Alistair, the Brigadier
Whenever you cast a historic spell, create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token. (Artifacts, legendaries, and Sagas are historic.) Whenever Alistair attacks, you may pay {8}. If you do, creatures you control get +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the number of historic permanents you control.
How Alistair decks play in EDH
Alistair, the Brigadier is a Bant commander in white, blue and green costing 1GWU, and its legendary creature - human soldier 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. Artifacts drive the deck, so cheap mana rocks and artifact recursion do double duty. The cards below are the ones Alistair, the Brigadier decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $69.53Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (7)
Removal (2)
Creatures (9)
Synergy & payoffs (1)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Alistair, the Brigadier 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 Alistair, the Brigadier deck?
Alistair, the Brigadier has a Bant colour identity, so every card in the deck must be white, blue and green or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Alistair, the Brigadier?
The cards played most often in Alistair, the Brigadier decks include Bard, King of Dale, Belladonna Took, The Queen of Dale. 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 Alistair, the Brigadier deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $69.53 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 Alistair, the Brigadier 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.