EDH Optimizer
Krang & Shredder
Legendary Creature — Utrom Human Ninja · 4UBUB
Color identity: Black · Blue · Dimir
Krang & Shredder is Dimir (black and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Whenever Krang & Shredder enter or attack, each opponent exiles cards from the top of their library until they exile a nonland card.
Disappear — At the beginning of your end step, if a permanent left the battlefield under your control this turn, you may cast a card exiled with Krang & Shredder without paying its mana cost.
Reference price of the card: €0.28
Average lands in decks for Krang & Shredder: 35
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Build your Krang & Shredder deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Krang & Shredder 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Krang & Shredder 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+ (64/100)
- Consistency81
- Speed61
- Interaction73
- Resilience84
- Closing47
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (24 nonbasic, 7 Island, 4 Swamp)
Arcane Signet · Sol Ring · Talisman of Dominance · Dimir Signet · Ghostly Flicker · Dark Ritual · Chameleon, Master of Disguise · Essence Flux · Y'shtola Rhul · Fellwar Stone · Mind Stone · Baleful Strix · Planar Incision · Spark Double · Counterspell · Displacer Kitten · Starfield Vocalist · Swiftfoot Boots · Conjurer's Closet · Gonti, Night Minister · Solemn Simulacrum · Sakashima of a Thousand Faces · Panharmonicon · Hide on the Ceiling · Dream Harvest · Blur · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Shredder's Technique · Negate · Black Market Connections · Irenicus's Vile Duplication · Thassa, Deep-Dwelling · Thought Vessel · Toxic Deluge · Feed the Swarm · Auton Soldier · Phyrexian Metamorph · Arcane Denial · Accursed Marauder · Super Shredder · Shredder, Shadow Master · Lightning Greaves · Roaming Throne · Irma, Part-Time Mutant · Displace · Shark Shredder, Killer Clone · Blade of Selves · Mana Drain · Wayfarer's Bauble · Clever Impersonator · Reanimate · Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire · Mulldrifter · Sakashima the Impostor · Helm of the Host · Deadeye Navigator · Deadly Rollick · The Soul Stone · Agent of Treachery · Tasha, the Witch Queen · Swan Song · Commander's Sphere · Phyrexian Arena · Sapphire Medallion · Command Tower · Sunken Hollow · Drowned Catacomb · Watery Grave · Polluted Delta · Shipwreck Marsh · Morphic Pool · Rogue's Passage · Underground River · Exotic Orchard · Tainted Isle · Bojuka Bog · Dimir Aqueduct · Undercity Sewers · Reliquary Tower · Fabled Passage · Choked Estuary · Gloomlake Verge · Darkwater Catacombs · Evolving Wilds · Temple of Deceit · Otawara, Soaring City · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Myriad Landscape
🃏 Recommended cards for Krang & Shredder
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Krang & Shredder, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Ghostly Flicker | 49% | +43% |
| Essence Flux | 47% | +43% |
| Y'shtola Rhul | 46% | +42% |
| Chameleon, Master of Disguise | 47% | +42% |
| Planar Incision | 43% | +40% |
| Starfield Vocalist | 40% | +37% |
| Gonti, Night Minister | 38% | +36% |
| Displacer Kitten | 40% | +36% |
| Conjurer's Closet | 38% | +35% |
| Hide on the Ceiling | 35% | +33% |
| Sakashima of a Thousand Faces | 37% | +32% |
| Blur | 34% | +32% |
| Panharmonicon | 36% | +32% |
| Spark Double | 42% | +32% |
| Shredder's Technique | 33% | +31% |
| Dream Harvest | 34% | +29% |
| Thassa, Deep-Dwelling | 32% | +29% |
| Shredder, Shadow Master | 28% | +28% |
| Super Shredder | 28% | +27% |
| Irenicus's Vile Duplication | 32% | +26% |
| Auton Soldier | 30% | +26% |
| Solemn Simulacrum | 37% | +25% |
| Shark Shredder, Killer Clone | 26% | +25% |
| Irma, Part-Time Mutant | 27% | +24% |
💰 The best cards for your Krang & Shredder 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.
- Ghostly Flicker
- Essence Flux
- Chameleon, Master of Disguise
- Planar Incision
- Starfield Vocalist
- Gonti, Night Minister
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Y'shtola Rhul
- Conjurer's Closet
- Panharmonicon
- Spark Double
- Irenicus's Vile Duplication
- Irma, Part-Time Mutant
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Displacer Kitten
- Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
- Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
- Super Shredder
- Auton Soldier
- Black Market Connections
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Krang & Shredder
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Demonic Consultation + Thassa's Oracle → Exile your library, Win the game
- Tainted Pact + Thassa's Oracle → Win the game
- Dramatic Reversal + Isochron Scepter → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite mana nonland permanents you control can produce, Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of nonland permanents you control
- Hullbreaker Horror + Mana Vault → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Hullbreaker Horror + Mox Amber → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite colored mana, Infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is Krang & Shredder's color identity?
Krang & Shredder is Dimir (black and blue): 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 Krang & Shredder come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Krang & Shredder deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 5.4 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 89 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 20 % of the time and floods 24 %. Deck health: C+ (64/100).
How many lands should a Krang & Shredder deck run?
Real Krang & Shredder 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 Krang & Shredder?
The three highest-synergy cards are Ghostly Flicker, Essence Flux, Y'shtola Rhul. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Krang & Shredder decks.
What combos does Krang & Shredder have?
Krang & Shredder has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring. 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 Krang & Shredder deck cost?
You can start cheap: Ghostly Flicker, Essence Flux, Chameleon, Master of Disguise 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.