EDH Optimizer
Living Laser
Legendary Creature — Elemental Villain · 4R
Color identity: Red
Living Laser is red: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Haste
Whenever Living Laser attacks, for each card you've discarded this turn, create a token that's a copy of Living Laser, except the token isn't legendary. The tokens enter tapped and attacking. Exile the tokens at the beginning of the next end step.
Reference price of the card: €0.30
Comes in the precon Doom Prevails
Average lands in decks for Living Laser: 35
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Build your Living Laser deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Living Laser 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Living Laser 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: B (69/100)
- Consistency91
- Speed61
- Interaction26
- Resilience70
- Closing98
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (6 nonbasic, 29 Mountain)
Faithless Looting · Sol Ring · Change of Fortune · Path of the Pyromancer · Ruby Medallion · Misty Knight, Hero for Hire · Arcane Signet · Cathartic Reunion · Magus of the Wheel · Decaying Time Loop · Big Score · Monument to Endurance · Cool but Rude · Steal the Show · Burning Inquiry · Unexpected Windfall · Seething Song · Will of the Jeskai · Magmakin Artillerist · Brass's Tunnel-Grinder // Tecutlan, the Searing Rift · Chaos Warp · Fear of Missing Out · Great Train Heist · Sundial of the Infinite · Reforge the Soul · Snort · Thrill of Possibility · Containment Construct · Wheel of Misfortune · Full Throttle · Mana Geyser · Redoubled Stormsinger · Shattered Perception · Demand Answers · Smellerbee, Rebel Fighter · Blasphemous Act · Seize the Spoils · Combat Celebrant · Inti, Seneschal of the Sun · Currency Converter · Surly Badgersaur · Wheel of Fortune · Goblin Lore · Battle Hymn · Naktamun Lorespinner // Wheel of Fortune · Untimely Malfunction · Bolt Bend · Glint-Horn Buccaneer · Spider-Man, New Champion · Fateful Showdown · Impact Tremors · Jeska's Will · Relentless Assault · Anje's Ravager · Breath of Fury · Fury of the Horde · Marauding Mako · Pyretic Charge · Control of the Court · Grab the Prize · Mind Stone · Overpowering Attack · Pyretic Ritual · Karlach, Fury of Avernus · Forgotten Cave · Geier Reach Sanitarium · Desert of the Fervent · Rogue's Passage · Smoldering Crater · Ash Barrens
🃏 Recommended cards for Living Laser
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Living Laser, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Change of Fortune | 81% | +80% |
| Path of the Pyromancer | 73% | +71% |
| Misty Knight, Hero for Hire | 71% | +69% |
| Decaying Time Loop | 66% | +65% |
| Monument to Endurance | 63% | +58% |
| Cathartic Reunion | 68% | +57% |
| Magus of the Wheel | 67% | +57% |
| Steal the Show | 57% | +56% |
| Cool but Rude | 59% | +55% |
| Burning Inquiry | 56% | +54% |
| Will of the Jeskai | 55% | +51% |
| Magmakin Artillerist | 53% | +50% |
| Fear of Missing Out | 52% | +49% |
| Sundial of the Infinite | 52% | +49% |
| Snort | 50% | +48% |
| Shattered Perception | 47% | +47% |
| Brass's Tunnel-Grinder | 52% | +46% |
| Redoubled Stormsinger | 47% | +45% |
| Smellerbee, Rebel Fighter | 46% | +45% |
| Containment Construct | 49% | +45% |
| Faithless Looting | 84% | +44% |
| Great Train Heist | 52% | +44% |
| Full Throttle | 48% | +43% |
| Reforge the Soul | 50% | +43% |
💰 The best cards for your Living Laser 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.
- Change of Fortune
- Path of the Pyromancer
- Misty Knight, Hero for Hire
- Decaying Time Loop
- Cathartic Reunion
- Magus of the Wheel
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Cool but Rude
- Burning Inquiry
- Will of the Jeskai
- Fear of Missing Out
- Great Train Heist
- Full Throttle
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Monument to Endurance
- Sundial of the Infinite
- Surly Badgersaur
- Karlach, Fury of Avernus
- Ruby Medallion
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Living Laser
- 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
- Underworld Breach + Lion's Eye Diamond + Wheel of Fortune → Infinite draw triggers, Infinite looting, Infinite looting for opponents, Near-infinite storm count
- Dualcaster Mage + Twinflame → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Dualcaster Mage + Molten Duplication → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Underworld Breach + Grinding Station → Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite storm count, Near-infinite mana among colors of legendary creatures and planeswalkers you control
- 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
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Frequently asked questions
What is Living Laser's color identity?
Living Laser is red: 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 Living Laser come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Living Laser deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.8 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 99 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 15 % of the time and floods 1 %. Deck health: B (69/100).
How many lands should a Living Laser deck run?
Real Living Laser 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 Living Laser?
The three highest-synergy cards are Change of Fortune, Path of the Pyromancer, Misty Knight, Hero for Hire. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Living Laser decks.
What combos does Living Laser have?
Living Laser has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Underworld Breach + Wheel of Fortune + Jeska's Will. 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 Living Laser deck cost?
You can start cheap: Change of Fortune, Path of the Pyromancer, Misty Knight, Hero for Hire 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.