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Photon, Mighty Marvel
Legendary Creature — Human Hero · 3R
Color identity: Red
Photon, Mighty Marvel is red: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying
Whenever Photon deals combat damage to a player, add that much mana of any one color. Until end of turn, you don't lose this mana as steps and phases end.
Reference price of the card: €0.26
Comes in the precon Avengers Assemble
Average lands in decks for Photon, Mighty Marvel: 35
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Build your Photon, Mighty Marvel 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: C+ (61/100)
- Consistency35
- Speed48
- Interaction47
- Resilience89
- Closing84
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (13 nonbasic, 22 Mountain)
Sol Ring · Ruby Medallion · Arcane Signet · Aggravated Assault · Seize the Day · Swiftfoot Boots · The Reaver Cleaver · Big Score · Commander's Plate · Deflecting Swat · Jeska's Will · Overpowering Attack · Electro, Assaulting Battery · Electrodominance · Fiery Emancipation · Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar · Bulk Up · Embercleave · Redirect Lightning · Seething Song · Throne of Eldraine · Unexpected Windfall · Bloodthirster · Combat Celebrant · Full Throttle · Karlach, Fury of Avernus · Mithril Coat · Pinnacle Monk // Mystic Peak · Professional Face-Breaker · Untimely Malfunction · Valakut Awakening // Valakut Stoneforge · Blasphemous Act · Blazing Crescendo · Champion's Helm · Hex Magic · Iron Myr · Jaya's Immolating Inferno · Lizard Blades · Mjölnir, Hammer of Thor · Neheb, the Eternal · Siege Smash · Temur Battle Rage · Unstable Molecule Suit · Ashling, Flame Dancer · Blackblade Reforged · Brute Force · Chandra's Ignition · Crashing Drawbridge · Faithless Looting · Gogo, Mysterious Mime · Haste Magic · Hexing Squelcher · Mana Geyser · Pirate's Pillage · Pyretic Ritual · Return the Favor · Will of the Jeskai · Blazing Firesinger // Seething Song · Bolt Bend · Buster Sword · Chaos Warp · City on Fire · Claws of Valakut · Desperate Ritual · Arena of Glory · Rogue's Passage · Fire Nation Palace · War Room · Command Beacon · Ancient Tomb · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Witch's Clinic · Castle Embereth · Emergence Zone · Great Furnace · Plaza of Heroes · Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
🃏 Recommended cards for Photon, Mighty Marvel
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Photon, Mighty Marvel, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Seize the Day | 65% | +60% |
| Aggravated Assault | 65% | +56% |
| Overpowering Attack | 59% | +55% |
| The Reaver Cleaver | 65% | +53% |
| Electrodominance | 53% | +47% |
| Commander's Plate | 59% | +46% |
| Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar | 53% | +46% |
| Electro, Assaulting Battery | 53% | +42% |
| Embercleave | 47% | +42% |
| Bulk Up | 47% | +39% |
| Bloodthirster | 41% | +39% |
| Fiery Emancipation | 53% | +37% |
| Full Throttle | 41% | +36% |
| Throne of Eldraine | 47% | +36% |
| Karlach, Fury of Avernus | 41% | +35% |
| Unstable Molecule Suit | 35% | +34% |
| Combat Celebrant | 41% | +33% |
| Arena of Glory | 53% | +32% |
| Jaya's Immolating Inferno | 35% | +32% |
| Fire Nation Palace | 41% | +31% |
| Deflecting Swat | 59% | +30% |
| Mithril Coat | 41% | +30% |
| Lizard Blades | 35% | +30% |
| Redirect Lightning | 47% | +30% |
💰 The best cards for your Photon, Mighty Marvel 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.
- Overpowering Attack
- Electrodominance
- Bulk Up
- Unstable Molecule Suit
- Combat Celebrant
- Jaya's Immolating Inferno
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Seize the Day
- Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
- Electro, Assaulting Battery
- Embercleave
- Fiery Emancipation
- Full Throttle
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Aggravated Assault
- The Reaver Cleaver
- Commander's Plate
- Bloodthirster
- Throne of Eldraine
- Karlach, Fury of Avernus
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Photon, Mighty Marvel
- The Reaver Cleaver + Aggravated Assault → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite colored mana, Infinite combat damage, Infinite combat phases, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite Treasure tokens, Infinite untap of creatures you control
- Sword of Feast and Famine + Aggravated Assault → Infinite combat phases
- Ancient Copper Dragon + Aggravated Assault → Near-infinite colored mana, Near-infinite combat damage, Near-infinite Treasure tokens, Near-infinite combat phases, Near-infinite untap of creatures you control, Near-infinite mana creatures you control can produce
- Neheb, the Eternal + Aggravated Assault → Infinite combat phases, Infinite red mana, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite untap of creatures you control
- Combat Celebrant + Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker → Infinite combat phases, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite creature ETB
- Avatar Roku, Firebender + Aggravated Assault + Electro, Assaulting Battery → Infinite combat phases, Infinite red mana, Infinite untap of creatures you control, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinitely powerful red creatures you control until end of turn, Infinite damage to one opponent
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Frequently asked questions
What is Photon, Mighty Marvel's color identity?
Photon, Mighty Marvel is red: 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 Photon, Mighty Marvel come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Photon, Mighty Marvel deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, 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 25 % of the time and floods 19 %. Deck health: C+ (61/100).
How many lands should a Photon, Mighty Marvel deck run?
Real Photon, Mighty Marvel 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 Photon, Mighty Marvel?
The three highest-synergy cards are Seize the Day, Aggravated Assault, Overpowering Attack. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Photon, Mighty Marvel decks.
What combos does Photon, Mighty Marvel have?
Photon, Mighty Marvel has 6 known combos. The most popular one is The Reaver Cleaver + Aggravated Assault. 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 Photon, Mighty Marvel deck cost?
You can start cheap: Overpowering Attack, Electrodominance, Bulk Up 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.