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Vislor Turlough
Legendary Creature — Rogue · 3B
Color identity: Black
Vislor Turlough is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Deal with the Black Guardian — When Vislor Turlough enters, you may have an opponent gain control of it. If you do, it's goaded for as long as they control it.
At the beginning of your end step, draw a card, then you lose life equal to the number of cards in your hand.
Doctor's companion (You can have two commanders if the other is the Doctor.)
Reference price of the card: €0.24
Average lands in decks for Vislor Turlough: 34
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Build your Vislor Turlough deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Vislor Turlough 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Vislor Turlough 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+ (63/100)
- Consistency85
- Speed55
- Interaction34
- Resilience84
- Closing68
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (12 nonbasic, 22 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Underworld Dreams · Sign in Blood · Dark Ritual · Fate Unraveler · Jet Medallion · Howling Mine · Price of Knowledge · Seizan, Perverter of Truth · Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted · Peer into the Abyss · Insatiable Avarice · Parasitic Impetus · Temple Bell · Blood Pact · Howling Golem · Master of the Feast · Scrawling Crawler · Dark Deal · Darkness · Font of Mythos · Bloodgift Demon · Curse of Fool's Wisdom · Damnable Pact · Dogged Detective · Iron Maiden · Rankle, Master of Pranks · Thought Vessel · Venser's Journal · Viseling · Withering Torment · Feed the Swarm · Horn of Greed · Emeritus of Woe // Demonic Tutor · Agent of the Shadow Thieves · Undying Malice · Zenith Chronicler · Baleful Mastery · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Imp's Mischief · Mind Stone · Psychosis Crawler · Solemn Simulacrum · Assault Suit · Charcoal Diamond · Contaminated Bond · Crypt Ghast · Feign Death · Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire · Otherworld Atlas · Ragged Veins · Undying Evil · Eye of Nidhogg · Anvil of Bogardan · Coveted Jewel · Damnation · Ebony Owl Netsuke · Exquisite Blood · Night's Whisper · Painful Lesson · Sheoldred, the Apocalypse · Supernatural Stamina · Cabal Ritual · Infernal Grasp · Reliquary Tower · Mikokoro, Center of the Sea · Geier Reach Sanitarium · Cabal Coffers · Bojuka Bog · Cabal Stronghold · Rogue's Passage · Myriad Landscape · Mystifying Maze · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Maze of Ith · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
🃏 Recommended cards for Vislor Turlough
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Vislor Turlough, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Underworld Dreams | 71% | +66% |
| Fate Unraveler | 63% | +60% |
| Price of Knowledge | 60% | +60% |
| Seizan, Perverter of Truth | 60% | +56% |
| Howling Mine | 60% | +56% |
| Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted | 54% | +52% |
| Parasitic Impetus | 51% | +51% |
| Temple Bell | 51% | +49% |
| Howling Golem | 49% | +48% |
| Master of the Feast | 49% | +46% |
| Blood Pact | 49% | +45% |
| Scrawling Crawler | 48% | +44% |
| Peer into the Abyss | 54% | +44% |
| Font of Mythos | 46% | +43% |
| Mikokoro, Center of the Sea | 46% | +43% |
| Viseling | 43% | +43% |
| Iron Maiden | 43% | +43% |
| Curse of Fool's Wisdom | 43% | +42% |
| Dogged Detective | 43% | +42% |
| Venser's Journal | 43% | +41% |
| Insatiable Avarice | 51% | +40% |
| Bloodgift Demon | 43% | +40% |
| Damnable Pact | 43% | +39% |
| Horn of Greed | 40% | +39% |
💰 The best cards for your Vislor Turlough 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.
- Underworld Dreams
- Fate Unraveler
- Price of Knowledge
- Seizan, Perverter of Truth
- Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
- Parasitic Impetus
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Howling Mine
- Temple Bell
- Master of the Feast
- Scrawling Crawler
- Font of Mythos
- Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Anvil of Bogardan
- Exquisite Blood
- Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
- Koskun Falls
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Vislor Turlough
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- 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 ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers
- Sheoldred, the Apocalypse + Peer into the Abyss → Near-infinite card draw for target opponent, Near-infinite draw triggers for target opponent, Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponent, Target opponent loses the game
- 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
- Pitiless Plunderer + Reassembling Skeleton + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is Vislor Turlough's color identity?
Vislor Turlough 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 Vislor Turlough come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Vislor Turlough deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.9 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 99 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 27 % of the time and floods 0 %. Deck health: C+ (63/100).
How many lands should a Vislor Turlough deck run?
Real Vislor Turlough decks run 34 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 Vislor Turlough?
The three highest-synergy cards are Underworld Dreams, Fate Unraveler, Price of Knowledge. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Vislor Turlough decks.
What combos does Vislor Turlough have?
Vislor Turlough 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 Vislor Turlough deck cost?
You can start cheap: Underworld Dreams, Fate Unraveler, Price of Knowledge 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.