Budget idea from the same single-target cantrips and combat tricks support package.
Commander Intelligence
Loki, God of Lies - Upgrades
Budget, power, flavor, and market-aware upgrade ideas to check.
Upgrade Summary
Cards to check for this commander
Loki, God of Lies has 86 connected upgrade cards across Single-target cantrips and combat tricks, Reusable targeting and buyback-style effects, Donation and political creatures support packages. Use these as upgrade ideas, then check current listings, condition, finish, and versions before trusting a price.
Market-Aware Upgrades
Upgrade cards to check
Upgrade ideas grouped by deck fit, price confidence, and supply signals. These are cards to watch, not buy recommendations.
Safe Upgrades6 cards
Cards with cleaner price confidence and no thin-supply warning in the attached data.
Efficient pump triggerMonstrous RageMAR versionNeoPrice $1.06View card ->
Nonbo rules checkWild Magic SurgeCLB versionNeoPrice $2.35View card ->
Budget cantrip triggerCrimson WispsSHM versionNeoPrice $2.93View card ->
God protection landTyrite SanctumKHM versionNeoPrice $4.09View card ->
Budget redirectBolt BendTLE versionNeoPrice $5.01View card ->
Budget sacrifice outletSpawning PitJ22 versionNeoPrice $5.37View card ->Power Upgrades6 cards
Higher-impact cards from authored role or support-package notes. Check price confidence before treating the signal as stable.
Impulse drawReckless ImpulseDBL versionNeoPrice $5.60View card ->
Budget combat drawMask of MemorySLD versionNeoPrice $6.39View card ->
Damage payoffGuttersnipeSLD versionNeoPrice $8.28View card ->
Flexible trickUntimely MalfunctionDSK versionNeoPrice $8.96View card ->
Conditional donation payoffAlicia Masters, Skilled SculptorMSC versionNeoPrice $10.23View card ->
Conditional you-control copyTwinflameSLD versionNeoPrice $10.50View card ->Flavor Upgrades6 cards
Theme-forward cards only shown when existing notes support the flavor or identity fit.
Flexible removalAbradeSLD versionNeoPrice $22.35View card ->
Colorless mana outletAshnod's AltarBRR versionNeoPrice $1850.00View card ->
Donation enablerBazaar TraderWWK versionNeoPrice $5.85View card ->
Red spell mana engineBirgi, God of StorytellingPKHM versionNeoPrice $42.20View card ->
Pump plus impulse cardBlazing CrescendoONE versionNeoPrice $0.19View card ->
Goad EquipmentBloodthirsty BladeC21 versionNeoPrice $0.43View card ->Market-Watch Upgrades6 cards
Cards connected to market notes, thin supply, marketplace disagreement, or prices that need a closer look.
Political combat creatureKhârn the Betrayer40K versionNeoPrice $19.38View card ->
Commander fixingArcane SignetPIP versionNeoPrice $173.41View card ->
Stax-like untap pressureSmokeLEA versionNeoPrice $259.02View card ->
Copy density cautionZada, Hedron GrinderMUL versionNeoPrice $469.19View card ->
Commander rampSol RingLEA versionNeoPrice $1759.99View card ->
Stax-like asymmetryMeekstoneLEA versionNeoPrice $3992.99View card ->Wait / Check Price First6 cards
Cards where supply is getting thin or the price is harder to trust. Check versions, condition, finish, and current listings.
Copy and return varianceKrark, the ThumblessCMR versionNeoPrice $2.87View card ->
Conditional Aura combatGrim Reaper's SprintPIP versionNeoPrice $5.29View card ->
Political Equipment nonboAssault Suit40K versionNeoPrice $6.07View card ->
Stax-like mana taxMudslideICE versionNeoPrice $8.82View card ->
Red spell mana storageRunaway Steam-KinPGRN versionNeoPrice $9.27View card ->
Conditional copy payoffRionya, Fire DancerC21 versionNeoPrice $10.32View card ->Budget Brews
Budget Brewing Ideas
Commander-specific cheap synergy, niche role players, and practical upgrades based on available price and synergy data.
Budget Synergy Finds6 cards
Cheap cards that may overperform because they fit this commander's game plan.
Single-target cantrips and combat tricksTitan's Strength$0.31
Strength is a low-cost way to trigger Loki while smoothing the next spell in a chain.
Polymorph and transformation rules checksFireflux Squad$0.39
Squad cannot start the theft, but it can transform a borrowed attacking creature you currently control.
Equipment interactionsGrafted Wargear$0.39
Wargear is explosive on borrowed creatures but can create awkward sacrifice/control-change timing; test before relying on it.
Spellslinger and storm payoffsFirebrand Archer$0.44
Archer rewards Auras, Equipment-adjacent noncreature spells, and cantrips in the same shell.
Donation and political creaturesHumble Defector$0.52
Loki can temporarily regain Defector, use the draw ability on your turn, and keep the donation loop political.
Polymorph and transformation rules checksReality Scramble$0.52
Reality Scramble does not work on an opponent-owned stolen creature; it matters if you own the donated permanent.
Budget Replacements5 ideas
These are budget ideas from the same support packages, not strict one-for-one swaps.
Budget idea from the same donation and political creatures support package.
Budget idea from the same sacrifice outlets for stolen creatures support package.
Budget idea from the same polymorph and transformation rules checks support package.
Budget idea from the same equipment interactions support package.
Niche Role Players8 cards
Low-cost role players and niche cards that may be better here than they look.
Budget cantrip triggerExpedite$1.08
Expedite is redundant haste but cheap enough to make Loki trigger without spending a real card.
Budget cantrip triggerCrimson Wisps$2.93
Wisps is another cheap way to turn a borrowed creature into a card-neutral theft turn.
Conditional after prior theftLukka, Coppercoat Outcast$3.01
Lukka cannot be the initial Loki trigger on an opponent's creature. It can use a creature you already control, including one stolen by a previous effect.
Efficient pump triggerMonstrous Rage$1.06
Rage is not card-neutral, but it is cheap and turns a stolen creature into a bigger combat threat.
God protection landTyrite Sanctum$4.09
Loki is already a God, so Sanctum can move directly toward an indestructible counter without first changing the creature type.
Nonbo rules checkWild Magic Surge$2.35
Wild Magic Surge can trigger Loki if it targets an opposing creature, but Loki stealing that creature makes the target illegal because it no longer is a permanent an opponent controls.
Spellslinger pingerThermo-Alchemist$0.89
Alchemist is not a theft card, but it turns Loki's targeted spell chains into table damage.
Token payoffYoung Pyromancer$1.17
Pyromancer gives the deck a board even when the stolen creature goes back.