EDH Optimizer
Shriek, Treblemaker
Legendary Creature — Mutant Villain · 2BR
Color identity: Black · Red · Rakdos
Shriek, Treblemaker is Rakdos (black and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
At the beginning of your first main phase, you may discard a card. When you do, target creature can't block this turn.
Sonic Blast — Whenever a creature an opponent controls dies, Shriek deals 1 damage to that player.
Reference price of the card: €0.10
Average lands in decks for Shriek, Treblemaker: 37
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Build your Shriek, Treblemaker deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Shriek, Treblemaker 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Shriek, Treblemaker 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 (51/100)
- Consistency22
- Speed53
- Interaction56
- Resilience75
- Closing49
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 37 lands (15 nonbasic, 14 Swamp, 8 Mountain)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Carnage, Crimson Chaos · Blasphemous Act · Sandman's Quicksand · Scarlet Spider, Kaine · Swarm, Being of Bees · Green Goblin, Revenant · Raging Goblinoids · Spider-Islanders · Electro's Bolt · Prison Break · Ultimate Green Goblin · Rakdos Signet · Rakdos Charm · Villainous Wrath · Feed the Swarm · Call to the Netherworld · Kardur, Doomscourge · Romantic Rendezvous · Thrill of Possibility · Hobgoblin, Mantled Marauder · Pumpkin Bombardment · Shadowgrange Archfiend · Big Game Hunter · Blood Artist · Dark Withering · Morbid Opportunist · Terminal Agony · Alien Symbiosis · Venom, Evil Unleashed · Shock · Massacre Wurm · Venom's Hunger · Big Score · Faithless Looting · Spider-Gwen, Free Spirit · Talisman of Indulgence · The Death of Gwen Stacy · Akroan Horse · Archfiend of Ifnir · Grave Scrabbler · Monument to Endurance · Slaughter Specialist · Steel Wrecking Ball · Swiftfoot Boots · Terminate · Genesis Chamber · Hunted Bonebrute · Masked Meower · Mind Stone · Rocket-Powered Goblin Glider · Shadow of the Goblin · The Spot's Portal · Tombstone, Career Criminal · Angry Rabble · Clackbridge Troll · Lightning Greaves · Scorpion, Seething Striker · Wisecrack · Fellwar Stone · Inner Demons Gangsters · Command Tower · Dragonskull Summit · Smoldering Marsh · Evolving Wilds · Ominous Asylum · Blood Crypt · Canyon Slough · Sulfurous Springs · Bojuka Bog · Foreboding Ruins · Shadowblood Ridge · Bloodfell Caves · Haunted Ridge · Tainted Peak · Exotic Orchard
🃏 Recommended cards for Shriek, Treblemaker
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Shriek, Treblemaker, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Carnage, Crimson Chaos | 43% | +41% |
| Sandman's Quicksand | 40% | +40% |
| Scarlet Spider, Kaine | 40% | +39% |
| Swarm, Being of Bees | 40% | +39% |
| Green Goblin, Revenant | 38% | +37% |
| Spider-Islanders | 36% | +35% |
| Raging Goblinoids | 36% | +35% |
| Electro's Bolt | 35% | +34% |
| Prison Break | 35% | +34% |
| Ultimate Green Goblin | 35% | +33% |
| Villainous Wrath | 33% | +32% |
| Hobgoblin, Mantled Marauder | 29% | +29% |
| Romantic Rendezvous | 30% | +28% |
| Pumpkin Bombardment | 29% | +28% |
| Call to the Netherworld | 30% | +27% |
| Venom, Evil Unleashed | 26% | +26% |
| Shadowgrange Archfiend | 29% | +26% |
| Alien Symbiosis | 26% | +25% |
| Ominous Asylum | 27% | +25% |
| Big Game Hunter | 28% | +24% |
| Dark Withering | 27% | +24% |
| Venom's Hunger | 24% | +24% |
| Spider-Gwen, Free Spirit | 23% | +23% |
| Terminal Agony | 27% | +23% |
💰 The best cards for your Shriek, Treblemaker 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.
- Carnage, Crimson Chaos
- Sandman's Quicksand
- Scarlet Spider, Kaine
- Swarm, Being of Bees
- Green Goblin, Revenant
- Spider-Islanders
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Shadowgrange Archfiend
- Massacre Wurm
- Cool but Rude
- Black Market
- Behold the Sinister Six!
- Hunted Horror
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Monument to Endurance
- Bone Miser
- Swordsman's Steel
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Shriek, Treblemaker
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Sanguine Bond + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Exquisite Blood + Enduring Tenacity → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Marauding Blight-Priest + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
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Frequently asked questions
What is Shriek, Treblemaker's color identity?
Shriek, Treblemaker is Rakdos (black and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors 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 Shriek, Treblemaker come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Shriek, Treblemaker deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 37 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 37 % of the time and floods 25 %. Deck health: C (51/100).
How many lands should a Shriek, Treblemaker deck run?
Real Shriek, Treblemaker decks run 37 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 Shriek, Treblemaker?
The three highest-synergy cards are Carnage, Crimson Chaos, Sandman's Quicksand, Scarlet Spider, Kaine. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Shriek, Treblemaker decks.
What combos does Shriek, Treblemaker have?
Shriek, Treblemaker has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood. 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 Shriek, Treblemaker deck cost?
You can start cheap: Carnage, Crimson Chaos, Sandman's Quicksand, Scarlet Spider, Kaine 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.