EDH Optimizer
Locutus, the One Who Speaks
Legendary Artifact Creature — Borg · WB
Color identity: Black · White · Orzhov
Locutus, the One Who Speaks is Orzhov (black and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Artifact creatures you control get +1/+1.
{W}{B}, Discard this card: It deals 2 damage to target creature. You gain 2 life.
Reference price of the card: €1.79
Average lands in decks for Locutus, the One Who Speaks: 34
Build your Locutus, the One Who Speaks deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Locutus, the One Who Speaks 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Locutus, the One Who Speaks 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: F (27/100)
- Consistency30
- Speed38
- Interaction32
- Resilience54
- Closing0
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (7 nonbasic, 6 Plains, 21 Swamp)
Alley Evasion · Ambrosia Whiteheart · Argivian Find · Aviary Mechanic · Braids's Frightful Return · Call to the Netherworld · Charcoal Diamond · Commander's Sphere · Confessor · Consumed by Greed · Cranial Archive · Crawl from the Cellar · Cryptcaller Chariot · Death's Duet · Disentomb · Dross Skullbomb · Elixir of Immortality · Empty the Catacombs · Exosuit Savior · Faerie Macabre · Faith of the Devoted · Feast of Sanity · Feldon's Cane · Fight On! · Foul Renewal · Ghost-Lit Redeemer · Ghoulcaller's Chant · Gollum the Abandoned · Harvester of Misery · Hazel's Nocturne · Lethal Protection · Macabre Reconstruction · Macabre Waltz · Marble Diamond · March of the Drowned · Mind Stone · Narrow Escape · Night Nurse, Healer of Heroes · Orzhov Signet · Phyrexian Reclamation · Professor Onyx · Proft, Sinister Mastermind · Pull from the Grave · Radiant Solar · Raise Dead · Reaping the Graves · Sanguine Bond · Scapegoat · Shadow of the Grave · Shepherd of the Flock // Usher to Safety · Soul Stair Expedition · Soul Transfer · Spirit Cairn · Street Wraith · Ultimo, Civilization's End · Unbury · Unseal the Necropolis · Veinwitch Coven · Virtus's Maneuver · Wail of War · Wander in Death · Warped Devotion · Wretched Confluence · You're Ambushed on the Road · Zuko's Conviction · Bojuka Bog · Caves of Koilos · Command Tower · Concealed Courtyard · Godless Shrine · Tainted Field · Witch's Cottage
🃏 Recommended cards for Locutus, the One Who Speaks
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Locutus, the One Who Speaks, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Warped Devotion | 100% | +100% |
| Empty the Catacombs | 100% | +100% |
| Narrow Escape | 100% | +100% |
| Shadow of the Grave | 100% | +100% |
| Death's Duet | 100% | +100% |
| Foul Renewal | 100% | +100% |
| Aviary Mechanic | 100% | +100% |
| March of the Drowned | 100% | +100% |
| Cranial Archive | 100% | +100% |
| Spirit Cairn | 100% | +100% |
| Alley Evasion | 100% | +100% |
| You're Ambushed on the Road | 100% | +100% |
| Proft, Sinister Mastermind | 100% | +100% |
| Ultimo, Civilization's End | 100% | +100% |
| Ghost-Lit Redeemer | 100% | +100% |
| Lethal Protection | 100% | +100% |
| Harvester of Misery | 100% | +100% |
| Ghoulcaller's Chant | 100% | +100% |
| Shepherd of the Flock | 100% | +100% |
| Soul Stair Expedition | 100% | +100% |
| Faith of the Devoted | 100% | +100% |
| Reaping the Graves | 100% | +100% |
| Wander in Death | 100% | +100% |
| Call to the Netherworld | 100% | +100% |
💰 The best cards for your Locutus, the One Who Speaks 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.
- Warped Devotion
- Empty the Catacombs
- Narrow Escape
- Shadow of the Grave
- Death's Duet
- Foul Renewal
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Harvester of Misery
- Faerie Macabre
- Radiant Solar
- Professor Onyx
- Sanguine Bond
- Godless Shrine
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Locutus, the One Who Speaks's color identity?
Locutus, the One Who Speaks is Orzhov (black 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, the One Who Speaks come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Locutus, the One Who Speaks deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.7 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 94 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 42 % of the time and floods 46 %. Deck health: F (27/100).
How many lands should a Locutus, the One Who Speaks deck run?
Real Locutus, the One Who Speaks decks run 34 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, the One Who Speaks?
The three highest-synergy cards are Warped Devotion, Empty the Catacombs, Narrow Escape. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Locutus, the One Who Speaks decks.
What combos does Locutus, the One Who Speaks have?
We have no known combos catalogued for Locutus, the One Who Speaks. That does not mean there are none — just that they do not show up in the public combo databases.
How much does a Locutus, the One Who Speaks deck cost?
You can start cheap: Warped Devotion, Empty the Catacombs, Narrow Escape 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.