Akuta, Born of Ash
Haste At the beginning of your upkeep, if you have more cards in hand than each opponent, you may sacrifice a Swamp. If you do, return Akuta from your graveyard to the battlefield.
How Akuta decks play in EDH
Akuta, Born of Ash is a mono-black commander costing 2BB, and its legendary creature - spirit line shapes the whole deck around it. Sacrifice is built into the card, which pairs it with cheap recursive creatures and payoffs that trigger when something dies. It works out of the graveyard, so self-mill and cheap recursion effectively become extra card advantage. The cards below are the ones Akuta, Born of Ash decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $11.38Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (5)
Removal (1)
Creatures (2)
Synergy & payoffs (11)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Akuta, Born of Ash 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 Akuta, Born of Ash deck?
Akuta, Born of Ash 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 Akuta, Born of Ash?
The cards played most often in Akuta, Born of Ash decks include Way of the Necromancer, Tinybones, Pocket Nuisance, My Precious // Allure of Power. 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 Akuta, Born of Ash deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $11.38 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 Akuta, Born of Ash 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.