Abaddon the Despoiler
Trample Mark of Chaos Ascendant — During your turn, spells you cast from your hand with mana value X or less have cascade, where X is the total amount of life your opponents have lost this turn.
How Abaddon the Despoiler decks play in EDH
Abaddon the Despoiler is a Grixis commander in blue, black and red costing 2UBR, and its legendary creature - astartes warrior line shapes the whole deck around it. Its ability is narrow enough that the deck is usually built to protect it and repeat the effect, rather than to go wide. The cards below are the ones Abaddon the Despoiler decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $34.13Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (3)
Removal (2)
Creatures (11)
Synergy & payoffs (2)
Lands (1)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Abaddon the Despoiler decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
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What colours can I use in a Abaddon the Despoiler deck?
Abaddon the Despoiler has a Grixis colour identity, so every card in the deck must be blue, black and red or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Abaddon the Despoiler?
The cards played most often in Abaddon the Despoiler decks include Glamdring, Foe-hammer // Gleam of Death, Geist of Saint Thalia, Cast Away Doubt. 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 Abaddon the Despoiler deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $34.13 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 Abaddon the Despoiler 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.