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Traxos, Scourge of Kroog
Legendary Artifact Creature — Construct · 4
Color identity: Colorless
Traxos, Scourge of Kroog is colorless: its deck can only run colorless cards (artifacts, Eldrazi and colorless lands).
Rules text:
Trample
Traxos enters tapped and doesn't untap during your untap step.
Whenever you cast a historic spell, untap Traxos. (Artifacts, legendaries, and Sagas are historic.)
Reference price of the card: €0.20
Comes in the precon Legends' Legacy
Average lands in decks for Traxos, Scourge of Kroog: 34
ArtifactsVoltronEquipmentHistoricAggroComboConstructsTap / Untap
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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: B+ (80/100)
- Consistency38
- Speed78
- Interaction85
- Resilience82
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (24 nonbasic, 10 Wastes)
Sol Ring · Foundry Inspector · Forsaken Monument · All Is Dust · Mystic Forge · Mind Stone · Palladium Myr · Jhoira's Familiar · Manifold Key · Ugin, the Ineffable · Thran Dynamo · Shimmer Myr · Swiftfoot Boots · Hedron Archive · Voltaic Servant · Scrap Trawler · Null Elemental Blast · Everflowing Chalice · Unwinding Clock · Warping Wail · Fireshrieker · Myr Retriever · Nettlecyst · Solemn Simulacrum · Steel Overseer · Sculpting Steel · Thought Vessel · Metalwork Colossus · Voltaic Key · Cloud Key · Blackblade Reforged · Chief of the Foundry · Commander's Plate · Meteor Golem · Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter · Steel Hellkite · Worn Powerstone · Not of This World · Hedron Crawler · Basalt Monolith · Basilisk Collar · Clock of Omens · Manakin · Darksteel Juggernaut · Lightning Greaves · Darksteel Forge · Junk Diver · Lodestone Golem · Glaring Fleshraker · Mind's Eye · Dreamstone Hedron · Echoes of Eternity · Scour from Existence · The Eternity Elevator · Eldritch Immunity · Expedition Map · Mask of Memory · Cryptothrall · Introduction to Annihilation · Stonecoil Serpent · Ultima, Origin of Oblivion · Workshop Assistant · Excalibur, Sword of Eden · Titan's Presence · Ugin, Eye of the Storms · Urza's Mine · Urza's Power Plant · Urza's Tower · Buried Ruin · Rogue's Passage · Shrine of the Forsaken Gods · Darksteel Citadel · Temple of the False God · War Room · Zhalfirin Void · Tomb of the Spirit Dragon · Bonders' Enclave · Reliquary Tower · Inventors' Fair · Radiant Fountain · Urza's Cave · Urza's Workshop · Urza's Saga · Guildless Commons · Scavenger Grounds · Urza's Factory · Thespian's Stage · Arch of Orazca · Blast Zone
🃏 Recommended cards for Traxos, Scourge of Kroog
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Traxos, Scourge of Kroog, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Voltaic Servant | 56% | +51% |
| Fireshrieker | 51% | +45% |
| Nettlecyst | 50% | +39% |
| Blackblade Reforged | 43% | +39% |
| Shimmer Myr | 60% | +38% |
| Foundry Inspector | 87% | +36% |
| Manifold Key | 66% | +32% |
| Jhoira's Familiar | 66% | +31% |
| Chief of the Foundry | 42% | +30% |
| Basilisk Collar | 37% | +30% |
| Scrap Trawler | 55% | +29% |
| Darksteel Juggernaut | 35% | +27% |
| Mask of Memory | 30% | +26% |
| Myr Retriever | 50% | +25% |
| Swiftfoot Boots | 60% | +24% |
| Lodestone Golem | 34% | +24% |
| Workshop Assistant | 29% | +24% |
| Brass Squire | 25% | +23% |
| Voltaic Key | 47% | +23% |
| Steel Overseer | 50% | +23% |
| Manakin | 36% | +22% |
| Steel Hellkite | 41% | +22% |
| Clock of Omens | 36% | +21% |
| Sword of Vengeance | 23% | +21% |
💰 The best cards for your Traxos, Scourge of Kroog 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.
- Voltaic Servant
- Fireshrieker
- Nettlecyst
- Blackblade Reforged
- Shimmer Myr
- Foundry Inspector
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Basilisk Collar
- Voltaic Key
- Clock of Omens
- Silent Arbiter
- Hammer of Nazahn
- Cloud Key
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Excalibur, Sword of Eden
- Unwinding Clock
- Cryptothrall
- Darksteel Forge
- Sword of Fire and Ice
- Sword of Feast and Famine
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Traxos, Scourge of Kroog
- Basalt Monolith + Forsaken Monument → Infinite colorless mana
- Sensei's Divining Top + Foundry Inspector + Mystic Forge → Infinite card draw, Near-infinite storm count, Infinite draw triggers
- Rings of Brighthearth + Basalt Monolith → Infinite colorless mana
- Sensei's Divining Top + Mystic Forge + Cloud Key → Infinite card draw, Near-infinite storm count, Infinite draw triggers
- Scrap Trawler + Myr Retriever + Krark-Clan Ironworks + Foundry Inspector → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Sensei's Divining Top + Glaring Fleshraker + Mystic Forge → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite storm count, Near-infinite damage, Near-infinite creature ETB, Near-infinite creature LTB, Near-infinite death triggers, Near-infinite creature sacrifice triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is Traxos, Scourge of Kroog's color identity?
Traxos, Scourge of Kroog is colorless: its deck can only run colorless cards (artifacts, Eldrazi and colorless lands). Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Traxos, Scourge of Kroog come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Traxos, Scourge of Kroog deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.3 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 29 %. Deck health: B+ (80/100).
How many lands should a Traxos, Scourge of Kroog deck run?
Real Traxos, Scourge of Kroog 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 Traxos, Scourge of Kroog?
The three highest-synergy cards are Voltaic Servant, Fireshrieker, Nettlecyst. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Traxos, Scourge of Kroog decks.
What combos does Traxos, Scourge of Kroog have?
Traxos, Scourge of Kroog has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Basalt Monolith + Forsaken Monument. 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 Traxos, Scourge of Kroog deck cost?
You can start cheap: Voltaic Servant, Fireshrieker, Nettlecyst 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.