faerie Mastermind · Talisman of Progress · Thought Vessel · Arcane Denial · Path to Exile · Gleaming Splendor · Howling Mine · Loran of the Third Path · Counterspell · Smothering Tithe · Tataru Taru · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Dovin's Veto · Psychosis Crawler · Scrawling Crawler · The Unagi of Kyoshi Island · Vision Skeins · Dictate of Kruphix · Azorius Signet · Esper Sentinel · Kami of the Crescent Moon · Krang, the All-Powerful · Wizard Class · The Council of Four · Swan Song · Brainstorm · Fellwar Stone · Propaganda · Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs · Emrakul's Messenger · Homunculus Horde · Rhystic Study · Teferi's Ageless Insight · Chasm Skulker · Ghostly Prison · Mystic Remora · Proft's Eidetic Memory · Swiftfoot Boots · Kwain, Itinerant Meddler · Shang-Chi and the Ten Rings · Alandra, Sky Dreamer · Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow · Laboratory Maniac · Windfall · Approach of the Second Sun · Cyclonic Rift · Frantic Search · Iron Man, Armored Avenger · Supreme Verdict · Trouble in Pairs · Bender's Waterskin · Prince Imrahil the Fair · The Queen of Dale · Wan Shi Tong, Librarian · Fierce Guardianship · Generous Gift · Mischievous Mystic · Decanter of Endless Water · Enlightened Tutor · Twenty-Toed Toad · Force of Negation · Teferi, Time Raveler · Temple Bell · Command Tower · Hallowed Fountain · Reliquary Tower · Glacial Fortress · Adarkar Wastes · Prairie Stream · Sea of Clouds · Flooded Strand · Deserted Beach · Floodfarm Verge · Otawara, Soaring City · Exotic Orchard · Port Town · Meticulous Archive · Gleaming Bastion · Mystic Gate · Rogue's Passage · Geier Reach Sanitarium · Skycloud Expanse · Tundra · Mikokoro, Center of the Sea · Polluted Delta · Hengegate Pathway // Mistgate Pathway
🃏 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 | 72% | +62% |
| Howling Mine | 53% | +47% |
| Tataru Taru | 50% | +44% |
| Gleaming Splendor | 57% | +43% |
| The Unagi of Kyoshi Island | 45% | +42% |
| Vision Skeins | 45% | +42% |
| Scrawling Crawler | 46% | +40% |
| Krang, the All-Powerful | 42% | +40% |
| Loran of the Third Path | 53% | +40% |
| Dictate of Kruphix | 44% | +39% |
| Psychosis Crawler | 46% | +38% |
| Kami of the Crescent Moon | 42% | +37% |
| Arcane Denial | 63% | +36% |
| Emrakul's Messenger | 38% | +35% |
| Wizard Class | 42% | +34% |
| Homunculus Horde | 38% | +33% |
| The Council of Four | 41% | +32% |
| Teferi's Ageless Insight | 38% | +30% |
| Shang-Chi and the Ten Rings | 32% | +30% |
| Proft's Eidetic Memory | 33% | +29% |
| Chasm Skulker | 34% | +28% |
| Alandra, Sky Dreamer | 31% | +28% |
| Smothering Tithe | 51% | +27% |
| Iron Man, Armored Avenger | 29% | +27% |
💰 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
- Vision Skeins
- Krang, the All-Powerful
- Dictate of Kruphix
- Psychosis Crawler
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Tataru Taru
- Scrawling Crawler
- Loran of the Third Path
- Kami of the Crescent Moon
- Arcane Denial
- Wizard Class
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Faerie Mastermind
- Gleaming Splendor
- Smothering Tithe
- Trouble in Pairs
- Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
- Esper Sentinel
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
Other commanders
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 cards most played with it, with 33 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.1 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 13 % of the time and floods 0 %. Deck health: B+ (77/100).
How many lands should a King T'Challa // Black Panther, Hope Enduring deck run?
Real King T'Challa // Black Panther, Hope Enduring decks run 33 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, Tataru Taru. 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, Vision Skeins 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.