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Krydle of Baldur's Gate
Legendary Creature — Human Elf Rogue · UB
Color identity: Black · Blue · Dimir
Krydle of Baldur's Gate is Dimir (black and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Whenever Krydle deals combat damage to a player, that player loses 1 life and mills a card, then you gain 1 life and scry 1.
Whenever you attack, you may pay {2}. If you do, target creature can't be blocked this turn.
Reference price of the card: €0.19
Average lands in decks for Krydle of Baldur's Gate: 35
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Build your Krydle of Baldur's Gate deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Krydle of Baldur's Gate 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Krydle of Baldur's Gate 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.
Deck health of the average list: C+ (59/100)
- Consistency26
- Speed47
- Interaction98
- Resilience80
- Closing45
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (19 nonbasic, 10 Island, 6 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Counterspell · Dimir Signet · Consuming Aberration · Negate · Soaring Thought-Thief · Zareth San, the Trickster · Drown in the Loch · Rogue Class · Swiftfoot Boots · Talisman of Dominance · Vorpal Sword · Feed the Swarm · Hoard Robber · Anowon, the Ruin Thief · Slither Blade · Reconnaissance Mission · Soulknife Spy · Prosperous Thief · Notion Thief · Thieves' Guild Enforcer · Aqueous Form · Bident of Thassa · Invisible Stalker · Aetherize · Mindcrank · Mind Stone · Nighthawk Scavenger · Propaganda · Shadowmage Infiltrator · Singularity Rupture · Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar · Merfolk Windrobber · Quietus Spike · Thought Vessel · Commander's Sphere · Didn't Say Please · Maddening Cacophony · Murder · Ruin Crab · Syr Konrad, the Grim · Baleful Strix · Dark Ritual · Lightning Greaves · Oona's Blackguard · Fallen Shinobi · Fractured Sanity · Ghostly Pilferer · Grim Hireling · Thief of Sanity · Triton Shorestalker · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Changeling Outcast · Go for the Throat · Infernal Grasp · Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive · Psychic Corrosion · Sygg, River Cutthroat · Thieves' Tools · Arcane Denial · Coastal Piracy · Extract from Darkness · The Water Crystal · Command Tower · Sunken Hollow · Dimir Aqueduct · Drowned Catacomb · Choked Estuary · Rogue's Passage · Temple of Deceit · Darkwater Catacombs · Dismal Backwater · Reliquary Tower · Bojuka Bog · Evolving Wilds · Watery Grave · Path of Ancestry · Shipwreck Marsh · Tainted Isle · Morphic Pool · Access Tunnel · Underground River
🃏 Recommended cards for Krydle of Baldur's Gate
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Krydle of Baldur's Gate, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Soaring Thought-Thief | 34% | +32% |
| Zareth San, the Trickster | 34% | +32% |
| Hoard Robber | 31% | +30% |
| Vorpal Sword | 32% | +30% |
| Anowon, the Ruin Thief | 30% | +29% |
| Rogue Class | 32% | +28% |
| Soulknife Spy | 28% | +28% |
| Thieves' Guild Enforcer | 26% | +24% |
| Shadowmage Infiltrator | 23% | +22% |
| Nighthawk Scavenger | 23% | +21% |
| Quietus Spike | 22% | +21% |
| Consuming Aberration | 36% | +21% |
| Merfolk Windrobber | 22% | +20% |
| Invisible Stalker | 25% | +19% |
| Reconnaissance Mission | 28% | +19% |
| Slither Blade | 29% | +17% |
| Aqueous Form | 25% | +17% |
| Didn't Say Please | 21% | +17% |
| Thieves' Tools | 17% | +17% |
| Prosperous Thief | 27% | +16% |
| Ghostly Pilferer | 19% | +16% |
| Grim Hireling | 19% | +16% |
| Oona's Blackguard | 20% | +16% |
| Bident of Thassa | 25% | +16% |
💰 The best cards for your Krydle of Baldur's Gate 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.
- Soaring Thought-Thief
- Zareth San, the Trickster
- Hoard Robber
- Vorpal Sword
- Anowon, the Ruin Thief
- Rogue Class
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Arcane Heist
- Sygg, River Cutthroat
- Mindcrank
- Maddening Cacophony
- Psychic Corrosion
- Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Grim Hireling
- Bruvac the Grandiloquent
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Krydle of Baldur's Gate
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Demonic Consultation + Thassa's Oracle → Exile your library, Win the game
- Bloodchief Ascension + Mindcrank → Infinite mill, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifegain triggers, Near-infinite lifeloss
- Bruvac the Grandiloquent + Maddening Cacophony → Infinite mill
- Maddening Cacophony + Fraying Sanity → Infinite mill for target opponent, Near-infinite mill
- Bruvac the Grandiloquent + Traumatize → Infinite mill for target opponent, Near-infinite self-mill
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Frequently asked questions
What is Krydle of Baldur's Gate's color identity?
Krydle of Baldur's Gate 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 Krydle of Baldur's Gate come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Krydle of Baldur's Gate deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.3 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 26 % of the time and floods 26 %. Deck health: C+ (59/100).
How many lands should a Krydle of Baldur's Gate deck run?
Real Krydle of Baldur's Gate 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 Krydle of Baldur's Gate?
The three highest-synergy cards are Soaring Thought-Thief, Zareth San, the Trickster, Hoard Robber. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Krydle of Baldur's Gate decks.
What combos does Krydle of Baldur's Gate have?
Krydle of Baldur's Gate 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 Krydle of Baldur's Gate deck cost?
You can start cheap: Soaring Thought-Thief, Zareth San, the Trickster, Hoard Robber 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.