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Kefka, Court Mage // Kefka, Ruler of Ruin

UBR

Legendary Creature — Human Wizard · from $5.77

Whenever Kefka enters or attacks, each player discards a card. Then you draw a card for each card type among cards discarded this way. {8}: Each opponent sacrifices a permanent of their choice. Transform Kefka. Activate only as a sorcery. Flying Whenever an opponent loses life during your turn, you draw that many cards.

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A typical Commander deck

A starting template, not a rule — counts to fill in around the commander.

Lands3736–38 for most decks; fewer with cheap curves
Ramp10mana rocks, dorks, land ramp — mostly 2–3 mana
Card draw10repeatable engines beat one-shot cantrips
Targeted removal6answers for creatures AND artifacts/enchantments
Board wipes3sweepers reset boards you've lost
Synergy & win conditions33the deck's actual plan

Staples in these colors

The 100 cards that fit this color identity in the most EDHREC decklists (EDHREC rank via Scryfall).

Budget

57 of 100 at $5 or less · 40 at $1 or less

#	Card	Type	MV	Price
1	Sol Ring	Artifact	1	$1.07
2	Command Tower	Land	0	$0.26
3	Arcane Signet	Artifact	2	$0.34
4	Exotic Orchard	Land	0	$0.19
5	Reliquary Tower	Land	0	$4.28
6	Swiftfoot Boots	Artifact	2	$1.43
7	Lightning Greaves	Artifact	2	$3.86
8	Path of Ancestry	Land	0	$0.16
9	Counterspell	Instant	2	$1.33
10	Fellwar Stone	Artifact	2	$0.47
11	Rogue's Passage	Land	0	$0.31
12	Evolving Wilds	Land	0	$0.09
13	Thought Vessel	Artifact	2	$2.23
14	Blasphemous Act	Sorcery	9	$0.72
15	Bojuka Bog	Land	0	$1.12
16	Terramorphic Expanse	Land	0	$0.10
17	Chaos Warp	Instant	3	$0.32
18	Myriad Landscape	Land	0	$0.25
19	Mind Stone	Artifact	2	$0.21
20	Dark Ritual	Instant	1	$0.44
21	An Offer You Can't Refuse	Instant	1	$3.01
22	Polluted Delta	Land	0	$19.85
23	Flooded Strand	Land	0	$12.78
24	Skullclamp	Artifact	1	$4.85
25	Solemn Simulacrum	Creature	4	$0.27
26	Misty Rainforest	Land	0	$35.98
27	Bloodstained Mire	Land	0	$14.54
28	Fabled Passage	Land	0	$0.65
29	Windswept Heath	Land	0	$11.19
30	Rhystic Study	Enchantment	3	$61.06
31	Wooded Foothills	Land	0	$17.96
32	Verdant Catacombs	Land	0	$29.16
33	Scalding Tarn	Land	0	$36.86
34	Watery Grave	Land	0	$9.86
35	Marsh Flats	Land	0	$32.04
36	Arcane Denial	Instant	2	$1.88
37	Commander's Sphere	Artifact	3	$0.19
38	Reanimate	Sorcery	1	$6.56
39	Negate	Instant	2	$0.12
40	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
41	Cyclonic Rift	Instant	2	$29.75
42	Steam Vents	Land	0	$9.63
43	Demonic Tutor	Sorcery	2	$62.80
44	Toxic Deluge	Sorcery	3	$5.04
45	Swan Song	Instant	1	$10.72
46	Blood Crypt	Land	0	$8.68
47	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
48	Brainstorm	Instant	1	$0.56
49	Deflecting Swat	Instant	3	$70.85
50	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
51	Sulfur Falls	Land	0	$0.20
52	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
53	Fierce Guardianship	Instant	3	$59.21
54	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
55	Dragonskull Summit	Land	0	$0.45
56	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
57	Sunken Hollow	Land	0	$0.29
58	Otawara, Soaring City	Land	0	$26.57
59	Feed the Swarm	Sorcery	2	$0.19
60	Talisman of Dominance	Artifact	2	$0.49
61	Smoldering Marsh	Land	0	$0.27
62	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
63	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
64	Faithless Looting	Sorcery	1	$0.36
65	Frantic Search	Instant	3	$0.82
66	Mystic Remora	Enchantment	1	$10.97
67	Vandalblast	Sorcery	1	$1.74
68	Phyrexian Arena	Enchantment	3	$1.92
69	Jeska's Will	Sorcery	3	$39.58
70	Drowned Catacomb	Land	0	$0.50
71	Deadly Rollick	Instant	4	$26.52
72	Cavern of Souls	Land	0	$47.72
73	Propaganda	Enchantment	3	$1.84
74	Shivan Reef	Land	0	$0.22
75	Vampiric Tutor	Instant	1	$48.13
76	Mana Confluence	Land	0	$34.75
77	Urza's Saga	Enchantment	0	$34.67
78	Mana Drain	Instant	2	$50.65
79	Lotus Petal	Artifact	0	$35.11
80	Talisman of Creativity	Artifact	2	$0.45
81	Wayfarer's Bauble	Artifact	1	$0.31
82	Talisman of Indulgence	Artifact	2	$0.47
83	Black Market Connections	Enchantment	3	$10.78
84	Victimize	Sorcery	3	$0.57
85	Deadly Dispute	Instant	2	$0.29
86	Roaming Throne	Creature	4	$47.06
87	Ashnod's Altar	Artifact	3	$8.15
88	Big Score	Instant	4	$0.41
89	War Room	Land	0	$0.79
90	Blood Artist	Creature	2	$2.78
91	Underground River	Land	0	$0.51
92	Sulfurous Springs	Land	0	$0.49
93	Abrade	Instant	2	$0.17
94	Ponder	Sorcery	1	$1.82
95	Morphic Pool	Land	0	$28.50
96	Herald's Horn	Artifact	3	$2.88
97	Mana Vault	Artifact	1	$91.59
98	Training Center	Land	0	$17.67
99	Pongify	Instant	1	$2.21
100	Chrome Mox	Artifact	0	$51.19

