EDH Optimizer
The Beast, Deathless Prince
Legendary Creature — Demon · 2BR
Color identity: Black · Red · Rakdos
The Beast, Deathless Prince is Rakdos (black and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
When you cast this spell, gain control of target creature until end of turn. Untap it. It gains menace and haste until end of turn.
The Beast enters tapped with six stun counters on it. (If it would become untapped, remove a stun counter from it instead.)
Whenever a creature deals combat damage to its owner, untap The Beast and draw a card.
Reference price of the card: €0.24
Average lands in decks for The Beast, Deathless Prince: 35
TheftSacrificeAristocratsAggroControlReanimatorTreasureChaos
Build your The Beast, Deathless Prince deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for The Beast, Deathless Prince 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average The Beast, Deathless Prince 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: B (68/100)
- Consistency70
- Speed59
- Interaction42
- Resilience67
- Closing99
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (23 nonbasic, 5 Swamp, 7 Mountain)
Arcane Signet · Sol Ring · Furnace Reins · Mass Mutiny · Mob Rule · Rakdos Signet · Captivating Crew · Claim the Firstborn · Seize the Spotlight · Village Rites · Kari Zev's Expertise · Deadly Dispute · Insurrection · Nasty End · Talisman of Indulgence · Corrupted Conviction · Vengeful Possession · Traitorous Greed · Viscera Seer · Exterminator Magmarch · Zealous Conscripts · Molten Primordial · Act of Aggression · Act of Treason · Braids, Arisen Nightmare · Firbolg Flutist · Mutinous Massacre · Puppeteer Clique · Traitorous Blood · Twisted Fealty · Burnt Offering · Kethek, Crucible Goliath · Mind Stone · Fellwar Stone · Harness by Force · Wrangle · Sauron, the Lidless Eye · Besmirch · Blasphemous Act · Bloody Betrayal · Chaos Warp · Loki's Scepter · Nightmare Shepherd · Ashnod's Altar · Hideous Taskmaster · Rakdos, the Muscle · Fling · Song-Mad Treachery // Song-Mad Ruins · Gisa, Glorious Resurrector · Etali, Primal Storm · Feed the Swarm · Goblin Bombardment · Kazuul's Fury // Kazuul's Cliffs · Mahadi, Emporium Master · Reanimate · Thieving Amalgam · Wayfarer's Bauble · Bloodsoaked Insight // Sanguine Morass · Reckoner's Bargain · Rakdos Charm · Thought Vessel · Animate Dead · Ayara, Widow of the Realm // Ayara, Furnace Queen · Bedevil · Command Tower · Smoldering Marsh · Dragonskull Summit · Foreboding Ruins · Shadowblood Ridge · Sulfurous Springs · Haunted Ridge · Tainted Peak · Temple of Malice · Blood Crypt · Exotic Orchard · Rakdos Carnarium · Bojuka Bog · High Market · Luxury Suite · Phyrexian Tower · Blazemire Verge · Canyon Slough · Rogue's Passage · Bloodstained Mire · Graven Cairns · Myriad Landscape · Reliquary Tower
🃏 Recommended cards for The Beast, Deathless Prince
The highest-synergy cards in decks for The Beast, Deathless Prince, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Furnace Reins | 78% | +76% |
| Mass Mutiny | 75% | +74% |
| Mob Rule | 73% | +71% |
| Captivating Crew | 68% | +67% |
| Claim the Firstborn | 66% | +65% |
| Kari Zev's Expertise | 63% | +63% |
| Seize the Spotlight | 66% | +61% |
| Insurrection | 62% | +60% |
| Nasty End | 62% | +58% |
| Vengeful Possession | 55% | +54% |
| Traitorous Greed | 54% | +53% |
| Exterminator Magmarch | 52% | +51% |
| Village Rites | 66% | +50% |
| Molten Primordial | 51% | +50% |
| Zealous Conscripts | 52% | +50% |
| Act of Aggression | 49% | +48% |
| Firbolg Flutist | 49% | +48% |
| Act of Treason | 49% | +48% |
| Corrupted Conviction | 57% | +47% |
| Puppeteer Clique | 48% | +47% |
| Traitorous Blood | 47% | +46% |
| Twisted Fealty | 46% | +45% |
| Mutinous Massacre | 48% | +45% |
| Kethek, Crucible Goliath | 45% | +44% |
💰 The best cards for your The Beast, Deathless Prince 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.
- Furnace Reins
- Mass Mutiny
- Mob Rule
- Captivating Crew
- Claim the Firstborn
- Kari Zev's Expertise
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Insurrection
- Sauron, the Lidless Eye
- Loki's Scepter
- Braids, Arisen Nightmare
- Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
- Ashnod's Altar
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Seize the Spotlight
- Phyrexian Tower
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with The Beast, Deathless Prince
- Dualcaster Mage + Twinflame → Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Dualcaster Mage + Molten Duplication → Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Blasphemous Act + Repercussion → Near-infinite damage to all players
- Dualcaster Mage + Saw in Half → Infinite creature tokens, Infinite ETB, Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite LTB, Infinite death triggers
- Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Zealous Conscripts → Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers
- Combat Celebrant + Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker → Infinite combat phases, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite ETB
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Frequently asked questions
What is The Beast, Deathless Prince's color identity?
The Beast, Deathless Prince 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 The Beast, Deathless Prince come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average The Beast, Deathless Prince deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.7 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 20 % of the time and floods 5 %. Deck health: B (68/100).
How many lands should a The Beast, Deathless Prince deck run?
Real The Beast, Deathless Prince 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 The Beast, Deathless Prince?
The three highest-synergy cards are Furnace Reins, Mass Mutiny, Mob Rule. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in The Beast, Deathless Prince decks.
What combos does The Beast, Deathless Prince have?
The Beast, Deathless Prince has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Dualcaster Mage + Twinflame. 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 The Beast, Deathless Prince deck cost?
You can start cheap: Furnace Reins, Mass Mutiny, Mob Rule 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.