EDH Optimizer
Klaw, Master of Sound
Legendary Creature — Elemental Rogue Villain · 2B
Color identity: Black
Klaw, Master of Sound is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Deathtouch
Whenever you play a card from exile, Klaw gains indestructible until end of turn.
Whenever Klaw deals combat damage to a player, look at the top card of that player's library, then exile it face down. You may play it for as long as it remains exiled. Mana of any type can be spent to cast a spell this way.
Reference price of the card: €0.29
Comes in the precon Doom Prevails
Average lands in decks for Klaw, Master of Sound: 38
Build your Klaw, Master of Sound deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
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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: C+ (58/100)
- Consistency10
- Speed49
- Interaction42
- Resilience76
- Closing99
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 38 lands (10 nonbasic, 28 Swamp)
Black Widow, Super Spy · Cunning Rhetoric · Gonti, Night Minister · Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion · Sol Ring · Swiftfoot Boots · Agent of the Shadow Thieves · Arcane Signet · Brainstealer Dragon · Elder Brain · Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor · Outrageous Robbery · Withering Torment · Author of Shadows · Black Cat, Cunning Thief · Chaos Wand · Charcoal Diamond · Court of Locthwain · Cruelclaw's Heist · Crypt Ghast · Damnation · Extraplanar Lens · Fireshrieker · Gonti, Lord of Luxury · Intellect Devourer · Interdimensional Web Watch · Jet Medallion · Predators' Hour · Rev, Tithe Extractor · Sceptre of Eternal Glory · Thran Dynamo · Arvinox, the Mind Flail · Bismuth Mindrender · Blackblade Reforged · Commander's Plate · Crabomination · Dark Ritual · Dead Man's Chest · Doom Blade · Dream-Thief's Bandana · Feed the Swarm · Fiend of the Shadows · Genji Glove · Go for the Throat · Heartless Conscription · Hedonist's Trove · Lashwrithe · Murder · Petty Larceny · Soul Shatter · Sword of Forge and Frontier · Sword of the Animist · Throne of Eldraine · Tinybones, Bauble Burglar · Vampiric Link · Worn Powerstone · Archenemy's Charm · Astarion's Thirst · Baleful Mastery · Bitter Triumph · Bladed Pinions · Cabal Coffers · Rogue's Passage · Cabal Stronghold · Myriad Landscape · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Shizo, Death's Storehouse · Bojuka Bog · Castle Locthwain · Takenuma, Abandoned Mire · War Room
🃏 Recommended cards for Klaw, Master of Sound
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Klaw, Master of Sound, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Black Widow, Super Spy | 100% | +99% |
| Cunning Rhetoric | 86% | +83% |
| Gonti, Night Minister | 86% | +83% |
| Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion | 86% | +82% |
| Agent of the Shadow Thieves | 71% | +70% |
| Outrageous Robbery | 71% | +70% |
| Elder Brain | 71% | +69% |
| Brainstealer Dragon | 71% | +69% |
| Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor | 71% | +66% |
| Interdimensional Web Watch | 57% | +57% |
| Chaos Wand | 57% | +57% |
| Author of Shadows | 57% | +57% |
| Intellect Devourer | 57% | +56% |
| Black Cat, Cunning Thief | 57% | +56% |
| Predators' Hour | 57% | +56% |
| Rev, Tithe Extractor | 57% | +55% |
| Court of Locthwain | 57% | +55% |
| Fireshrieker | 57% | +55% |
| Cruelclaw's Heist | 57% | +55% |
| Swiftfoot Boots | 86% | +54% |
| Gonti, Lord of Luxury | 57% | +54% |
| Extraplanar Lens | 57% | +52% |
| Thran Dynamo | 57% | +51% |
| Sceptre of Eternal Glory | 57% | +50% |
💰 The best cards for your Klaw, Master of Sound 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.
- Cunning Rhetoric
- Gonti, Night Minister
- Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion
- Agent of the Shadow Thieves
- Outrageous Robbery
- Elder Brain
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Black Widow, Super Spy
- Brainstealer Dragon
- Court of Locthwain
- Extraplanar Lens
- Sword of Forge and Frontier
- Genji Glove
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Rev, Tithe Extractor
- Sceptre of Eternal Glory
- Damnation
- Commander's Plate
- Throne of Eldraine
- Shizo, Death's Storehouse
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Klaw, Master of Sound's color identity?
Klaw, Master of Sound 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 Klaw, Master of Sound come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Klaw, Master of Sound deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 38 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 25 % of the time and floods 38 %. Deck health: C+ (58/100).
How many lands should a Klaw, Master of Sound deck run?
Real Klaw, Master of Sound decks run 38 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 Klaw, Master of Sound?
The three highest-synergy cards are Black Widow, Super Spy, Cunning Rhetoric, Gonti, Night Minister. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Klaw, Master of Sound decks.
What combos does Klaw, Master of Sound have?
We have no known combos catalogued for Klaw, Master of Sound. That does not mean there are none — just that they do not show up in the public combo databases.
How much does a Klaw, Master of Sound deck cost?
You can start cheap: Cunning Rhetoric, Gonti, Night Minister, Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion 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.