Akal Pakal, First Among Equals
At the beginning of each player's end step, if an artifact entered the battlefield under your control this turn, look at the top two cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the other into your graveyard.
How Akal Pakal decks play in EDH
Akal Pakal, First Among Equals is a mono-blue commander costing 2U, and its legendary creature - human advisor line shapes the whole deck around it. Artifacts drive the deck, so cheap mana rocks and artifact recursion do double duty. The cards below are the ones Akal Pakal, First Among Equals decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $129Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (2)
Card draw (2)
Removal (3)
Counterspells (1)
Creatures (8)
Synergy & payoffs (4)
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What colours can I use in a Akal Pakal, First Among Equals deck?
Akal Pakal, First Among Equals has a mono-blue colour identity, so every card in the deck must be blue or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Akal Pakal, First Among Equals?
The cards played most often in Akal Pakal, First Among Equals decks include Traxos, Academy Guardian, Memnarch, the Warden, Fateful Discovery. 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 Akal Pakal, First Among Equals deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $129 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 Akal Pakal, First Among Equals 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.