Art: Mathias Kollros · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast

Krark, the Thumbless

Legendary Creature — Goblin Wizard · from $1.63

Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, flip a coin. If you lose the flip, return that spell to its owner's hand. If you win the flip, copy that spell, and you may choose new targets for the copy. Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)

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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

54 of 100 at $5 or less · 35 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	Fellwar Stone	Artifact	2	$0.47
10	Rogue's Passage	Land	0	$0.31
11	Evolving Wilds	Land	0	$0.09
12	Thought Vessel	Artifact	2	$2.23
13	Blasphemous Act	Sorcery	9	$0.72
14	Terramorphic Expanse	Land	0	$0.10
15	Chaos Warp	Instant	3	$0.32
16	Myriad Landscape	Land	0	$0.25
17	Mind Stone	Artifact	2	$0.21
18	Polluted Delta	Land	0	$19.85
19	Flooded Strand	Land	0	$12.78
20	Skullclamp	Artifact	1	$4.85
21	Solemn Simulacrum	Creature	4	$0.27
22	Misty Rainforest	Land	0	$35.98
23	Bloodstained Mire	Land	0	$14.54
24	Fabled Passage	Land	0	$0.65
25	Windswept Heath	Land	0	$11.19
26	Wooded Foothills	Land	0	$17.96
27	Verdant Catacombs	Land	0	$29.16
28	Scalding Tarn	Land	0	$36.86
29	Marsh Flats	Land	0	$32.04
30	Commander's Sphere	Artifact	3	$0.19
31	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
32	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
33	Deflecting Swat	Instant	3	$70.85
34	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
35	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
36	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
37	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
38	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
39	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
40	Faithless Looting	Sorcery	1	$0.36
41	Vandalblast	Sorcery	1	$1.74
42	Jeska's Will	Sorcery	3	$39.58
43	Cavern of Souls	Land	0	$47.72
44	Mana Confluence	Land	0	$34.75
45	Urza's Saga	Enchantment	0	$34.67
46	Lotus Petal	Artifact	0	$35.11
47	Wayfarer's Bauble	Artifact	1	$0.31
48	Roaming Throne	Creature	4	$47.06
49	Ashnod's Altar	Artifact	3	$8.15
50	Big Score	Instant	4	$0.41
51	War Room	Land	0	$0.79
52	Abrade	Instant	2	$0.17
53	Herald's Horn	Artifact	3	$2.88
54	Mana Vault	Artifact	1	$91.59
55	Chrome Mox	Artifact	0	$51.19
56	Lightning Bolt	Instant	1	$0.75
57	Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx	Land	0	$45.68
58	Reflecting Pool	Land	0	$5.50
59	Three Tree City	Land	0	$29.09
60	Gemstone Caverns	Land	0	$62.05
61	Command Beacon	Land	0	$7.99
62	Idol of Oblivion	Artifact	2	$2.40
63	Prismatic Vista	Land	0	$28.10
64	Buried Ruin	Land	0	$0.38
65	Thran Dynamo	Artifact	4	$1.94
66	Storm-Kiln Artist	Creature	4	$1.74
67	Impact Tremors	Enchantment	2	$2.52
68	Patchwork Banner	Artifact	3	$1.52
69	Mox Amber	Artifact	0	$86.45
70	Karn's Bastion	Land	0	$2.51
71	Professional Face-Breaker	Creature	3	$4.99
72	Ash Barrens	Land	0	$0.15
73	Thrill of Possibility	Instant	2	$0.17
74	Secluded Courtyard	Land	0	$0.31
75	Ornithopter of Paradise	Creature	2	$0.35
76	Sensei's Divining Top	Artifact	1	$36.48
77	Sword of the Animist	Artifact	2	$2.79
78	Mithril Coat	Artifact	3	$27.09
79	Gamble	Sorcery	1	$16.21
80	Mox Opal	Artifact	0	$229.58
81	Unclaimed Territory	Land	0	$0.30
82	Mox Diamond	Artifact	0	$1108.66
83	Foundry Inspector	Creature	3	$0.28
84	Everflowing Chalice	Artifact	0	$0.28
85	Basilisk Collar	Artifact	1	$2.73
86	Academy Manufactor	Creature	3	$8.00
87	Inventors' Fair	Land	0	$15.74
88	Panharmonicon	Artifact	4	$4.98
89	Unexpected Windfall	Instant	4	$1.87
90	Jet Medallion	Artifact	2	$13.02
91	Etali, Primal Storm	Creature	6	$0.46
92	Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer	Creature	1	$39.93
93	Darksteel Citadel	Artifact	0	$0.45
94	Mana Geyser	Sorcery	5	$0.52
95	Ruby Medallion	Artifact	2	$14.04
96	Scavenger Grounds	Land	0	$0.23
97	Seething Song	Instant	3	$6.78
98	The Ozolith	Artifact	1	$60.88
99	Shadowspear	Artifact	1	$21.06
100	Phyrexian Altar	Artifact	3	$54.22

