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Kylox, Visionary Inventor
Legendary Creature — Lizard Artificer · 5UR
Color identity: Red · Blue · Izzet
Kylox, Visionary Inventor is Izzet (red and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Menace, ward {2}, haste
Whenever Kylox attacks, sacrifice any number of other creatures, then exile the top X cards of your library, where X is their total power. You may cast any number of instant and/or sorcery spells from among the exiled cards without paying their mana costs.
Reference price of the card: €0.10
Average lands in decks for Kylox, Visionary Inventor: 34
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Build your Kylox, Visionary Inventor deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Kylox, Visionary Inventor 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Kylox, Visionary Inventor 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 (50/100)
- Consistency70
- Speed47
- Interaction24
- Resilience66
- Closing53
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (19 nonbasic, 7 Island, 8 Mountain)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Brainstorm · Empty the Warrens · Izzet Signet · Young Pyromancer · Third Path Iconoclast · Mind's Desire · Storm-Kiln Artist · Talisman of Creativity · Elemental Eruption · Talrand, Sky Summoner · Big Score · Mizzix's Mastery · Frantic Search · Hit the Mother Lode · Call Forth the Tempest · Shark Typhoon · Display of Power · Mana Geyser · Metallurgic Summonings · Chaos Warp · Rise from the Tides · Magma Opus · Mnemonic Deluge · Unexpected Windfall · Ovika, Enigma Goliath · Deekah, Fractal Theorist · Seething Song · Prismari Command · Goblin Electromancer · Archmage Emeritus · Clone Legion · Grapeshot · Ponder · Brainsurge · Murmuring Mystic · Thought Vessel · Thousand-Year Storm · Counterspell · Faithless Looting · Experimental Overload · Fellwar Stone · Haughty Djinn · Surge to Victory · Brass's Bounty · Dragon Fodder · Melek, Reforged Researcher · Opt · Guttersnipe · Stormcatch Mentor · Time Stretch · Krenko's Command · Mind Stone · Aminatou's Augury · Pongify · Jeska's Will · Urabrask's Forge · Blasphemous Act · Hordeling Outburst · Preordain · Balmor, Battlemage Captain · Wizards of Thay · Expressive Iteration · Saheeli, Sublime Artificer · Command Tower · Sulfur Falls · Shivan Reef · Stormcarved Coast · Cascade Bluffs · Frostboil Snarl · Temple of Epiphany · Izzet Boilerworks · Steam Vents · Mystic Sanctuary · Reliquary Tower · Training Center · Exotic Orchard · Myriad Landscape · Ferrous Lake · Fiery Islet · Thundering Falls · Scalding Tarn · Riverglide Pathway // Lavaglide Pathway
🃏 Recommended cards for Kylox, Visionary Inventor
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Kylox, Visionary Inventor, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Empty the Warrens | 63% | +60% |
| Mind's Desire | 60% | +55% |
| Elemental Eruption | 58% | +54% |
| Display of Power | 49% | +48% |
| Hit the Mother Lode | 52% | +48% |
| Young Pyromancer | 62% | +47% |
| Call Forth the Tempest | 50% | +46% |
| Metallurgic Summonings | 49% | +45% |
| Third Path Iconoclast | 61% | +45% |
| Rise from the Tides | 46% | +45% |
| Talrand, Sky Summoner | 58% | +43% |
| Mnemonic Deluge | 45% | +43% |
| Shark Typhoon | 50% | +42% |
| Magma Opus | 45% | +41% |
| Deekah, Fractal Theorist | 42% | +41% |
| Ovika, Enigma Goliath | 44% | +38% |
| Clone Legion | 39% | +37% |
| Mizzix's Mastery | 54% | +35% |
| Experimental Overload | 35% | +34% |
| Brainsurge | 38% | +34% |
| Melek, Reforged Researcher | 33% | +32% |
| Murmuring Mystic | 38% | +31% |
| Surge to Victory | 35% | +31% |
| Dragon Fodder | 33% | +31% |
💰 The best cards for your Kylox, Visionary Inventor 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.
- Empty the Warrens
- Mind's Desire
- Display of Power
- Hit the Mother Lode
- Young Pyromancer
- Metallurgic Summonings
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Elemental Eruption
- Mizzix's Mastery
- Unexpected Windfall
- Time Stretch
- Seething Song
- Nexus of Fate
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Call Forth the Tempest
- Mnemonic Deluge
- Magnus the Red
- Scroll Rack
- Passionate Archaeologist
- Delayed Blast Fireball
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Kylox, Visionary Inventor
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Underworld Breach + Wheel of Fortune + Jeska's Will → Infinite draw triggers for all players, Infinite looting for all players, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite storm count
- Dualcaster Mage + Twinflame → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Niv-Mizzet, Visionary + Niv-Mizzet, Parun → Near-infinite damage, Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers
- Reiterate + Jeska's Will → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite red mana, Infinite storm count, Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until end of turn
- Reiterate + Mana Geyser → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite red mana, Infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is Kylox, Visionary Inventor's color identity?
Kylox, Visionary Inventor is Izzet (red 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 Kylox, Visionary Inventor come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Kylox, Visionary Inventor deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 6.8 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 72 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 22 % of the time and floods 2 %. Deck health: C (50/100).
How many lands should a Kylox, Visionary Inventor deck run?
Real Kylox, Visionary Inventor decks run 34 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 Kylox, Visionary Inventor?
The three highest-synergy cards are Empty the Warrens, Mind's Desire, Elemental Eruption. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Kylox, Visionary Inventor decks.
What combos does Kylox, Visionary Inventor have?
Kylox, Visionary Inventor 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 Kylox, Visionary Inventor deck cost?
You can start cheap: Empty the Warrens, Mind's Desire, Display of Power 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.