Kang Prime

Art by Lixin Yin

Commander deckBU

Kang Prime

Manipulate the top of the library to cheat massive game-ending spells into suspend with Kang Prime, accelerating time counters with upkeep manipulation and time counter removal to overwhelm opponents.

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Deck anatomy

What this list actually runs on: how cheaply it casts things, and whether it has enough ramp, card draw and interaction to keep up at the table. Each block is one card — hover for its name.

Mana curve · 62 nonland cards

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RampCard drawInteractionThreats & synergy

The working parts

Ramp10
Card draw20
Interaction19
↳ board wipes5
Tutors2

Counted from Scryfall’s community card tags, not from the builder’s own labels. A card that does two jobs counts twice, so these add up to more than the deck. The hatched band is a common rule of thumb, not a law — combo decks run leaner, battlecruiser decks heavier.

Colored mana symbols

U 39B 35
37lands · rule of thumb 35–38
4.13average mana value (nonland)
$600.16whole deck, today

The list

Commander

1
Kang Prime

Kang Prime

3UB

Legendary Creature — Human Villain

Chosen commander for the requested strategy.

Ramp

9
Sol Ring

Sol Ring

1

Artifact

Essential mana acceleration to cast Kang early

Arcane Signet

Arcane Signet

2

Artifact

Efficient two-mana color fixing

Dimir Signet

Dimir Signet

2

Artifact

Filters mana into both blue and black

Talisman of Dominance

Talisman of Dominance

2

Artifact

Untapped dual-colored mana ramp

Fellwar Stone

Fellwar Stone

2

Artifact

Reliable two-mana rock in multiplayer

Thought Vessel

Thought Vessel

2

Artifact

Ramps and removes maximum hand size

Mind Stone

Mind Stone

2

Artifact

Early ramp that can be cashed in for a card later

Worn Powerstone

Worn Powerstone

3

Artifact

Produces two colorless mana to help reach Kang's five mana cost

Thran Dynamo

Thran Dynamo

4

Artifact

Generates substantial mana to hardcast high-cost bombs if needed

Card Draw

9
Brainstorm

Brainstorm

U

Instant

Allows putting expensive bombs from hand directly on top of the library for Kang to exile

Ponder

Ponder

U

Sorcery

Arranges the top three cards to set up Kang's trigger

Preordain

Preordain

U

Sorcery

Scrys away unwanted cards and draws what you need

Rhystic Study

Rhystic Study

2U

Enchantment

Premier blue card advantage engine

Mystic Remora

Mystic Remora

U

Enchantment

Draws heavily off opponents' early noncreature spells

Night's Whisper

Night's Whisper

1B

Sorcery

Efficient, low-cost raw card draw

Read the Bones

Read the Bones

2B

Sorcery

Scrys two and draws two to filter through deck

Fact or Fiction

Fact or Fiction

3U

Instant

Digs five cards deep at instant speed

Baleful Strix

Baleful Strix

UB

Artifact Creature — Bird

Cantrips on entry and provides an excellent deathtouch blocker

Removal

11
Cyclonic Rift

Cyclonic Rift

1U

Instant

Asymmetrical board wipe staple

Toxic Deluge

Toxic Deluge

2B

Sorcery

Flexible black board wipe that bypasses indestructible

Damnation

Damnation

2BB

Sorcery

Standard four-mana unconditional creature sweeper

Feed the Swarm

Feed the Swarm

1B

Sorcery

Rare Dimir answer to problem enchantments as well as creatures

Infernal Grasp

Infernal Grasp

1B

Instant

Unconditional instant-speed creature removal

Bitter Triumph

Bitter Triumph

1B

Instant

Versatile creature or planeswalker removal for two mana

Deadly Rollick

Deadly Rollick

3B

Instant

Free creature exile while Kang is on the battlefield

Counterspell

Counterspell

UU

Instant

The baseline efficient two-mana hard counter

Fierce Guardianship

Fierce Guardianship

2U

Instant

Free counterspell to protect Kang from removal

Swan Song

Swan Song

U

Instant

Cheap one-mana interaction for critical noncreature spells

Arcane Denial

Arcane Denial

1U

Instant

Unconditional counter that replaces itself

Threats/Wincons

23
Toxrill, the Corrosive

Toxrill, the Corrosive

5BB

Legendary Creature — Slug Horror

Devastating creature that wipes opposing boards and generates slugs

Hullbreaker Horror

Hullbreaker Horror

5UU

Creature — Kraken Horror

Bounces opposing spells and permanents whenever you cast spells

Archon of Cruelty

Archon of Cruelty

6BB

Creature — Archon

Devastating ETB and attack trigger that drains, sacrifices, and draws

Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant

Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant

5UU

Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor

Doubles your spells and counters opponents' first artifact, instant, or sorcery

Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur

Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur

8UU

Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor

Refills your hand to seven and forces opponents to discard their hands

Nezahal, Primal Tide

Nezahal, Primal Tide

5UU

Legendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur

Uncounterable card-drawing powerhouse with built-in evasion and protection

Sheoldred, Whispering One

Sheoldred, Whispering One

5BB

Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor

Reanimates your creatures and forces opponents to sacrifice theirs

Vilis, Broker of Blood

Vilis, Broker of Blood

5BBB

Legendary Creature — Demon

Turns life loss into massive card draw while picking off creatures

Massacre Wurm

Massacre Wurm

3BBB

Creature — Phyrexian Wurm

Punishes small creature strategies and drains opponents' life totals

Portal to Phyrexia

Portal to Phyrexia

9

Artifact

Forces mass sacrifice and reanimates creatures every upkeep

Omniscience

Omniscience

7UUU

Enchantment

Allows you to cast all spells from your hand for free once suspended and resolved

