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The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell

Card: The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell

Legendary Creature — Human Noble Wizard // Legendary Creature — Demon Noble Wizard

Color identity: Red · Blue · Izzet

The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell is Izzet (red and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.

Rules text:
{T}: Add {U} or {R}. Spend this mana only to cast a noncreature spell.
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, if at least four mana was spent to cast it, put a +1/+1 counter on The Emperor of Palamecia. Then if it has three or more +1/+1 counters on it, transform it.
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Starfall — Whenever The Lord Master of Hell attacks, it deals X damage to each opponent, where X is the number of noncreature, nonland cards in your graveyard.

Reference price of the card: €0.16

Average lands in decks for The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell: 36

SpellslingerBurnSelf-MillMillGraveyard+1/+1 CountersVoltronControl

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🎲 How the average The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell 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.

2.1average turn the commander comes down
100 %of games have it on the battlefield before turn 7
4 %of games miss at least one land drop in the first six turns (mana screw)
29 %of games flood (three or more turns with nothing to cast)
100 %of games close out the table before turn 12
8median closing turn

Deck health of the average list: B+ (76/100)

See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (19 nonbasic, 9 Island, 8 Mountain)

Big Score · Sol Ring · Unexpected Windfall · Pirate's Pillage · Traumatize · Hedron Archive · Arcane Signet · Cut Your Losses · Resonating Lute · Ring of the Lucii · Swiftfoot Boots · Thran Dynamo · Aetherize · Fact or Fiction · Protective Bubble · Rewind · Firemind Vessel · Counterspell · Channeled Force · Drown in Dreams · Full Throttle · Faithless Looting · Frantic Search · Lightning Greaves · Mana Geyser · Mizzix's Mastery · Stonespeaker Crystal · Clout of the Dominus · Harmonic Prodigy · Shantotto, Tactician Magician · Ill-Timed Explosion · Rapturous Moment · Everflowing Chalice · Fateful Showdown · Archmage Emeritus · Zephid's Embrace · Careful Consideration · Sisay's Ring · Storm-Kiln Artist · Summons of Saruman · Gandalf's Sanction · Press the Enemy · Tellah, Great Sage · Wizard's Staff · Blasphemous Act · Bond of Insight · Decaying Time Loop · Izzet Signet · Path of the Pyromancer · Slip Out the Back · Epic Experiment · Chandra's Ignition · Experimental Overload · Prompto Argentum · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Negate · Spellheart Chimera · Talisman of Creativity · Tunnel Vision · Rise from the Tides · Chaos Warp · Exhibition Tidecaller · Immolating Gyre · Command Tower · Sulfur Falls · Shivan Reef · Frostboil Snarl · Stormcarved Coast · Cascade Bluffs · Mystic Sanctuary · Rogue's Passage · Steam Vents · Temple of Epiphany · Ferrous Lake · Fiery Islet · Izzet Boilerworks · Training Center · Exotic Orchard · Reliquary Tower · Riverpyre Verge · Scalding Tarn · Thundering Falls

🃏 Recommended cards for The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell

The highest-synergy cards in decks for The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell, with their inclusion rate.

CardInclusionSynergy
Traumatize 56% +55%
Cut Your Losses 51% +50%
Pirate's Pillage 57% +50%
Unexpected Windfall 65% +50%
Big Score 75% +49%
Hedron Archive 55% +48%
Protective Bubble 46% +45%
Ring of the Lucii 48% +45%
Firemind Vessel 44% +41%
Fact or Fiction 46% +40%
Channeled Force 42% +40%
Drown in Dreams 42% +40%
Full Throttle 42% +38%
Rewind 45% +38%
Thran Dynamo 48% +38%
Stonespeaker Crystal 39% +37%
Aetherize 47% +35%
Clout of the Dominus 37% +34%
Shantotto, Tactician Magician 36% +34%
Zephid's Embrace 33% +33%
Ill-Timed Explosion 35% +33%
Fateful Showdown 34% +32%
Careful Consideration 31% +30%
Summons of Saruman 31% +30%

💰 The best cards for your The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell 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.

  • Traumatize€1.36 · 56% inclusion
  • Cut Your Losses€0.62 · 51% inclusion
  • Pirate's Pillage€0.54 · 57% inclusion
  • Big Score€0.72 · 75% inclusion
  • Hedron Archive€0.14 · 55% inclusion
  • Protective Bubble€0.17 · 46% inclusion
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Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card

The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.

  • Unexpected Windfall€3.00 · 65% inclusion
  • Full Throttle€2.32 · 42% inclusion
  • Jace, Memory Adept€2.60 · 24% inclusion
  • Slip Out the Back€3.80 · 29% inclusion
  • Immolating Gyre€5.74 · 24% inclusion
  • Mizzix's Mastery€6.47 · 39% inclusion
🛠️ Optimize my deck · up to €10/card

Tier 3 · No cap no cap

The cards your price cap was hiding from you.

  • Mnemonic Deluge€11.67 · 15% inclusion
🛠️ Optimize my deck · no cap

Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.

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Frequently asked questions

What is The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell's color identity?

The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell is Izzet (red and blue): 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 Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?

In the average The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.1 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 4 % of the time and floods 29 %. Deck health: B+ (76/100).

How many lands should a The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell deck run?

Real The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell decks run 36 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 Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell?

The three highest-synergy cards are Traumatize, Cut Your Losses, Pirate's Pillage. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell decks.

What combos does The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell have?

We have no known combos catalogued for The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell. That does not mean there are none — just that they do not show up in the public combo databases.

How much does a The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell deck cost?

You can start cheap: Traumatize, Cut Your Losses, Pirate's Pillage 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.

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