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Ultimo, Civilization's End
Legendary Artifact Creature — Robot Villain · 4BB
Color identity: Black
Ultimo, Civilization's End is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
When Ultimo enters, each opponent sacrifices a creature of their choice.
{2}{B}, Discard this card: Each opponent sacrifices a creature of their choice.
Reference price of the card: €0.25
Average lands in decks for Ultimo, Civilization's End: 38
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Build your Ultimo, Civilization's End deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
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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+ (58/100)
- Consistency9
- Speed49
- Interaction54
- Resilience71
- Closing91
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 38 lands (24 nonbasic, 14 Swamp)
Deadly Embrace · Sephiroth's Intervention · Syr Konrad, the Grim · Agent of the Iron Throne · Alms of the Vein · Ambition's Cost · Arcane Signet · Bad Deal · Bartizan Bats · Battle-Rage Blessing · Bilbo's Deadly Slice · Black Market · Black Market Connections · Blessing of Leeches · Blitz Leech · Blood Artist · Blood on the Snow · Blood Reckoning · Bloodline Recollector // Ancestral Craving · Bone Miser · Cabal Ritual · Call to the Netherworld · Carrion Rats · Charcoal Diamond · Come Back Wrong · Commander's Sphere · Conjurer's Closet · Copper Carapace · Corpse Churn · Court of Ambition · Crude Bent Blade · Crypt Ghast · Dai Li Indoctrination · Dark Deed · Dark Ritual · Darkness · Death Pit Offering · Debt to the Kami · Defile · Discerning Taste · Dokuchi Silencer · Doom Blade · Dreaded Bat-Cloud · Dreadwurm · Dusk Charger · Duskwielder · Edgar's Awakening · Endless Ranks of HYDRA · Engine Rat · Erebos, God of the Dead · Essence Drain · Evil Reawakened · Fade from Memory · Falkenrath Noble · Fatal Fumes · Feign Death · Fell the Profane // Fell Mire · Flay Essence · Forever Young · Gate Colossus · Gift of Fangs · Field of Ruin · Arcane Lighthouse · Baxter Building · Blighted Fen · Cabal Coffers · Cabal Stronghold · Command Bridge · Command Tower · Cryptic Caves · Darksteel Citadel · Desert · Evolving Wilds · Foundry of the Consuls · Haven of the Spirit Dragon · Heap Gate · HELIOS One · Hive of the Eye Tyrant · Karn's Bastion · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Power Depot · Sanctum of Eternity · Thriving Moor · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Zoetic Cavern
🃏 Recommended cards for Ultimo, Civilization's End
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Ultimo, Civilization's End, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Deadly Embrace | 67% | +66% |
| Sephiroth's Intervention | 67% | +64% |
| Field of Ruin | 67% | +64% |
| Syr Konrad, the Grim | 67% | +47% |
| Rejuvenation Chamber | 33% | +33% |
| Onulet | 33% | +33% |
| Treacherous Vampire | 33% | +33% |
| Henge Guardian | 33% | +33% |
| Ravenous Vampire | 33% | +33% |
| Dusk Charger | 33% | +33% |
| Copper Carapace | 33% | +33% |
| Moonring Mirror | 33% | +33% |
| Shinen of Fear's Chill | 33% | +33% |
| Vessel of Malignity | 33% | +33% |
| Kaervek's Hex | 33% | +33% |
| Fatal Fumes | 33% | +33% |
| Sludge Crawler | 33% | +33% |
| Gate Colossus | 33% | +33% |
| Norritt | 33% | +33% |
| Ugin's Mastery | 33% | +33% |
| Bartizan Bats | 33% | +33% |
| Headless Specter | 33% | +33% |
| Rise of the Eldrazi | 33% | +33% |
| Haven of the Spirit Dragon | 33% | +33% |
💰 The best cards for your Ultimo, Civilization's End 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.
- Deadly Embrace
- Sephiroth's Intervention
- Field of Ruin
- Syr Konrad, the Grim
- Rejuvenation Chamber
- Onulet
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Nazgûl Battle-Mace
- Sanctum of Eternity
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Rise of the Eldrazi
- Giggling Skitterspike
- Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Ultimo, Civilization's End's color identity?
Ultimo, Civilization's End is black: its deck can only run cards of that color 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 Ultimo, Civilization's End come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Ultimo, Civilization's End deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 38 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 6.4 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 82 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 29 % of the time and floods 34 %. Deck health: C+ (58/100).
How many lands should a Ultimo, Civilization's End deck run?
Real Ultimo, Civilization's End decks run 38 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 Ultimo, Civilization's End?
The three highest-synergy cards are Deadly Embrace, Sephiroth's Intervention, Field of Ruin. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Ultimo, Civilization's End decks.
What combos does Ultimo, Civilization's End have?
We have no known combos catalogued for Ultimo, Civilization's End. That does not mean there are none — just that they do not show up in the public combo databases.
How much does a Ultimo, Civilization's End deck cost?
You can start cheap: Deadly Embrace, Sephiroth's Intervention, Field of Ruin 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.