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Tuknir Deathlock
Legendary Creature — Human Wizard · RRGG
Color identity: Green · Red · Gruul
Tuknir Deathlock is Gruul (green and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying
{R}{G}, {T}: Target creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
Reference price of the card: €18.26
Average lands in decks for Tuknir Deathlock: 36
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Build your Tuknir Deathlock deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Tuknir Deathlock 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Tuknir Deathlock 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: C+ (57/100)
- Consistency70
- Speed54
- Interaction44
- Resilience75
- Closing53
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (20 nonbasic, 4 Mountain, 12 Forest)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Birds of Paradise · Chaos Warp · Beast Within · Llanowar Elves · Nature's Lore · Rhythm of the Wild · Cultivate · Kodama's Reach · Rampant Growth · Elvish Mystic · Goblin Anarchomancer · Toski, Bearer of Secrets · Gruul Signet · Savage Ventmaw · Blasphemous Act · Fyndhorn Elves · Heroic Intervention · Sylvan Library · Three Visits · Fires of Yavimaya · Instill Energy · Xenagos, God of Revels · Domri, Anarch of Bolas · Halana and Alena, Partners · Harmonize · Invigorate · Return of the Wildspeaker · Sakura-Tribe Elder · Scryb Ranger · The Great Henge · Avatar of Fury · Eternal Witness · Fire Sprites · Kogla, the Titan Ape · Lightning Bolt · Nature's Claim · Saryth, the Viper's Fang · Stony Strength · Thousand-Year Elixir · Utopia Sprawl · Beast Whisperer · Garruk's Uprising · Klauth, Unrivaled Ancient · Mudslide · Decimate · Nature's Chosen · Swiftfoot Boots · Umaro, Raging Yeti · Vines of Vastwood · Well Rested · Cheering Crowd · Bayou Dragonfly · Earthquake · Fanatic of Rhonas · Lightning Greaves · Mind Stone · Quirion Ranger · Rancor · Seedborn Muse · Skyshroud Claim · Wild Growth · Command Tower · Cinder Glade · Rootbound Crag · Stomping Ground · Gruul Turf · Rockfall Vale · Spire Garden · Fire-Lit Thicket · Karplusan Forest · Wooded Foothills · Game Trail · Kessig Wolf Run · Thornspire Verge · Rogue's Passage · Commercial District · Mossfire Valley · Temple of Abandon · Cragcrown Pathway // Timbercrown Pathway · Taiga · Fabled Passage
🃏 Recommended cards for Tuknir Deathlock
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Tuknir Deathlock, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Fire-Lit Thicket | 50% | +33% |
| Instill Energy | 31% | +30% |
| Scryb Ranger | 29% | +28% |
| Invigorate | 29% | +26% |
| Fire Sprites | 26% | +26% |
| Toski, Bearer of Secrets | 38% | +26% |
| Avatar of Fury | 26% | +26% |
| Stony Strength | 26% | +26% |
| Savage Ventmaw | 36% | +26% |
| Birds of Paradise | 55% | +26% |
| Thousand-Year Elixir | 26% | +24% |
| Fires of Yavimaya | 31% | +24% |
| Mudslide | 24% | +24% |
| Sylvan Library | 33% | +22% |
| Saryth, the Viper's Fang | 26% | +22% |
| Nature's Chosen | 21% | +21% |
| Spire Garden | 57% | +21% |
| Umaro, Raging Yeti | 21% | +20% |
| Gruul Turf | 57% | +20% |
| Klauth, Unrivaled Ancient | 24% | +20% |
| Vines of Vastwood | 21% | +19% |
| Cheering Crowd | 20% | +19% |
| Bayou Dragonfly | 19% | +19% |
| Well Rested | 21% | +19% |
💰 The best cards for your Tuknir Deathlock 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.
- Fire-Lit Thicket
- Instill Energy
- Scryb Ranger
- Invigorate
- Fire Sprites
- Avatar of Fury
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Toski, Bearer of Secrets
- Birds of Paradise
- Mudslide
- Saryth, the Viper's Fang
- Nature's Chosen
- Spire Garden
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Thousand-Year Elixir
- Sylvan Library
- Klauth, Unrivaled Ancient
- The Great Henge
- Wooded Foothills
- Concordant Crossroads
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Tuknir Deathlock
- Blasphemous Act + Repercussion → Near-infinite damage to all players
- Sword of Feast and Famine + Aggravated Assault → Infinite combat phases
- Nim Deathmantle + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
- Ashaya, Soul of the Wild + Quirion Ranger → Infinite ETB, Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite LTB, Infinite storm count
- Ashnod's Altar + Rhythm of the Wild → Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite sacrifice triggers
- Savage Ventmaw + Aggravated Assault → Infinite combat damage, Infinite combat phases, Infinite green mana, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite red mana, Infinite untap of creatures you control
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Frequently asked questions
What is Tuknir Deathlock's color identity?
Tuknir Deathlock is Gruul (green 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 Tuknir Deathlock come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Tuknir Deathlock deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.9 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 98 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 17 % of the time and floods 12 %. Deck health: C+ (57/100).
How many lands should a Tuknir Deathlock deck run?
Real Tuknir Deathlock 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 Tuknir Deathlock?
The three highest-synergy cards are Fire-Lit Thicket, Instill Energy, Scryb Ranger. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Tuknir Deathlock decks.
What combos does Tuknir Deathlock have?
Tuknir Deathlock has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Blasphemous Act + Repercussion. 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 Tuknir Deathlock deck cost?
You can start cheap: Fire-Lit Thicket, Instill Energy, Scryb Ranger 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.