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Orcus, Prince of Undeath
Legendary Creature — Demon · X2BR
Color identity: Black · Red · Rakdos
Orcus, Prince of Undeath is Rakdos (black and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying, trample
When Orcus enters, choose one —
• Each other creature gets -X/-X until end of turn. You lose X life.
• Return up to X target creature cards with total mana value X or less from your graveyard to the battlefield. They gain haste until end of turn.
Reference price of the card: €0.02
Average lands in decks for Orcus, Prince of Undeath: 35
ReanimatorAristocratsDemonsZombiesComboGraveyardRampDiscard
Build your Orcus, Prince of Undeath deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Orcus, Prince of Undeath 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Orcus, Prince of Undeath 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: B (70/100)
- Consistency75
- Speed67
- Interaction33
- Resilience69
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (21 nonbasic, 9 Swamp, 5 Mountain)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Dark Ritual · Rakdos Signet · Faithless Looting · Rakdos Charm · Victimize · Blasphemous Act · Bedevil · Talisman of Indulgence · Kardur, Doomscourge · Deadly Dispute · Feed the Swarm · Songs of the Damned · Reanimate · Terminate · Blood Artist · Mahadi, Emporium Master · Wand of Orcus · Ashnod's Altar · Black Market · Pitiless Plunderer · Village Rites · Zulaport Cutthroat · Mayhem Devil · Rakdos, Lord of Riots · Shambling Ghast · Chaos Warp · Buried Alive · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Raphael, Fiendish Savior · Solemn Simulacrum · Impulsive Pilferer · Stitcher's Supplier · Mind Stone · Thrill of Possibility · Unexpected Windfall · Accursed Marauder · Anger · Balor · Carrion Feeder · Harvester of Souls · Living Death · Syr Konrad, the Grim · Big Score · Chainer, Nightmare Adept · Impact Tremors · Phyrexian Arena · Viscera Seer · Dread Return · Herald of Slaanesh · Vandalblast · Commander's Sphere · The Balrog, Durin's Bane · Goblin Bombardment · Mana Geyser · Morbid Opportunist · Rakdos, Patron of Chaos · Midnight Reaper · Rune-Scarred Demon · Sign in Blood · Skullclamp · Archfiend of Depravity · Burnished Hart · Command Tower · Dragonskull Summit · Smoldering Marsh · Blood Crypt · Foreboding Ruins · Rakdos Carnarium · Tainted Peak · Bojuka Bog · Haunted Ridge · Luxury Suite · Sulfurous Springs · Temple of Malice · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Bloodstained Mire · Evolving Wilds · Blazemire Verge · Cabal Coffers · Shadowblood Ridge · Myriad Landscape · Raucous Theater · Graven Cairns
🃏 Recommended cards for Orcus, Prince of Undeath
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Orcus, Prince of Undeath, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Songs of the Damned | 34% | +33% |
| Wand of Orcus | 32% | +31% |
| Victimize | 42% | +27% |
| Black Market | 30% | +25% |
| Shambling Ghast | 28% | +25% |
| Raphael, Fiendish Savior | 26% | +24% |
| Stitcher's Supplier | 25% | +23% |
| Buried Alive | 26% | +21% |
| Rakdos, Lord of Riots | 28% | +21% |
| Ashnod's Altar | 31% | +21% |
| Balor | 23% | +21% |
| Zulaport Cutthroat | 29% | +21% |
| Kardur, Doomscourge | 37% | +20% |
| Harvester of Souls | 23% | +20% |
| Herald of Slaanesh | 21% | +20% |
| Mahadi, Emporium Master | 32% | +19% |
| Carrion Feeder | 23% | +19% |
| Living Death | 23% | +19% |
| Impulsive Pilferer | 25% | +18% |
| Accursed Marauder | 23% | +18% |
| The Balrog, Durin's Bane | 20% | +18% |
| Pitiless Plunderer | 30% | +17% |
| Dread Return | 21% | +17% |
| Gray Merchant of Asphodel | 26% | +16% |
💰 The best cards for your Orcus, Prince of Undeath 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.
- Songs of the Damned
- Victimize
- Shambling Ghast
- Raphael, Fiendish Savior
- Stitcher's Supplier
- Buried Alive
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Black Market
- Balor
- Herald of Slaanesh
- Carrion Feeder
- Living Death
- Pitiless Plunderer
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Wand of Orcus
- Ashnod's Altar
- Cabal Coffers
- Bloodthirster
- Phyrexian Altar
- Entomb
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Orcus, Prince of Undeath
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Underworld Breach + Wheel of Fortune + Jeska's Will → Infinite draw triggers for all players, Infinite looting for all players, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite storm count
- Underworld Breach + Lion's Eye Diamond + Wheel of Fortune → Infinite draw triggers, Infinite looting, Infinite looting for opponents, Near-infinite storm count
- 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
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Frequently asked questions
What is Orcus, Prince of Undeath's color identity?
Orcus, Prince of Undeath 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 Orcus, Prince of Undeath come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Orcus, Prince of Undeath deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.7 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 99 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 22 % of the time and floods 13 %. Deck health: B (70/100).
How many lands should a Orcus, Prince of Undeath deck run?
Real Orcus, Prince of Undeath 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 Orcus, Prince of Undeath?
The three highest-synergy cards are Songs of the Damned, Wand of Orcus, Victimize. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Orcus, Prince of Undeath decks.
What combos does Orcus, Prince of Undeath have?
Orcus, Prince of Undeath 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 Orcus, Prince of Undeath deck cost?
You can start cheap: Songs of the Damned, Victimize, Shambling Ghast 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.