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Locke, Treasure Hunter
Legendary Creature — Human Rogue · 1BR
Color identity: Black · Red · Rakdos
Locke, Treasure Hunter is Rakdos (black and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Locke can't be blocked by creatures with greater power.
Mug — Whenever Locke attacks, each player mills a card. If a land card was milled this way, create a Treasure token. Until end of turn, you may cast a spell from among those cards.
Reference price of the card: €0.32
Comes in the precon Revival Trance
Average lands in decks for Locke, Treasure Hunter: 35
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Build your Locke, Treasure Hunter deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
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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: D (47/100)
- Consistency13
- Speed57
- Interaction38
- Resilience76
- Closing49
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (25 nonbasic, 5 Swamp, 5 Mountain)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Professional Face-Breaker · Vaan, Street Thief · Xorn · Deadly Dispute · Big Score · Grim Hireling · Talisman of Indulgence · Chaos Warp · Reanimate · Kefka, Dancing Mad · Gonti, Night Minister · Lightning Greaves · Blasphemous Act · Goldspan Dragon · Laughing Jasper Flint · Mayhem Devil · Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer · Rain of Riches · Rev, Tithe Extractor · Fellwar Stone · Kellogg, Dangerous Mind · Rakdos Charm · Terminate · Etali, Primal Storm · Rakdos Signet · Unexpected Windfall · Crime Novelist · Feed the Swarm · Guild Artisan · Swiftfoot Boots · Untimely Malfunction · Mirkwood Bats · Vandalblast · Academy Manufactor · Tinybones, the Pickpocket · Withering Torment · Sticky Fingers · Thieving Varmint · Black Market Connections · Bedevil · Blood Money · Alchemist's Talent · Anger · Dark Ritual · Espers to Magicite · Mastermind Plum · Nadier's Nightblade · Prosper, Tome-Bound · Reckless Fireweaver · Rise of the Dark Realms · Decadent Dragon // Expensive Taste · Mari, the Killing Quill · Thieves' Tools · Animate Dead · Faithless Looting · Revel in Riches · Captain Lannery Storm · Deadly Rollick · Generous Plunderer · Grenzo, Havoc Raiser · Dauthi Voidwalker · Kalain, Reclusive Painter · Command Tower · Dragonskull Summit · Smoldering Marsh · Sulfurous Springs · Blood Crypt · Exotic Orchard · Haunted Ridge · Luxury Suite · Foreboding Ruins · Tainted Peak · Blazemire Verge · Graven Cairns · Bojuka Bog · Rogue's Passage · Bloodstained Mire · Shadowblood Ridge · Raucous Theater · Access Tunnel · Blightstep Pathway // Searstep Pathway · Midgar, City of Mako // Reactor Raid · Temple of Malice · Arena of Glory · Rakdos Carnarium · Mines of Moria · Path of Ancestry
🃏 Recommended cards for Locke, Treasure Hunter
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Locke, Treasure Hunter, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Vaan, Street Thief | 63% | +62% |
| Professional Face-Breaker | 75% | +60% |
| Xorn | 60% | +51% |
| Gonti, Night Minister | 53% | +51% |
| Kefka, Dancing Mad | 54% | +49% |
| Grim Hireling | 56% | +47% |
| Laughing Jasper Flint | 49% | +46% |
| Goldspan Dragon | 50% | +41% |
| Rain of Riches | 44% | +40% |
| Rev, Tithe Extractor | 43% | +40% |
| Big Score | 58% | +37% |
| Guild Artisan | 39% | +37% |
| Kellogg, Dangerous Mind | 41% | +37% |
| Tinybones, the Pickpocket | 37% | +36% |
| Thieving Varmint | 36% | +35% |
| Sticky Fingers | 36% | +34% |
| Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer | 44% | +34% |
| Crime Novelist | 39% | +33% |
| Reanimate | 55% | +33% |
| Deadly Dispute | 59% | +32% |
| Etali, Primal Storm | 40% | +32% |
| Espers to Magicite | 32% | +31% |
| Mastermind Plum | 32% | +30% |
| Alchemist's Talent | 33% | +30% |
💰 The best cards for your Locke, Treasure Hunter 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.
- Vaan, Street Thief
- Gonti, Night Minister
- Kefka, Dancing Mad
- Laughing Jasper Flint
- Big Score
- Guild Artisan
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Professional Face-Breaker
- Xorn
- Goldspan Dragon
- Rain of Riches
- Kellogg, Dangerous Mind
- Tinybones, the Pickpocket
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Grim Hireling
- Rev, Tithe Extractor
- Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
- Revel in Riches
- Seize the Spotlight
- Knuckles the Echidna
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Locke, Treasure Hunter
- Underworld Breach + Lion's Eye Diamond + Wheel of Fortune → Infinite draw triggers, Infinite looting, Infinite looting for opponents, Near-infinite storm count
- 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
- Dualcaster Mage + Twinflame → Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar + Reassembling Skeleton → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers
- Bloodchief Ascension + Mindcrank → Infinite mill, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifegain triggers, Near-infinite lifeloss
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Frequently asked questions
What is Locke, Treasure Hunter's color identity?
Locke, Treasure Hunter is Rakdos (black and red): 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, Treasure Hunter come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Locke, Treasure Hunter deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.9 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 12 % of the time and floods 38 %. Deck health: D (47/100).
How many lands should a Locke, Treasure Hunter deck run?
Real Locke, Treasure Hunter 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, Treasure Hunter?
The three highest-synergy cards are Vaan, Street Thief, Professional Face-Breaker, Xorn. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Locke, Treasure Hunter decks.
What combos does Locke, Treasure Hunter have?
Locke, Treasure Hunter has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Underworld Breach + Lion's Eye Diamond + Wheel of Fortune. 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, Treasure Hunter deck cost?
You can start cheap: Vaan, Street Thief, Gonti, Night Minister, Kefka, Dancing Mad 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.