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Kuon, Ogre Ascendant // Kuon's Essence
Legendary Creature — Ogre Monk // Legendary Enchantment · BBB
Color identity: Black
Kuon, Ogre Ascendant // Kuon's Essence is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
At the beginning of the end step, if three or more creatures died this turn, flip Kuon.
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At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player sacrifices a creature of their choice.
Reference price of the card: €0.38
Average lands in decks for Kuon, Ogre Ascendant // Kuon's Essence: 36
AristocratsSacrificeControlGroup SlugTokensStaxGraveyardReanimator
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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 (54/100)
- Consistency44
- Speed52
- Interaction60
- Resilience68
- Closing49
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (10 nonbasic, 26 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Plaguecrafter · Innocent Blood · Fleshbag Marauder · Dark Ritual · Arcane Signet · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Merciless Executioner · Black Market · Accursed Marauder · Ophiomancer · Reassembling Skeleton · Jet Medallion · Demon's Disciple · Morbid Opportunist · Sheoldred's Edict · Soul Shatter · Blood Artist · Sign in Blood · Feed the Swarm · Victimize · Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia · Phyrexian Arena · Gravelighter · Grave Pact · Ogre Slumlord · Zulaport Cutthroat · Mire in Misery · Bastion of Remembrance · Bitterblossom · Crypt Ghast · Braids, Arisen Nightmare · Dreadhorde Invasion · Liliana, Dreadhorde General · Syr Konrad, the Grim · Village Rites · Rise of the Dark Realms · Bloodghast · Liliana's Triumph · Sheoldred, Whispering One · Ayara, First of Locthwain · Mind Stone · Solemn Simulacrum · Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern · Charcoal Diamond · Massacre Wurm · Pitiless Plunderer · Ashnod's Altar · Harvester of Souls · Tithing Blade // Consuming Sepulcher · Tragic Slip · Gisa, Glorious Resurrector · Grave Betrayal · Mutilate · Pawn of Ulamog · Exsanguinate · Butcher of Malakir · Dictate of Erebos · Night's Whisper · The Meathook Massacre · Bontu's Monument · Defile · Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder · Cabal Coffers · Bojuka Bog · Cabal Stronghold · Witch's Cottage · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Myriad Landscape · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Phyrexian Tower · Mortuary Mire · Reliquary Tower
🃏 Recommended cards for Kuon, Ogre Ascendant // Kuon's Essence
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Kuon, Ogre Ascendant // Kuon's Essence, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Innocent Blood | 65% | +59% |
| Merciless Executioner | 60% | +53% |
| Fleshbag Marauder | 64% | +47% |
| Plaguecrafter | 66% | +46% |
| Demon's Disciple | 54% | +46% |
| Ophiomancer | 57% | +40% |
| Gravelighter | 43% | +40% |
| Black Market | 59% | +39% |
| Reassembling Skeleton | 56% | +38% |
| Soul Shatter | 49% | +38% |
| Mire in Misery | 41% | +37% |
| Accursed Marauder | 58% | +37% |
| Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia | 46% | +35% |
| Sheoldred's Edict | 49% | +34% |
| Ogre Slumlord | 42% | +32% |
| Dreadhorde Invasion | 37% | +28% |
| Tithing Blade | 30% | +28% |
| Liliana's Triumph | 33% | +27% |
| Morbid Opportunist | 51% | +27% |
| Grave Betrayal | 29% | +27% |
| Bitterblossom | 39% | +25% |
| Gisa, Glorious Resurrector | 29% | +24% |
| Tergrid, God of Fright | 32% | +24% |
| Harvester of Souls | 30% | +23% |
💰 The best cards for your Kuon, Ogre Ascendant // Kuon's Essence 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.
- Innocent Blood
- Merciless Executioner
- Fleshbag Marauder
- Plaguecrafter
- Demon's Disciple
- Ophiomancer
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Black Market
- Soul Shatter
- Grave Betrayal
- Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
- Rise of the Dark Realms
- Liliana, Dreadhorde General
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Bitterblossom
- Grave Pact
- Sheoldred, Whispering One
- Dictate of Erebos
- Revel in Riches
- The Meathook Massacre
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Kuon, Ogre Ascendant // Kuon's Essence's color identity?
Kuon, Ogre Ascendant // Kuon's Essence is black: its deck can only run cards of that color 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 Kuon, Ogre Ascendant // Kuon's Essence come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Kuon, Ogre Ascendant // Kuon's Essence deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.3 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 30 % of the time and floods 15 %. Deck health: C (54/100).
How many lands should a Kuon, Ogre Ascendant // Kuon's Essence deck run?
Real Kuon, Ogre Ascendant // Kuon's Essence 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 Kuon, Ogre Ascendant // Kuon's Essence?
The three highest-synergy cards are Innocent Blood, Merciless Executioner, Fleshbag Marauder. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Kuon, Ogre Ascendant // Kuon's Essence decks.
What combos does Kuon, Ogre Ascendant // Kuon's Essence have?
We have no known combos catalogued for Kuon, Ogre Ascendant // Kuon's Essence. That does not mean there are none — just that they do not show up in the public combo databases.
How much does a Kuon, Ogre Ascendant // Kuon's Essence deck cost?
You can start cheap: Innocent Blood, Merciless Executioner, Fleshbag Marauder 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.