EDH Optimizer
Yukora, the Prisoner
Legendary Creature — Demon Spirit · 2BB
Color identity: Black
Yukora, the Prisoner is black: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
When Yukora leaves the battlefield, sacrifice all non-Ogre creatures you control.
Reference price of the card: €0.39
Average lands in decks for Yukora, the Prisoner: 36
OgresAristocratsSacrificeTokensDemonsDonateEquipmentSelf-Destruct
Build your Yukora, the Prisoner deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Yukora, the Prisoner 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Yukora, the Prisoner 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+ (64/100)
- Consistency45
- Speed58
- Interaction37
- Resilience70
- Closing98
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (13 nonbasic, 23 Swamp)
Ogre Slumlord · Bellowing Mauler · Shakedown Heavy · Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Ogre Marauder · Body Launderer · Kuon, Ogre Ascendant // Kuon's Essence · Bloodthirsty Ogre · Terror of Towashi · Thrilling Encore · Black Market · Blood Speaker · Dark Ritual · Defile · Deathcurse Ogre · Victimize · Poisonbelly Ogre · Sign in Blood · Charcoal Diamond · Feed the Swarm · Raving Oni-Slave · Villainous Ogre · Mausoleum Turnkey · The Meathook Massacre · Viscera Dragger · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Black Market Connections · Zombie Ogre · Bastion of Remembrance · Deadly Dispute · Hostile Investigator · Infernal Grasp · Painwracker Oni · Phyrexian Arena · Rise of the Dark Realms · Skull Collector · Undercity Scavenger · Diabolic Tutor · Go for the Throat · Harvester of Souls · Jet Medallion · Rise of the Dread Marn · Assault Suit · Damnation · Doom Blade · Girder Goons · Murder · Nasty End · Takenuma Bleeder · Village Rites · Bontu's Monument · Crooked Custodian · Crypt Ghast · Fateful Handoff · Living Death · Mark of the Oni · Zulaport Cutthroat · Blood Artist · Crowded Crypt · Dokuchi Shadow-Walker · Gutwrencher Oni · Heraldic Banner · Bojuka Bog · Cabal Coffers · Cabal Stronghold · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Tomb of Urami · Crypt of Agadeem · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Shizo, Death's Storehouse · Reliquary Tower · War Room · Castle Locthwain · Mortuary Mire · Phyrexian Tower
🃏 Recommended cards for Yukora, the Prisoner
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Yukora, the Prisoner, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Bellowing Mauler | 66% | +66% |
| Shakedown Heavy | 66% | +65% |
| Ogre Slumlord | 74% | +64% |
| Ogre Marauder | 58% | +58% |
| Kuon, Ogre Ascendant | 56% | +56% |
| Body Launderer | 56% | +55% |
| Bloodthirsty Ogre | 54% | +54% |
| Terror of Towashi | 50% | +50% |
| Thrilling Encore | 50% | +48% |
| Blood Speaker | 48% | +48% |
| Deathcurse Ogre | 46% | +46% |
| Poisonbelly Ogre | 44% | +44% |
| Raving Oni-Slave | 42% | +42% |
| Villainous Ogre | 42% | +42% |
| Mausoleum Turnkey | 40% | +40% |
| Viscera Dragger | 40% | +40% |
| Zombie Ogre | 36% | +36% |
| Painwracker Oni | 34% | +34% |
| Undercity Scavenger | 34% | +34% |
| Tomb of Urami | 34% | +34% |
| Skull Collector | 34% | +34% |
| Hostile Investigator | 34% | +33% |
| Takenuma Bleeder | 30% | +30% |
| Rise of the Dread Marn | 32% | +30% |
💰 The best cards for your Yukora, the Prisoner 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.
- Bellowing Mauler
- Shakedown Heavy
- Ogre Slumlord
- Ogre Marauder
- Body Launderer
- Bloodthirsty Ogre
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Black Market
- Endless Whispers
- Cauldron of Souls
- Rise of the Dark Realms
- Living Death
- Kindred Dominance
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- The Meathook Massacre
- Shizo, Death's Storehouse
- Black Market Connections
- Damnation
- Kokusho, the Evening Star
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Yukora, the Prisoner
- Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar + Reassembling Skeleton → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers
- Nim Deathmantle + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
- Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar + Cult Conscript → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers
- Viscera Seer + Reassembling Skeleton + Pitiless Plunderer + Ogre Slumlord → Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite death triggers, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite scry 1
- Pitiless Plunderer + Reassembling Skeleton + Altar of Dementia + Drivnod, Carnage Dominus → Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite mill, Infinite self-mill
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Frequently asked questions
What is Yukora, the Prisoner's color identity?
Yukora, the Prisoner 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 Yukora, the Prisoner come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Yukora, the Prisoner deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.8 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 32 % of the time and floods 16 %. Deck health: C+ (64/100).
How many lands should a Yukora, the Prisoner deck run?
Real Yukora, the Prisoner 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 Yukora, the Prisoner?
The three highest-synergy cards are Bellowing Mauler, Shakedown Heavy, Ogre Slumlord. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Yukora, the Prisoner decks.
What combos does Yukora, the Prisoner have?
Yukora, the Prisoner has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar. 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 Yukora, the Prisoner deck cost?
You can start cheap: Bellowing Mauler, Shakedown Heavy, Ogre Slumlord 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.