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Starscream, Power Hungry // Starscream, Seeker Leader
Legendary Artifact Creature — Robot // Legendary Artifact — Vehicle
Color identity: Black
Starscream, Power Hungry // Starscream, Seeker Leader is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
More Than Meets the Eye {2}{B} (You may cast this card converted for {2}{B}.)
Flying
Whenever you draw a card, if you're the monarch, target opponent loses 2 life.
Whenever one or more creatures deal combat damage to you, convert Starscream.
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Living metal (During your turn, this Vehicle is also a creature.)
Flying, menace, haste
Whenever Starscream deals combat damage to a player, if there is no monarch, that player becomes the monarch.
Whenever you become the monarch, convert Starscream.
Reference price of the card: €1.10
Average lands in decks for Starscream, Power Hungry // Starscream, Seeker Leader: 34
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Build your Starscream, Power Hungry // Starscream, Seeker Leader deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
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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)
- Consistency90
- Speed62
- Interaction42
- Resilience73
- Closing90
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (14 nonbasic, 20 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Peer into the Abyss · Dark Ritual · Psychosis Crawler · Sign in Blood · Court of Ambition · Custodi Lich · Thought Vessel · Arcane Signet · Phyrexian Arena · Feed the Swarm · Jet Medallion · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Night's Whisper · Gixian Puppeteer · Marchesa's Decree · Dark Deal · Thorn of the Black Rose · Underworld Dreams · Court of Locthwain · Crypt Ghast · Dread Presence · Mind Stone · Blitzwing, Cruel Tormentor // Blitzwing, Adaptive Assailant · Defile · Solemn Simulacrum · Read the Bones · Sheoldred, the Apocalypse · Changeling Outcast · Scrawling Crawler · Syphon Mind · Garrulous Sycophant · Morbid Opportunist · Damnable Pact · Fate Unraveler · Go for the Throat · Withering Torment · Vilis, Broker of Blood · Darkness · Necrologia · Swiftfoot Boots · Toxic Deluge · Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor · Howling Mine · No Mercy · Consuming Corruption · Infernal Grasp · Tormented Soul · Lightning Greaves · Rankle, Master of Pranks · Insatiable Avarice · Zenith Chronicler · Black Market Connections · Greed · Exsanguinate · Feast of Succession · Imp's Mischief · Mask of Memory · Barbed Servitor · Blood Pact · Bloodletter of Aclazotz · Ophiomancer · Deadly Rollick · Seizan, Perverter of Truth · Charcoal Diamond · Reliquary Tower · Bojuka Bog · Cabal Coffers · Throne of the High City · Rogue's Passage · Cabal Stronghold · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Myriad Landscape · War Room · Geier Reach Sanitarium · Castle Locthwain · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Barren Moor · Witch's Cottage
🃏 Recommended cards for Starscream, Power Hungry // Starscream, Seeker Leader
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Starscream, Power Hungry // Starscream, Seeker Leader, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Psychosis Crawler | 73% | +69% |
| Custodi Lich | 70% | +69% |
| Court of Ambition | 72% | +69% |
| Peer into the Abyss | 75% | +65% |
| Gixian Puppeteer | 64% | +60% |
| Marchesa's Decree | 61% | +60% |
| Thorn of the Black Rose | 60% | +59% |
| Court of Locthwain | 58% | +56% |
| Underworld Dreams | 59% | +53% |
| Blitzwing, Cruel Tormentor | 52% | +51% |
| Dark Deal | 60% | +50% |
| Throne of the High City | 46% | +46% |
| Thought Vessel | 70% | +46% |
| Garrulous Sycophant | 43% | +43% |
| Reliquary Tower | 71% | +42% |
| Changeling Outcast | 47% | +42% |
| Scrawling Crawler | 45% | +41% |
| Night's Whisper | 65% | +40% |
| Dread Presence | 53% | +39% |
| Fate Unraveler | 42% | +39% |
| Sign in Blood | 73% | +38% |
| Damnable Pact | 42% | +38% |
| Necrologia | 39% | +38% |
| Howling Mine | 38% | +34% |
💰 The best cards for your Starscream, Power Hungry // Starscream, Seeker Leader 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.
- Psychosis Crawler
- Custodi Lich
- Peer into the Abyss
- Gixian Puppeteer
- Marchesa's Decree
- Thorn of the Black Rose
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Court of Ambition
- Court of Locthwain
- Dark Deal
- Scrawling Crawler
- Howling Mine
- No Mercy
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
- Bloodletter of Aclazotz
- Orcish Bowmasters
- Erebos, God of the Dead
- Exquisite Blood
- The One Ring
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Starscream, Power Hungry // Starscream, Seeker Leader's color identity?
Starscream, Power Hungry // Starscream, Seeker Leader 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 Starscream, Power Hungry // Starscream, Seeker Leader come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Starscream, Power Hungry // Starscream, Seeker Leader deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.9 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 24 % of the time and floods 0 %. Deck health: B (71/100).
How many lands should a Starscream, Power Hungry // Starscream, Seeker Leader deck run?
Real Starscream, Power Hungry // Starscream, Seeker Leader decks run 34 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 Starscream, Power Hungry // Starscream, Seeker Leader?
The three highest-synergy cards are Psychosis Crawler, Custodi Lich, Court of Ambition. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Starscream, Power Hungry // Starscream, Seeker Leader decks.
What combos does Starscream, Power Hungry // Starscream, Seeker Leader have?
We have no known combos catalogued for Starscream, Power Hungry // Starscream, Seeker Leader. That does not mean there are none — just that they do not show up in the public combo databases.
How much does a Starscream, Power Hungry // Starscream, Seeker Leader deck cost?
You can start cheap: Psychosis Crawler, Custodi Lich, Peer into the Abyss 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.