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Madame Masque
Legendary Creature — Human Villain · 4B
Color identity: Black
Madame Masque is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
When Madame Masque enters, she connives. (Draw a card, then discard a card. If you discarded a nonland card, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.)
Whenever you draw your second card each turn, create a 2/1 black Villain creature token with menace. (It can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
Reference price of the card: €0.10
Average lands in decks for Madame Masque: 37
Build your Madame Masque deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Madame Masque 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Madame Masque 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: D (47/100)
- Consistency81
- Speed52
- Interaction8
- Resilience68
- Closing28
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 37 lands (4 nonbasic, 33 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Village Rites · Fanatical Offering · Deadly Dispute · Morbid Opportunist · Corrupted Conviction · Altar's Reap · Costly Plunder · Succumb to Temptation · Rowan's Grim Search · Feed the Swarm · Phyrexian Arena · Sign in Blood · Withering Torment · Mind Stone · Night's Whisper · Black Market Connections · Zulaport Cutthroat · Fellwar Stone · Greed · Roaming Throne · Reckoner's Bargain · Nadier's Nightblade · Zenith Chronicler · Front Porch Sentries · Dark Ritual · Blood Artist · Ayara, First of Locthwain · Exsanguinate · Thought Vessel · Ashnod's Altar · Bastion of Remembrance · Gravecrawler · Read the Bones · Sheoldred, the Apocalypse · Phyrexian Altar · Wayfarer's Bauble · Buried Alive · Vilis, Broker of Blood · Nirkana Revenant · Nether Traitor · Mirkwood Bats · Commander's Sphere · Vengeful Bloodwitch · Vampiric Rites · Thran Dynamo · Gilded Lotus · Creeping Bloodsucker · Funeral Room // Awakening Hall · Blood Pact · Gixian Puppeteer · Psychosis Crawler · Nasty End · Hedron Archive · Decanter of Endless Water · Eviscerator's Insight · The Sibsig Ceremony · Polluted Bonds · Visions of Villainy · Strionic Resonator · Venser's Journal · Cabal Coffers · Cabal Stronghold · Reliquary Tower · Phyrexian Tower
🃏 Recommended cards for Madame Masque
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Madame Masque, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Fanatical Offering | 83% | +82% |
| Rowan's Grim Search | 67% | +66% |
| Succumb to Temptation | 67% | +65% |
| Costly Plunder | 67% | +64% |
| Altar's Reap | 67% | +64% |
| Village Rites | 83% | +57% |
| Corrupted Conviction | 67% | +54% |
| Front Porch Sentries | 50% | +50% |
| Zenith Chronicler | 50% | +49% |
| Nadier's Nightblade | 50% | +48% |
| Reckoner's Bargain | 50% | +47% |
| Roaming Throne | 50% | +47% |
| Greed | 50% | +44% |
| Morbid Opportunist | 67% | +42% |
| Deadly Dispute | 67% | +39% |
| Fellwar Stone | 50% | +36% |
| Merciless Resolve | 33% | +33% |
| Head Games | 33% | +33% |
| Toxin Analysis | 33% | +33% |
| HYDRA Troopers | 33% | +33% |
| Crushing Disappointment | 33% | +33% |
| Sisay's Ring | 33% | +33% |
| Tempting Contract | 33% | +33% |
| The Masters of Evil | 33% | +33% |
💰 The best cards for your Madame Masque 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.
- Rowan's Grim Search
- Succumb to Temptation
- Costly Plunder
- Altar's Reap
- Village Rites
- Corrupted Conviction
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Fanatical Offering
- Tempting Contract
- Venser's Journal
- Strionic Resonator
- Polluted Bonds
- Decanter of Endless Water
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Roaming Throne
- Black Market Connections
- Phyrexian Altar
- Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Madame Masque
- Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Warren Soultrader + Gravecrawler + Blood Artist → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Warren Soultrader + Gravecrawler + Zulaport Cutthroat → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite storm count
- Warren Soultrader + Gravecrawler + Bastion of Remembrance → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite storm count
- Warren Soultrader + Gravecrawler + Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite storm count, Infinite lifeloss
- Warren Soultrader + Gravecrawler + Ayara, First of Locthwain → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite storm count, Infinite lifeloss
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Frequently asked questions
What is Madame Masque's color identity?
Madame Masque 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 Madame Masque come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Madame Masque deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 37 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.5 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 13 % of the time and floods 2 %. Deck health: D (47/100).
How many lands should a Madame Masque deck run?
Real Madame Masque 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 Madame Masque?
The three highest-synergy cards are Fanatical Offering, Rowan's Grim Search, Succumb to Temptation. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Madame Masque decks.
What combos does Madame Masque have?
Madame Masque 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 Madame Masque deck cost?
You can start cheap: Rowan's Grim Search, Succumb to Temptation, Costly Plunder 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.