Alibou, Ancient Witness

RWBoros{3}{R}{W}$0.29
Legendary Artifact Creature — Golem
Alibou, Ancient Witness card art

Other artifact creatures you control have haste. Whenever one or more artifact creatures you control attack, Alibou deals X damage to any target and you scry X, where X is the number of tapped artifacts you control.

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How Alibou decks play in EDH

Alibou, Ancient Witness is a Boros commander in white and red costing 3RW, and its legendary artifact creature - golem 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 Alibou, Ancient Witness decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.

Most-played cards

20 cards · about $178

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Ramp (2)

Gleaming Splendor
Gleaming Splendor
$31.76
Karn, Legacy Reforged
Karn, Legacy Reforged
$18.98

Card draw (2)

Memnarch, the Warden
Memnarch, the Warden
$5.94
Losheel, Clockwork Scholar
Losheel, Clockwork Scholar
$2.61

Removal (2)

Giant's Boulder
Giant's Boulder
$0.23
Ghirapur Aether Grid
Ghirapur Aether Grid
$0.28

Creatures (9)

Craterclaw Colossus
Craterclaw Colossus
$16.46
Lodestone Myr
Lodestone Myr
$0.68
Cryptothrall
Cryptothrall
$32.89
Mycosynth Golem
Mycosynth Golem
$50.02
Traxos, Scourge of Kroog
Traxos, Scourge of Kroog
$0.37
Foundry Inspector
Foundry Inspector
$0.40
Bronze Guardian
Bronze Guardian
$0.26
Steel Overseer
Steel Overseer
$0.31

Synergy & payoffs (4)

Saheeli's Directive
Saheeli's Directive
$1.03
Myr Turbine
Myr Turbine
$7.11

Lands (1)

Dragon-Cursed Halls
Dragon-Cursed Halls
$6.68

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Alibou deck questions

What colours can I use in a Alibou, Ancient Witness deck?

Alibou, Ancient Witness has a Boros colour identity, so every card in the deck must be white and red or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.

What are the best cards for Alibou, Ancient Witness?

The cards played most often in Alibou, Ancient Witness decks include Craterclaw Colossus, Memnarch, the Warden, Dragon-Cursed Halls. 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 Alibou, Ancient Witness deck cost?

The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $178 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 Alibou, Ancient Witness 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.

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