Breach the Multiverse

Breach the Multiverse

5BB

Sorcery

Mills all players and steals the best creature or planeswalker from each graveyard

One with the Multiverse

One with the Multiverse

6UU

Enchantment

Enables casting from top of deck and one free spell each turn

Expropriate

Expropriate

7UU

Sorcery

Steals permanents and grants extra turns to close out the game

Time Stretch

Time Stretch

8UU

Sorcery

Two extra turns to quickly tick down suspended cards and attack with Kang

Rise of the Dark Realms

Rise of the Dark Realms

7BB

Sorcery

Mass reanimation spell that often immediately ends the game

Shark Typhoon

Shark Typhoon

5U

Enchantment

Spits out flying Sharks whenever you cast your suspended noncreature spells

Consecrated Sphinx

Consecrated Sphinx

4UU

Creature — Sphinx

Draws two cards whenever an opponent draws, generating unmatched card advantage

Kokusho, the Evening Star

Kokusho, the Evening Star

4BB

Legendary Creature — Dragon Spirit

Massive life swing threat that disincentivizes board wipes

Lord of the Void

Lord of the Void

4BBB

Creature — Demon

Exiles cards and steals opposing creatures upon combat damage

Sepulchral Primordial

Sepulchral Primordial

5BB

Creature — Avatar

Steals the best dead creature from each opponent upon entering

Diluvian Primordial

Diluvian Primordial

5UU

Creature — Avatar

Casts the best instant or sorcery from each opponent's graveyard for free

Sire of Stagnation

Sire of Stagnation

4UB

Creature — Eldrazi

Punishes opponents for playing lands by exiling cards and drawing you two

Utility

10
Sensei's Divining Top

Sensei's Divining Top

1

Artifact

Continuously filters the top of your library for Kang's suspend trigger

Scroll Rack

Scroll Rack

2

Artifact

Swaps expensive uncastable cards in hand to the top of your deck for Kang

Vampiric Tutor

Vampiric Tutor

B

Instant

Places any game-winning bomb on top of the library right before Kang triggers

Mystical Tutor

Mystical Tutor

U

Instant

Puts high-impact sorceries or extra-turn spells on top to be suspended

Paradox Haze

Paradox Haze

2U

Enchantment — Aura

Grants an additional upkeep each turn, removing time counters twice as fast

Clockspinning

Clockspinning

U

Instant

Repeatable buyback spell that removes time counters from suspended cards

Jhoira's Timebug

Jhoira's Timebug

2

Artifact Creature — Insect

Taps to remove time counters from suspended cards to cast them early

Lightning Greaves

Lightning Greaves

2

Artifact — Equipment

Gives Kang shroud and haste to attack and trigger on the turn he is cast

Swiftfoot Boots

Swiftfoot Boots

2

Artifact — Equipment

Provides hexproof protection and immediate attack capability for Kang

Strionic Resonator

Strionic Resonator

2

Artifact

Copies Kang's enter or attack triggered ability to suspend two cards at once

Lands

37
Reliquary Tower

Reliquary Tower

Land

No maximum hand size.

War Room

War Room

Land

Card draw from the mana base.

Rogue's Passage

Rogue's Passage

Land

Makes a creature unblockable.

Temple of the False God

Temple of the False God

Land

Extra mana in the late game.

Command Tower

Command Tower

Land

Produces any color in your identity.

Exotic Orchard

Exotic Orchard

Land

Flexible multicolor fixing.

Path of Ancestry

Path of Ancestry

Land

Color fixing with scry on creature casts.

Myriad Landscape

Myriad Landscape

Land

Ramp from the mana base.

Bojuka Bog

Bojuka Bog

Land

Free graveyard hate on ETB.

Castle Locthwain

Castle Locthwain

Land

Mono-color utility land.

Mystic Sanctuary

Mystic Sanctuary

Land — Island

Recurs an instant or sorcery.

Castle Vantress

Castle Vantress

Land

Mono-color utility land.

Underground River

Underground River

Land

Nonbasic dual land for color fixing.

Drowned Catacomb

Drowned Catacomb

Land

Nonbasic dual land for color fixing.

Temple of Deceit

Temple of Deceit

Land

Dual land with scry.

Island

Island 12x

Basic Land — Island

Basic land allocated from mana pip counts.

Swamp

Swamp 10x

Basic Land — Swamp

Basic land allocated from mana pip counts.