What are the best cards for Kethek, Crucible Goliath?

Across 673 public decks, the most-played cards with Kethek, Crucible Goliath are Arcane Signet (82%), Command Tower (80%) and Sol Ring (78%).

Which cards have the best synergy with Kethek, Crucible Goliath?

The cards played far more often with Kethek, Crucible Goliath than usual: Treasure Keeper (92× its usual rate), Industrial Advancement (75× its usual rate) and Kinzu of the Bleak Coven (68× its usual rate).

What colors is Kethek, Crucible Goliath?

Kethek, Crucible Goliath is Rakdos (black-red), so its deck can only run cards within that color identity.

How popular is Kethek, Crucible Goliath?

Kethek, Crucible Goliath leads 673 public decks in our corpus, #1,671 of 3,757 commanders.

Kethek, Crucible Goliath

BRRakdos commanders673 decks in the corpus

Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Beast2BR$0.31

Kethek, Crucible Goliath appears in 673 public decks. The most-played cards are Arcane Signet, Command Tower and Sol Ring. The strongest synergies by lift are Treasure Keeper, Industrial Advancement and Kinzu of the Bleak Coven.

Build a deck with Kethek, Crucible Goliath

Commander Brawl

Top cards

#1Mountain

Basic Land — Mountain

93.9%

632 decks-0.03$0.16

#2Swamp

Basic Land — Swamp

93.3%

628 decks-0.04$0.18

#3Arcane Signet

Artifact

81.7%

550 decks+0.01$0.41

#4Command Tower

Land

80.1%

539 decks-0.07$0.27

#5Sol Ring

Artifact

77.7%

523 decks-0.10$1.51

#6Rakdos Signet

Artifact

67.5%

454 decks+0.21$3.94

#7Dragonskull Summit

Land

61.1%

411 decks-0.03$0.67

#8Smoldering Marsh

Land — Swamp Mountain

60.6%

408 decks-0.01$0.28

#9Talisman of Indulgence

Artifact

59.7%

402 decks+0.07$3.25

#10Solemn Simulacrum

Artifact Creature — Golem

56.3%

379 decks+1.25$0.31

#11Morbid Opportunist

Creature — Human Rogue

2B3

51.3%

345 decks+1.28$0.26

#12Sulfurous Springs

Land

49.0%

330 decks-0.02$1.45

#13Captivating Crew

Creature — Human Pirate

3R4

48.7%

328 decks+3.52$0.39

#14Grim Haruspex

Creature — Human Wizard

2B3

48.4%

326 decks+2.68$2.79

#15Puppeteer Clique

Creature — Faerie Wizard

3BB5

46.2%

311 decks+3.72$0.28

#16Victimize

Sorcery

2B3

46.2%

311 decks+1.17$1.25

#17Chaos Warp

Instant

2R3

45.5%

306 decks+0.01$0.32

#18Foreboding Ruins

Land

44.6%

300 decks+0.03$0.39

#19Feed the Swarm

Sorcery

1B2

44.3%

298 decks+0.09$0.35

#20Fellwar Stone

Artifact

44.0%

296 decks+0.28$1.29

#21Mind Stone

Artifact

42.8%

288 decks+0.51$0.41

#22Blood Crypt

Land — Swamp Mountain

42.2%

284 decks-0.23$8.68

#23Tainted Peak

Land

42.1%

283 decks+0.04$1.62

#24Feldon of the Third Path

Legendary Creature — Human Artificer

1RR3

40.7%

274 decks+2.41$1.24

#25Furnace Reins

Sorcery

2R3

40.7%

274 decks+3.40$0.29

#26Prowling Geistcatcher

Creature — Human Rogue

3B4

40.6%

273 decks+4.21$0.36

#27Blasphemous Act

Sorcery

8R9

40.3%

271 decks-0.21$1.01

#28Shadowblood Ridge

Land

39.5%

266 decks+0.20$0.42

#29Midnight Reaper

Creature — Zombie Knight

2B3

39.4%

265 decks+2.70$0.25

#30Luxury Suite

Land

39.2%

264 decks-0.03$11.54

#31Bloody Betrayal

Sorcery

2R3

38.2%

257 decks+3.15$0.26

#32Act of Treason

Sorcery

2R3

37.1%

250 decks+3.13$0.33

#33Bojuka Bog

Land

36.6%

246 decks+0.06$1.64

#34Nightmare Shepherd

Enchantment Creature — Demon

2BB4

36.6%

246 decks+3.69$0.36

#35Zealous Conscripts

Creature — Human Warrior

4R5

35.1%

236 decks+2.86$0.32

#36Reanimate

Sorcery

34.9%

235 decks+0.38$10.40

#37Temple of Malice

Land

34.5%

232 decks+0.16$0.23

#38Kari Zev's Expertise

Sorcery

1RR3

34.2%

230 decks+3.58$1.51

#39Exotic Orchard

Land

34.2%

230 decks+0.12$0.20

#40Body Launderer

Creature — Ogre Rogue

2BB4

