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Lucky the Pizza Dog
Legendary Creature — Dog · 1G
Color identity: Green
Lucky the Pizza Dog is green: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Whenever you cast a Cat, Dog, or Hero spell, create a Food token. (It's an artifact with "{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.")
At the beginning of each end step, if you gained life this turn, put a +1/+1 counter on Lucky.
Reference price of the card: €1.12
Average lands in decks for Lucky the Pizza Dog: 36
+1/+1 CountersLifegainFoodTokensDogsCatsHeroesArtifacts
Build your Lucky the Pizza Dog deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Lucky the Pizza Dog 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Lucky the Pizza Dog 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+ (63/100)
- Consistency84
- Speed62
- Interaction39
- Resilience87
- Closing49
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (15 nonbasic, 21 Forest)
Sol Ring · Pridemalkin · Ninja Pizza · Spider-Ham, Peter Porker · Hardened Scales · Academy Manufactor · Night of the Sweets' Revenge · Heroic Feast · Arbor Adherent · Mushroom Watchdogs · Peregrin Took · Tigra, Feline Fury · Tippy-Toe, Terrific Partner · Beast Within · District Mascot · Chrome Companion · Cultivate · Mowu, Loyal Companion · Nuka-Cola Vending Machine · Emerald Medallion · Keeper of Fables · Heroic Intervention · Tireless Provisioner · Gilded Goose · Prowling Serpopard · Essence Warden · Many Partings · The Earth Crystal · Nature's Lore · Inspiring Call · Rampant Growth · Branching Evolution · Doubling Season · Ozolith, the Shattered Spire · Scythecat Cub · Arcane Signet · Gourmand's Talent · Revive the Shire · Spider-Man, Miles Morales · Doc Samson, Super Psychiatrist · Tanuki Transplanter · Swiftfoot Boots · Undergrowth Leopard · Fog · Pet Avengers · Three Visits · Innkeeper's Talent · Snakeskin Veil · Terrasymbiosis · The Great Henge · Pawpatch Formation · Trail of Crumbs · West Wind Avatar · Elanor Gardner · Feline Sovereign · The Cabbage Merchant · Kodama's Reach · Trade Route Envoy · Study the Classics · Generous Stray · Tamiyo's Safekeeping · Michelangelo, the Heart · Jaheira, Friend of the Forest · The Shire · Gingerbread Cabin · Rogue's Passage · Animal Sanctuary · Reliquary Tower · Oran-Rief, the Vastwood · Mosswort Bridge · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Boseiju, Who Endures · Sapseep Forest · Myriad Landscape · Evendo, Waking Haven · Adventurer's Inn · Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth · War Room
🃏 Recommended cards for Lucky the Pizza Dog
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Lucky the Pizza Dog, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Pridemalkin | 77% | +76% |
| Ninja Pizza | 75% | +73% |
| Spider-Ham, Peter Porker | 74% | +72% |
| Night of the Sweets' Revenge | 72% | +70% |
| Academy Manufactor | 72% | +70% |
| Heroic Feast | 71% | +69% |
| Tigra, Feline Fury | 68% | +67% |
| Mushroom Watchdogs | 68% | +67% |
| Arbor Adherent | 68% | +66% |
| District Mascot | 66% | +65% |
| Peregrin Took | 68% | +65% |
| Mowu, Loyal Companion | 64% | +64% |
| Chrome Companion | 64% | +64% |
| Tippy-Toe, Terrific Partner | 68% | +63% |
| Nuka-Cola Vending Machine | 62% | +61% |
| Hardened Scales | 73% | +59% |
| Keeper of Fables | 60% | +57% |
| The Shire | 60% | +56% |
| Gingerbread Cabin | 59% | +55% |
| Gilded Goose | 56% | +53% |
| Prowling Serpopard | 56% | +53% |
| Essence Warden | 55% | +51% |
| Many Partings | 54% | +51% |
| Animal Sanctuary | 49% | +48% |
💰 The best cards for your Lucky the Pizza Dog 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.
- Pridemalkin
- Spider-Ham, Peter Porker
- Night of the Sweets' Revenge
- Heroic Feast
- Tigra, Feline Fury
- Mushroom Watchdogs
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Ninja Pizza
- Academy Manufactor
- Arbor Adherent
- Tippy-Toe, Terrific Partner
- Essence Warden
- Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Nuka-Cola Vending Machine
- Spider-Man, Miles Morales
- Scythecat Cub
- The Cabbage Merchant
- Doubling Season
- The Ozolith
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Lucky the Pizza Dog
- Springheart Nantuko + Tireless Provisioner → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Springheart Nantuko + Tireless Provisioner → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Peregrin Took + Nuka-Cola Vending Machine → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite tapped Treasure tokens
- Scurry Oak + Ivy Lane Denizen → Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite creature ETB
- Springheart Nantuko + Doubling Season → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Nuka-Cola Vending Machine + Academy Manufactor + Krark-Clan Ironworks → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite tapped Treasure tokens, Infinite tapped Food tokens, Infinite tapped Clue tokens, Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers
👥 Community decks with Lucky the Pizza Dog
Full decklists published by players on EDH Optimizer, with their analysis, bracket and health. Clone them to your account and optimize them for free.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Lucky the Pizza Dog's color identity?
Lucky the Pizza Dog is green: 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 Lucky the Pizza Dog come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Lucky the Pizza Dog deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.1 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 17 % of the time and floods 15 %. Deck health: C+ (63/100).
How many lands should a Lucky the Pizza Dog deck run?
Real Lucky the Pizza Dog 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 Lucky the Pizza Dog?
The three highest-synergy cards are Pridemalkin, Ninja Pizza, Spider-Ham, Peter Porker. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Lucky the Pizza Dog decks.
What combos does Lucky the Pizza Dog have?
Lucky the Pizza Dog has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Springheart Nantuko + Tireless Provisioner. 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 Lucky the Pizza Dog deck cost?
You can start cheap: Pridemalkin, Spider-Ham, Peter Porker, Night of the Sweets' Revenge 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.