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Krang & Shredder

Card: 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: €0.29

Average lands in decks for Krang & Shredder: 35

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🎲 How the average Krang & Shredder deck starts over 4,000 games

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.

5.9average turn the commander comes down
83 %of games have it on the battlefield before turn 7
27 %of games miss at least one land drop in the first six turns (mana screw)
26 %of games flood (three or more turns with nothing to cast)
97 %of games close out the table before turn 12
9median closing turn

Deck health of the average list: B (69/100)

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 · Essence Flux · Chameleon, Master of Disguise · Y'shtola Rhul · Fellwar Stone · Planar Incision · Baleful Strix · Mind Stone · Spark Double · Counterspell · Displacer Kitten · Starfield Vocalist · Conjurer's Closet · Sakashima of a Thousand Faces · Swiftfoot Boots · Gonti, Night Minister · Solemn Simulacrum · Panharmonicon · Blur · Hide on the Ceiling · Dream Harvest · Irenicus's Vile Duplication · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Black Market Connections · Shredder's Technique · Thassa, Deep-Dwelling · Toxic Deluge · Negate · Thought Vessel · Auton Soldier · Arcane Denial · Feed the Swarm · Phyrexian Metamorph · Shredder, Shadow Master · Accursed Marauder · Lightning Greaves · Super Shredder · Irma, Part-Time Mutant · Roaming Throne · Displace · Shark Shredder, Killer Clone · Blade of Selves · Clever Impersonator · Mana Drain · Reanimate · Sakashima the Impostor · Wayfarer's Bauble · Deadeye Navigator · Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire · Mulldrifter · Agent of Treachery · Deadly Rollick · Helm of the Host · Quantum Misalignment · Tasha, the Witch Queen · The Soul Stone · Brainstealer Dragon · Phyrexian Arena · Sapphire Medallion · Command Tower · Sunken Hollow · Watery Grave · Drowned Catacomb · Polluted Delta · Morphic Pool · Shipwreck Marsh · Exotic Orchard · Rogue's Passage · Underground River · Tainted Isle · Bojuka Bog · Undercity Sewers · Dimir Aqueduct · Gloomlake Verge · Reliquary Tower · Choked Estuary · Fabled Passage · Darkwater Catacombs · Evolving Wilds · Otawara, Soaring City · Temple of Deceit · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Myriad Landscape

🃏 Recommended cards for Krang & Shredder

The highest-synergy cards in decks for Krang & Shredder, with their inclusion rate.

CardInclusionSynergy
Ghostly Flicker 50% +45%
Essence Flux 48% +44%
Y'shtola Rhul 47% +43%
Chameleon, Master of Disguise 47% +43%
Planar Incision 44% +41%
Starfield Vocalist 40% +38%
Displacer Kitten 41% +37%
Gonti, Night Minister 38% +36%
Conjurer's Closet 39% +35%
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces 39% +34%
Blur 35% +33%
Hide on the Ceiling 35% +33%
Panharmonicon 36% +32%
Spark Double 43% +32%
Shredder's Technique 32% +31%
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling 32% +29%
Dream Harvest 34% +29%
Shredder, Shadow Master 29% +28%
Super Shredder 28% +27%
Irenicus's Vile Duplication 33% +27%
Auton Soldier 30% +26%
Shark Shredder, Killer Clone 26% +25%
Solemn Simulacrum 37% +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€1.60 · 50% inclusion
  • Essence Flux€0.96 · 48% inclusion
  • Chameleon, Master of Disguise€0.32 · 47% inclusion
  • Planar Incision€0.23 · 44% inclusion
  • Starfield Vocalist€1.13 · 40% inclusion
  • Gonti, Night Minister€0.36 · 38% inclusion
🛠️ Optimize my deck · up to €2/card

Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card

The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.

  • Y'shtola Rhul€4.51 · 47% inclusion
  • Conjurer's Closet€2.70 · 39% inclusion
  • Panharmonicon€4.90 · 36% inclusion
  • Spark Double€3.67 · 43% inclusion
  • Irenicus's Vile Duplication€9.07 · 33% inclusion
  • Auton Soldier€9.57 · 30% inclusion
🛠️ Optimize my deck · up to €10/card

Tier 3 · No cap no cap

The cards your price cap was hiding from you.

  • Displacer Kitten€24.80 · 41% inclusion
  • Sakashima of a Thousand Faces€16.69 · 39% inclusion
  • Thassa, Deep-Dwelling€19.68 · 32% inclusion
  • Super Shredder€17.90 · 28% inclusion
  • Black Market Connections€11.09 · 32% inclusion
  • Sakashima the Impostor€10.71 · 24% inclusion
🛠️ Optimize my deck · no cap

Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.

♾️ Known combos with Krang & Shredder

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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 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 5.9 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 83 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 27 % of the time and floods 26 %. Deck health: B (69/100).

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.

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