Curve of these staples

Most played with Kefka, Court Mage // Kefka, Ruler of Ruin

The 25 most-played cards in 266 settled top-16 lists running Kefka, Court Mage // Kefka, Ruler of Ruin at 16+ player events since Mar 7, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.

#	Card	Played in	Top 4
1	Command Tower	100% · 266 of 266	58
2	Arcane Signet	99% · 265 of 266	57
3	Sol Ring	99% · 265 of 266	57
4	Dark Ritual	99% · 264 of 266	57
5	Demonic Tutor	98% · 260 of 266	57
6	Lotus Petal	98% · 260 of 266	56
7	Mystic Remora	98% · 260 of 266	56
8	Rhystic Study	98% · 260 of 266	56
9	Vampiric Tutor	98% · 260 of 266	57
10	Chrome Mox	97% · 259 of 266	56
11	Mana Vault	97% · 259 of 266	56
12	Polluted Delta	97% · 259 of 266	56
13	Scalding Tarn	97% · 259 of 266	56
14	Watery Grave	97% · 259 of 266	57
15	Blood Crypt	97% · 258 of 266	56
16	Brain Freeze	97% · 258 of 266	57
17	Force of Will	97% · 258 of 266	56
18	Mox Diamond	97% · 257 of 266	56
19	Pact of Negation	97% · 257 of 266	55
20	Tainted Pact	97% · 257 of 266	56
21	Underworld Breach	97% · 257 of 266	56
22	Bloodstained Mire	96% · 256 of 266	56
23	City of Brass	96% · 256 of 266	56
24	Flusterstorm	96% · 256 of 266	56
25	Gemstone Caverns	96% · 256 of 266	56

Combos with Kefka, Court Mage // Kefka, Ruler of Ruin

8 combos using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.

Kefka, Court Mage // Kefka, Ruler of Ruin + Psychosis Crawler
Infinite card draw · Near-infinite lifeloss · Infinite draw triggers
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Kefka, Court Mage // Kefka, Ruler of Ruin + Niv-Mizzet, Parun
Near-infinite damage · Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers
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Kefka, Court Mage // Kefka, Ruler of Ruin + Magmakin Artillerist
Near-infinite damage · Infinite self-discard triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite rummaging
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Glint-Horn Buccaneer + Kefka, Court Mage // Kefka, Ruler of Ruin
Near-infinite damage · Infinite self-discard triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite rummaging
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Kefka, Court Mage // Kefka, Ruler of Ruin + Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
Near-infinite damage · Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers
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Feast of Sanity + Kefka, Court Mage // Kefka, Ruler of Ruin
Near-infinite damage · Infinite self-discard triggers · Near-infinite lifegain · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite rummaging
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Kefka, Court Mage // Kefka, Ruler of Ruin + Starving Revenant
Infinite card draw · Near-infinite lifegain · Near-infinite lifeloss · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite draw triggers
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Human Torch, Johnny Storm + Kefka, Court Mage // Kefka, Ruler of Ruin + Hero Creature
Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite damage
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Top finishes

The 8 most recent of 287 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.

8th of 27 — Demonic Battlegrounds 3 - cEDH Tournament 2026 on Topdeck.ggOct 10, 2026 · 1–2–2 · by Oskar
14th of 34 — Nocturno commander deck on Topdeck.ggOct 9, 2026 · 1–2–0 · by Luis
6th of 29 — IDubz Seasonal Series 4 Season 2 on Topdeck.ggOct 5, 2026 · 3–2–0 · by Kuyang Duma
5th of 42 — Trainer J's 100% Proxy Legal CEDH Tournament on Topdeck.ggOct 4, 2026 · 2–3–1 · by Octavio Bedolla
14th of 69 — Mulligan Championship Series - October w/ Guaranteed Volcanic Island on Topdeck.ggOct 4, 2026 · 2–4–0 · by Tim
16th of 16 — ROK Beer Bash #10 - MIAMI MTG:CEDH TOURNAMENT on Topdeck.ggOct 4, 2026 · 0–3–0 · by Michael Berger
3rd of 20 — Dabbers cEDH Tournament: Reality Fracture on Topdeck.ggOct 3, 2026 · 2–2–0 · by Jesus U
3rd of 36 — LVO cEDH Tournament by SeaEDH on Topdeck.ggOct 3, 2026 · 3–2–1 · by Kayle Price

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Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. Combo data courtesy of Commander Spellbook. Tournament results courtesy of Topdeck.gg. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.

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