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Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
Legendary Creature — Shapeshifter · UUBB
Color identity: Black · Blue · Dimir
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind is Dimir (black and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Hexproof
Whenever a creature card is put into an opponent's graveyard from anywhere, you may have Lazav become a copy of that card, except its name is Lazav, Dimir Mastermind, it's legendary in addition to its other types, and it has hexproof and this ability.
Reference price of the card: €0.81
Average lands in decks for Lazav, Dimir Mastermind: 35
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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+ (62/100)
- Consistency59
- Speed44
- Interaction78
- Resilience97
- Closing59
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (25 nonbasic, 6 Island, 4 Swamp)
Arcane Signet · Sol Ring · Consuming Aberration · Dimir Signet · Drown in the Loch · Counterspell · Talisman of Dominance · Mindcrank · Ruin Crab · Maddening Cacophony · Fractured Sanity · Dimir Doppelganger · Syr Konrad, the Grim · Singularity Rupture · Duskmantle Guildmage · Mind Grind · Evil Twin · Extract from Darkness · Psychic Corrosion · Whispering Madness · Thief of Sanity · Reanimate · Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker · Baleful Strix · Notion Thief · Memory Plunder · Memory Erosion · Feed the Swarm · Fellwar Stone · Windfall · Psychic Strike · Shadow Kin · The Mindskinner · The Water Crystal · Cruel Somnophage // Can't Wake Up · Body Double · Animate Dead · Breach the Multiverse · Mesmeric Orb · Traumatize · Sepulchral Primordial · Propaganda · Rise of the Dark Realms · Glimpse the Unthinkable · Didn't Say Please · Negate · Court of Cunning · Clever Impersonator · Arcane Denial · Phyrexian Metamorph · Thought Collapse · Bruvac the Grandiloquent · Wrexial, the Risen Deep · Visions of Beyond · Infernal Grasp · Mind Stone · Commander's Sphere · Toxic Deluge · Cyclonic Rift · Go for the Throat · Pongify · Phyrexian Arena · Nighthowler · Mind Funeral · Command Tower · Sunken Hollow · Drowned Catacomb · Dimir Aqueduct · Watery Grave · Choked Estuary · Darkwater Catacombs · Tainted Isle · Temple of Deceit · Underground River · Shipwreck Marsh · Bojuka Bog · Nephalia Drownyard · Rogue's Passage · Morphic Pool · Polluted Delta · Reliquary Tower · Exotic Orchard · Clearwater Pathway // Murkwater Pathway · Dismal Backwater · Evolving Wilds · Sunken Ruins · Gloomlake Verge · Fetid Pools · Dimir Guildgate
🃏 Recommended cards for Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Lazav, Dimir Mastermind, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Consuming Aberration | 74% | +58% |
| Dimir Doppelganger | 48% | +46% |
| Ruin Crab | 53% | +44% |
| Maddening Cacophony | 51% | +41% |
| Mindcrank | 53% | +41% |
| Duskmantle Guildmage | 44% | +40% |
| Drown in the Loch | 57% | +39% |
| Fractured Sanity | 48% | +39% |
| Mind Grind | 43% | +38% |
| Evil Twin | 41% | +38% |
| Whispering Madness | 40% | +38% |
| Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker | 38% | +36% |
| Thief of Sanity | 39% | +35% |
| Shadow Kin | 35% | +33% |
| Psychic Corrosion | 40% | +33% |
| Memory Erosion | 37% | +33% |
| Extract from Darkness | 40% | +33% |
| Syr Konrad, the Grim | 45% | +32% |
| Psychic Strike | 35% | +32% |
| Memory Plunder | 37% | +32% |
| Singularity Rupture | 44% | +31% |
| Body Double | 31% | +29% |
| The Mindskinner | 34% | +27% |
| Notion Thief | 37% | +26% |
💰 The best cards for your Lazav, Dimir Mastermind 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.
- Consuming Aberration
- Dimir Doppelganger
- Ruin Crab
- Duskmantle Guildmage
- Drown in the Loch
- Fractured Sanity
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Maddening Cacophony
- Mindcrank
- Mind Grind
- Whispering Madness
- Psychic Corrosion
- Memory Erosion
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Mesmeric Orb
- Bruvac the Grandiloquent
- Bloodchief Ascension
- Zellix, Sanity Flayer
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Bloodchief Ascension + Mindcrank → Infinite mill, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifegain triggers, Near-infinite lifeloss
- Bruvac the Grandiloquent + Maddening Cacophony → Infinite mill
- Bruvac the Grandiloquent + Traumatize → Infinite mill for target opponent, Near-infinite self-mill
- Riverchurn Monument + Maddening Cacophony → Infinite mill
- Bruvac the Grandiloquent + Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital → Infinite mill for target opponent
👥 Community decks with Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
Full decklists published by players on EDH Optimizer, with their analysis, bracket and health. Clone them to your account and optimize them for free.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Lazav, Dimir Mastermind's color identity?
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind 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 Lazav, Dimir Mastermind come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Lazav, Dimir Mastermind deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.6 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 95 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 31 % of the time and floods 24 %. Deck health: C+ (62/100).
How many lands should a Lazav, Dimir Mastermind deck run?
Real Lazav, Dimir Mastermind 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 Lazav, Dimir Mastermind?
The three highest-synergy cards are Consuming Aberration, Dimir Doppelganger, Ruin Crab. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Lazav, Dimir Mastermind decks.
What combos does Lazav, Dimir Mastermind have?
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind 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 Lazav, Dimir Mastermind deck cost?
You can start cheap: Consuming Aberration, Dimir Doppelganger, Ruin Crab 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.