EDH Optimizer
The Ruinous Wrecking Crew
Legendary Creature — Human Villain · XBR
Color identity: Black · Red · Rakdos
The Ruinous Wrecking Crew is Rakdos (black and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
The Ruinous Wrecking Crew enters with X +1/+1 counters on it.
When The Ruinous Wrecking Crew enters, choose up to X —
• Discard a card, then draw a card.
• Target opponent loses 2 life.
• Destroy target token.
• Each player sacrifices a creature of their choice.
Reference price of the card: €0.16
Average lands in decks for The Ruinous Wrecking Crew: 35
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Build your The Ruinous Wrecking Crew deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for The Ruinous Wrecking Crew 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average The Ruinous Wrecking Crew deck starts over 4,000 games
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: C (56/100)
- Consistency16
- Speed63
- Interaction68
- Resilience80
- Closing49
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (25 nonbasic, 6 Swamp, 4 Mountain)
Arcane Signet · Sol Ring · Big Score · Talisman of Indulgence · Dark Ritual · Deadly Dispute · Professional Face-Breaker · Rakdos Signet · Black Market Connections · Faithless Looting · Thrill of Possibility · Madame Masque · Blood Artist · Hexing Squelcher · Pinnacle Monk // Mystic Peak · Red Elemental Blast · Saw in Half · Seize the Spoils · Terminate · Arnim Zola, Bio-Fanatic · Moonstone, Harsh Mistress · Blasphemous Act · Kardur, Doomscourge · Mayhem Devil · Morbid Opportunist · Pitiless Plunderer · Reanimate · Tibalt's Trickery · Toxic Deluge · Unexpected Windfall · Wishclaw Talisman · Baron Strucker, HYDRA Overlord · Abrade · Agents of HYDRA · Animate Dead · Ashnod's Altar · Bedevil · Bullseye, Death Dealer · Burnt Offering · Dauthi Voidwalker · Demonic Tutor · Entomb · Feed the Swarm · Hire a Crew · Hoarding Broodlord · Lively Dirge · Madame Hydra · Mahadi, Emporium Master · Pyroblast · Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer · Rakdos Charm · Redirect Lightning · Skirk Prospector · The Masters of Evil · Too Evil to Stay Dead · Underworld Breach · Valakut Awakening // Valakut Stoneforge · Visions of Villainy · Withering Torment · Death to Our Enemies · Evil's Thrall · HYDRA Troopers · Avengers: Under Siege · Bitter Triumph · Command Tower · Blood Crypt · Sulfurous Springs · Luxury Suite · Foreboding Ruins · Smoldering Marsh · Bloodstained Mire · Dragonskull Summit · Phyrexian Tower · Blazemire Verge · Exotic Orchard · Graven Cairns · Bojuka Bog · Dark Fortress · Haunted Ridge · Marsh Flats · Raucous Theater · Scalding Tarn · Shadowblood Ridge · Ancient Tomb · Arena of Glory · Arid Mesa · Badlands · Polluted Delta · Rakdos Carnarium
🃏 Recommended cards for The Ruinous Wrecking Crew
The highest-synergy cards in decks for The Ruinous Wrecking Crew, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Big Score | 57% | +35% |
| Madame Masque | 33% | +33% |
| Phyrexian Tower | 39% | +28% |
| Arnim Zola, Bio-Fanatic | 28% | +27% |
| Moonstone, Harsh Mistress | 28% | +27% |
| Pinnacle Monk | 30% | +23% |
| Seize the Spoils | 30% | +23% |
| Professional Face-Breaker | 39% | +22% |
| Baron Strucker, HYDRA Overlord | 23% | +22% |
| Hire a Crew | 22% | +22% |
| Red Elemental Blast | 30% | +22% |
| Bullseye, Death Dealer | 22% | +22% |
| Too Evil to Stay Dead | 22% | +22% |
| Villainous Hideout | 22% | +22% |
| Agents of HYDRA | 22% | +22% |
| Visions of Villainy | 22% | +22% |
| Madame Hydra | 22% | +22% |
| The Masters of Evil | 22% | +21% |
| Wishclaw Talisman | 26% | +20% |
| Lively Dirge | 22% | +19% |
| Scalding Tarn | 26% | +19% |
| Saw in Half | 30% | +19% |
| Marsh Flats | 26% | +18% |
| Evil's Thrall | 18% | +18% |
💰 The best cards for your The Ruinous Wrecking Crew 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.
- Big Score
- Madame Masque
- Arnim Zola, Bio-Fanatic
- Moonstone, Harsh Mistress
- Seize the Spoils
- Baron Strucker, HYDRA Overlord
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Professional Face-Breaker
- Red Elemental Blast
- Wishclaw Talisman
- Lively Dirge
- Saw in Half
- Hoarding Broodlord
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Phyrexian Tower
- Scalding Tarn
- Marsh Flats
- Black Market Connections
- Hexing Squelcher
- Dance of the Dead
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with The Ruinous Wrecking Crew
- Underworld Breach + Wheel of Fortune + Jeska's Will → Infinite draw triggers for all players, Infinite looting for all players, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite storm count
- Underworld Breach + Lion's Eye Diamond + Wheel of Fortune → Infinite draw triggers, Infinite looting, Infinite looting for opponents, Near-infinite storm count
- Dualcaster Mage + Twinflame → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar + Reassembling Skeleton → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Dualcaster Mage + Molten Duplication → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- 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
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Frequently asked questions
What is The Ruinous Wrecking Crew's color identity?
The Ruinous Wrecking Crew 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 Ruinous Wrecking Crew come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average The Ruinous Wrecking Crew deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 2.2 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 15 % of the time and floods 51 %. Deck health: C (56/100).
How many lands should a The Ruinous Wrecking Crew deck run?
Real The Ruinous Wrecking Crew 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 Ruinous Wrecking Crew?
The three highest-synergy cards are Big Score, Madame Masque, Phyrexian Tower. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in The Ruinous Wrecking Crew decks.
What combos does The Ruinous Wrecking Crew have?
The Ruinous Wrecking Crew has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Underworld Breach + Wheel of Fortune + Jeska's Will. 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 Ruinous Wrecking Crew deck cost?
You can start cheap: Big Score, Madame Masque, Arnim Zola, Bio-Fanatic 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.