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Slicer, Hired Muscle // Slicer, High-Speed Antagonist
Legendary Artifact Creature — Robot // Legendary Artifact — Vehicle
Color identity: Red
Slicer, Hired Muscle // Slicer, High-Speed Antagonist is red: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
More Than Meets the Eye {2}{R} (You may cast this card converted for {2}{R}.)
Double strike, haste
At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, you may have that player gain control of Slicer until end of turn. If you do, untap Slicer, goad it, and it can't be sacrificed this turn. If you don't, convert it.
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Living metal (During your turn, this Vehicle is also a creature.)
First strike, haste
Whenever Slicer deals combat damage to a player, convert it at end of combat.
Reference price of the card: €5.56
Average lands in decks for Slicer, Hired Muscle // Slicer, High-Speed Antagonist: 33
EquipmentVoltronAggroArtifactsForced CombatStaxTreasureCombo
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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+ (77/100)
- Consistency35
- Speed62
- Interaction91
- Resilience86
- Closing99
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 33 lands (10 nonbasic, 23 Mountain)
Sol Ring · Mask of Memory · Beamtown Beatstick · Chaos Warp · Arcane Signet · Goldvein Pick · Simian Spirit Guide · Blasphemous Act · O-Naginata · Abrade · Desperate Ritual · Jeska, Thrice Reborn · Lightning Bolt · Pyretic Ritual · Welding Jar · Commander's Plate · Infiltration Lens · Swiftfoot Boots · Jeska's Will · Tenza, Godo's Maul · Red Elemental Blast · Rogue's Gloves · Rite of Flame · Seething Song · Sword of the Animist · Umezawa's Jitte · Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos · Slobad, Goblin Tinkerer · Tibalt's Trickery · Foundry Inspector · Pyroblast · Strength-Testing Hammer · Hammer of Nazahn · Prying Blade · Blood Moon · Monstrous Rage · Zephyr Boots · Gamble · Built to Smash · Deflecting Swat · Untimely Malfunction · Brass Squire · Brotherhood Regalia · Faithless Looting · Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar · Lightning Greaves · Lotus Petal · Shiny Impetus · Silent Arbiter · Vandalblast · Whispersilk Cloak · Mind Stone · Ruby Medallion · Lost Jitte · Pip-Boy 3000 · Magus of the Moon · Sword of Fire and Ice · Professional Face-Breaker · Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer · Goblin Engineer · Goblin Welder · Mithril Coat · Anger of the Gods · Thran Power Suit · Trailblazer's Boots · Cliffhaven Kitesail · Rogue's Passage · Buried Ruin · Command Beacon · Homeward Path · Urza's Saga · Ancient Tomb · War Room · Crystal Vein · Plaza of Heroes · Gemstone Caverns
🃏 Recommended cards for Slicer, Hired Muscle // Slicer, High-Speed Antagonist
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Slicer, Hired Muscle // Slicer, High-Speed Antagonist, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Mask of Memory | 75% | +69% |
| Beamtown Beatstick | 74% | +67% |
| Goldvein Pick | 68% | +63% |
| O-Naginata | 61% | +59% |
| Jeska, Thrice Reborn | 60% | +57% |
| Welding Jar | 58% | +56% |
| Simian Spirit Guide | 68% | +56% |
| Infiltration Lens | 54% | +51% |
| Desperate Ritual | 60% | +48% |
| Tenza, Godo's Maul | 51% | +48% |
| Rogue's Gloves | 50% | +47% |
| Umezawa's Jitte | 48% | +47% |
| Slobad, Goblin Tinkerer | 47% | +45% |
| Strength-Testing Hammer | 46% | +44% |
| Pyretic Ritual | 58% | +44% |
| Prying Blade | 45% | +43% |
| Commander's Plate | 56% | +43% |
| Zephyr Boots | 44% | +42% |
| Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos | 47% | +42% |
| Built to Smash | 42% | +41% |
| Foundry Inspector | 46% | +39% |
| Rite of Flame | 48% | +39% |
| Monstrous Rage | 44% | +39% |
| Sword of the Animist | 48% | +38% |
💰 The best cards for your Slicer, Hired Muscle // Slicer, High-Speed Antagonist 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.
- Mask of Memory
- Beamtown Beatstick
- Goldvein Pick
- O-Naginata
- Welding Jar
- Simian Spirit Guide
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Jeska, Thrice Reborn
- Umezawa's Jitte
- Strength-Testing Hammer
- Pyretic Ritual
- Rite of Flame
- Sword of the Animist
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Commander's Plate
- Sword of Fire and Ice
- Lotus Petal
- Sword of Feast and Famine
- Goblin Welder
- Urza's Saga
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Slicer, Hired Muscle // Slicer, High-Speed Antagonist's color identity?
Slicer, Hired Muscle // Slicer, High-Speed Antagonist 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 Slicer, Hired Muscle // Slicer, High-Speed Antagonist come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Slicer, Hired Muscle // Slicer, High-Speed Antagonist deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 33 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.1 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 18 % of the time and floods 29 %. Deck health: B+ (77/100).
How many lands should a Slicer, Hired Muscle // Slicer, High-Speed Antagonist deck run?
Real Slicer, Hired Muscle // Slicer, High-Speed Antagonist decks run 33 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 Slicer, Hired Muscle // Slicer, High-Speed Antagonist?
The three highest-synergy cards are Mask of Memory, Beamtown Beatstick, Goldvein Pick. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Slicer, Hired Muscle // Slicer, High-Speed Antagonist decks.
What combos does Slicer, Hired Muscle // Slicer, High-Speed Antagonist have?
We have no known combos catalogued for Slicer, Hired Muscle // Slicer, High-Speed Antagonist. That does not mean there are none — just that they do not show up in the public combo databases.
How much does a Slicer, Hired Muscle // Slicer, High-Speed Antagonist deck cost?
You can start cheap: Mask of Memory, Beamtown Beatstick, Goldvein Pick 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.