Kang, Temporal Tyrant
Whenever Kang attacks, he connives. (Draw a card, then discard a card. If you discarded a nonland card, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.) Whenever you draw your second card each turn, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
How Kang decks play in EDH
Kang, Temporal Tyrant is a Dimir commander in blue and black costing 2UB, and its legendary creature - human villain line shapes the whole deck around it. It cares about +1/+1 counters, so counter-doubling effects and creatures that grow on their own carry the deck. It draws extra cards, so the deck can afford a lower curve and lean on volume. The cards below are the ones Kang, Temporal Tyrant decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $3.52Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (10)
Counterspells (1)
Creatures (4)
Synergy & payoffs (4)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Kang, Temporal Tyrant 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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What colours can I use in a Kang, Temporal Tyrant deck?
Kang, Temporal Tyrant 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, Temporal Tyrant?
The cards played most often in Kang, Temporal Tyrant decks include Lakeshore Apothecary, Plunder the Trollshaws, Reverent Howl. 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, Temporal Tyrant deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $3.52 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, Temporal Tyrant 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.