EDH Optimizer
Spider-Man Noir
Legendary Creature — Spider Human Hero · 4B
Color identity: Black
Spider-Man Noir is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Menace
Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, put a +1/+1 counter on it. Then surveil X, where X is the number of counters on it. (Look at the top X cards of your library, then put any number of them into your graveyard and the rest on top of your library in any order.)
Reference price of the card: €0.09
Average lands in decks for Spider-Man Noir: 35
+1/+1 CountersReanimatorSurveilGraveyardVoltronSelf-MillModularCombo
Build your Spider-Man Noir deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Spider-Man Noir 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Spider-Man Noir 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: C+ (61/100)
- Consistency30
- Speed56
- Interaction36
- Resilience75
- Closing97
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (11 nonbasic, 24 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Eye of Duskmantle · Arcane Signet · Syr Konrad, the Grim · Victimize · Jet Medallion · Qarsi Revenant · Dogged Detective · Feed the Swarm · Reanimate · Dark Ritual · Lethal Scheme · Necropolis Regent · Archenemy's Charm · Siegfried, Famed Swordsman · Dread Return · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Nine-Lives Familiar · Vashta Nerada · Nefarox, Overlord of Grixis · Unshakable Tail · Infernal Grasp · K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth · Sign in Blood · The Darkness Crystal · Living Death · Night's Whisper · Morbid Opportunist · Phyrexian Arena · Silent Arbiter · Whispering Snitch · Swiftfoot Boots · The Ozolith · Westgate Regent · Yathan Tombguard · Astarion's Thirst · Lightning Greaves · Rise of the Dark Realms · Crypt Ghast · Scavenged Brawler · Solemn Simulacrum · Stonecoil Serpent · Altar of the Goyf · Defile · Morlun, Devourer of Spiders · Toxic Deluge · Grave Researcher // Reanimate · Songs of the Damned · Venom, Evil Unleashed · Charcoal Diamond · Emperor of Bones · Risky Research · The Soul Stone · Mind Stone · Tarrian's Soulcleaver · Animate Dead · Madame Null, Power Broker · Planetarium of Wan Shi Tong · Vincent Valentine // Galian Beast · Withering Torment · Black Market Connections · Bontu's Monument · Metamorphosis Fanatic · Go for the Throat · Rogue's Passage · Bojuka Bog · Cathedral of War · Cabal Coffers · Myriad Landscape · Spymaster's Vault · Crypt of Agadeem · War Room · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Karn's Bastion · Cabal Stronghold
🃏 Recommended cards for Spider-Man Noir
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Spider-Man Noir, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Eye of Duskmantle | 66% | +66% |
| Dogged Detective | 54% | +53% |
| Qarsi Revenant | 56% | +50% |
| Necropolis Regent | 50% | +49% |
| Siegfried, Famed Swordsman | 48% | +48% |
| Lethal Scheme | 50% | +47% |
| Cathedral of War | 44% | +43% |
| Syr Konrad, the Grim | 63% | +43% |
| Nefarox, Overlord of Grixis | 42% | +41% |
| Unshakable Tail | 42% | +41% |
| Vashta Nerada | 43% | +41% |
| Archenemy's Charm | 49% | +40% |
| Rogue's Passage | 56% | +36% |
| Whispering Snitch | 36% | +36% |
| Nine-Lives Familiar | 44% | +35% |
| Yathan Tombguard | 35% | +35% |
| Dread Return | 46% | +35% |
| Silent Arbiter | 36% | +34% |
| Westgate Regent | 35% | +34% |
| The Ozolith | 35% | +34% |
| Scavenged Brawler | 33% | +33% |
| Astarion's Thirst | 34% | +33% |
| Stonecoil Serpent | 32% | +32% |
| Victimize | 59% | +32% |
💰 The best cards for your Spider-Man Noir 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.
- Eye of Duskmantle
- Dogged Detective
- Qarsi Revenant
- Necropolis Regent
- Siegfried, Famed Swordsman
- Lethal Scheme
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Silent Arbiter
- Scavenged Brawler
- Astarion's Thirst
- Emperor of Bones
- Living Death
- Planetarium of Wan Shi Tong
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- The Ozolith
- The Soul Stone
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Spider-Man Noir
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Warren Soultrader + Gravecrawler + Blood Artist → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Warren Soultrader + Gravecrawler + Zulaport Cutthroat → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Gravecrawler + Pitiless Plunderer + Viscera Seer → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite scry 1, Infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is Spider-Man Noir's color identity?
Spider-Man Noir 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 Spider-Man Noir come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Spider-Man Noir deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.8 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 97 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 27 % of the time and floods 26 %. Deck health: C+ (61/100).
How many lands should a Spider-Man Noir deck run?
Real Spider-Man Noir 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 Spider-Man Noir?
The three highest-synergy cards are Eye of Duskmantle, Dogged Detective, Qarsi Revenant. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Spider-Man Noir decks.
What combos does Spider-Man Noir have?
Spider-Man Noir 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 Spider-Man Noir deck cost?
You can start cheap: Eye of Duskmantle, Dogged Detective, Qarsi Revenant 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.