EDH Optimizer
Kraven the Hunter
Legendary Creature — Human Warrior Villain · 1BG
Color identity: Black · Green · Golgari
Kraven the Hunter is Golgari (black and green): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Trample
Whenever a creature an opponent controls with the greatest power among creatures that player controls dies, draw a card and put a +1/+1 counter on Kraven the Hunter.
Reference price of the card: €0.13
Average lands in decks for Kraven the Hunter: 34
+1/+1 CountersControlVoltronFightSpellslingerAggroMidrangeCard Draw
Build your Kraven the Hunter deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Kraven the Hunter 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Kraven the Hunter 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: A (82/100)
- Consistency49
- Speed70
- Interaction100
- Resilience82
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (20 nonbasic, 7 Swamp, 7 Forest)
Morbid Opportunist · Sol Ring · Assassin's Trophy · Chevill, Bane of Monsters · Beast Within · Swiftfoot Boots · Extract a Confession · Gix's Command · Ram Through · Go for the Throat · Szat's Will · Will of the Abzan · Infernal Grasp · Revitalizing Repast // Old-Growth Grove · Arcane Signet · Hollowmurk Siege · Deathreap Ritual · Freestrider Lookout · Hardened Scales · Soul Shatter · Windgrace's Judgment · Consumed by Greed · Snakeskin Veil · Vraska, the Silencer · Hunter's Bow · Vincent Valentine // Galian Beast · Putrefy · Bridgeworks Battle // Tanglespan Bridgeworks · Royal Assassin · Bite Down · Rampant Growth · Farseek · Winding Constrictor · Nature's Lore · Tyvar's Stand · Bushwhack · Curtains' Call · Flare of Malice · Origin of Metalbending · Overkill · The Masamune · Heroic Intervention · Cultivate · Feed the Swarm · Fell the Profane // Fell Mire · Bitter Triumph · Hardbristle Bandit · Khalni Ambush // Khalni Territory · Strength of Will · Glissa Sunslayer · Hunter's Insight · Tragic Slip · Vraska Joins Up · Three Visits · Accursed Marauder · Defend the Rider · Talisman of Resilience · Tamiyo's Safekeeping · Basilisk Collar · Elves of Deep Shadow · Inscription of Abundance · Sheoldred's Edict · Collective Resistance · Eternal Thirst · Eternal Witness · Command Tower · Woodland Cemetery · Llanowar Wastes · Tainted Wood · Twilight Mire · Necroblossom Snarl · Overgrown Tomb · Vernal Fen · Bojuka Bog · Golgari Rot Farm · Undergrowth Stadium · Viridescent Bog · Deathcap Glade · Rogue's Passage · Wastewood Verge · Reliquary Tower · Temple of Malady · Verdant Catacombs · Exotic Orchard · Underground Mortuary
🃏 Recommended cards for Kraven the Hunter
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Kraven the Hunter, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Chevill, Bane of Monsters | 68% | +66% |
| Extract a Confession | 60% | +59% |
| Gix's Command | 58% | +57% |
| Morbid Opportunist | 70% | +56% |
| Will of the Abzan | 57% | +56% |
| Szat's Will | 57% | +55% |
| Ram Through | 58% | +55% |
| Go for the Throat | 57% | +52% |
| Freestrider Lookout | 52% | +51% |
| Soul Shatter | 52% | +50% |
| Hollowmurk Siege | 53% | +48% |
| Infernal Grasp | 56% | +48% |
| Consumed by Greed | 49% | +47% |
| Vraska, the Silencer | 49% | +46% |
| Windgrace's Judgment | 50% | +45% |
| Hunter's Bow | 44% | +43% |
| Vincent Valentine | 44% | +43% |
| Hardened Scales | 52% | +42% |
| Deathreap Ritual | 52% | +41% |
| Snakeskin Veil | 49% | +41% |
| Swiftfoot Boots | 61% | +37% |
| Royal Assassin | 38% | +37% |
| Revitalizing Repast | 56% | +36% |
| Bite Down | 37% | +35% |
💰 The best cards for your Kraven the Hunter 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.
- Chevill, Bane of Monsters
- Extract a Confession
- Gix's Command
- Morbid Opportunist
- Szat's Will
- Ram Through
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Will of the Abzan
- Soul Shatter
- Flare of Malice
- Basilisk Collar
- Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
- Snuff Out
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Make an Example
- Mithril Coat
- Terrasymbiosis
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Kraven the Hunter
- Chatterfang, Squirrel General + Pitiless Plunderer → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite colored mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite Treasure tokens, Reduce the toughness of creatures opponents control to 0
- Warren Soultrader + Gravecrawler + Blood Artist → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Warren Soultrader + Gravecrawler + Zulaport Cutthroat → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite storm count
- Warren Soultrader + Forsaken Miner + Blood Artist → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Scurry Oak + Ivy Lane Denizen → Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite creature ETB
- Professor Onyx + Chain of Smog → Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite magecraft triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is Kraven the Hunter's color identity?
Kraven the Hunter is Golgari (black and green): 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 Kraven the Hunter come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Kraven the Hunter deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 34 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 22 % of the time and floods 18 %. Deck health: A (82/100).
How many lands should a Kraven the Hunter deck run?
Real Kraven the Hunter decks run 34 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 Kraven the Hunter?
The three highest-synergy cards are Chevill, Bane of Monsters, Extract a Confession, Gix's Command. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Kraven the Hunter decks.
What combos does Kraven the Hunter have?
Kraven the Hunter has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Chatterfang, Squirrel General + Pitiless Plunderer. 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 Kraven the Hunter deck cost?
You can start cheap: Chevill, Bane of Monsters, Extract a Confession, Gix's Command 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.