Aatchik, Emerald Radian
When Aatchik enters, create a 1/1 green Insect creature token for each artifact and/or creature card in your graveyard. Whenever another Insect you control dies, put a +1/+1 counter on Aatchik. Each opponent loses 1 life.
How Aatchik decks play in EDH
Aatchik, Emerald Radian is a Golgari commander in black and green costing 3BBG, and its legendary creature - insect druid line shapes the whole deck around it. It makes tokens, so the deck wants ways to pump a wide board and to turn spare bodies into cards or damage. It cares about +1/+1 counters, so counter-doubling effects and creatures that grow on their own carry the deck. The cards below are the ones Aatchik, Emerald Radian decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $20.15Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Card draw (3)
Removal (4)
Creatures (5)
Synergy & payoffs (8)
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What colours can I use in a Aatchik, Emerald Radian deck?
Aatchik, Emerald Radian has a Golgari colour identity, so every card in the deck must be black and green or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Aatchik, Emerald Radian?
The cards played most often in Aatchik, Emerald Radian decks include Primal Witchstalker, Great Fierce Bee, Lich's Relic. 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 Aatchik, Emerald Radian deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $20.15 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 Aatchik, Emerald Radian 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.