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Kuroki, Thief of Talents
Legendary Creature — Spirit · 4B
Color identity: Black
Kuroki, Thief of Talents is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Menace
At the beginning of your end step, target opponent may draw four cards. If they do, look at that player's hand and you may cast a spell from their hand without paying its mana cost. If they don't, put two +1/+1 counters on Kuroki.
Average lands in decks for Kuroki, Thief of Talents: 36
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The highest-synergy cards in decks for Kuroki, Thief of Talents, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Strionic Resonator | 53% | +52% |
| Waste Not | 62% | +52% |
| Tinybones, Bauble Burglar | 51% | +47% |
| Geth's Grimoire | 50% | +43% |
| Syphon Mind | 55% | +43% |
| Gonti, Night Minister | 45% | +42% |
| Dark Deal | 50% | +40% |
| Rankle, Master of Pranks | 50% | +39% |
| Scrawling Crawler | 41% | +37% |
| Bottomless Pit | 41% | +35% |
| Painful Quandary | 45% | +35% |
| Roaming Throne | 38% | +35% |
| Tinybones, Trinket Thief | 38% | +34% |
| Tinybones, Pocket Nuisance | 36% | +34% |
| Necrogoyf | 37% | +33% |
| Sangromancer | 42% | +32% |
| Liliana's Caress | 36% | +31% |
| The Raven Man | 36% | +30% |
| Scheming Symmetry | 34% | +30% |
| Seizan, Perverter of Truth | 33% | +30% |
| Cunning Lethemancer | 33% | +30% |
| Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal | 36% | +30% |
| Oppression | 37% | +30% |
| Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor | 34% | +29% |
💰 The best cards for your Kuroki, Thief of Talents 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.
- Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
- Syphon Mind
- Gonti, Night Minister
- Rankle, Master of Pranks
- Painful Quandary
- Tinybones, Pocket Nuisance
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Strionic Resonator
- Waste Not
- Geth's Grimoire
- Dark Deal
- Scrawling Crawler
- Bottomless Pit
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Roaming Throne
- Mithril Coat
- Deadly Rollick
- Crypt Ghast
- Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
- Shizo, Death's Storehouse
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Kuroki, Thief of Talents
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Sanguine Bond + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Exquisite Blood + Enduring Tenacity → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
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Frequently asked questions
What is Kuroki, Thief of Talents's color identity?
Kuroki, Thief of Talents 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.
How many lands should a Kuroki, Thief of Talents deck run?
Real Kuroki, Thief of Talents 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 Kuroki, Thief of Talents?
The three highest-synergy cards are Strionic Resonator, Waste Not, Tinybones, Bauble Burglar. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Kuroki, Thief of Talents decks.
What combos does Kuroki, Thief of Talents have?
Kuroki, Thief of Talents has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood. 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 Kuroki, Thief of Talents deck cost?
You can start cheap: Tinybones, Bauble Burglar, Syphon Mind, Gonti, Night Minister 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.