Curve of these staples

Most played with Krark, the Thumbless

The 25 most-played cards in 185 settled top-16 lists running Krark, the Thumbless (any pairing) at 16+ player events since Mar 6, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.

#	Card	Played in	Top 4
1	Sol Ring	100% · 185 of 185	37
2	Storm-Kiln Artist	99% · 184 of 185	36
3	Harmonic Prodigy	99% · 183 of 185	36
4	Rite of Flame	99% · 183 of 185	37
5	Tavern Scoundrel	99% · 183 of 185	36
6	Lotus Petal	98% · 181 of 185	36
7	Command Tower	97% · 180 of 185	36
8	Jeska's Will	97% · 180 of 185	36
9	Underworld Breach	97% · 180 of 185	37
10	Deflecting Swat	96% · 178 of 185	35
11	Ancient Tomb	96% · 177 of 185	34
12	Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty	95% · 176 of 185	33
13	Chrome Mox	94% · 174 of 185	34
14	Mana Vault	94% · 174 of 185	33
15	Gamble	93% · 172 of 185	35
16	Gemstone Caverns	92% · 171 of 185	34
17	Mox Amber	92% · 171 of 185	31
18	Mox Diamond	92% · 170 of 185	35
19	Scalding Tarn	92% · 170 of 185	34
20	Gut Shot	91% · 168 of 185	31
21	City of Brass	90% · 167 of 185	31
22	Polluted Delta	88% · 163 of 185	32
23	Arid Mesa	88% · 162 of 185	30
24	Flooded Strand	86% · 160 of 185	32
25	Bloodstained Mire	86% · 159 of 185	30

Combos with Krark, the Thumbless

One combo using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.

Cloudstone Curio + Krark, the Thumbless + Phyrexian Altar + Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Skyfire Phoenix
Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Top finishes

The 8 most recent of 205 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.

4th of 27 — Demonic Battlegrounds 3 - cEDH Tournament 2026 on Topdeck.ggOct 10, 2026 · 2–2–2 · with Tymna the Weaver · by Tobias Seitz
7th of 16 — cEDH ITALY - One Shot Night on Topdeck.ggOct 9, 2026 · 0–1–2 · with Sakashima of a Thousand Faces · by Simone Valente
14th of 29 — Urban Legends 4 on Topdeck.ggOct 9, 2026 · 1–2–1 · with Thrasios, Triton Hero · by Jesse mavin
1st of 21 — Deutzer Dungeon Derby - CBG mini tournament series - p6 on Topdeck.ggOct 6, 2026 · 3–0–0 · with Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh · by Leon Seyb [SNAP]
8th of 16 — ROK Beer Bash #10 - MIAMI MTG:CEDH TOURNAMENT on Topdeck.ggOct 4, 2026 · 1–2–0 · with Thrasios, Triton Hero · by Zach storm ::BC::
11th of 79 — FOIL Gaea's Cradle cEDH 6k on Topdeck.ggOct 4, 2026 · 2–3–1 · with Sakashima of a Thousand Faces · by Andrew Kim
11th of 21 — Merchants' Guild Qualifier October on Topdeck.ggOct 4, 2026 · 1–3–0 · with Tymna the Weaver · by Leo
2nd of 22 — The Mox Beneath the Mountain on Topdeck.ggOct 3, 2026 · 2–2–1 · with Thrasios, Triton Hero · by Trevor Webster (Sentinel)

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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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