EDH Optimizer
Radioactive Man
Legendary Creature — Human Scientist Villain · 4B
Color identity: Black
Radioactive Man is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Deathtouch
Whenever Radioactive Man deals combat damage to a player, that player loses half their life, rounded up.
Reference price of the card: €0.17
Average lands in decks for Radioactive Man: 35
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Build your Radioactive Man deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Radioactive Man 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Radioactive Man 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 (71/100)
- Consistency63
- Speed66
- Interaction64
- Resilience92
- Closing73
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (17 nonbasic, 18 Swamp)
Extended Absence · Medic's Kitesail · Multiply by Zero · Rank Rat · Screeching Soulbreaker · Dark Ritual · Swiftfoot Boots · Sol Ring · Kaya's Ghostform · Trailblazer's Boots · Arcane Signet · Bloodletter of Aclazotz · Jet Medallion · Key to the City · Toxic Deluge · Feed the Swarm · Lightning Greaves · Quietus Spike · Wound Reflection · Dauthi Embrace · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Not Dead After All · Supernatural Stamina · Unstoppable Slasher · Rampart Hunter · Cabal Ritual · Morbid Opportunist · Ophiomancer · Bloodthirsty Conqueror · Bontu's Monument · Crypt Ghast · Deadly Rollick · Filth · Fireshrieker · Gifted Aetherborn · Nighthawk Scavenger · Sign in Blood · Undying Malice · Wayfarer's Bauble · Whispersilk Cloak · Withering Torment · Animate Dead · Archfiend of Despair · Deadly Dispute · Defile · Extinction Event · Hooded Blightfang · Phyrexian Arena · Plaguecrafter · Reanimate · Strionic Resonator · Thieves' Tools · Village Rites · Assassin Initiate · Blade of Selves · Charcoal Diamond · Culling the Weak · Damnation · Dark Petition · Darksteel Plate · Dauthi Voidwalker · Diabolic Tutor · Erebos, God of the Dead · Mithril Coat · Hall of Echoes · Hexhaven Dueling Arena · Rogue's Passage · Access Tunnel · Cabal Coffers · Witch's Cottage · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Bojuka Bog · Phyrexian Tower · Mortuary Mire · Myriad Landscape · Shizo, Death's Storehouse · Cabal Stronghold · Castle Locthwain · War Room · Reliquary Tower
🃏 Recommended cards for Radioactive Man
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Radioactive Man, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Medic's Kitesail | 100% | +100% |
| Hexhaven Dueling Arena | 100% | +100% |
| Extended Absence | 100% | +100% |
| Screeching Soulbreaker | 100% | +100% |
| Hall of Echoes | 100% | +99% |
| Multiply by Zero | 100% | +98% |
| Rank Rat | 100% | +97% |
| Trailblazer's Boots | 68% | +66% |
| Access Tunnel | 68% | +65% |
| Key to the City | 63% | +61% |
| Kaya's Ghostform | 68% | +58% |
| Quietus Spike | 58% | +57% |
| Wound Reflection | 58% | +54% |
| Rogue's Passage | 74% | +54% |
| Swiftfoot Boots | 84% | +53% |
| Bloodletter of Aclazotz | 63% | +53% |
| Dauthi Embrace | 53% | +51% |
| Rampart Hunter | 50% | +50% |
| Unstoppable Slasher | 53% | +47% |
| Supernatural Stamina | 53% | +45% |
| Not Dead After All | 53% | +41% |
| Fireshrieker | 42% | +40% |
| Filth | 42% | +40% |
| Gifted Aetherborn | 42% | +39% |
💰 The best cards for your Radioactive Man 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.
- Medic's Kitesail
- Hexhaven Dueling Arena
- Extended Absence
- Screeching Soulbreaker
- Multiply by Zero
- Rank Rat
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Hall of Echoes
- Wound Reflection
- Unstoppable Slasher
- Filth
- Strionic Resonator
- Archfiend of Despair
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Bloodletter of Aclazotz
- Bloodthirsty Conqueror
- Shizo, Death's Storehouse
- Mithril Coat
- Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
- Commander's Plate
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Radioactive Man
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Sensei's Divining Top + Aetherflux Reservoir + Bolas's Citadel → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite damage, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifegain triggers, Near-infinite storm count
- Sheoldred, the Apocalypse + Peer into the Abyss → Near-infinite card draw for target opponent, Near-infinite draw triggers for target opponent, Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponent, Target opponent loses the game
- Sensei's Divining Top + Bolas's Citadel + Sheoldred, the Apocalypse → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifegain triggers, Near-infinite storm count
- Professor Onyx + Chain of Smog → Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Peer into the Abyss + Bloodletter of Aclazotz → Infinite lifeloss for target opponent, Target opponent loses the game
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Frequently asked questions
What is Radioactive Man's color identity?
Radioactive Man 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 Radioactive Man come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Radioactive Man deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.9 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 94 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 36 % of the time and floods 26 %. Deck health: B (71/100).
How many lands should a Radioactive Man deck run?
Real Radioactive Man 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 Radioactive Man?
The three highest-synergy cards are Medic's Kitesail, Hexhaven Dueling Arena, Extended Absence. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Radioactive Man decks.
What combos does Radioactive Man have?
Radioactive Man has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Bloodthirsty Conqueror. 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 Radioactive Man deck cost?
You can start cheap: Medic's Kitesail, Hexhaven Dueling Arena, Extended Absence 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.