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Massacre Girl
Legendary Creature — Human Assassin · 3BB
Color identity: Black
Massacre Girl is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Menace
When Massacre Girl enters, each other creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn. Whenever a creature dies this turn, each creature other than Massacre Girl gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
Reference price of the card: €0.30
Comes in the precon Endless Punishment
Average lands in decks for Massacre Girl: 36
Aristocrats-1/-1 CountersControlReanimatorTokens+1/+1 CountersComboSacrifice
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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: C+ (61/100)
- Consistency58
- Speed58
- Interaction23
- Resilience64
- Closing96
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (14 nonbasic, 22 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Massacre Wurm · Slaughter Specialist · Jet Medallion · Black Market · Arcane Signet · Bastion of Remembrance · Dark Ritual · Reassembling Skeleton · Yahenni, Undying Partisan · Feed the Swarm · Massacre Girl, Known Killer · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Blood Artist · Genesis Chamber · Rise of the Dread Marn · Syr Konrad, the Grim · The Meathook Massacre · Blade of the Bloodchief · Pitiless Plunderer · Reanimate · Sign in Blood · Thrilling Encore · Rise of the Dark Realms · Zulaport Cutthroat · Bloodcrazed Paladin · Revel in Riches · Spoils of Blood · Solemn Simulacrum · Bitterblossom · Grave Betrayal · Skullclamp · Akroan Horse · Crypt Ghast · Phyrexian Arena · Sengir, the Dark Baron · Sudden Spoiling · Tragic Slip · Village Rites · Defile · Mind Stone · Necrosynthesis · Toxic Deluge · Venomcrawler · Clackbridge Troll · Maha, Its Feathers Night · Tarrian's Soulcleaver · Harvester of Souls · Ob Nixilis, Unshackled · Liliana, Dreadhorde General · Charcoal Diamond · Exsanguinate · Victimize · Bontu's Monument · Deadly Dispute · Eternal Thirst · Withering Torment · Not Dead After All · Black Market Connections · Falkenrath Noble · Night's Whisper · Read the Bones · Hunted Bonebrute · Cabal Coffers · Bojuka Bog · Forbidden Orchard · Witch's Cottage · Cabal Stronghold · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Myriad Landscape · Spymaster's Vault · Phyrexian Tower · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Reliquary Tower · Rogue's Passage · Sanctum of Eternity · War Room
🃏 Recommended cards for Massacre Girl
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Massacre Girl, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Slaughter Specialist | 64% | +62% |
| Massacre Girl, Known Killer | 55% | +52% |
| Massacre Wurm | 67% | +50% |
| Yahenni, Undying Partisan | 56% | +50% |
| Rise of the Dread Marn | 49% | +47% |
| Genesis Chamber | 49% | +46% |
| Blade of the Bloodchief | 47% | +45% |
| Thrilling Encore | 44% | +42% |
| Black Market | 61% | +41% |
| Bastion of Remembrance | 58% | +41% |
| Bloodcrazed Paladin | 41% | +41% |
| Spoils of Blood | 41% | +40% |
| Forbidden Orchard | 41% | +39% |
| Reassembling Skeleton | 56% | +38% |
| Akroan Horse | 38% | +37% |
| Revel in Riches | 41% | +37% |
| Sengir, the Dark Baron | 38% | +37% |
| Grave Betrayal | 39% | +36% |
| Necrosynthesis | 36% | +35% |
| Venomcrawler | 36% | +35% |
| Clackbridge Troll | 35% | +33% |
| Tarrian's Soulcleaver | 35% | +32% |
| The Meathook Massacre | 48% | +31% |
| Maha, Its Feathers Night | 35% | +31% |
💰 The best cards for your Massacre Girl 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.
- Slaughter Specialist
- Massacre Girl, Known Killer
- Yahenni, Undying Partisan
- Rise of the Dread Marn
- Genesis Chamber
- Thrilling Encore
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Massacre Wurm
- Blade of the Bloodchief
- Black Market
- Forbidden Orchard
- Grave Betrayal
- Sudden Spoiling
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Revel in Riches
- The Meathook Massacre
- Maha, Its Feathers Night
- Bitterblossom
- Bloodchief Ascension
- Avacyn, Angel of Horror
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Massacre Girl
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Sanguine Bond + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Exquisite Blood + Enduring Tenacity → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
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Frequently asked questions
What is Massacre Girl's color identity?
Massacre Girl 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 Massacre Girl come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Massacre Girl deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.7 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 26 % of the time and floods 11 %. Deck health: C+ (61/100).
How many lands should a Massacre Girl deck run?
Real Massacre Girl 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 Massacre Girl?
The three highest-synergy cards are Slaughter Specialist, Massacre Girl, Known Killer, Massacre Wurm. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Massacre Girl decks.
What combos does Massacre Girl have?
Massacre Girl 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 Massacre Girl deck cost?
You can start cheap: Slaughter Specialist, Massacre Girl, Known Killer, Yahenni, Undying Partisan 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.