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: €0.18
Average lands in decks for Lucius the Eternal: 36
AristocratsSacrificeControlVoltronAggroBurnReanimatorGroup Slug
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 (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)
- Consistency38
- Speed55
- Interaction49
- Resilience73
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (25 nonbasic, 8 Swamp, 3 Mountain)
Arcane Signet · Sol Ring · Warstorm Surge · Nasty End · Eaten Alive · Rakdos Joins Up · Blasphemous Act · Talisman of Indulgence · Fling · Where Ancients Tread · Rakdos Signet · Village Rites · Deadly Dispute · Hero's Blade · Morbid Opportunist · Attrition · Disciple of Bolas · Mahadi, Emporium Master · Bone Shards · Grim Haruspex · Doc Ock's Tentacles · Terminate · Flare of Malice · Morbid Curiosity · Skullclamp · Corrupted Conviction · Chaos Warp · Tragic Slip · Kazuul's Fury // Kazuul's Cliffs · Annihilating Glare · Goblin Bombardment · Mayhem Devil · Anax, Hardened in the Forge · Midnight Reaper · Stalking Vengeance · Dark Ritual · Final Vengeance · Pitiless Plunderer · Terror of the Peaks · Feed the Swarm · Thud · Rakdos Charm · Victimize · Rakdos, the Muscle · Blood Artist · Judith, the Scourge Diva · Mask of Griselbrand · Bedevil · Solemn Simulacrum · Zulaport Cutthroat · Lyzolda, the Blood Witch · Viscera Seer · Bone Splinters · Cultist of the Absolute · Fellwar Stone · Mind Stone · Burnt Offering · Worthy Cost · Braids, Arisen Nightmare · Reckoner's Bargain · Illuminor Szeras · Pawn of Ulamog · Spark Harvest · Command Tower · Dragonskull Summit · Smoldering Marsh · Foreboding Ruins · Tainted Peak · Sulfurous Springs · Blood Crypt · Bojuka Bog · Haunted Ridge · Rakdos Carnarium · Luxury Suite · Shadowblood Ridge · Temple of Malice · Exotic Orchard · Phyrexian Tower · Rogue's Passage · Blazemire Verge · Reliquary Tower · Bloodstained Mire · Graven Cairns · Arcane Lighthouse · High Market · 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 | 79% | +75% |
| Eaten Alive | 71% | +69% |
| Nasty End | 72% | +68% |
| Rakdos Joins Up | 71% | +67% |
| Where Ancients Tread | 66% | +66% |
| Hero's Blade | 62% | +62% |
| Fling | 66% | +61% |
| Attrition | 61% | +60% |
| Disciple of Bolas | 61% | +59% |
| Bone Shards | 59% | +57% |
| Grim Haruspex | 59% | +56% |
| Doc Ock's Tentacles | 55% | +54% |
| Morbid Curiosity | 53% | +52% |
| Flare of Malice | 53% | +50% |
| Mahadi, Emporium Master | 61% | +48% |
| Village Rites | 63% | +48% |
| Morbid Opportunist | 62% | +47% |
| Annihilating Glare | 47% | +46% |
| Stalking Vengeance | 46% | +46% |
| Tragic Slip | 49% | +45% |
| Anax, Hardened in the Forge | 46% | +45% |
| Kazuul's Fury | 48% | +44% |
| Midnight Reaper | 46% | +44% |
| Final Vengeance | 44% | +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
- Hero's Blade
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Flare of Malice
- Skullclamp
- Pitiless Plunderer
- Illuminor Szeras
- 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
- Ashnod's Altar
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Lucius the Eternal
- 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
- The Reaver Cleaver + Aggravated Assault → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite artifact tokens, 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 + Reassembling Skeleton + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Gravecrawler + Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Warren Soultrader + Pitiless Plunderer + Reassembling Skeleton + Blood Artist → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite lifeloss
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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 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.5 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 99 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 14 % of the time and floods 28 %. 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.