EDH Optimizer
Venom, Eddie Brock
Legendary Creature — Symbiote Villain · 4BB
Color identity: Black
Venom, Eddie Brock 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.)
Whenever another creature dies, put a +1/+1 counter on Venom. If that creature was a Villain, draw a card.
Reference price of the card: €8.26
Average lands in decks for Venom, Eddie Brock: 36
+1/+1 CountersAristocratsSacrificeVoltronReanimatorLifegainTokensVillains
Build your Venom, Eddie Brock deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Venom, Eddie Brock 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Venom, Eddie Brock 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: B (69/100)
- Consistency56
- Speed60
- Interaction38
- Resilience84
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (15 nonbasic, 21 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Tombstone, Career Criminal · Symbiote Spawn · Arcane Signet · Dark Ritual · Lethal Protection · Jet Medallion · Scorpion, Seething Striker · Morbid Opportunist · Common Crook · Venom's Hunger · Victimize · Grendel, Spawn of Knull · Venom, Evil Unleashed · Accursed Marauder · Blood Artist · Crimson Cowl, Master of Evil · Feed the Swarm · Agent Venom · Baron Strucker, HYDRA Overlord · Agents of HYDRA · Merciless Enforcers · Pitiless Plunderer · Phyrexian Arena · Reanimate · Venomized Cat · Reassembling Skeleton · Crossbones, Malicious Mercenary · Drivnod, Carnage Dominus · Go for the Throat · Infernal Grasp · Kingpin, Wilson Fisk · Deadly Dispute · Endless Ranks of HYDRA · Maskwood Nexus · Black Market · Solemn Simulacrum · Zulaport Cutthroat · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Morlun, Devourer of Spiders · Syr Konrad, the Grim · Villainous Wrath · Madame Masque · Plaguecrafter · Swiftfoot Boots · Mechanical Mobster · The Masamune · Braids, Arisen Nightmare · Crypt Ghast · Defile · Toxic Deluge · Village Rites · Criminal Enterprise · Swarm, Being of Bees · Visions of Villainy · Ashnod's Altar · Fleshbag Marauder · Viscera Seer · Behold the Sinister Six! · Black Cat, Cunning Thief · Lightning Greaves · Minotaur, Roxxon CEO · Black Market Connections · Bojuka Bog · Rogue's Passage · Cabal Coffers · Witch's Cottage · Villainous Hideout · Reliquary Tower · Phyrexian Tower · Cabal Stronghold · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Myriad Landscape · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Shizo, Death's Storehouse · Mortuary Mire · Spymaster's Vault · High Market
🃏 Recommended cards for Venom, Eddie Brock
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Venom, Eddie Brock, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Tombstone, Career Criminal | 75% | +75% |
| Symbiote Spawn | 71% | +71% |
| Lethal Protection | 64% | +63% |
| Scorpion, Seething Striker | 63% | +63% |
| Venom's Hunger | 59% | +59% |
| Common Crook | 59% | +58% |
| Venom, Evil Unleashed | 57% | +57% |
| Grendel, Spawn of Knull | 57% | +57% |
| Crimson Cowl, Master of Evil | 55% | +55% |
| Baron Strucker, HYDRA Overlord | 51% | +50% |
| Merciless Enforcers | 50% | +50% |
| Agents of HYDRA | 50% | +49% |
| Agent Venom | 51% | +49% |
| Venomized Cat | 47% | +47% |
| Crossbones, Malicious Mercenary | 45% | +44% |
| Maskwood Nexus | 44% | +43% |
| Kingpin, Wilson Fisk | 45% | +43% |
| Endless Ranks of HYDRA | 44% | +43% |
| Morlun, Devourer of Spiders | 42% | +41% |
| Villainous Wrath | 42% | +40% |
| Madame Masque | 41% | +40% |
| Mechanical Mobster | 39% | +39% |
| Drivnod, Carnage Dominus | 45% | +38% |
| Morbid Opportunist | 60% | +36% |
💰 The best cards for your Venom, Eddie Brock 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.
- Tombstone, Career Criminal
- Symbiote Spawn
- Lethal Protection
- Scorpion, Seething Striker
- Venom's Hunger
- Common Crook
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
- Minotaur, Roxxon CEO
- Pitiless Plunderer
- Gwenom, Remorseless
- Black Market
- Doctor Doom
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Ultron the Annihilator
- The Soul Stone
- Shizo, Death's Storehouse
- Shadowspear
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Venom, Eddie Brock
- 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
- Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Exquisite Blood + Enduring Tenacity → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar + Reassembling Skeleton → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Enduring Tenacity + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
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Frequently asked questions
What is Venom, Eddie Brock's color identity?
Venom, Eddie Brock 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 Venom, Eddie Brock come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Venom, Eddie Brock deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 5.4 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 92 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 21 % of the time and floods 12 %. Deck health: B (69/100).
How many lands should a Venom, Eddie Brock deck run?
Real Venom, Eddie Brock 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 Venom, Eddie Brock?
The three highest-synergy cards are Tombstone, Career Criminal, Symbiote Spawn, Lethal Protection. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Venom, Eddie Brock decks.
What combos does Venom, Eddie Brock have?
Venom, Eddie Brock 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 Venom, Eddie Brock deck cost?
You can start cheap: Tombstone, Career Criminal, Symbiote Spawn, Lethal Protection 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.