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Kor, Cause of Vengeance
Legendary Creature — Klingon Warrior Officer · 1RWB
Color identity: Black · Red · White · Mardu
Kor, Cause of Vengeance is Mardu (black, red and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Whenever you attack, you may sacrifice another creature. If you do, draw a card, then Klingons and Warriors you control get +2/+2 until end of turn.
Average lands in decks for Kor, Cause of Vengeance: 36
WarriorsKlingonsAggroAttack TriggersExtra CombatsTokens
Build your Kor, Cause of Vengeance deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Kor, Cause of Vengeance 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Kor, Cause of Vengeance 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 (50/100)
- Consistency71
- Speed57
- Interaction30
- Resilience74
- Closing27
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (26 nonbasic, 3 Plains, 2 Swamp, 5 Mountain)
Gagh Slinger · Professional Face-Breaker · Kurn, Son of Mogh · D-7 Battle Cruiser · Indelicate Healer · Sol Ring · The Promise of Kahless · Gowron, Eager for Battle · Imperial Hullbreachers · L'Rell, Fierce Visionary · Martok, Hero of the Empire · Path to Exile · Rite of Ascension · Talisman of Hierarchy · Talisman of Indulgence · Warleader's Call · Worf, Defiant Commander · Curzon Dax, Bound by Blood · General Chang, Cold Warrior · Shared Animosity · Talisman of Conviction · The Sword of Kahless · Arcane Signet · Glory to the Empire! · Korok, Liberated Rage · Sins of the Father · Combat Celebrant · Grilka, Widowed Warrior · I.K.S. Negh'Var, Imperial Flagship · Mind Stone · The Beacon of Kahless · Lightning Greaves · Own the Day · Qo'noS Quartermaster · Worf, Intelligence Contractor · Chancellor Gorkon · K't'inga-Class Battle Cruiser · Koloth, Tribble Hunter · Skullclamp · The Duras Sisters · World at War · Herald's Horn · K'Vort-Class Raider · Right of Vengeance · Ferocious Colonist · Gnarling Targ · Merciful Mandate · Night's Whisper · Sword of Light and Shadow · Galvanizing Tenor · Terminate · Voq, Torchbearer · Worf, Honor-Bound Warrior · Anguished Unmaking · Black Market Connections · Painful Truths · Ruinous Ultimatum · Swords to Plowshares · Thought Vessel · Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate · Ambassador K'Ehleyr · Gornog, the Red Reaper · Samut, Hazoret's Champion · Command Tower · Vault of Champions · Path of Ancestry · Exotic Orchard · Battlefield Forge · Clifftop Retreat · Isolated Chapel · Nomad Outpost · Blood Crypt · Dragonskull Summit · Sacred Foundry · Smoldering Marsh · Radiant Summit · Rogue's Passage · Eclipsed Steppe · Foreboding Ruins · Godless Shrine · Evolving Wilds · Furycalm Snarl · Shattered Landscape · Shineshadow Snarl · Canyon Slough · Fabled Passage · Temple of Malice · Glittering Massif · Umbral Expanse
🃏 Recommended cards for Kor, Cause of Vengeance
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Kor, Cause of Vengeance, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Gagh Slinger | 86% | +85% |
| Kurn, Son of Mogh | 83% | +81% |
| D-7 Battle Cruiser | 79% | +79% |
| Indelicate Healer | 79% | +78% |
| The Promise of Kahless | 76% | +75% |
| Worf, Defiant Commander | 72% | +72% |
| Gowron, Eager for Battle | 72% | +72% |
| L'Rell, Fierce Visionary | 72% | +72% |
| Martok, Hero of the Empire | 72% | +71% |
| Imperial Hullbreachers | 72% | +71% |
| Rite of Ascension | 72% | +71% |
| Professional Face-Breaker | 86% | +70% |
| General Chang, Cold Warrior | 69% | +69% |
| The Sword of Kahless | 69% | +68% |
| Curzon Dax, Bound by Blood | 69% | +68% |
| Korok, Liberated Rage | 66% | +65% |
| Sins of the Father | 66% | +65% |
| Glory to the Empire! | 66% | +65% |
| Shared Animosity | 69% | +62% |
| Grilka, Widowed Warrior | 62% | +61% |
| I.K.S. Negh'Var, Imperial Flagship | 62% | +61% |
| The Beacon of Kahless | 62% | +61% |
| Vault of Champions | 93% | +61% |
| Warleader's Call | 72% | +61% |
💰 The best cards for your Kor, Cause of Vengeance 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.
- D-7 Battle Cruiser
- Gowron, Eager for Battle
- L'Rell, Fierce Visionary
- Combat Celebrant
- Worf, Intelligence Contractor
- Mind Stone
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Kurn, Son of Mogh
- Worf, Defiant Commander
- Professional Face-Breaker
- General Chang, Cold Warrior
- Shared Animosity
- Grilka, Widowed Warrior
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- The Beacon of Kahless
- Khan, Vengeful Heart
- Quark, Humble Proprietor
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Kor, Cause of Vengeance
- Ashnod's Altar + Cathars' Crusade → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite +1/+1 counters on most creatures you control, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Devastating Onslaught + Exalted Sunborn → Infinite copies of all tokens you control
- Caesar, Legion's Emperor + Breath of Fury → Infinite combat damage, Infinite combat phases, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite untap of creatures you control
- Breath of Fury + Samut, Hazoret's Champion → Infinite combat damage, Infinite combat phases, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite death triggers, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite untap of creatures you control
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Frequently asked questions
What is Kor, Cause of Vengeance's color identity?
Kor, Cause of Vengeance is Mardu (black, red 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 Kor, Cause of Vengeance come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Kor, Cause of Vengeance deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.9 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 98 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 21 % of the time and floods 2 %. Deck health: C (50/100).
How many lands should a Kor, Cause of Vengeance deck run?
Real Kor, Cause of Vengeance decks run 36 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 Kor, Cause of Vengeance?
The three highest-synergy cards are Gagh Slinger, Kurn, Son of Mogh, D-7 Battle Cruiser. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Kor, Cause of Vengeance decks.
What combos does Kor, Cause of Vengeance have?
Kor, Cause of Vengeance has 4 known combos. The most popular one is Ashnod's Altar + Cathars' Crusade. 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 Kor, Cause of Vengeance deck cost?
You can start cheap: D-7 Battle Cruiser, Gowron, Eager for Battle, L'Rell, Fierce Visionary 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.