EDH Optimizer
The Weaver King
Legendary Creature — Horror Wizard · 4UB
Color identity: Black · Blue · Dimir
The Weaver King is Dimir (black and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Shadow (This creature can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.)
Whenever The Weaver King deals combat damage to a player, they mill that many cards. Then for each opponent, put a creature card from that player's graveyard that was put there from their library this turn onto the battlefield under your control.
Average lands in decks for The Weaver King: 34
MillTheftReanimatorGraveyardGyruda CompanionClonesControlHorrors
Build your The Weaver King deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for The Weaver King 📥 Analyze my deck🃏 Recommended cards for The Weaver King
The highest-synergy cards in decks for The Weaver King, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| The Water Crystal | 77% | +68% |
| Ruin Crab | 75% | +66% |
| Captain N'ghathrod | 69% | +65% |
| Maddening Cacophony | 75% | +65% |
| Consuming Aberration | 78% | +62% |
| Mindcrank | 72% | +60% |
| Fractured Sanity | 69% | +59% |
| Psychic Corrosion | 63% | +57% |
| The Master of Lake-town | 60% | +56% |
| Wizard's Staff | 55% | +51% |
| Imperious Mindbreaker | 52% | +51% |
| Bruvac the Grandiloquent | 55% | +49% |
| Altar of the Brood | 54% | +49% |
| Court of Cunning | 51% | +45% |
| Hedron Crab | 49% | +44% |
| Breach the Multiverse | 53% | +44% |
| Visions of Beyond | 48% | +44% |
| Singularity Rupture | 56% | +43% |
| Zellix, Sanity Flayer | 49% | +42% |
| Swiftfoot Boots | 66% | +41% |
| Riverchurn Monument | 44% | +40% |
| Drown in the Loch | 57% | +39% |
| Nemesis of Reason | 46% | +38% |
| Fireshrieker | 38% | +37% |
💰 The best cards for your The Weaver King 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.
- Ruin Crab
- Consuming Aberration
- Fractured Sanity
- The Master of Lake-town
- Imperious Mindbreaker
- Singularity Rupture
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- The Water Crystal
- Captain N'ghathrod
- Maddening Cacophony
- Mindcrank
- Psychic Corrosion
- Wizard's Staff
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Bruvac the Grandiloquent
- Zellix, Sanity Flayer
- Bloodchief Ascension
- Black Market Connections
- Gloomlake Verge
- Morphic Pool
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with The Weaver King
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Bloodchief Ascension + Mindcrank → Infinite mill, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifegain triggers, Near-infinite lifeloss
- Bruvac the Grandiloquent + Maddening Cacophony → Infinite mill
- Maddening Cacophony + Fraying Sanity → Infinite mill for target opponent, Near-infinite mill
- Bruvac the Grandiloquent + Traumatize → Infinite mill for target opponent, Near-infinite self-mill
- Riverchurn Monument + Maddening Cacophony → Infinite mill
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Frequently asked questions
What is The Weaver King's color identity?
The Weaver King is Dimir (black 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.
How many lands should a The Weaver King deck run?
Real The Weaver King decks run 34 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 Weaver King?
The three highest-synergy cards are The Water Crystal, Ruin Crab, Captain N'ghathrod. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in The Weaver King decks.
What combos does The Weaver King have?
The Weaver King has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring. 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 Weaver King deck cost?
You can start cheap: Ruin Crab, Consuming Aberration, Fractured Sanity 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.