Ant-Man, Colony Commander
Whenever Ant-Man attacks, you may pay {1}. When you do, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. Whenever you put a +1/+1 counter on a creature, create a 1/1 green Insect creature token. This ability triggers only once each turn.
How Ant-Man decks play in EDH
Ant-Man, Colony Commander is a Simic commander in blue and green costing 1GU, and its legendary creature - human rogue hero 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. It cares about +1/+1 counters, so counter-doubling effects and creatures that grow on their own carry the deck. The cards below are the ones Ant-Man, Colony Commander decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $43.61Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Card draw (2)
Removal (1)
Counterspells (1)
Creatures (9)
Synergy & payoffs (6)
Lands (1)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Ant-Man, Colony Commander 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 Ant-Man, Colony Commander deck?
Ant-Man, Colony Commander has a Simic colour identity, so every card in the deck must be blue and green or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Ant-Man, Colony Commander?
The cards played most often in Ant-Man, Colony Commander decks include Pia, Aether Ascetic, Room of Refuge, Warg Tactics. 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 Ant-Man, Colony Commander deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $43.61 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 Ant-Man, Colony Commander 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.