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Mastermind Plum
Legendary Creature — Human Wizard · 2B
Color identity: Black
Mastermind Plum is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Whenever Mastermind Plum attacks, exile up to one target card from a graveyard. If an artifact card was exiled this way, create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Whenever you cast a spell, if mana from a Treasure was spent to cast it, you draw a card and you lose 1 life.
Reference price of the card: €5.06
Average lands in decks for Mastermind Plum: 35
TreasureArtifactsAristocratsTokensComboExileMidrangeRamp
Build your Mastermind Plum deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Mastermind Plum 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Mastermind Plum 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 (55/100)
- Consistency73
- Speed65
- Interaction27
- Resilience69
- Closing50
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (13 nonbasic, 22 Swamp)
Deadly Dispute · Sol Ring · Pitiless Plunderer · Blood Money · Thieves' Tools · Greedy Freebooter · Mirkwood Bats · Collector's Vault · Zhentarim Bandit · Black Market Connections · Disciple of the Vault · Forsworn Paladin · Lobelia Sackville-Baggins · Marionette Master · Marionette Apprentice · Fake Your Own Death · Academy Manufactor · Hoard Robber · Skullport Merchant · Jet Medallion · Arcane Signet · Dark Ritual · Grim Hireling · Nadier's Nightblade · Revel in Riches · Shambling Ghast · Agent of the Iron Throne · Treasure Dredger · Undercity Scrounger · Feed the Swarm · Noble's Purse · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Treasure Map // Treasure Cove · Burakos, Party Leader · Fain, the Broker · Goldvein Pick · Wayfarer's Bauble · Prized Statue · Ruthless Technomancer · Warren Soultrader · Deadly Derision · Mind Stone · Solemn Simulacrum · Braids, Arisen Nightmare · Marut · Costly Plunder · Crypt Ghast · Swiftfoot Boots · Defile · Phyrexian Arena · Ruthless Knave · Dire Fleet Hoarder · Gilded Pinions · Lich-Knights' Conquest · Toxic Deluge · Exsanguinate · Fanatical Offering · Go for the Throat · Bolas's Citadel · Nuka-Cola Vending Machine · Reanimate · Withering Torment · Evin, Waterdeep Opportunist · Monumental Corruption · Treasure Vault · Bojuka Bog · Cabal Coffers · Rogue's Passage · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Reliquary Tower · Cabal Stronghold · Myriad Landscape · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Fountainport · Witch's Cottage · Access Tunnel · Vault of Whispers
🃏 Recommended cards for Mastermind Plum
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Mastermind Plum, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Thieves' Tools | 73% | +71% |
| Blood Money | 73% | +70% |
| Collector's Vault | 70% | +69% |
| Greedy Freebooter | 72% | +66% |
| Zhentarim Bandit | 66% | +66% |
| Forsworn Paladin | 64% | +63% |
| Lobelia Sackville-Baggins | 64% | +63% |
| Mirkwood Bats | 71% | +63% |
| Disciple of the Vault | 64% | +62% |
| Deadly Dispute | 89% | +62% |
| Marionette Master | 64% | +61% |
| Academy Manufactor | 61% | +60% |
| Hoard Robber | 61% | +60% |
| Skullport Merchant | 61% | +60% |
| Treasure Vault | 59% | +58% |
| Treasure Dredger | 56% | +56% |
| Nadier's Nightblade | 58% | +56% |
| Pitiless Plunderer | 75% | +55% |
| Fake Your Own Death | 62% | +54% |
| Undercity Scrounger | 54% | +54% |
| Grim Hireling | 58% | +53% |
| Revel in Riches | 58% | +53% |
| Agent of the Iron Throne | 56% | +53% |
| Shambling Ghast | 58% | +53% |
💰 The best cards for your Mastermind Plum 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.
- Thieves' Tools
- Collector's Vault
- Greedy Freebooter
- Zhentarim Bandit
- Forsworn Paladin
- Lobelia Sackville-Baggins
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Blood Money
- Academy Manufactor
- Pitiless Plunderer
- Ruthless Technomancer
- Fanatical Offering
- Evin, Waterdeep Opportunist
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Grim Hireling
- Revel in Riches
- Black Market Connections
- Warren Soultrader
- Nuka-Cola Vending Machine
- Rev, Tithe Extractor
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Mastermind Plum
- 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
- Sensei's Divining Top + Aetherflux Reservoir + Bolas's Citadel → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite damage, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifegain triggers, Near-infinite storm count
- Sheoldred, the Apocalypse + Peer into the Abyss → Near-infinite card draw for target opponent, Near-infinite draw triggers for target opponent, Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponent, Target opponent loses the game
- Orcish Bowmasters + Peer into the Abyss → Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Near-infinite card draw for target opponent, Near-infinite damage, Near-infinite draw triggers for target opponent, Target opponent loses the game
- 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
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Frequently asked questions
What is Mastermind Plum's color identity?
Mastermind Plum 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 Mastermind Plum come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Mastermind Plum deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.8 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 2 % of the time and floods 1 %. Deck health: C (55/100).
How many lands should a Mastermind Plum deck run?
Real Mastermind Plum decks run 35 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 Mastermind Plum?
The three highest-synergy cards are Thieves' Tools, Blood Money, Collector's Vault. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Mastermind Plum decks.
What combos does Mastermind Plum have?
Mastermind Plum 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 Mastermind Plum deck cost?
You can start cheap: Thieves' Tools, Collector's Vault, Greedy Freebooter 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.