EDH Optimizer
Rankle, Master of Pranks
Legendary Creature — Faerie Rogue · 2BB
Color identity: Black
Rankle, Master of Pranks is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying, haste
Whenever Rankle deals combat damage to a player, choose any number —
• Each player discards a card.
• Each player loses 1 life and draws a card.
• Each player sacrifices a creature of their choice.
Reference price of the card: €1.24
Comes in the precon Most Wanted
Average lands in decks for Rankle, Master of Pranks: 35
DiscardReanimatorGroup SlugControlWheelsSacrificeAristocratsGood Stuff
Build your Rankle, Master of Pranks deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Rankle, Master of Pranks 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Rankle, Master of Pranks 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: B (70/100)
- Consistency60
- Speed66
- Interaction45
- Resilience75
- Closing96
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (11 nonbasic, 24 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Waste Not · Arcane Signet · Dark Ritual · Jet Medallion · Geth's Grimoire · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Reanimate · Feed the Swarm · Sangromancer · Ophiomancer · Reassembling Skeleton · The Raven Man · Crypt Ghast · Mind Stone · Phyrexian Arena · Syphon Mind · Megrim · Toxic Deluge · Victimize · Syr Konrad, the Grim · Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern · Bitterblossom · Rankle's Prank · Tinybones, Bauble Burglar · Withering Torment · Animate Dead · Bloodghast · Plaguecrafter · Sign in Blood · Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia · Liliana's Caress · Painful Quandary · Braids, Arisen Nightmare · Dark Deal · Necrogoyf · Bloodsoaked Champion · Defile · Morbid Opportunist · Tinybones, Trinket Thief · Bone Miser · Dauthi Voidwalker · Imp's Mischief · Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal // Temple of the Dead · Burglar Rat · Charcoal Diamond · Massacre Wurm · Tragic Slip · Archfiend of Ifnir · Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire · Solemn Simulacrum · Lightning Greaves · Fellwar Stone · Oppression · Raiders' Wake · Sheoldred, the Apocalypse · Fell Specter · Damnation · Go for the Throat · Monument to Endurance · Night's Whisper · Accursed Marauder · Black Market Connections · Blood Artist · Bojuka Bog · Cabal Coffers · Geier Reach Sanitarium · Rogue's Passage · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Cabal Stronghold · Castle Locthwain · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Witch's Cottage · Myriad Landscape · Phyrexian Tower
🃏 Recommended cards for Rankle, Master of Pranks
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Rankle, Master of Pranks, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Waste Not | 74% | +64% |
| Geth's Grimoire | 60% | +53% |
| The Raven Man | 48% | +43% |
| Sangromancer | 51% | +41% |
| Megrim | 41% | +36% |
| Tinybones, Bauble Burglar | 36% | +33% |
| Rankle's Prank | 37% | +33% |
| Geier Reach Sanitarium | 43% | +33% |
| Reassembling Skeleton | 49% | +31% |
| Ophiomancer | 49% | +31% |
| Tergrid, God of Fright | 38% | +31% |
| Syphon Mind | 42% | +30% |
| Bone Miser | 30% | +28% |
| Tinybones, Trinket Thief | 31% | +28% |
| Necrogoyf | 32% | +27% |
| Liliana's Caress | 33% | +27% |
| Bloodsoaked Champion | 31% | +27% |
| Archfiend of Ifnir | 28% | +25% |
| Bitterblossom | 37% | +24% |
| Painful Quandary | 33% | +23% |
| Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal | 29% | +23% |
| Bloodghast | 35% | +23% |
| Monument to Endurance | 24% | +23% |
| Raiders' Wake | 26% | +22% |
💰 The best cards for your Rankle, Master of Pranks 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.
- The Raven Man
- Sangromancer
- Megrim
- Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
- Rankle's Prank
- Geier Reach Sanitarium
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Waste Not
- Geth's Grimoire
- Tinybones, Trinket Thief
- Liliana's Caress
- Dark Deal
- Animate Dead
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Bone Miser
- Bitterblossom
- Monument to Endurance
- Bloodchief Ascension
- Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
- Bitterbloom Bearer
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Rankle, Master of Pranks's color identity?
Rankle, Master of Pranks 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 Rankle, Master of Pranks come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Rankle, Master of Pranks 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 27 % of the time and floods 10 %. Deck health: B (70/100).
How many lands should a Rankle, Master of Pranks deck run?
Real Rankle, Master of Pranks 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 Rankle, Master of Pranks?
The three highest-synergy cards are Waste Not, Geth's Grimoire, The Raven Man. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Rankle, Master of Pranks decks.
What combos does Rankle, Master of Pranks have?
We have no known combos catalogued for Rankle, Master of Pranks. That does not mean there are none — just that they do not show up in the public combo databases.
How much does a Rankle, Master of Pranks deck cost?
You can start cheap: The Raven Man, Sangromancer, Megrim 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.