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Locutus of Borg
Legendary Artifact Creature — Borg · 1WUB
Color identity: Black · Blue · White · Esper
Locutus of Borg is Esper (black, blue and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Lifelink
Artifact creatures you control have "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, create a 1/1 colorless Borg artifact creature token."
Reference price of the card: €18.35
Average lands in decks for Locutus of Borg: 35
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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: C+ (62/100)
- Consistency78
- Speed59
- Interaction60
- Resilience86
- Closing46
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (25 nonbasic, 3 Plains, 4 Island, 3 Swamp)
Arcane Signet · Sol Ring · Etherium Sculptor · Bio-Asset Allocator · Swords to Plowshares · Thought Monitor · Foundry Inspector · Borg Cube · Locutus, the One Who Speaks · Skorpekh Lord · Stridehangar Automaton · Research Thief · Cyberman Patrol · Baleful Strix · Hive Mind Coprocessor · Antagonist Incorporator · Sharding Sphinx · Esper Sentinel · Organic Extinction · Talisman of Dominance · Talisman of Progress · Dispatch · Path to Exile · Conquest Mission · Cryptothrall · Illustrious Wanderglyph · Losheel, Clockwork Scholar · Talisman of Hierarchy · Thopter Spy Network · Steel Overseer · Urza, Chief Artificer · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Anguished Unmaking · Borg Queen, Perfection Manifest · The Borg Queen · Cyberdrive Awakener · Counterspell · Cybermen Squadron · Sai, Master Thopterist · Skullclamp · Bident of Thassa · Master of Etherium · Simulacrum Synthesizer · Uthros Research Craft · Voyager Quickwelder · Death Is Irrelevant · Chief of the Foundry · Iron Spider, Stark Upgrade · Krang, Utrom Warlord · Tempered Steel · Crystalline Entity · Thought Vessel · Dovin's Veto · Roaming Throne · Their Name Is Death · Fellwar Stone · Organic Avulsion Unit · Ornithopter of Paradise · Urza, Lord High Artificer · Join the Collective · Lightning Greaves · Thoughtcast · Unwinding Clock · Azorius Signet · Command Tower · Hallowed Fountain · Godless Shrine · Watery Grave · Morphic Pool · Raffine's Tower · Sea of Clouds · Vault of Champions · Seat of the Synod · Uthros, Titanic Godcore · Ancient Den · Polluted Delta · Arcane Sanctum · Flooded Strand · Vault of Whispers · Exotic Orchard · Marsh Flats · Reliquary Tower · Academy Ruins · Inventors' Fair · Drowned Catacomb · Isolated Chapel · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Glacial Fortress · Shipwreck Marsh
🃏 Recommended cards for Locutus of Borg
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Locutus of Borg, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Bio-Asset Allocator | 70% | +69% |
| Etherium Sculptor | 77% | +69% |
| Skorpekh Lord | 58% | +58% |
| Locutus, the One Who Speaks | 58% | +57% |
| Borg Cube | 58% | +56% |
| Thought Monitor | 61% | +56% |
| Stridehangar Automaton | 58% | +56% |
| Research Thief | 57% | +55% |
| Cyberman Patrol | 55% | +54% |
| Hive Mind Coprocessor | 54% | +53% |
| Foundry Inspector | 59% | +53% |
| Antagonist Incorporator | 53% | +52% |
| Sharding Sphinx | 52% | +50% |
| Organic Extinction | 49% | +47% |
| Conquest Mission | 47% | +46% |
| Cryptothrall | 46% | +46% |
| Illustrious Wanderglyph | 46% | +45% |
| Losheel, Clockwork Scholar | 46% | +43% |
| Uthros, Titanic Godcore | 46% | +43% |
| Dispatch | 48% | +43% |
| Urza, Chief Artificer | 43% | +42% |
| Steel Overseer | 43% | +41% |
| Borg Queen, Perfection Manifest | 41% | +40% |
| Thopter Spy Network | 45% | +40% |
💰 The best cards for your Locutus of Borg 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.
- Etherium Sculptor
- Skorpekh Lord
- Locutus, the One Who Speaks
- Thought Monitor
- Research Thief
- Hive Mind Coprocessor
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Stridehangar Automaton
- Dispatch
- Urza, Chief Artificer
- The Borg Queen
- Cyberdrive Awakener
- Vault of Whispers
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Borg Cube
- Cyberman Patrol
- Antagonist Incorporator
- Cryptothrall
- Illustrious Wanderglyph
- Uthros, Titanic Godcore
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Locutus of Borg
- Aetherflux Reservoir + Exquisite Blood → Infinite damage, Infinite lifegain triggers
- Rings of Brighthearth + Basalt Monolith → Infinite colorless mana
- Scrap Trawler + Myr Retriever + Krark-Clan Ironworks + Foundry Inspector → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Scrap Trawler + Myr Retriever + Krark-Clan Ironworks + Sol Ring + Junk Diver → Infinite blinking of some artifacts, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Sensei's Divining Top + Etherium Sculptor + Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass → Infinite card draw, Near-infinite storm count, Infinite draw triggers
- Sensei's Divining Top + Foundry Inspector + Crystal Skull, Isu Spyglass → Infinite card draw, Near-infinite storm count, Infinite draw triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is Locutus of Borg's color identity?
Locutus of Borg is Esper (black, blue and white): 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 Locutus of Borg come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Locutus of Borg deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.8 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 98 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 24 % of the time and floods 8 %. Deck health: C+ (62/100).
How many lands should a Locutus of Borg deck run?
Real Locutus of Borg 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 Locutus of Borg?
The three highest-synergy cards are Bio-Asset Allocator, Etherium Sculptor, Skorpekh Lord. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Locutus of Borg decks.
What combos does Locutus of Borg have?
Locutus of Borg has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Aetherflux Reservoir + Exquisite Blood. 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 Locutus of Borg deck cost?
You can start cheap: Etherium Sculptor, Skorpekh Lord, Locutus, the One Who Speaks 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.