34.0%

229 decks+4.11$1.00

#41Skullclamp

Artifact — Equipment

33.7%

227 decks+1.00$4.83

#42Mayhem Devil

Creature — Devil

1BR3

33.3%

224 decks+0.29$0.32

#43Haunted Ridge

Land

33.3%

224 decks-0.07$9.32

#44Rakdos Carnarium

Land

33.3%

224 decks+0.18$0.28

#45Ravenous Chupacabra

Creature — Beast Horror

2BB4

31.9%

215 decks+2.79$0.97

#46Deadly Dispute

Instant

1B2

31.8%

214 decks+0.11$0.46

#47Firbolg Flutist

Creature — Giant Bard

4RR6

31.6%

213 decks+3.30$0.30

#48Faithless Looting

Sorcery

31.5%

212 decks+0.18$0.39

#49Terminate

Instant

BR2

31.4%

211 decks-0.19$0.34

#50Rakdos Charm

Instant

BR2

31.2%

210 decks-0.23$0.39

#51Ayara, Widow of the Realm // Ayara, Furnace Queen

Legendary Creature — Elf Noble // Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Elf Noble

1BB3

31.1%

209 decks+2.90$0.42

#52Mimic Vat

Artifact

31.1%

209 decks+3.33$1.10

#53Bedevil

Instant

BBR3

30.9%

208 decks+0.04$0.78

#54Village Rites

Instant

30.9%

208 decks+0.74$0.76

#55Vengeful Possession

Sorcery

2R3

29.6%

199 decks+3.65$0.28

#56Seize the Spotlight

Sorcery

2R3

29.6%

199 decks+1.91$15.77

#57Massacre Wurm

Creature — Phyrexian Wurm

3BBB6

29.1%

196 decks+1.48$2.08

#58Gray Merchant of Asphodel

Creature — Zombie

3BB5

28.7%

193 decks+1.22$5.05

#59Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire

Instant // Land

28.2%

190 decks+0.55$13.55

#60Wayfarer's Bauble

Artifact

27.9%

188 decks+0.84$0.36

Highest synergy

#1Treasure Keeper

Artifact Creature — Construct

105 decks+4.52

In 16% of these decks, 92× its usual rate.

#2Industrial Advancement

Enchantment

3R4

173 decks+4.32

In 26% of these decks, 75× its usual rate.

#3Kinzu of the Bleak Coven

Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Vampire

4B5

97 decks+4.22

In 14% of these decks, 68× its usual rate.

#4Prowling Geistcatcher

Creature — Human Rogue

3B4

273 decks+4.21

In 41% of these decks, 67× its usual rate.

#5Body Launderer

Creature — Ogre Rogue

2BB4

229 decks+4.11

In 34% of these decks, 61× its usual rate.

#6Conquering Manticore

Creature — Manticore

4RR6

83 decks+4.02

In 12% of these decks, 55× its usual rate.

#7Exterminator Magmarch

Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Construct

2BR4

145 decks+3.97

In 22% of these decks, 53× its usual rate.

#8Puppeteer Clique

Creature — Faerie Wizard

3BB5

311 decks+3.72

In 46% of these decks, 41× its usual rate.

#9Nightmare Shepherd

Enchantment Creature — Demon

2BB4

246 decks+3.69

In 37% of these decks, 40× its usual rate.

#10Mark of Mutiny

Sorcery

2R3

143 decks+3.68

In 21% of these decks, 40× its usual rate.

#11Harness by Force

Sorcery

1RR3

139 decks+3.68

In 21% of these decks, 40× its usual rate.

#12Shackles of Treachery

Sorcery

2R3

85 decks+3.67

In 13% of these decks, 39× its usual rate.

Public decklists

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Questions about Kethek, Crucible Goliath

What are the best cards for Kethek, Crucible Goliath?: Across 673 public decks, the most-played cards with Kethek, Crucible Goliath are Arcane Signet (82%), Command Tower (80%) and Sol Ring (78%).
Which cards have the best synergy with Kethek, Crucible Goliath?: The cards played far more often with Kethek, Crucible Goliath than usual: Treasure Keeper (92× its usual rate), Industrial Advancement (75× its usual rate) and Kinzu of the Bleak Coven (68× its usual rate).
What colors is Kethek, Crucible Goliath?: Kethek, Crucible Goliath is Rakdos (black-red), so its deck can only run cards within that color identity.
How popular is Kethek, Crucible Goliath?: Kethek, Crucible Goliath leads 673 public decks in our corpus, #1,671 of 3,757 commanders.