EDH Optimizer
The Last Ride
Legendary Artifact — Vehicle · B
Color identity: Black
The Last Ride is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
The Last Ride gets -X/-X, where X is your life total.
{2}{B}, Pay 2 life: Draw a card.
Crew 2
Reference price of the card: €0.37
Average lands in decks for The Last Ride: 36
Self-DamageControlLifegainVehiclesComboLife ExchangeReanimatorArtifacts
Build your The Last Ride deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for The Last Ride 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average The Last Ride 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+ (77/100)
- Consistency57
- Speed90
- Interaction42
- Resilience83
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (12 nonbasic, 24 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Feed the Swarm · Toxic Deluge · Font of Agonies · K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth · Repay in Kind · Dark Ritual · Pact Weapon · Crypt Ghast · Jet Medallion · Arcane Signet · Imp's Mischief · Phyrexian Arena · Black Market Connections · Dark Confidant · Platinum Angel · Infernal Grasp · Withering Torment · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Sign in Blood · Stunning Reversal · The Speed Demon · Death's Shadow · Night's Whisper · Profane Transfusion · Vilis, Broker of Blood · Shadow of Mortality · Thought Vessel · Magus of the Mirror · Snuff Out · Exsanguinate · Reanimate · Wall of Blood · Dread Presence · The Golden Throne · Deadly Rollick · Defile · Greed · Soul Conduit · Bolas's Citadel · Bitter Triumph · Darkstar Augur · Bubbling Muck · Doom Whisperer · Dismember · Defiler of Flesh · The Darkness Crystal · Blasphemous Edict · Darkness · Fell the Profane // Fell Mire · Keen Duelist · Lich's Mastery · Consuming Corruption · Erebos, God of the Dead · Charcoal Diamond · Damnation · Lich's Mirror · Necropotence · Unspeakable Symbol · Lich's Tomb · Mutilate · Tree of Perdition · Caustic Bronco · Cabal Coffers · Reliquary Tower · Bojuka Bog · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Rogue's Passage · Cabal Stronghold · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · The Black Gate · Castle Locthwain · War Room · Myriad Landscape · Shizo, Death's Storehouse
🃏 Recommended cards for The Last Ride
The highest-synergy cards in decks for The Last Ride, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Repay in Kind | 63% | +62% |
| Font of Agonies | 66% | +62% |
| Pact Weapon | 59% | +57% |
| Platinum Angel | 53% | +52% |
| Stunning Reversal | 50% | +49% |
| The Speed Demon | 50% | +48% |
| Death's Shadow | 49% | +48% |
| Profane Transfusion | 49% | +47% |
| Dark Confidant | 53% | +45% |
| Shadow of Mortality | 45% | +44% |
| K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth | 63% | +43% |
| Magus of the Mirror | 44% | +43% |
| Wall of Blood | 42% | +42% |
| The Golden Throne | 40% | +39% |
| Soul Conduit | 38% | +38% |
| Vilis, Broker of Blood | 46% | +34% |
| Darkstar Augur | 36% | +34% |
| Greed | 38% | +32% |
| Doom Whisperer | 35% | +31% |
| Toxic Deluge | 67% | +30% |
| Snuff Out | 44% | +30% |
| Keen Duelist | 30% | +29% |
| Lich's Mastery | 30% | +28% |
| Imp's Mischief | 54% | +28% |
💰 The best cards for your The Last Ride 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.
- Font of Agonies
- Pact Weapon
- The Speed Demon
- Death's Shadow
- Profane Transfusion
- Shadow of Mortality
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Repay in Kind
- Platinum Angel
- Stunning Reversal
- Dark Confidant
- The Golden Throne
- Vilis, Broker of Blood
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Black Market Connections
- The Black Gate
- Erebos, God of the Dead
- Hatred
- Deadly Rollick
- Necropotence
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with The Last Ride
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Aetherflux Reservoir + Exquisite Blood → Infinite damage, Infinite lifegain triggers
- Sensei's Divining Top + Aetherflux Reservoir + Bolas's Citadel → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite damage, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifegain triggers, Near-infinite storm count
- Sheoldred, the Apocalypse + Peer into the Abyss → Near-infinite card draw for target opponent, Near-infinite draw triggers for target opponent, Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponent, Target opponent loses the game
- Orcish Bowmasters + Peer into the Abyss → Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Near-infinite card draw for target opponent, Near-infinite damage, Near-infinite draw triggers for target opponent, Target opponent loses the game
- Aetherflux Reservoir + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite damage, Infinite lifegain triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is The Last Ride's color identity?
The Last Ride 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 The Last Ride come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average The Last Ride deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 1.0 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 13 % of the time and floods 13 %. Deck health: B+ (77/100).
How many lands should a The Last Ride deck run?
Real The Last Ride 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 Last Ride?
The three highest-synergy cards are Repay in Kind, Font of Agonies, Pact Weapon. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in The Last Ride decks.
What combos does The Last Ride have?
The Last Ride 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 The Last Ride deck cost?
You can start cheap: Font of Agonies, Pact Weapon, The Speed Demon 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.