EDH Optimizer
Loot, the Anomaly
Legendary Creature — Beast Horror · 2B
Color identity: Black
Loot, the Anomaly is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
If Loot's power is negative, he assigns combat damage as though his power were positive.
Threshold — Sacrifice another creature or planeswalker: Loot gets -2/-0 until end of turn. Activate only if there are seven or more cards in your graveyard.
Reference price of the card: €0.13
Average lands in decks for Loot, the Anomaly: 36
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Build your Loot, the Anomaly deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Loot, the Anomaly 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Loot, the Anomaly deck starts over 4,000 games
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 (45/100)
- Consistency12
- Speed41
- Interaction49
- Resilience89
- Closing40
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (14 nonbasic, 22 Swamp)
Belbe's Armor · Sol Ring · Greel's Caress · Despondency · Skeleton Key · Torment · Dark Ritual · Mourning · Clinging Darkness · Ophiomancer · Jet Medallion · Swiftfoot Boots · Arcane Signet · Captain America's Shield · Ray of Enfeeblement · Morbid Opportunist · Reassembling Skeleton · Marsh Gas · Thieves' Tools · Toxic Deluge · Crypt Ghast · Garruk, Veiled Butcher · Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia · Pitiless Plunderer · Feed the Swarm · Hyalopterous Lemure · Meekstone · Stitcher's Supplier · Agatha's Soul Cauldron · Phyrexian Arena · Wring Flesh · Blood Artist · Bloodghast · Reanimate · Slagwurm Armor · Ensnaring Bridge · Withering Torment · Bitterbloom Bearer · Bitterblossom · Viscid Lemures · Night's Whisper · Zulaport Cutthroat · Accorder's Shield · Deadly Rollick · Buried Alive · Cabal Trainee · Defile · Imp's Mischief · Nine-Lives Familiar · Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker · Sign in Blood · Animate Dead · Cast into Darkness · Gravecrawler · My Precious // Allure of Power · Pawn of Ulamog · Nether Traitor · Proft, Sinister Mastermind · Black Market Connections · Cathar's Shield · Entomb · Mithril Coat · Tragic Slip · Access Tunnel · Cabal Coffers · Rogue's Passage · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Bojuka Bog · Cabal Stronghold · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Shizo, Death's Storehouse · Phyrexian Tower · Escape Tunnel · War Room · Witch's Cottage · Myriad Landscape · Reliquary Tower
🃏 Recommended cards for Loot, the Anomaly
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Loot, the Anomaly, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Belbe's Armor | 83% | +83% |
| Greel's Caress | 76% | +76% |
| Despondency | 74% | +74% |
| Skeleton Key | 73% | +72% |
| Torment | 70% | +70% |
| Mourning | 69% | +69% |
| Clinging Darkness | 66% | +66% |
| Access Tunnel | 62% | +59% |
| Captain America's Shield | 58% | +57% |
| Ray of Enfeeblement | 55% | +54% |
| Marsh Gas | 52% | +52% |
| Thieves' Tools | 52% | +50% |
| Garruk, Veiled Butcher | 49% | +49% |
| Hyalopterous Lemure | 47% | +46% |
| Ophiomancer | 64% | +46% |
| Meekstone | 47% | +46% |
| Wring Flesh | 46% | +46% |
| Agatha's Soul Cauldron | 46% | +45% |
| Slagwurm Armor | 44% | +44% |
| Viscid Lemures | 41% | +41% |
| Ensnaring Bridge | 42% | +41% |
| Stitcher's Supplier | 47% | +41% |
| Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia | 48% | +37% |
| Accorder's Shield | 37% | +37% |
💰 The best cards for your Loot, the Anomaly 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.
- Belbe's Armor
- Greel's Caress
- Despondency
- Skeleton Key
- Torment
- Mourning
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Garruk, Veiled Butcher
- Meekstone
- Ensnaring Bridge
- Pitiless Plunderer
- Basilisk Collar
- Liliana, the Last Hope
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Agatha's Soul Cauldron
- Bitterbloom Bearer
- Bitterblossom
- Mithril Coat
- Shizo, Death's Storehouse
- Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Loot, the Anomaly
- Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar + Reassembling Skeleton → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
- Warren Soultrader + Gravecrawler + Blood Artist → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite colored mana, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
- Pitiless Plunderer + Reassembling Skeleton + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is Loot, the Anomaly's color identity?
Loot, the Anomaly is black: 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 Loot, the Anomaly come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Loot, the Anomaly deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.0 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 29 % of the time and floods 39 %. Deck health: D (45/100).
How many lands should a Loot, the Anomaly deck run?
Real Loot, the Anomaly 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 Loot, the Anomaly?
The three highest-synergy cards are Belbe's Armor, Greel's Caress, Despondency. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Loot, the Anomaly decks.
What combos does Loot, the Anomaly have?
Loot, the Anomaly has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar. 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 Loot, the Anomaly deck cost?
You can start cheap: Belbe's Armor, Greel's Caress, Despondency 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.