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Kinzu of the Bleak Coven
Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Vampire · 4B
Color identity: Black
Kinzu of the Bleak Coven is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying
Whenever another nontoken creature you control dies, you may pay 2 life and exile it. If you do, create a token that's a copy of that creature, except it's 1/1 and has toxic 1. (Players dealt combat damage by it also get a poison counter.)
Reference price of the card: €0.38
Average lands in decks for Kinzu of the Bleak Coven: 34
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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: B (70/100)
- Consistency61
- Speed60
- Interaction56
- Resilience70
- Closing97
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (12 nonbasic, 22 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Solemn Simulacrum · Arcane Signet · Jet Medallion · Ayara, First of Locthwain · Blood Artist · Viscera Seer · Shriekmaw · Dark Ritual · Feed the Swarm · Plaguecrafter · Skullclamp · Massacre Wurm · Village Rites · Zulaport Cutthroat · Infectious Inquiry · Deadly Dispute · Accursed Marauder · Blightbelly Rat · Fleshbag Marauder · Morbid Opportunist · Vraska's Fall · Grim Haruspex · Bastion of Remembrance · Braids, Arisen Nightmare · Noxious Gearhulk · Bontu's Monument · Gulping Scraptrap · Demon's Disciple · Drown in Ichor · Saw in Half · Ashnod's Altar · Ichor Rats · Sign in Blood · Crypt Ghast · Gravelighter · Phyrexian Arena · Ravenous Chupacabra · Vraan, Executioner Thane · Corrupted Conviction · Fell Stinger · Night's Whisper · Mind Stone · Withering Torment · Pestilent Syphoner · Carrion Feeder · Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire · Pitiless Plunderer · Merciless Executioner · Necrogen Communion · Phyresis Outbreak · Plague Stinger · Syr Konrad, the Grim · Come Back Wrong · Reanimate · Bilious Skulldweller · Disciple of Bolas · Exsanguinate · Lightning Greaves · Vraska, Betrayal's Sting · Whisper of the Dross · Charcoal Diamond · Kokusho, the Evening Star · Wayfarer's Bauble · Cabal Coffers · Phyrexian Tower · Bojuka Bog · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Myriad Landscape · Cabal Stronghold · Karn's Bastion · Rogue's Passage · Castle Locthwain · High Market · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · War Room
🃏 Recommended cards for Kinzu of the Bleak Coven
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Kinzu of the Bleak Coven, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Shriekmaw | 53% | +51% |
| Infectious Inquiry | 46% | +44% |
| Solemn Simulacrum | 64% | +43% |
| Blightbelly Rat | 43% | +40% |
| Vraska's Fall | 42% | +39% |
| Gulping Scraptrap | 39% | +39% |
| Viscera Seer | 54% | +37% |
| Drown in Ichor | 38% | +35% |
| Ichor Rats | 37% | +34% |
| Noxious Gearhulk | 40% | +33% |
| Gravelighter | 36% | +33% |
| Vraan, Executioner Thane | 35% | +33% |
| Grim Haruspex | 41% | +32% |
| Ayara, First of Locthwain | 57% | +32% |
| Massacre Wurm | 49% | +32% |
| Fell Stinger | 34% | +32% |
| Ravenous Chupacabra | 36% | +32% |
| Plaguecrafter | 51% | +31% |
| Pestilent Syphoner | 31% | +30% |
| Demon's Disciple | 38% | +30% |
| Saw in Half | 38% | +29% |
| Skullclamp | 50% | +27% |
| Fleshbag Marauder | 43% | +27% |
| Plague Stinger | 28% | +27% |
💰 The best cards for your Kinzu of the Bleak Coven 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.
- Shriekmaw
- Infectious Inquiry
- Solemn Simulacrum
- Blightbelly Rat
- Vraska's Fall
- Gulping Scraptrap
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Ayara, First of Locthwain
- Massacre Wurm
- Saw in Half
- Skullclamp
- Blood Artist
- Braids, Arisen Nightmare
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Phyresis Outbreak
- Kokusho, the Evening Star
- Glistening Sphere
- Phyrexian Tower
- Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
- Contagion Engine
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Kinzu of the Bleak Coven's color identity?
Kinzu of the Bleak Coven is black: its deck can only run cards of that color 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 Kinzu of the Bleak Coven come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Kinzu of the Bleak Coven deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.7 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 97 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 24 % of the time and floods 14 %. Deck health: B (70/100).
How many lands should a Kinzu of the Bleak Coven deck run?
Real Kinzu of the Bleak Coven 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 Kinzu of the Bleak Coven?
The three highest-synergy cards are Shriekmaw, Infectious Inquiry, Solemn Simulacrum. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Kinzu of the Bleak Coven decks.
What combos does Kinzu of the Bleak Coven have?
We have no known combos catalogued for Kinzu of the Bleak Coven. That does not mean there are none — just that they do not show up in the public combo databases.
How much does a Kinzu of the Bleak Coven deck cost?
You can start cheap: Shriekmaw, Infectious Inquiry, Solemn Simulacrum 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.