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Kuja, Genome Sorcerer // Trance Kuja, Fate Defied
Legendary Creature — Human Mutant Wizard // Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard · 2BR
Color identity: Black · Red · Rakdos
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer // Trance Kuja, Fate Defied is Rakdos (black and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
At the beginning of your end step, create a tapped 0/1 black Wizard creature token with "Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this token deals 1 damage to each opponent." Then if you control four or more Wizards, transform Kuja.
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Flare Star — If a Wizard you control would deal damage to a permanent or player, it deals double that damage instead.
Reference price of the card: €0.94
Average lands in decks for Kuja, Genome Sorcerer // Trance Kuja, Fate Defied: 35
BurnSpellslingerWizardsGroup SlugTokensStormPingersAggro
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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 (55/100)
- Consistency72
- Speed60
- Interaction46
- Resilience76
- Closing34
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (24 nonbasic, 4 Swamp, 7 Mountain)
Black Waltz No. 3 · Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Black Mage's Rod · Circle of Power · Cornered by Black Mages · Coruscation Mage · Harmonic Prodigy · Transpose · Queen Brahne · Mysidian Elder · Dark Ritual · Lightning Bolt · Night's Whisper · Faithless Looting · Talisman of Indulgence · Storm-Kiln Artist · Guttersnipe · Terminate · Sign in Blood · Rakdos Signet · Big Score · Thrill of Possibility · Chaos Warp · Artist's Talent · Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian · Abrade · Vandalblast · Blasphemous Act · Mana Geyser · Rakdos Charm · Deadly Dispute · Feed the Swarm · Fiery Inscription · Mizzix's Mastery · Collective Inferno · Vivi's Persistence · Demand Answers · Gleeful Arsonist · Boltwave · Roaming Throne · Light Up the Stage · Ruby Medallion · Seething Song · Fellwar Stone · City on Fire · Dark Confidant · Laughing Mad · Lightning Greaves · Untimely Malfunction · Jeska's Will · Bedevil · Flashback · Wizard's Lightning · Unexpected Windfall · Solphim, Mayhem Dominus · Deadly Rollick · Mind Stone · Firebrand Archer · Grab the Prize · Phyrexian Arena · Withering Torment · Kefka, Dancing Mad · Dualcaster Mage · Command Tower · Lindblum, Industrial Regency // Mage Siege · Dragonskull Summit · Smoldering Marsh · Sulfurous Springs · Foreboding Ruins · Blood Crypt · Tainted Peak · Haunted Ridge · Blazemire Verge · Bojuka Bog · Graven Cairns · Luxury Suite · Path of Ancestry · Shadowblood Ridge · Bloodstained Mire · Exotic Orchard · Midgar, City of Mako // Reactor Raid · Temple of Malice · Rakdos Carnarium · Reliquary Tower · Blightstep Pathway // Searstep Pathway · Raucous Theater · Evolving Wilds
🃏 Recommended cards for Kuja, Genome Sorcerer // Trance Kuja, Fate Defied
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Kuja, Genome Sorcerer // Trance Kuja, Fate Defied, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Black Waltz No. 3 | 93% | +84% |
| Circle of Power | 90% | +82% |
| Black Mage's Rod | 90% | +81% |
| Cornered by Black Mages | 88% | +80% |
| Coruscation Mage | 85% | +76% |
| Transpose | 79% | +73% |
| Harmonic Prodigy | 80% | +72% |
| Lindblum, Industrial Regency | 80% | +72% |
| Queen Brahne | 78% | +71% |
| Mysidian Elder | 76% | +70% |
| Lightning Bolt | 69% | +51% |
| Storm-Kiln Artist | 62% | +50% |
| Guttersnipe | 59% | +50% |
| Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian | 52% | +48% |
| Artist's Talent | 52% | +48% |
| Night's Whisper | 67% | +47% |
| Mizzix's Mastery | 45% | +41% |
| Fiery Inscription | 45% | +40% |
| Vivi's Persistence | 44% | +40% |
| Collective Inferno | 44% | +38% |
| Faithless Looting | 65% | +37% |
| Thrill of Possibility | 55% | +37% |
| Boltwave | 42% | +36% |
| Mana Geyser | 48% | +35% |
💰 The best cards for your Kuja, Genome Sorcerer // Trance Kuja, Fate Defied 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.
- Black Waltz No. 3
- Circle of Power
- Black Mage's Rod
- Cornered by Black Mages
- Coruscation Mage
- Transpose
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Harmonic Prodigy
- Artist's Talent
- Mizzix's Mastery
- Boltwave
- Dark Confidant
- Gleeful Arsonist
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Vivi's Persistence
- Roaming Throne
- Ruby Medallion
- Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
- The Destined Black Mage
- Longshot, Rebel Bowman
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Kuja, Genome Sorcerer // Trance Kuja, Fate Defied's color identity?
Kuja, Genome Sorcerer // Trance Kuja, Fate Defied is Rakdos (black and red): 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 Kuja, Genome Sorcerer // Trance Kuja, Fate Defied come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Kuja, Genome Sorcerer // Trance Kuja, Fate Defied deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.8 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 99 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 27 % of the time and floods 19 %. Deck health: C (55/100).
How many lands should a Kuja, Genome Sorcerer // Trance Kuja, Fate Defied deck run?
Real Kuja, Genome Sorcerer // Trance Kuja, Fate Defied 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 Kuja, Genome Sorcerer // Trance Kuja, Fate Defied?
The three highest-synergy cards are Black Waltz No. 3, Circle of Power, Black Mage's Rod. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Kuja, Genome Sorcerer // Trance Kuja, Fate Defied decks.
What combos does Kuja, Genome Sorcerer // Trance Kuja, Fate Defied have?
We have no known combos catalogued for Kuja, Genome Sorcerer // Trance Kuja, Fate Defied. That does not mean there are none — just that they do not show up in the public combo databases.
How much does a Kuja, Genome Sorcerer // Trance Kuja, Fate Defied deck cost?
You can start cheap: Black Waltz No. 3, Circle of Power, Black Mage's Rod 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.