EDH Optimizer
Lord Xander, the Collector
Legendary Creature — Vampire Demon Noble · 4UBR
Color identity: Black · Red · Blue · Grixis
Lord Xander, the Collector is Grixis (black, red and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
When Lord Xander enters, target opponent discards half the cards in their hand, rounded down.
Whenever Lord Xander attacks, defending player mills half their library, rounded down.
When Lord Xander dies, target opponent sacrifices half the nonland permanents they control of their choice, rounded down.
Reference price of the card: €1.46
Average lands in decks for Lord Xander, the Collector: 36
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Build your Lord Xander, the Collector deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Lord Xander, the Collector 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Lord Xander, the Collector 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: A (86/100)
- Consistency87
- Speed76
- Interaction74
- Resilience100
- Closing94
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (26 nonbasic, 6 Island, 3 Swamp, 1 Mountain)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Counterspell · Consuming Aberration · Syr Konrad, the Grim · Dark Ritual · Maddening Cacophony · Bruvac the Grandiloquent · Cut Your Losses · Blasphemous Act · Dimir Signet · Nightscape Familiar · Mindcrank · Ruin Crab · Fraying Sanity · Swiftfoot Boots · Izzet Signet · Talisman of Dominance · Lightning Greaves · Rakdos Signet · Negate · Rise of the Dark Realms · Singularity Rupture · Fractured Sanity · The Mindskinner · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Reanimate · Fellwar Stone · Terisian Mindbreaker · Talisman of Creativity · Propaganda · Duskmantle Guildmage · Drown in the Loch · Talisman of Indulgence · Chaos Warp · Terminate · Commander's Sphere · Spark Double · Traumatize · Rhystic Study · The Water Crystal · Cormela, Glamour Thief · Solemn Simulacrum · Breach the Multiverse · Windfall · Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern · Fleet Swallower · Cruel Somnophage // Can't Wake Up · Relic of Sauron · Brainstorm · Waste Not · Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker · Feed the Swarm · Demonic Tutor · Mana Drain · Chromatic Lantern · Kess, Dissident Mage · Notion Thief · Didn't Say Please · Psychic Corrosion · Nemesis of Reason · Cyclonic Rift · Tasha's Hideous Laughter · Command Tower · Xander's Lounge · Crumbling Necropolis · Exotic Orchard · Sunken Hollow · Watery Grave · Steam Vents · Bojuka Bog · Blood Crypt · Smoldering Marsh · Reliquary Tower · Sulfur Falls · Dragonskull Summit · Drowned Catacomb · Evolving Wilds · Maestros Theater · Rogue's Passage · Morphic Pool · Luxury Suite · Training Center · Polluted Delta · Bloodstained Mire · Shipwreck Marsh · Scalding Tarn · Path of Ancestry · Stormcarved Coast
🃏 Recommended cards for Lord Xander, the Collector
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Lord Xander, the Collector, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Consuming Aberration | 53% | +51% |
| Bruvac the Grandiloquent | 48% | +48% |
| Maddening Cacophony | 48% | +47% |
| Syr Konrad, the Grim | 50% | +47% |
| Cut Your Losses | 43% | +43% |
| Fraying Sanity | 42% | +41% |
| Ruin Crab | 42% | +41% |
| Mindcrank | 42% | +40% |
| Fractured Sanity | 38% | +37% |
| The Mindskinner | 37% | +37% |
| Singularity Rupture | 38% | +37% |
| Terisian Mindbreaker | 34% | +34% |
| Duskmantle Guildmage | 33% | +33% |
| Rise of the Dark Realms | 38% | +33% |
| Traumatize | 30% | +29% |
| Drown in the Loch | 32% | +29% |
| The Water Crystal | 29% | +28% |
| Cruel Somnophage | 26% | +26% |
| Fleet Swallower | 26% | +26% |
| Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker | 25% | +24% |
| Cormela, Glamour Thief | 28% | +24% |
| Breach the Multiverse | 27% | +24% |
| Nemesis of Reason | 23% | +23% |
| Maestros Theater | 30% | +23% |
💰 The best cards for your Lord Xander, the Collector 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.
- Consuming Aberration
- Syr Konrad, the Grim
- Cut Your Losses
- Fraying Sanity
- Ruin Crab
- Fractured Sanity
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Maddening Cacophony
- Mindcrank
- Rise of the Dark Realms
- The Water Crystal
- Breach the Multiverse
- Psychic Corrosion
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Bruvac the Grandiloquent
- Xander's Lounge
- Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
- Zellix, Sanity Flayer
- Mesmeric Orb
- Phenax, God of Deception
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Lord Xander, the Collector
- Bloodchief Ascension + Mindcrank → Infinite mill, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifegain triggers, Near-infinite lifeloss
- Bruvac the Grandiloquent + Maddening Cacophony → Infinite mill
- Maddening Cacophony + Fraying Sanity → Infinite mill for target opponent, Near-infinite mill
- Bruvac the Grandiloquent + Traumatize → Infinite mill for target opponent, Near-infinite self-mill
- Riverchurn Monument + Maddening Cacophony → Infinite mill
- Bruvac the Grandiloquent + Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital → Infinite mill for target opponent
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Frequently asked questions
What is Lord Xander, the Collector's color identity?
Lord Xander, the Collector is Grixis (black, red 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 Lord Xander, the Collector come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Lord Xander, the Collector deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 6.2 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 80 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 22 % of the time and floods 25 %. Deck health: A (86/100).
How many lands should a Lord Xander, the Collector deck run?
Real Lord Xander, the Collector 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 Lord Xander, the Collector?
The three highest-synergy cards are Consuming Aberration, Bruvac the Grandiloquent, Maddening Cacophony. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Lord Xander, the Collector decks.
What combos does Lord Xander, the Collector have?
Lord Xander, the Collector has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Bloodchief Ascension + Mindcrank. 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 Lord Xander, the Collector deck cost?
You can start cheap: Consuming Aberration, Syr Konrad, the Grim, Cut Your Losses 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.