Agent Venom
Flash Menace Whenever another nontoken creature you control dies, you draw a card and lose 1 life.
How Agent Venom decks play in EDH
Agent Venom is a mono-black commander costing 2B, and its legendary creature - symbiote soldier hero line shapes the whole deck around it. It draws extra cards, so the deck can afford a lower curve and lean on volume. Built-in evasion means damage gets through reliably, so effects that scale that damage are worth more than extra bodies. The cards below are the ones Agent Venom decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $22.66Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (2)
Removal (3)
Creatures (12)
Synergy & payoffs (3)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Agent Venom 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 Agent Venom deck?
Agent Venom has a mono-black colour identity, so every card in the deck must be black or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Agent Venom?
The cards played most often in Agent Venom decks include Giant's Boulder, Stir Up Trouble, Phyrexian Marauder. 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 Agent Venom deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $22.66 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 Agent Venom 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.