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Tsabo Tavoc
Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Horror · 5BR
Color identity: Black · Red · Rakdos
Tsabo Tavoc is Rakdos (black and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
First strike, protection from legendary creatures
{B}{B}, {T}: Destroy target legendary creature. It can't be regenerated.
Reference price of the card: €0.52
Average lands in decks for Tsabo Tavoc: 37
ControlLegendsOld SchoolReanimatorAristocratsPhyrexiansBurnChaos
Build your Tsabo Tavoc deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Tsabo Tavoc 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Tsabo Tavoc 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+ (64/100)
- Consistency32
- Speed52
- Interaction61
- Resilience73
- Closing92
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 37 lands (18 nonbasic, 13 Swamp, 6 Mountain)
Sol Ring · Terminate · Arcane Signet · Phyrexian Arena · Dark Ritual · Rakdos Signet · Tsabo's Decree · Talisman of Indulgence · Avatar of Woe · Royal Assassin · Blasphemous Act · Rakdos Charm · Tsabo's Assassin · Bedevil · Vandalblast · Thran Dynamo · Kaervek the Merciless · Solemn Simulacrum · Tsabo's Web · Chaos Warp · Mind Stone · Swiftfoot Boots · Feed the Swarm · Read the Bones · Anger · Charcoal Diamond · Commander's Sphere · Lightning Greaves · Master of Cruelties · Black Market · Mogis, God of Slaughter · Sign in Blood · Fellwar Stone · Faithless Looting · Viashino Heretic · Backlash · Phyrexian Delver · Archfiend of Depravity · Kardur, Doomscourge · Sheoldred, Whispering One · Visara the Dreadful · Burnished Hart · Damnation · Deflecting Swat · Dread · Dreadbore · Fire Diamond · Painful Quandary · Reanimate · Abrade · Jet Medallion · Urabrask the Hidden · Night's Whisper · The Lord of Pain · Withering Torment · Havoc Festival · Wayfarer's Bauble · Demonic Tutor · Harsh Mentor · Patriar's Seal · Animate Dead · Decree of Pain · Command Tower · Dragonskull Summit · Smoldering Marsh · Tainted Peak · Rakdos Carnarium · Sulfurous Springs · Blood Crypt · Bojuka Bog · Shadowblood Ridge · Temple of Malice · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Luxury Suite · Bloodstained Mire · Foreboding Ruins · Cabal Coffers · Haunted Ridge · Graven Cairns · Temple of the False God
🃏 Recommended cards for Tsabo Tavoc
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Tsabo Tavoc, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Tsabo's Decree | 47% | +47% |
| Avatar of Woe | 43% | +43% |
| Royal Assassin | 43% | +42% |
| Tsabo's Assassin | 40% | +40% |
| Tsabo's Web | 36% | +36% |
| Thran Dynamo | 37% | +33% |
| Phyrexian Arena | 56% | +32% |
| Master of Cruelties | 30% | +28% |
| Kaervek the Merciless | 36% | +26% |
| Viashino Heretic | 26% | +25% |
| Black Market | 29% | +24% |
| Phyrexian Delver | 25% | +24% |
| Backlash | 25% | +24% |
| Visara the Dreadful | 24% | +24% |
| Dread | 23% | +23% |
| Charcoal Diamond | 30% | +22% |
| Sheoldred, Whispering One | 24% | +22% |
| Archfiend of Depravity | 24% | +20% |
| Urabrask the Hidden | 22% | +19% |
| Read the Bones | 31% | +19% |
| Burnished Hart | 23% | +19% |
| Terminate | 58% | +19% |
| Mogis, God of Slaughter | 29% | +18% |
| Dreadbore | 23% | +18% |
💰 The best cards for your Tsabo Tavoc 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.
- Tsabo's Decree
- Royal Assassin
- Tsabo's Assassin
- Kaervek the Merciless
- Viashino Heretic
- Phyrexian Delver
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Avatar of Woe
- Tsabo's Web
- Thran Dynamo
- Phyrexian Arena
- Master of Cruelties
- Black Market
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Sheoldred, Whispering One
- Damnation
- Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
- Cabal Coffers
- Thousand-Year Elixir
- Volrath's Stronghold
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Tsabo Tavoc
- Rings of Brighthearth + Basalt Monolith → Infinite colorless mana
- 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
- Blasphemous Act + Repercussion → Near-infinite damage to all players
- Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker + Zealous Conscripts → Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers
- Reassembling Skeleton + Phyrexian Altar + Pawn of Ulamog → Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers
- Goblin Sharpshooter + Basilisk Collar → Lock, Destroy all creatures opponents control, From now on, destroy any creatures opponents control at instant speed
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Frequently asked questions
What is Tsabo Tavoc's color identity?
Tsabo Tavoc 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 Tsabo Tavoc come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Tsabo Tavoc deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 37 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 6.1 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 84 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 15 % of the time and floods 32 %. Deck health: C+ (64/100).
How many lands should a Tsabo Tavoc deck run?
Real Tsabo Tavoc decks run 37 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 Tsabo Tavoc?
The three highest-synergy cards are Tsabo's Decree, Avatar of Woe, Royal Assassin. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Tsabo Tavoc decks.
What combos does Tsabo Tavoc have?
Tsabo Tavoc has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Rings of Brighthearth + Basalt Monolith. 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 Tsabo Tavoc deck cost?
You can start cheap: Tsabo's Decree, Royal Assassin, Tsabo's Assassin 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.