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Minotaur, Roxxon CEO
Legendary Creature — Minotaur Villain · 4BB
Color identity: Black
Minotaur, Roxxon CEO is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Whenever Minotaur, Roxxon CEO or another nontoken creature dies, you 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: €2.95
Average lands in decks for Minotaur, Roxxon CEO: 34
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Build your Minotaur, Roxxon CEO deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
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The list people actually play per EDHREC (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: B (67/100)
- Consistency42
- Speed61
- Interaction48
- Resilience80
- Closing97
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (10 nonbasic, 24 Swamp)
Grave Pact · Jet Medallion · Drivnod, Carnage Dominus · Sol Ring · Withering Torment · Ashnod's Altar · Ayara, First of Locthwain · Black Market · Black Market Connections · Dread Return · Zulaport Cutthroat · Accursed Marauder · Blasphemous Edict · Blood Artist · Braids, Arisen Nightmare · Dark Ritual · Diabolic Intent · Fleshbag Marauder · Mirkwood Bats · Plaguecrafter · Reassembling Skeleton · Viscera Seer · Animate Dead · Corrupted Conviction · Crypt Ghast · Demon's Disciple · Fake Your Own Death · Kingpin, Wilson Fisk · Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire · Ophiomancer · Phyrexian Arena · Rankle, Master of Pranks · Sign in Blood · Syr Konrad, the Grim · Agents of HYDRA · Bloodghast · Common Crook · Doom Reigns Supreme · Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder · Gravecrawler · Hammerhead, Maggia Boss · Imp's Mischief · Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia · Marionette Apprentice · Merciless Executioner · Morbid Opportunist · Night's Whisper · Phyrexian Altar · Pitiless Plunderer · Sheoldred, Whispering One · Sudden Spoiling · Toxic Deluge · Vampiric Rites · Warren Soultrader · Baron Strucker, HYDRA Overlord · Bitterbloom Bearer · Bitterblossom · Cabal Ritual · Deadly Dispute · Deadly Rollick · Demonic Tutor · Feign Death · Fell the Profane // Fell Mire · Fumulus, the Infestation · Go for the Throat · Cabal Stronghold · Bojuka Bog · Cabal Coffers · Castle Locthwain · Midgar, City of Mako // Reactor Raid · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Phyrexian Tower · Reliquary Tower · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · High Market
🃏 Recommended cards for Minotaur, Roxxon CEO
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Minotaur, Roxxon CEO, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Drivnod, Carnage Dominus | 82% | +75% |
| Grave Pact | 91% | +71% |
| Dread Return | 73% | +61% |
| Mirkwood Bats | 64% | +55% |
| Kingpin, Wilson Fisk | 55% | +53% |
| Ashnod's Altar | 73% | +53% |
| Black Market | 73% | +53% |
| Withering Torment | 82% | +50% |
| Zulaport Cutthroat | 73% | +50% |
| Diabolic Intent | 64% | +48% |
| Blasphemous Edict | 64% | +48% |
| Ayara, First of Locthwain | 73% | +48% |
| Black Market Connections | 73% | +48% |
| Fleshbag Marauder | 64% | +47% |
| Castle Locthwain | 64% | +47% |
| Fake Your Own Death | 55% | +47% |
| Demon's Disciple | 55% | +47% |
| Viscera Seer | 64% | +46% |
| Reassembling Skeleton | 64% | +46% |
| Hammerhead, Maggia Boss | 45% | +45% |
| Agents of HYDRA | 45% | +45% |
| Common Crook | 45% | +45% |
| Doom Reigns Supreme | 45% | +45% |
| Midgar, City of Mako | 55% | +44% |
💰 The best cards for your Minotaur, Roxxon CEO 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.
- Dread Return
- Mirkwood Bats
- Kingpin, Wilson Fisk
- Withering Torment
- Zulaport Cutthroat
- Fleshbag Marauder
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
- Ashnod's Altar
- Black Market
- Blasphemous Edict
- Ayara, First of Locthwain
- Castle Locthwain
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Grave Pact
- Diabolic Intent
- Black Market Connections
- Sheoldred, Whispering One
- Warren Soultrader
- Phyrexian Altar
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Minotaur, Roxxon CEO
- 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
- 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
- Pitiless Plunderer + Reassembling Skeleton + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Gravecrawler + Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Gravecrawler + Pitiless Plunderer + Viscera Seer → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite scry 1, Infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is Minotaur, Roxxon CEO's color identity?
Minotaur, Roxxon CEO 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 Minotaur, Roxxon CEO come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Minotaur, Roxxon CEO deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 5.5 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 92 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 22 % of the time and floods 19 %. Deck health: B (67/100).
How many lands should a Minotaur, Roxxon CEO deck run?
Real Minotaur, Roxxon CEO decks run 34 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 Minotaur, Roxxon CEO?
The three highest-synergy cards are Drivnod, Carnage Dominus, Grave Pact, Dread Return. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Minotaur, Roxxon CEO decks.
What combos does Minotaur, Roxxon CEO have?
Minotaur, Roxxon CEO 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 Minotaur, Roxxon CEO deck cost?
You can start cheap: Dread Return, Mirkwood Bats, Kingpin, Wilson Fisk 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.