EDH Optimizer
Lucius the Eternal
Legendary Creature — Astartes Warrior · 3BR
Color identity: Black · Red · Rakdos
Lucius the Eternal is Rakdos (black and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Haste
Armour of Shrieking Souls — When Lucius the Eternal dies, exile it and choose target creature an opponent controls. When that creature leaves the battlefield, return this card from exile to the battlefield under its owner's control.
Reference price of the card: €0.24
Average lands in decks for Lucius the Eternal: 36
AristocratsSacrificeControlAggroVoltronReanimatorBurnCombo
Build your Lucius the Eternal deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Lucius the Eternal 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Lucius the Eternal 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: C+ (65/100)
- Consistency34
- Speed56
- Interaction52
- Resilience73
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (25 nonbasic, 7 Swamp, 4 Mountain)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Warstorm Surge · Nasty End · Eaten Alive · Rakdos Joins Up · Blasphemous Act · Fling · Talisman of Indulgence · Where Ancients Tread · Rakdos Signet · Deadly Dispute · Village Rites · Disciple of Bolas · Morbid Opportunist · Attrition · Bone Shards · Hero's Blade · Mahadi, Emporium Master · Grim Haruspex · Terminate · Doc Ock's Tentacles · Skullclamp · Morbid Curiosity · Flare of Malice · Chaos Warp · Corrupted Conviction · Annihilating Glare · Kazuul's Fury // Kazuul's Cliffs · Mayhem Devil · Tragic Slip · Anax, Hardened in the Forge · Goblin Bombardment · Dark Ritual · Stalking Vengeance · Final Vengeance · Midnight Reaper · Feed the Swarm · Pitiless Plunderer · Terror of the Peaks · Thud · Victimize · Rakdos, the Muscle · Blood Artist · Judith, the Scourge Diva · Rakdos Charm · Solemn Simulacrum · Bedevil · Lyzolda, the Blood Witch · Mask of Griselbrand · Zulaport Cutthroat · Cultist of the Absolute · Fellwar Stone · Mind Stone · Viscera Seer · Bone Splinters · Braids, Arisen Nightmare · Illuminor Szeras · Spark Harvest · Burnt Offering · Reckoner's Bargain · Worthy Cost · Juri, Master of the Revue · Command Tower · Dragonskull Summit · Smoldering Marsh · Foreboding Ruins · Tainted Peak · Sulfurous Springs · Bojuka Bog · Blood Crypt · Haunted Ridge · Rakdos Carnarium · Shadowblood Ridge · Luxury Suite · Temple of Malice · Exotic Orchard · Phyrexian Tower · Rogue's Passage · Blazemire Verge · Reliquary Tower · Graven Cairns · Bloodstained Mire · High Market · Arcane Lighthouse · Myriad Landscape · Blightstep Pathway // Searstep Pathway · Evolving Wilds
🃏 Recommended cards for Lucius the Eternal
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Lucius the Eternal, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Warstorm Surge | 78% | +74% |
| Eaten Alive | 70% | +69% |
| Nasty End | 72% | +68% |
| Rakdos Joins Up | 70% | +65% |
| Where Ancients Tread | 65% | +65% |
| Fling | 66% | +61% |
| Hero's Blade | 60% | +60% |
| Attrition | 60% | +59% |
| Disciple of Bolas | 61% | +58% |
| Bone Shards | 60% | +58% |
| Grim Haruspex | 58% | +55% |
| Doc Ock's Tentacles | 53% | +52% |
| Morbid Curiosity | 52% | +51% |
| Flare of Malice | 51% | +48% |
| Annihilating Glare | 48% | +47% |
| Mahadi, Emporium Master | 60% | +47% |
| Village Rites | 62% | +47% |
| Morbid Opportunist | 61% | +46% |
| Anax, Hardened in the Forge | 46% | +44% |
| Kazuul's Fury | 48% | +44% |
| Stalking Vengeance | 45% | +44% |
| Tragic Slip | 47% | +43% |
| Final Vengeance | 44% | +43% |
| Skullclamp | 53% | +43% |
💰 The best cards for your Lucius the Eternal 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.
- Warstorm Surge
- Eaten Alive
- Nasty End
- Rakdos Joins Up
- Where Ancients Tread
- Fling
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Flare of Malice
- Skullclamp
- Illuminor Szeras
- Pitiless Plunderer
- Braids, Arisen Nightmare
- Blood Artist
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Attrition
- Terror of the Peaks
- Phyrexian Tower
- Dictate of Erebos
- Grave Pact
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Lucius the Eternal
- 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
- The Reaver Cleaver + Aggravated Assault → Infinite colored mana, Infinite combat damage, Infinite combat phases, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite Treasure tokens, Infinite untap of creatures you control
- Pitiless Plunderer + Phyrexian Altar + Reassembling Skeleton → Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
- Gravecrawler + Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Dualcaster Mage + Saw in Half → Infinite creature tokens, Infinite ETB, Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite LTB, Infinite death triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is Lucius the Eternal's color identity?
Lucius the Eternal 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 Lucius the Eternal come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Lucius the Eternal deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.6 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 15 % of the time and floods 31 %. Deck health: C+ (65/100).
How many lands should a Lucius the Eternal deck run?
Real Lucius the Eternal 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 Lucius the Eternal?
The three highest-synergy cards are Warstorm Surge, Eaten Alive, Nasty End. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Lucius the Eternal decks.
What combos does Lucius the Eternal have?
Lucius the Eternal 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 Lucius the Eternal deck cost?
You can start cheap: Warstorm Surge, Eaten Alive, Nasty End 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.