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Orca, Siege Demon
Legendary Creature — Demon · 5BR
Color identity: Black · Red · Rakdos
Orca, Siege Demon is Rakdos (black and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Trample
Whenever another creature dies, put a +1/+1 counter on Orca.
When Orca dies, it deals damage equal to its power divided as you choose among any number of targets.
Reference price of the card: €0.33
Average lands in decks for Orca, Siege Demon: 36
AristocratsSacrificeBurnDemonsShadowborn Apostles+1/+1 CountersComboLifegain
Build your Orca, Siege Demon deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Orca, Siege Demon 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Orca, Siege Demon deck starts over 4,000 games
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 (70/100)
- Consistency56
- Speed58
- Interaction46
- Resilience83
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (24 nonbasic, 9 Swamp, 3 Mountain)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Fling · Mahadi, Emporium Master · Lagomos, Hand of Hatred · Supernatural Stamina · Blasphemous Act · Drivnod, Carnage Dominus · Plaguecrafter · Juri, Master of the Revue · Morbid Opportunist · Rakdos Signet · Reassembling Skeleton · Fleshbag Marauder · Village Rites · Deadly Dispute · Feign Death · Solemn Simulacrum · Kazuul's Fury // Kazuul's Cliffs · Talisman of Indulgence · Accursed Marauder · Rakdos Joins Up · Victimize · Viscera Seer · Undying Malice · Pitiless Plunderer · Ashnod's Altar · Mayhem Devil · Blood Artist · Black Market · Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder · Feed the Swarm · Bedevil · Braids, Arisen Nightmare · Dark Ritual · Chaos Warp · Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire · Skullclamp · Chandra's Ignition · Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia · Goblin Bombardment · Zulaport Cutthroat · Demon's Disciple · Reanimate · Swiftfoot Boots · Thud · Unleash Fury · Burnished Hart · Infantry Shield · Woe Strider · Sign in Blood · The Ozolith · Commander's Sphere · Corrupted Conviction · Dictate of Erebos · Garna, Bloodfist of Keld · Fake Your Own Death · Mind Stone · Pawn of Ulamog · Phyrexian Altar · Terminate · Massacre Girl · Phyrexian Arena · Command Tower · Smoldering Marsh · Dragonskull Summit · Blood Crypt · Tainted Peak · Haunted Ridge · Luxury Suite · Foreboding Ruins · Rakdos Carnarium · Sulfurous Springs · Shadowblood Ridge · Bojuka Bog · Phyrexian Tower · Myriad Landscape · High Market · Temple of Malice · Bloodstained Mire · Graven Cairns · Susur Secundi, Void Altar · Blazemire Verge · Kher Keep · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Rogue's Passage · Reliquary Tower
🃏 Recommended cards for Orca, Siege Demon
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Orca, Siege Demon, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Fling | 61% | +57% |
| Lagomos, Hand of Hatred | 57% | +50% |
| Drivnod, Carnage Dominus | 51% | +50% |
| Supernatural Stamina | 53% | +47% |
| Plaguecrafter | 51% | +46% |
| Fleshbag Marauder | 48% | +46% |
| Mahadi, Emporium Master | 58% | +45% |
| Juri, Master of the Revue | 50% | +44% |
| Reassembling Skeleton | 49% | +43% |
| Kazuul's Fury | 45% | +41% |
| Feign Death | 47% | +41% |
| Rakdos Joins Up | 44% | +39% |
| Accursed Marauder | 44% | +39% |
| Undying Malice | 43% | +36% |
| Viscera Seer | 44% | +35% |
| Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder | 36% | +35% |
| Morbid Opportunist | 49% | +33% |
| Village Rites | 48% | +33% |
| Black Market | 36% | +31% |
| Ashnod's Altar | 40% | +30% |
| Pitiless Plunderer | 42% | +29% |
| Victimize | 44% | +29% |
| Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia | 31% | +28% |
| Thud | 29% | +28% |
💰 The best cards for your Orca, Siege Demon 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.
- Fling
- Lagomos, Hand of Hatred
- Supernatural Stamina
- Plaguecrafter
- Fleshbag Marauder
- Mahadi, Emporium Master
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
- Black Market
- Ashnod's Altar
- Pitiless Plunderer
- Susur Secundi, Void Altar
- Braids, Arisen Nightmare
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- The Ozolith
- Dictate of Erebos
- Phyrexian Tower
- Phyrexian Altar
- Stinging Study
- Grave Pact
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Orca, Siege Demon
- 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
- Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
- Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite colored mana, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
- Pitiless Plunderer + Reassembling Skeleton + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Blasphemous Act + Repercussion → Near-infinite damage to all players
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Frequently asked questions
What is Orca, Siege Demon's color identity?
Orca, Siege Demon is Rakdos (black and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors 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 Orca, Siege Demon come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Orca, Siege Demon deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 5.9 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 88 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 12 % of the time and floods 18 %. Deck health: B (70/100).
How many lands should a Orca, Siege Demon deck run?
Real Orca, Siege Demon 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 Orca, Siege Demon?
The three highest-synergy cards are Fling, Lagomos, Hand of Hatred, Drivnod, Carnage Dominus. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Orca, Siege Demon decks.
What combos does Orca, Siege Demon have?
Orca, Siege Demon 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 Orca, Siege Demon deck cost?
You can start cheap: Fling, Lagomos, Hand of Hatred, Supernatural Stamina 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.