EDH Optimizer
Locke Cole
Legendary Creature — Human Rogue · 1UB
Color identity: Black · Blue · Dimir
Locke Cole is Dimir (black and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Deathtouch, lifelink
Whenever Locke Cole deals combat damage to a player, draw a card, then discard a card.
Reference price of the card: €0.11
Average lands in decks for Locke Cole: 35
TempoMillDiscardLootingReanimatorCard DrawControlDelver
Build your Locke Cole deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
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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: B (68/100)
- Consistency83
- Speed52
- Interaction88
- Resilience87
- Closing49
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (24 nonbasic, 6 Island, 5 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Counterspell · Dimir Signet · Baleful Strix · Frantic Search · Swiftfoot Boots · Negate · Reanimate · Talisman of Dominance · Fight On! · Dark Ritual · Thought Vessel · Bident of Thassa · Shoreline Looter · Syr Konrad, the Grim · Curiosity · Monument to Endurance · Rise of the Dark Realms · Teferi's Ageless Insight · Victimize · Coastal Piracy · Laboratory Maniac · Likeness Looter · Overkill · Propaganda · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Arcane Denial · Enduring Curiosity · Go for the Throat · Solemn Simulacrum · Wonder · Anowon, the Ruin Thief · Homunculus Horde · Aqueous Form · Archfiend of Ifnir · Brainstorm · Combat Research · Mind Stone · Murder · Notion Thief · Aetherize · Feed the Swarm · Whispersilk Cloak · Fellwar Stone · Singularity Rupture · Windfall · Stitch Together · The Water Crystal · Wizard Class · Dreadwing Scavenger · Emet-Selch, Unsundered // Hades, Sorcerer of Eld · Sheoldred, Whispering One · Combat Tutorial · Krydle of Baldur's Gate · Ultimecia, Time Sorceress // Ultimecia, Omnipotent · Il Mheg Pixie · Looter il-Kor · Psychosis Crawler · Sephiroth's Intervention · Withering Torment · Azure Beastbinder · Consuming Aberration · Gixian Puppeteer · Command Tower · Sunken Hollow · Drowned Catacomb · Rogue's Passage · Reliquary Tower · Watery Grave · Choked Estuary · Darkwater Catacombs · Tainted Isle · Dismal Backwater · Evolving Wilds · Shipwreck Marsh · Underground River · Temple of Deceit · Bojuka Bog · Morphic Pool · Undercity Sewers · Dimir Aqueduct · Exotic Orchard · Gloomlake Verge · Polluted Delta · Terramorphic Expanse · Path of Ancestry · Treno, Dark City
🃏 Recommended cards for Locke Cole
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Locke Cole, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Fight On! | 34% | +33% |
| Curiosity | 29% | +28% |
| Monument to Endurance | 29% | +27% |
| Shoreline Looter | 30% | +26% |
| Teferi's Ageless Insight | 28% | +25% |
| Homunculus Horde | 24% | +24% |
| Overkill | 26% | +23% |
| Anowon, the Ruin Thief | 24% | +23% |
| Laboratory Maniac | 26% | +22% |
| Coastal Piracy | 26% | +22% |
| Combat Research | 23% | +21% |
| Archfiend of Ifnir | 23% | +21% |
| Bident of Thassa | 30% | +21% |
| Frantic Search | 40% | +21% |
| Enduring Curiosity | 25% | +20% |
| Likeness Looter | 26% | +19% |
| Treno, Dark City | 21% | +19% |
| Wonder | 25% | +19% |
| Rise of the Dark Realms | 28% | +18% |
| Wizard Class | 19% | +18% |
| Baleful Strix | 41% | +17% |
| Rogue's Passage | 44% | +17% |
| Syr Konrad, the Grim | 30% | +17% |
| Dreadwing Scavenger | 18% | +17% |
💰 The best cards for your Locke Cole 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.
- Fight On!
- Curiosity
- Shoreline Looter
- Homunculus Horde
- Overkill
- Anowon, the Ruin Thief
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Teferi's Ageless Insight
- Enduring Curiosity
- Likeness Looter
- Rise of the Dark Realms
- Wizard Class
- Baleful Strix
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Monument to Endurance
- Bone Miser
- Sheoldred, Whispering One
- Grim Hireling
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Locke Cole
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Demonic Consultation + Thassa's Oracle → Exile your library, Win the game
- 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
- Bruvac the Grandiloquent + Maddening Cacophony → Infinite mill
- Peregrine Drake + Deadeye Navigator → Infinite blinking, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite mana lands you control can produce
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Frequently asked questions
What is Locke Cole's color identity?
Locke Cole 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 Locke Cole come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Locke Cole deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.1 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 24 % of the time and floods 6 %. Deck health: B (68/100).
How many lands should a Locke Cole deck run?
Real Locke Cole 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 Locke Cole?
The three highest-synergy cards are Fight On!, Curiosity, Monument to Endurance. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Locke Cole decks.
What combos does Locke Cole have?
Locke Cole 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 Locke Cole deck cost?
You can start cheap: Fight On!, Curiosity, Shoreline Looter 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.