Kang Prime

BUDimir{3}{U}{B}$0.27
Legendary Creature — Human Villain
Kang Prime card art

Flying Whenever Kang Prime enters or attacks, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card. Put two time counters on that card. If it doesn't have suspend, it gains suspend. (At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter. When the last is removed, you may cast it without paying its mana cost. If it's a creature, it has haste.)

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How Kang Prime decks play in EDH

Kang Prime is a Dimir commander in blue and black costing 3UB, and its legendary creature - human villain line shapes the whole deck around it. The card rewards attacking, so the deck is built to keep creatures pointed at opponents rather than sitting back. Built-in evasion means damage gets through reliably, so effects that scale that damage are worth more than extra bodies. The cards below are the ones Kang Prime decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.

Most-played cards

20 cards · about $91.87

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Ramp (1)

Emrakul, the Exigent Doom
Emrakul, the Exigent Doom
$29.29

Card draw (2)

Wibbly-wobbly, Timey-wimey
Wibbly-wobbly, Timey-wimey
$0.37
Brainstorm
Brainstorm
$0.94

Removal (2)

Doom's Time Platform
Doom's Time Platform
$0.54
Conjurer's Closet
Conjurer's Closet
$3.18

Creatures (7)

Avacyn, Angel of Horror
Avacyn, Angel of Horror
$41.42
Jhoira's Timebug
Jhoira's Timebug
$0.18
Timebender
Timebender
$0.12
Time Beetle
Time Beetle
$0.35
Taigam, Master Opportunist
Taigam, Master Opportunist
$0.96
Victor Timely, Wily Tycoon
Victor Timely, Wily Tycoon
$0.26
Sphinx of the Second Sun
Sphinx of the Second Sun
$2.92

Synergy & payoffs (7)

Roll-Roll-Roll-Roll
Roll-Roll-Roll-Roll
$0.23
Lich's Relic
Lich's Relic
$1.91
All of History, All at Once
All of History, All at Once
$0.29
Rotating Fireplace
Rotating Fireplace
$0.31
Clockspinning
Clockspinning
$0.42
Reality Strobe
Reality Strobe
$0.92
Paradox Haze
Paradox Haze
$4.08

Lands (1)

Hall of Echoes
Hall of Echoes
$3.18

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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Kang Prime decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.

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Kang Prime deck questions

What colours can I use in a Kang Prime deck?

Kang Prime has a Dimir colour identity, so every card in the deck must be blue and black or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.

What are the best cards for Kang Prime?

The cards played most often in Kang Prime decks include Avacyn, Angel of Horror, Hall of Echoes, Emrakul, the Exigent Doom. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.

How much does a Kang Prime deck cost?

The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $91.87 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.

Can I build a Kang Prime deck from cards I already own?

Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.

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