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Kros, Defense Contractor
Legendary Creature — Cat Advisor · 1GWU
Color identity: Green · Blue · White · Bant
Kros, Defense Contractor is Bant (green, blue and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
At the beginning of your upkeep, put a shield counter on target creature an opponent controls.
Whenever you put one or more counters on a creature you don't control, tap that creature and goad it. It gains trample until your next turn. (Until your next turn, that creature attacks each combat if able and attacks a player other than you if able.)
Reference price of the card: €0.41
Average lands in decks for Kros, Defense Contractor: 36
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Build your Kros, Defense Contractor deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Kros, Defense Contractor 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Kros, Defense Contractor 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+ (57/100)
- Consistency40
- Speed50
- Interaction76
- Resilience76
- Closing47
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (26 nonbasic, 4 Plains, 3 Island, 3 Forest)
Generous Patron · Nils, Discipline Enforcer · Forgotten Ancient · Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Verity Circle · Sheltering Ancient · Evolution Sage · Requisition Raid · Skyboon Evangelist · Thrummingbird · Evolutionary Escalation · Collective Effort · Hylda of the Icy Crown · Swords to Plowshares · Grateful Apparition · Dreamtide Whale · Tolarian Contempt · Farseek · Rishkar, Peema Renegade · Tezzeret's Gambit · Patrolling Peacemaker · Flux Channeler · Gluntch, the Bestower · Aven Mimeomancer · Metastatic Evangel · Path to Exile · Promise of Loyalty · Propaganda · Incubation Druid · Experimental Augury · Fathom Mage · Bounty Board · Ms. Bumbleflower · Cultivate · Filigree Vector · Together Forever · Ghostly Prison · Protection Magic · Counterspell · Inexorable Tide · Rampant Growth · Brokers Ascendancy · Swiftfoot Boots · Nature's Lore · Sin, Unending Cataclysm · Willbreaker · Cankerbloom · Everflowing Chalice · Freestrider Lookout · Generous Gift · Ripples of Potential · Sharae of Numbing Depths · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Contagion Clasp · Lulu, Stern Guardian · Regna's Sanction · Rikku, Resourceful Guardian · Beast Within · Brokers Confluence · Duelist's Heritage · Orzhov Advokist · Practiced Offense · Command Tower · Karn's Bastion · Exotic Orchard · Seaside Citadel · Nesting Grounds · Hinterland Harbor · Prairie Stream · Canopy Vista · Glacial Fortress · Spara's Headquarters · Breeding Pool · Hallowed Fountain · Sunpetal Grove · Temple Garden · Rejuvenating Springs · Reliquary Tower · Bountiful Promenade · Dreamroot Cascade · Sea of Clouds · Llanowar Reborn · Yavimaya Coast · Overgrown Farmland · Windswept Heath · Flooded Strand · Brokers Hideout · Deserted Beach
🃏 Recommended cards for Kros, Defense Contractor
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Kros, Defense Contractor, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Generous Patron | 86% | +82% |
| Nils, Discipline Enforcer | 83% | +81% |
| Verity Circle | 75% | +73% |
| Sheltering Ancient | 74% | +73% |
| Skyboon Evangelist | 69% | +68% |
| Requisition Raid | 69% | +65% |
| Evolution Sage | 71% | +64% |
| Evolutionary Escalation | 65% | +64% |
| Forgotten Ancient | 82% | +62% |
| Karn's Bastion | 68% | +61% |
| Thrummingbird | 66% | +60% |
| Hylda of the Icy Crown | 58% | +57% |
| Collective Effort | 59% | +54% |
| Tolarian Contempt | 53% | +52% |
| Nesting Grounds | 61% | +51% |
| Grateful Apparition | 56% | +48% |
| Tezzeret's Gambit | 51% | +48% |
| Patrolling Peacemaker | 49% | +47% |
| Dreamtide Whale | 54% | +47% |
| Flux Channeler | 48% | +46% |
| Aven Mimeomancer | 46% | +45% |
| Metastatic Evangel | 46% | +43% |
| Bounty Board | 42% | +42% |
| Rishkar, Peema Renegade | 51% | +42% |
💰 The best cards for your Kros, Defense Contractor 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.
- Generous Patron
- Nils, Discipline Enforcer
- Verity Circle
- Sheltering Ancient
- Skyboon Evangelist
- Requisition Raid
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Evolution Sage
- Karn's Bastion
- Hylda of the Icy Crown
- Dreamtide Whale
- Ms. Bumbleflower
- Willbreaker
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Filigree Vector
- Court of Garenbrig
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Kros, Defense Contractor
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Heliod, Sun-Crowned + Walking Ballista → Infinite damage, Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers
- Scurry Oak + Ivy Lane Denizen → Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite creature ETB
- Approach of the Second Sun + Windfall → Win the game
- Approach of the Second Sun + Mystical Tutor → Win the game
- Bloom Tender + Freed from the Real → Infinite non-blue mana of colors among permanents you control, Infinite mana of colors among permanents you control
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Frequently asked questions
What is Kros, Defense Contractor's color identity?
Kros, Defense Contractor is Bant (green, blue 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 Kros, Defense Contractor come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Kros, Defense Contractor deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.0 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 96 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 32 % of the time and floods 21 %. Deck health: C+ (57/100).
How many lands should a Kros, Defense Contractor deck run?
Real Kros, Defense Contractor 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 Kros, Defense Contractor?
The three highest-synergy cards are Generous Patron, Nils, Discipline Enforcer, Verity Circle. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Kros, Defense Contractor decks.
What combos does Kros, Defense Contractor have?
Kros, Defense Contractor 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 Kros, Defense Contractor deck cost?
You can start cheap: Generous Patron, Nils, Discipline Enforcer, Verity Circle 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.