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: €0.25
Comes in the precon Doom Prevails
Average lands in decks for Living Laser: 36
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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 (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 (72/100)
- Consistency88
- Speed70
- Interaction22
- Resilience68
- Closing86
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (6 nonbasic, 30 Mountain)
Faithless Looting · Sol Ring · Change of Fortune · Misty Knight, Hero for Hire · Ruby Medallion · Path of the Pyromancer · Cathartic Reunion · Magus of the Wheel · Arcane Signet · Big Score · Decaying Time Loop · Monument to Endurance · Unexpected Windfall · Cool but Rude · Burning Inquiry · Steal the Show · Magmakin Artillerist · Seething Song · Will of the Jeskai · Chaos Warp · Sundial of the Infinite · Fear of Missing Out · Thrill of Possibility · Brass's Tunnel-Grinder // Tecutlan, the Searing Rift · Great Train Heist · Snort · Containment Construct · Reforge the Soul · Demand Answers · Full Throttle · Mana Geyser · Redoubled Stormsinger · Shattered Perception · Smellerbee, Rebel Fighter · Wheel of Misfortune · Seize the Spoils · Blasphemous Act · Combat Celebrant · Surly Badgersaur · Inti, Seneschal of the Sun · Goblin Lore · Wheel of Fortune · Currency Converter · Battle Hymn · Naktamun Lorespinner // Wheel of Fortune · Spider-Man, New Champion · Glint-Horn Buccaneer · Untimely Malfunction · Fateful Showdown · Impact Tremors · Bolt Bend · Jeska's Will · Anje's Ravager · Breath of Fury · Relentless Assault · Hazoret's Monument · Karlach, Fury of Avernus · Marauding Mako · Mind Stone · Control of the Court · Fury of the Horde · Grab the Prize · Pyretic Charge · 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 | 80% | +78% |
| Misty Knight, Hero for Hire | 72% | +71% |
| Path of the Pyromancer | 71% | +70% |
| Decaying Time Loop | 65% | +65% |
| Monument to Endurance | 65% | +60% |
| Magus of the Wheel | 68% | +58% |
| Cathartic Reunion | 68% | +58% |
| Steal the Show | 56% | +55% |
| Cool but Rude | 58% | +55% |
| Burning Inquiry | 56% | +54% |
| Magmakin Artillerist | 54% | +51% |
| Will of the Jeskai | 54% | +50% |
| Sundial of the Infinite | 53% | +49% |
| Snort | 51% | +48% |
| Fear of Missing Out | 52% | +48% |
| Shattered Perception | 47% | +47% |
| Redoubled Stormsinger | 47% | +46% |
| Faithless Looting | 86% | +46% |
| Containment Construct | 49% | +46% |
| Smellerbee, Rebel Fighter | 47% | +46% |
| Brass's Tunnel-Grinder | 51% | +45% |
| Great Train Heist | 51% | +42% |
| Reforge the Soul | 49% | +42% |
| Full Throttle | 47% | +42% |
💰 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
- Misty Knight, Hero for Hire
- Path of the Pyromancer
- Decaying Time Loop
- Magus of the Wheel
- Cathartic Reunion
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
- Reforge the Soul
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Monument to Endurance
- Sundial of the Infinite
- Surly Badgersaur
- Wheel of Fortune
- 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 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 5.0 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 96 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 30 % of the time and floods 4 %. Deck health: B (72/100).
How many lands should a Living Laser deck run?
Real Living Laser 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 Living Laser?
The three highest-synergy cards are Change of Fortune, Misty Knight, Hero for Hire, Path of the Pyromancer. 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, Misty Knight, Hero for Hire, Path of the Pyromancer 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.