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MACH-1, Swooping Scoundrel
Legendary Artifact Creature — Human Villain · 1B
Color identity: Black
MACH-1, Swooping Scoundrel is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying
When MACH-1 enters and whenever you gain life, surveil 1. This ability triggers only once each turn. (To surveil 1, look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard.)
Reference price of the card: €0.44
Average lands in decks for MACH-1, Swooping Scoundrel: 37
LifegainReanimatorSelf-MillAggroCard DrawGraveyardLifedrainSurveil
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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: D (43/100)
- Consistency74
- Speed56
- Interaction27
- Resilience70
- Closing7
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 37 lands (7 nonbasic, 30 Swamp)
Marauding Blight-Priest · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Creeping Bloodsucker · Dread Return · Epicure of Blood · Sign in Blood · Trespasser's Curse · Arcane Signet · Deathgreeter · Risky Research · Sol Ring · Wayfarer's Bauble · Acolyte of Aclazotz · Chrome Companion · Crypt Ghast · Diresight · Jet Medallion · Pristine Talisman · Reanimate · Spectrum Sentinel · Unearth · Witch of the Moors · Apex Witchstalker · Eye of Jace · Lich's Relic · Massacre Girl, Most Wanted · Screeching Soulbreaker · Alms of the Vein · Animate Dead · Basilica Stalker · Black Market Connections · Bontu's Monument · Breathe Your Last · Crypt Incursion · Dark Ritual · Desperate Farmer // Depraved Harvester · Disentomb · Dogged Pursuit · Dross Skullbomb · Enduring Tenacity · Feed the Swarm · M.O.D.O.K. · Moseo, Vein's New Dean · Murder · Paradise Plume · Planetarium of Wan Shi Tong · Profane Memento · Raven of Fell Omens · Read the Bones · Return to Action · Scheming Silvertongue // Sign in Blood · Snarling Gorehound · Snuff Out · South Wind Avatar · Starscape Cleric · The Darkness Crystal · Tithing Blade // Consuming Sepulcher · Victimize · Wreckage Wickerfolk · Aang's Journey · Archon of Cruelty · Aspect of Lamprey · Bojuka Bog · Radiant Fountain · Adventurer's Inn · Cabal Coffers · Maestros Theater · Obscura Storefront · Riveteers Overlook
🃏 Recommended cards for MACH-1, Swooping Scoundrel
The highest-synergy cards in decks for MACH-1, Swooping Scoundrel, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Marauding Blight-Priest | 59% | +52% |
| Trespasser's Curse | 41% | +41% |
| Epicure of Blood | 41% | +40% |
| Creeping Bloodsucker | 41% | +37% |
| Risky Research | 35% | +34% |
| Radiant Fountain | 35% | +34% |
| Deathgreeter | 35% | +32% |
| Chrome Companion | 29% | +29% |
| Dread Return | 41% | +29% |
| Spectrum Sentinel | 29% | +29% |
| Acolyte of Aclazotz | 29% | +29% |
| Adventurer's Inn | 29% | +28% |
| Pristine Talisman | 29% | +28% |
| Diresight | 29% | +26% |
| Witch of the Moors | 29% | +26% |
| Eye of Jace | 25% | +25% |
| Apex Witchstalker | 25% | +25% |
| Screeching Soulbreaker | 25% | +25% |
| Basilica Stalker | 24% | +23% |
| Massacre Girl, Most Wanted | 25% | +23% |
| Alms of the Vein | 24% | +23% |
| Desperate Farmer | 24% | +23% |
| Planetarium of Wan Shi Tong | 24% | +23% |
| Wreckage Wickerfolk | 24% | +23% |
💰 The best cards for your MACH-1, Swooping Scoundrel 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.
- Marauding Blight-Priest
- Trespasser's Curse
- Epicure of Blood
- Risky Research
- Radiant Fountain
- Deathgreeter
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Creeping Bloodsucker
- Planetarium of Wan Shi Tong
- M.O.D.O.K.
- Candy Trail
- Fanatical Offering
- Gwenom, Remorseless
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Enduring Tenacity
- Verdant Catacombs
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with MACH-1, Swooping Scoundrel
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Sanguine Bond + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Exquisite Blood + Enduring Tenacity → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Basalt Monolith + Forsaken Monument → Infinite colorless mana
- Enduring Tenacity + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Bloodchief Ascension + Mindcrank → Infinite mill, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifegain triggers, Near-infinite lifeloss
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Frequently asked questions
What is MACH-1, Swooping Scoundrel's color identity?
MACH-1, Swooping Scoundrel 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 MACH-1, Swooping Scoundrel come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average MACH-1, Swooping Scoundrel deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 37 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.0 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 24 % of the time and floods 42 %. Deck health: D (43/100).
How many lands should a MACH-1, Swooping Scoundrel deck run?
Real MACH-1, Swooping Scoundrel decks run 37 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 MACH-1, Swooping Scoundrel?
The three highest-synergy cards are Marauding Blight-Priest, Trespasser's Curse, Epicure of Blood. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in MACH-1, Swooping Scoundrel decks.
What combos does MACH-1, Swooping Scoundrel have?
MACH-1, Swooping Scoundrel has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood. 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 MACH-1, Swooping Scoundrel deck cost?
You can start cheap: Marauding Blight-Priest, Trespasser's Curse, Epicure of Blood 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.