EDH Optimizer
Urgoros, the Empty One
Legendary Creature — Specter · 4BB
Color identity: Black
Urgoros, the Empty One is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying
Whenever Urgoros deals combat damage to a player, that player discards a card at random. If the player can't, you draw a card.
Reference price of the card: €0.03
Average lands in decks for Urgoros, the Empty One: 37
DiscardSpectersBurnCard DrawHellbentMadnessSelf-DiscardAggro
Build your Urgoros, the Empty One deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Urgoros, the Empty One 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Urgoros, the Empty One 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 (53/100)
- Consistency44
- Speed46
- Interaction34
- Resilience65
- Closing74
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 37 lands (8 nonbasic, 29 Swamp)
Fell Specter · Hypnotic Specter · Liliana's Specter · Abyssal Specter · Syphon Mind · Raiders' Wake · Scythe Specter · Megrim · Sol Ring · Geth's Grimoire · Guul Draz Specter · Shrieking Affliction · Silent Specter · Needle Specter · Dark Ritual · Liliana's Caress · Vicious Rumors · Duress · Hollow Specter · Bandit's Talent · Painful Quandary · Specter's Shroud · Consuming Corruption · Sign in Blood · Waste Not · Arcane Signet · Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage · Jet Medallion · Reaper of Night // Harvest Fear · Sangromancer · Feed the Swarm · The Raven Man · Burglar Rat · Specter of Mortality · Virus Beetle · Defile · Elderfang Disciple · Murder · Infernal Grasp · Dark Deal · Necrogoyf · Charcoal Diamond · Whispering Specter · Doom Blade · Rankle's Prank · Hollow Marauder · The Eldest Reborn · Go for the Throat · Mind Rake · Unnerve · Headless Specter · Shimian Specter · Delirium Skeins · The Haunt of Hightower · Plaguecrafter · Larceny · Mind Rot · Bad Deal · Crypt Ghast · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Heraldic Banner · Swiftfoot Boots · Bojuka Bog · Geier Reach Sanitarium · Cabal Coffers · Rogue's Passage · Cabal Stronghold · Reliquary Tower · Witch's Cottage · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
🃏 Recommended cards for Urgoros, the Empty One
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Urgoros, the Empty One, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Fell Specter | 78% | +74% |
| Abyssal Specter | 74% | +73% |
| Liliana's Specter | 75% | +72% |
| Hypnotic Specter | 75% | +72% |
| Scythe Specter | 68% | +67% |
| Raiders' Wake | 68% | +65% |
| Megrim | 65% | +60% |
| Guul Draz Specter | 59% | +58% |
| Syphon Mind | 70% | +58% |
| Silent Specter | 58% | +57% |
| Shrieking Affliction | 59% | +57% |
| Needle Specter | 55% | +54% |
| Geth's Grimoire | 59% | +52% |
| Hollow Specter | 52% | +51% |
| Specter's Shroud | 49% | +49% |
| Liliana's Caress | 53% | +47% |
| Vicious Rumors | 53% | +47% |
| Reaper of Night | 46% | +46% |
| Davriel, Rogue Shadowmage | 47% | +46% |
| Bandit's Talent | 51% | +45% |
| Duress | 52% | +45% |
| Specter of Mortality | 43% | +43% |
| Painful Quandary | 51% | +40% |
| The Raven Man | 45% | +40% |
💰 The best cards for your Urgoros, the Empty One 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.
- Fell Specter
- Abyssal Specter
- Liliana's Specter
- Scythe Specter
- Raiders' Wake
- Megrim
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Hypnotic Specter
- Geth's Grimoire
- Liliana's Caress
- Waste Not
- Dark Deal
- Court of Ambition
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Urgoros, the Empty One
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Sanguine Bond + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Exquisite Blood + Enduring Tenacity → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Marauding Blight-Priest + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
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Frequently asked questions
What is Urgoros, the Empty One's color identity?
Urgoros, the Empty One 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 Urgoros, the Empty One come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Urgoros, the Empty One deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, 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 82 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 32 % of the time and floods 10 %. Deck health: C (53/100).
How many lands should a Urgoros, the Empty One deck run?
Real Urgoros, the Empty One 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 Urgoros, the Empty One?
The three highest-synergy cards are Fell Specter, Abyssal Specter, Liliana's Specter. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Urgoros, the Empty One decks.
What combos does Urgoros, the Empty One have?
Urgoros, the Empty One has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood. 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 Urgoros, the Empty One deck cost?
You can start cheap: Fell Specter, Abyssal Specter, Liliana's Specter 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.