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Proft, Sinister Mastermind
Legendary Creature — Human Rogue · 2B
Color identity: Black
Proft, Sinister Mastermind is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Threshold — You can't cast this spell unless there are seven or more cards in your graveyard.
Menace
{B}, Discard this card: Target creature gets -3/-1 until end of turn.
Reference price of the card: €0.02
Average lands in decks for Proft, Sinister Mastermind: 39
Build your Proft, Sinister Mastermind deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Proft, Sinister Mastermind 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Proft, Sinister Mastermind 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+ (63/100)
- Consistency27
- Speed64
- Interaction39
- Resilience69
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (8 nonbasic, 27 Swamp)
Alchemist's Assistant · Angel of Suffering · Archfiend of Sorrows · Astarion's Thirst · Bonehoard · Boneyard Mycodrax · Bringer of the Last Gift · Criminal Past · Daring Fiendbonder · Dawnhand Dissident · Deathcap Marionette · Demonic Embrace · Dogged Detective · Eumidian Wastewaker · Gix's Command · Grasping Shadows // Shadows' Lair · Grave Researcher // Reanimate · Grave Strength · Gray Slaad // Entropic Decay · Herald of Torment · Key to the City · Lamentation · Lethal Scheme · Mire Triton · Nighthowler · Price of Fame · Qarsi Revenant · Rakshasa Debaser · Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer · Ripples of Undeath · Rot-Curse Rakshasa · Scavenged Brawler · Season of Loss · Sinister Starfish · Songs of the Damned · Souls of the Lost · Toxic Deluge · Tyrannical Pitlord · Undead Butler · Altar of the Wretched // Wretched Bonemass · Barrowgoyf · Bog Witch · Canoptek Tomb Sentinel · Carrionette · Cemetery Tampering · Consuming Corruption · Corpse Augur · Corpse Churn · Dark Ritual · Decorum Dissertation · Defiler of Flesh · Egon, God of Death // Throne of Death · Exsanguinate · Golgari Thug · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Hellish Rebuke · Lightning Greaves · Mask of Griselbrand · Millikin · Mortal Combat · Murder · Ninja's Blades · Nirkana Revenant · Not Dead After All · Drownyard Temple · Arcane Lighthouse · Bojuka Bog · Crypt of Agadeem · Demolition Field · Geier Reach Sanitarium · Rogue's Passage · Spymaster's Vault
🃏 Recommended cards for Proft, Sinister Mastermind
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Proft, Sinister Mastermind, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Astarion's Thirst | 100% | +99% |
| Sinister Starfish | 75% | +75% |
| Alchemist's Assistant | 75% | +75% |
| Grasping Shadows | 75% | +75% |
| Angel of Suffering | 75% | +73% |
| Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer | 75% | +73% |
| Grave Researcher | 75% | +67% |
| Boneyard Mycodrax | 50% | +50% |
| Tyrannical Pitlord | 50% | +50% |
| Herald of Torment | 50% | +50% |
| Gray Slaad | 50% | +50% |
| Lamentation | 50% | +50% |
| Grave Strength | 50% | +50% |
| Eumidian Wastewaker | 50% | +50% |
| Daring Fiendbonder | 50% | +50% |
| Criminal Past | 50% | +50% |
| Archfiend of Sorrows | 50% | +50% |
| Deathcap Marionette | 50% | +50% |
| Bonehoard | 50% | +50% |
| Souls of the Lost | 50% | +50% |
| Zephyr Boots | 50% | +50% |
| Nighthowler | 50% | +50% |
| Scavenged Brawler | 50% | +50% |
| Dawnhand Dissident | 50% | +49% |
💰 The best cards for your Proft, Sinister Mastermind 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.
- Sinister Starfish
- Alchemist's Assistant
- Angel of Suffering
- Boneyard Mycodrax
- Tyrannical Pitlord
- Herald of Torment
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Astarion's Thirst
- Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer
- Scavenged Brawler
- Temporal Extortion
- Out of the Tombs
- Ripples of Undeath
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Barrowgoyf
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Proft, Sinister Mastermind
- Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar + Reassembling Skeleton → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Nim Deathmantle + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
- Wurmcoil Engine + Nim Deathmantle + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar + Cult Conscript → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Nim Deathmantle + Ashnod's Altar + Grave Titan → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite death triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is Proft, Sinister Mastermind's color identity?
Proft, Sinister Mastermind 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 Proft, Sinister Mastermind come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Proft, Sinister Mastermind deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.1 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 47 % of the time and floods 16 %. Deck health: C+ (63/100).
How many lands should a Proft, Sinister Mastermind deck run?
Real Proft, Sinister Mastermind decks run 39 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 Proft, Sinister Mastermind?
The three highest-synergy cards are Astarion's Thirst, Sinister Starfish, Alchemist's Assistant. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Proft, Sinister Mastermind decks.
What combos does Proft, Sinister Mastermind have?
Proft, Sinister Mastermind has 5 known combos. The most popular one is Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar + Reassembling Skeleton. 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 Proft, Sinister Mastermind deck cost?
You can start cheap: Sinister Starfish, Alchemist's Assistant, Angel of Suffering 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.