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Knuckles the Echidna
Legendary Creature — Echidna Warrior · 2RR
Color identity: Red
Knuckles the Echidna is red: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Double strike, trample, haste
Whenever one or more creatures you control deal combat damage to a player, create a Treasure token.
Treasure Hunter — At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control thirty or more artifacts, you win the game.
Reference price of the card: €15.64
Average lands in decks for Knuckles the Echidna: 35
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Build your Knuckles the Echidna deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Knuckles the Echidna 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Knuckles the Echidna 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.
Deck health of the average list: C+ (65/100)
- Consistency18
- Speed70
- Interaction36
- Resilience85
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (13 nonbasic, 22 Mountain)
Sol Ring · Academy Manufactor · The Reaver Cleaver · Xorn · Professional Face-Breaker · Goldspan Dragon · Unexpected Windfall · Big Score · Hellkite Tyrant · Arcane Signet · Ruby Medallion · Blasphemous Act · Chaos Warp · Diamond Pick-Axe · Swiftfoot Boots · Ancient Copper Dragon · Captain Lannery Storm · Beamtown Beatstick · Reckless Fireweaver · Magda, Brazen Outlaw · Lightning Greaves · Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer · The Fire Crystal · Sticky Fingers · Cavern-Hoard Dragon · Brass's Bounty · Goldvein Pick · Seize the Spoils · Vandalblast · Goldlust Triad · Generous Plunderer · Glóin, Dwarf Emissary · Rain of Riches · Stridehangar Automaton · Untimely Malfunction · Alchemist's Talent · Idol of Oblivion · Bottle-Cap Blast · Cursed Mirror · Hell to Pay · Treasure Nabber · Abrade · Atsushi, the Blazing Sky · Curse of Opulence · Descent into Avernus · Loyal Apprentice · Mycosynth Lattice · Storm-Kiln Artist · Super State · Commander's Plate · Deflecting Swat · Jeska's Will · Mind Stone · Demand Answers · Pirate's Pillage · Iron Myr · Crime Novelist · Fire Diamond · Great Train Heist · Faithless Looting · There and Back Again · Lightning Bolt · Gimli of the Glittering Caves · Smaug the Magnificent · Treasure Vault · Great Furnace · Darksteel Citadel · Mines of Moria · Rogue's Passage · Inventors' Fair · War Room · Arena of Glory · Buried Ruin · Command Tower · Urza's Saga · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · The Gold Saucer
🃏 Recommended cards for Knuckles the Echidna
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Knuckles the Echidna, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Academy Manufactor | 83% | +76% |
| Xorn | 82% | +72% |
| The Reaver Cleaver | 83% | +71% |
| Goldspan Dragon | 76% | +63% |
| Treasure Vault | 71% | +62% |
| Hellkite Tyrant | 73% | +62% |
| Professional Face-Breaker | 81% | +58% |
| Diamond Pick-Axe | 63% | +55% |
| Great Furnace | 67% | +55% |
| Captain Lannery Storm | 57% | +53% |
| Unexpected Windfall | 76% | +51% |
| Magda, Brazen Outlaw | 54% | +49% |
| Reckless Fireweaver | 56% | +49% |
| Beamtown Beatstick | 56% | +49% |
| Ancient Copper Dragon | 58% | +48% |
| Darksteel Citadel | 53% | +47% |
| Sticky Fingers | 51% | +43% |
| Brass's Bounty | 48% | +43% |
| Cavern-Hoard Dragon | 50% | +43% |
| Goldvein Pick | 48% | +42% |
| Big Score | 74% | +42% |
| Goldlust Triad | 47% | +41% |
| Generous Plunderer | 45% | +41% |
| Stridehangar Automaton | 42% | +40% |
💰 The best cards for your Knuckles the Echidna 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.
- Treasure Vault
- Diamond Pick-Axe
- Captain Lannery Storm
- Reckless Fireweaver
- Beamtown Beatstick
- Darksteel Citadel
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Academy Manufactor
- Goldspan Dragon
- Hellkite Tyrant
- Professional Face-Breaker
- Great Furnace
- Unexpected Windfall
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Xorn
- The Reaver Cleaver
- Ancient Copper Dragon
- Cavern-Hoard Dragon
- Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
- Alchemist's Talent
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Knuckles the Echidna
- Underworld Breach + Wheel of Fortune + Jeska's Will → Infinite draw triggers for all players, Infinite looting for all players, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite storm count
- Underworld Breach + Lion's Eye Diamond + Wheel of Fortune → Infinite draw triggers, Infinite looting, Infinite looting for opponents, Near-infinite storm count
- Dualcaster Mage + Twinflame → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Sensei's Divining Top + Foundry Inspector + Mystic Forge → Infinite card draw, Near-infinite storm count, Infinite draw triggers
- Dualcaster Mage + Molten Duplication → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- The Reaver Cleaver + Aggravated Assault → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite colored mana, Infinite combat damage, Infinite combat phases, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite Treasure tokens, Infinite untap of creatures you control
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Frequently asked questions
What is Knuckles the Echidna's color identity?
Knuckles the Echidna is red: 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 Knuckles the Echidna come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Knuckles the Echidna deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.3 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 4 % of the time and floods 37 %. Deck health: C+ (65/100).
How many lands should a Knuckles the Echidna deck run?
Real Knuckles the Echidna decks run 35 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 Knuckles the Echidna?
The three highest-synergy cards are Academy Manufactor, Xorn, The Reaver Cleaver. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Knuckles the Echidna decks.
What combos does Knuckles the Echidna have?
Knuckles the Echidna has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Underworld Breach + Wheel of Fortune + Jeska's Will. 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 Knuckles the Echidna deck cost?
You can start cheap: Treasure Vault, Diamond Pick-Axe, Captain Lannery Storm 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.