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Thanos, Death's Consort
Legendary Creature — Eternal Villain · 2BB
Color identity: Black
Thanos, Death's Consort is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Lifelink
Whenever another creature dies, put a +1/+1 counter on Thanos.
Reference price of the card: €2.03
Average lands in decks for Thanos, Death's Consort: 35
Aristocrats+1/+1 CountersReanimatorSacrificeVillainsControlEquipmentGraveyard
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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 (68/100)
- Consistency35
- Speed62
- Interaction61
- Resilience85
- Closing91
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (9 nonbasic, 26 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Dark Ritual · Jet Medallion · Skullclamp · Swiftfoot Boots · Crypt Ghast · The Soul Stone · Black Market · Feed the Swarm · Deadly Dispute · Ophiomancer · Pitiless Plunderer · Toxic Deluge · Withering Torment · Accursed Marauder · Black Market Connections · Blood Artist · Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia · Morbid Opportunist · Infernal Grasp · Reanimate · Reassembling Skeleton · Village Rites · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Lightning Greaves · Visions of Villainy · Phyrexian Arena · Sign in Blood · Ashnod's Altar · Ayara, First of Locthwain · Plaguecrafter · Super Shredder · Viscera Seer · Dictate of Erebos · Night's Whisper · Nine-Lives Familiar · Damnation · Doom Blade · Braids, Arisen Nightmare · Carrion Feeder · Phyrexian Altar · Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel · Sheoldred, Whispering One · Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose · Bitterbloom Bearer · Deadly Rollick · Defile · Fleshbag Marauder · Grave Pact · M.O.D.O.K., Evil Intellect · Massacre Wurm · No Mercy · Sheoldred's Edict · Warren Soultrader · Culling the Weak · Merciless Executioner · Zulaport Cutthroat · Bitterblossom · Gravecrawler · Rise of the Dark Realms · Bastion of Remembrance · Murder · Bloodghast · Cabal Coffers · Phyrexian Tower · Bojuka Bog · Rogue's Passage · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Cabal Stronghold · Myriad Landscape · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · High Market
🃏 Recommended cards for Thanos, Death's Consort
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Thanos, Death's Consort, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Visions of Villainy | 35% | +33% |
| The Soul Stone | 48% | +32% |
| Super Shredder | 32% | +30% |
| Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia | 39% | +29% |
| Ophiomancer | 45% | +28% |
| Skullclamp | 49% | +27% |
| Black Market | 46% | +26% |
| M.O.D.O.K., Evil Intellect | 27% | +26% |
| Pitiless Plunderer | 45% | +25% |
| Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER | 28% | +23% |
| Doom Blade | 30% | +23% |
| Nine-Lives Familiar | 31% | +22% |
| Accursed Marauder | 44% | +22% |
| Dictate of Erebos | 31% | +20% |
| Bitterbloom Bearer | 27% | +20% |
| No Mercy | 27% | +19% |
| Reassembling Skeleton | 37% | +19% |
| Deadly Dispute | 45% | +18% |
| Swiftfoot Boots | 49% | +18% |
| Merciless Executioner | 25% | +18% |
| Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose | 28% | +18% |
| Royal Assassin | 20% | +17% |
| Black Market Connections | 42% | +17% |
| Rogue's Passage | 37% | +17% |
💰 The best cards for your Thanos, Death's Consort 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.
- Visions of Villainy
- Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
- Ophiomancer
- Doom Blade
- Nine-Lives Familiar
- Accursed Marauder
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Skullclamp
- Black Market
- M.O.D.O.K., Evil Intellect
- Pitiless Plunderer
- No Mercy
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- The Soul Stone
- Super Shredder
- Dictate of Erebos
- Bitterbloom Bearer
- Black Market Connections
- Sheoldred, Whispering One
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Thanos, Death's Consort
- 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
- Exquisite Blood + Enduring Tenacity → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar + Reassembling Skeleton → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is Thanos, Death's Consort's color identity?
Thanos, Death's Consort 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 Thanos, Death's Consort come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Thanos, Death's Consort deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.8 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 21 % of the time and floods 22 %. Deck health: B (68/100).
How many lands should a Thanos, Death's Consort deck run?
Real Thanos, Death's Consort 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 Thanos, Death's Consort?
The three highest-synergy cards are Visions of Villainy, The Soul Stone, Super Shredder. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Thanos, Death's Consort decks.
What combos does Thanos, Death's Consort have?
Thanos, Death's Consort 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 Thanos, Death's Consort deck cost?
You can start cheap: Visions of Villainy, Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia, Ophiomancer 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.