EDH Optimizer
Lazav, the Multifarious
Legendary Creature — Shapeshifter · UB
Color identity: Black · Blue · Dimir
Lazav, the Multifarious is Dimir (black and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
When Lazav enters, surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard.)
{X}: Lazav becomes a copy of target creature card in your graveyard with mana value X, except its name is Lazav, the Multifarious, it's legendary in addition to its other types, and it has this ability.
Reference price of the card: €0.19
Comes in the precon Revenant Recon
Average lands in decks for Lazav, the Multifarious: 35
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Build your Lazav, the Multifarious deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Lazav, the Multifarious 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Lazav, the Multifarious deck starts over 4,000 games
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: B (70/100)
- Consistency42
- Speed66
- Interaction94
- Resilience92
- Closing58
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (25 nonbasic, 5 Island, 5 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Buried Alive · Invisible Stalker · Training Grounds · Dimir Signet · Frantic Search · Talisman of Dominance · Likeness Looter · Entomb · Counterspell · Windfall · Necrotic Ooze · Laboratory Maniac · Phage the Untouchable · The Ancient One · Unmarked Grave · Dimir Infiltrator · Lightning Greaves · Vector Asp · Whispering Madness · Consuming Aberration · Dark Ritual · Notion Thief · Omen Hawker · Cruel Somnophage // Can't Wake Up · Ghostly Pilferer · Looter il-Kor · Feed the Swarm · Fact or Fiction · Doom Whisperer · Phyrexian Dreadnought · Swiftfoot Boots · Fellwar Stone · Jace's Archivist · Mission Briefing · Reanimate · Mind Stone · Oriq Loremage · Otherworldly Gaze · Toxic Deluge · Price of Fame · Psychic Frog · Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Consider · Eater of Days · Mirror-Mad Phantasm · Negate · Careful Study · Drown in the Loch · Heartstone · Notion Rain · Hunted Horror · Ledger Shredder · Mortivore · Ripples of Undeath · Slither Blade · Cyclonic Rift · Sinister Sabotage · Swan Song · Baleful Strix · Demonic Tutor · Merfolk Looter · Command Tower · Sunken Hollow · Drowned Catacomb · Watery Grave · Underground River · Choked Estuary · Dimir Aqueduct · Polluted Delta · Morphic Pool · Tainted Isle · Darkwater Catacombs · Shipwreck Marsh · Undercity Sewers · Bojuka Bog · Clearwater Pathway // Murkwater Pathway · Rogue's Passage · Temple of Deceit · Geier Reach Sanitarium · Gloomlake Verge · Exotic Orchard · Cephalid Coliseum · Mystic Sanctuary · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Fetid Pools · Otawara, Soaring City
🃏 Recommended cards for Lazav, the Multifarious
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Lazav, the Multifarious, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Buried Alive | 71% | +62% |
| Training Grounds | 62% | +59% |
| Invisible Stalker | 62% | +56% |
| Likeness Looter | 54% | +47% |
| Entomb | 53% | +45% |
| Necrotic Ooze | 44% | +44% |
| Phage the Untouchable | 42% | +41% |
| Vector Asp | 38% | +38% |
| Laboratory Maniac | 42% | +38% |
| Frantic Search | 57% | +37% |
| Unmarked Grave | 40% | +37% |
| The Ancient One | 40% | +37% |
| Omen Hawker | 36% | +35% |
| Whispering Madness | 37% | +34% |
| Looter il-Kor | 35% | +33% |
| Dimir Infiltrator | 38% | +33% |
| Ghostly Pilferer | 35% | +32% |
| Windfall | 45% | +31% |
| Phyrexian Dreadnought | 31% | +30% |
| Cruel Somnophage | 35% | +29% |
| Oriq Loremage | 29% | +29% |
| Jace's Archivist | 30% | +29% |
| Mission Briefing | 30% | +27% |
| Eater of Days | 27% | +26% |
💰 The best cards for your Lazav, the Multifarious 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.
- Buried Alive
- Invisible Stalker
- Necrotic Ooze
- Vector Asp
- Laboratory Maniac
- Frantic Search
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Training Grounds
- Likeness Looter
- Phage the Untouchable
- Unmarked Grave
- Whispering Madness
- Jace's Archivist
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Entomb
- Phyrexian Dreadnought
- Moonshadow
- Mesmeric Orb
- Undercity Sewers
- Abhorrent Oculus
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Lazav, the Multifarious
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Demonic Consultation + Thassa's Oracle → Exile your library, Win the game
- Tainted Pact + Thassa's Oracle → Win the game
- Dramatic Reversal + Isochron Scepter → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite mana nonland permanents you control can produce, Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of nonland permanents you control
- Hullbreaker Horror + Mox Amber → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite colored mana, Infinite storm count
- Bloodchief Ascension + Mindcrank → Infinite mill, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifegain triggers, Near-infinite lifeloss
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Frequently asked questions
What is Lazav, the Multifarious's color identity?
Lazav, the Multifarious 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, the Multifarious come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Lazav, the Multifarious deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.2 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 20 % of the time and floods 35 %. Deck health: B (70/100).
How many lands should a Lazav, the Multifarious deck run?
Real Lazav, the Multifarious 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, the Multifarious?
The three highest-synergy cards are Buried Alive, Training Grounds, Invisible Stalker. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Lazav, the Multifarious decks.
What combos does Lazav, the Multifarious have?
Lazav, the Multifarious 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, the Multifarious deck cost?
You can start cheap: Buried Alive, Invisible Stalker, Necrotic Ooze 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.