Anya, Merciless Angel
Flying Anya gets +3/+3 for each opponent whose life total is less than half their starting life total. As long as an opponent's life total is less than half their starting life total, Anya has indestructible.
How Anya decks play in EDH
Anya, Merciless Angel is a Boros commander in white and red costing 3RW, and its legendary creature - angel line shapes the whole deck around it. Built-in evasion means damage gets through reliably, so effects that scale that damage are worth more than extra bodies. The cards below are the ones Anya, Merciless Angel decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $64.32Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Card draw (1)
Removal (4)
Creatures (6)
Synergy & payoffs (9)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Anya, Merciless Angel 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 Anya, Merciless Angel deck?
Anya, Merciless Angel 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 Anya, Merciless Angel?
The cards played most often in Anya, Merciless Angel decks include Samut, Hazoret's Champion, Dack Fayden, Helping Hand, Return to the Light Realms. 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 Anya, Merciless Angel deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $64.32 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 Anya, Merciless Angel 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.