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Puppet Master, String Puller
Legendary Creature — Human Artificer Villain · 2R
Color identity: Red
Puppet Master, String Puller is red: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Whenever you attack, goad target creature an opponent controls. It can't block this turn. (Until your next turn, that creature attacks each combat if able and attacks a player other than you if able.)
Whenever one or more goaded creatures deal combat damage to one of your opponents, create a Treasure token.
Reference price of the card: €0.73
Comes in the precon Doom Prevails
Average lands in decks for Puppet Master, String Puller: 34
Forced CombatTreasureTheftAggroGroup HugTokensVillains
Build your Puppet Master, String Puller deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Puppet Master, String Puller 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Puppet Master, String Puller 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: D (46/100)
- Consistency22
- Speed52
- Interaction37
- Resilience68
- Closing49
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (5 nonbasic, 29 Mountain)
Vengeful Ancestor · Shiny Impetus · Agitator Ant · Grenzo, Havoc Raiser · Sol Ring · Disrupt Decorum · Hot Pursuit · Spectacular Showdown · Taunting Kobold · Bothersome Quasit · Coronation of Chaos · Glóin, Dwarf Emissary · Fast Forward · Popular Entertainer · Bloodthirsty Blade · Geode Rager · Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer · Crime Novelist · Blasphemous Act · Death Kiss · The Sound of Drums · Xorn · Havoc Eater · Professional Face-Breaker · Ruby Medallion · Vandalblast · Chaos Warp · Vision of Love · Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos · Curse of Opulence · Life of the Party · Captain Lannery Storm · Komainu Battle Armor · Big Score · Acquired Mutation · Magda, the Hoardmaster · Rain of Riches · Slicer, Hired Muscle // Slicer, High-Speed Antagonist · Academy Manufactor · Day of the Moon · Goldspan Dragon · Untimely Malfunction · Arcane Signet · Sontaran General · Bedlam · Demand Answers · Frontier Warmonger · Laurine, the Diversion · Lightning Greaves · Reckless Fireweaver · Brash Taunter · Heroes for Hire · Insurrection · Jeska's Will · Loyal Apprentice · Return the Favor · Rite of the Raging Storm · Banefire · Bloodboil Sorcerer · Alchemist's Talent · Besmirch · Bolt Bend · Farid, Enterprising Salvager · J. Jonah Jameson · Mind Stone · Rogue's Passage · Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle · Forgotten Cave · War Room · Arcane Lighthouse
🃏 Recommended cards for Puppet Master, String Puller
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Puppet Master, String Puller, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Vengeful Ancestor | 88% | +86% |
| Shiny Impetus | 84% | +77% |
| Agitator Ant | 79% | +75% |
| Hot Pursuit | 74% | +74% |
| Taunting Kobold | 72% | +71% |
| Grenzo, Havoc Raiser | 79% | +70% |
| Spectacular Showdown | 72% | +69% |
| Disrupt Decorum | 77% | +68% |
| Coronation of Chaos | 67% | +67% |
| Bothersome Quasit | 67% | +65% |
| Popular Entertainer | 65% | +64% |
| Fast Forward | 65% | +64% |
| Glóin, Dwarf Emissary | 67% | +62% |
| Bloodthirsty Blade | 63% | +61% |
| Geode Rager | 63% | +61% |
| Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer | 60% | +59% |
| Death Kiss | 58% | +56% |
| The Sound of Drums | 58% | +55% |
| Havoc Eater | 56% | +55% |
| Crime Novelist | 60% | +55% |
| Life of the Party | 51% | +50% |
| Xorn | 58% | +49% |
| Vision of Love | 53% | +49% |
| Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos | 51% | +46% |
💰 The best cards for your Puppet Master, String Puller 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.
- Vengeful Ancestor
- Shiny Impetus
- Agitator Ant
- Hot Pursuit
- Taunting Kobold
- Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Death Kiss
- The Sound of Drums
- Life of the Party
- Xorn
- Komainu Battle Armor
- Curse of Opulence
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Bothersome Quasit
- Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer
- Knuckles the Echidna
- Roaming Throne
- Seize the Spotlight
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Puppet Master, String Puller
- Blasphemous Act + Repercussion → Near-infinite damage to all players
- Godo, Bandit Warlord + Helm of the Host → Infinite combat phases, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Put all Equipment cards from your library onto the battlefield
- Neheb, the Eternal + Aggravated Assault → Infinite combat phases, Infinite red mana, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite untap of creatures you control
- Rionya, Fire Dancer + Combat Celebrant → Infinite combat phases, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB
- Port Razer + Helm of the Host → Infinite combat damage, Infinite combat phases, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite damage, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite untap of creatures you control
- Scourge of the Throne + Helm of the Host → Infinite combat phases, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite creature ETB
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Frequently asked questions
What is Puppet Master, String Puller's color identity?
Puppet Master, String Puller 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 Puppet Master, String Puller come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Puppet Master, String Puller deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.9 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 13 % of the time and floods 25 %. Deck health: D (46/100).
How many lands should a Puppet Master, String Puller deck run?
Real Puppet Master, String Puller 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 Puppet Master, String Puller?
The three highest-synergy cards are Vengeful Ancestor, Shiny Impetus, Agitator Ant. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Puppet Master, String Puller decks.
What combos does Puppet Master, String Puller have?
Puppet Master, String Puller has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Blasphemous Act + Repercussion. 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 Puppet Master, String Puller deck cost?
You can start cheap: Vengeful Ancestor, Shiny Impetus, Agitator Ant 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.