Ant-Man, Elusive Avenger

RUIzzet{1}{U}{R}$0.32
Legendary Creature — Human Rogue Hero
Ant-Man, Elusive Avenger card art

Ant-Man can't be blocked by creatures with greater power. Whenever Ant-Man deals combat damage to a player, create that many Treasure tokens.

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How Ant-Man decks play in EDH

Ant-Man, Elusive Avenger is a Izzet commander in blue and red costing 1UR, 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. The payoff is combat damage, so evasion and extra-combat effects matter more than raw power. The cards below are the ones Ant-Man, Elusive Avenger decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.

Most-played cards

20 cards · about $38.34

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Ramp (1)

Smaug the Magnificent
Smaug the Magnificent
$18.90

Card draw (1)

Fateful Discovery
Fateful Discovery
$3.38

Creatures (2)

Draconic Visitor
Draconic Visitor
$8.10
Exuberant Fuseling
Exuberant Fuseling
$0.10

Synergy & payoffs (16)

Wizard's Staff
Wizard's Staff
$2.98
Perfected Theory
Perfected Theory
$0.37
Fiery Mantle
Fiery Mantle
$0.19
Built to Smash
Built to Smash
$0.17
Frantic Confrontation
Frantic Confrontation
$0.21
Borrowed Hostility
Borrowed Hostility
$0.16
Full Bore
Full Bore
$0.29
Turn Inside Out
Turn Inside Out
$0.31
Fists of the Anvil
Fists of the Anvil
$0.19
Felonious Rage
Felonious Rage
$0.18
Brute Force
Brute Force
$0.18
Titan's Strength
Titan's Strength
$0.20
Infuriate
Infuriate
$0.13
Swiftfoot Boots
Swiftfoot Boots
$1.58

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Ant-Man deck questions

What colours can I use in a Ant-Man, Elusive Avenger deck?

Ant-Man, Elusive Avenger has a Izzet colour identity, so every card in the deck must be blue and red or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.

What are the best cards for Ant-Man, Elusive Avenger?

The cards played most often in Ant-Man, Elusive Avenger decks include Fateful Discovery, Draconic Visitor, Wizard's Staff. 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, Elusive Avenger deck cost?

The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $38.34 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, Elusive Avenger 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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