Akim, the Soaring Wind
Flying Whenever you create one or more tokens for the first time each turn, create a 1/1 white Bird creature token with flying. {3}{U}{R}{W}: Creature tokens you control gain double strike until end of turn.
How Akim decks play in EDH
Akim, the Soaring Wind is a Jeskai commander in white, blue and red costing 2URW, and its legendary creature - bird dinosaur 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. 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 Akim, the Soaring Wind decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $42.76Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (6)
Removal (2)
Creatures (5)
Synergy & payoffs (4)
Lands (2)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Akim, the Soaring Wind 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 Akim, the Soaring Wind deck?
Akim, the Soaring Wind has a Jeskai colour identity, so every card in the deck must be white, blue and red or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Akim, the Soaring Wind?
The cards played most often in Akim, the Soaring Wind decks include Belladonna Took, Bard, King of Dale, The Lord of the Eagles. 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 Akim, the Soaring Wind deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $42.76 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 Akim, the Soaring Wind 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.