April O'Neil, Human Element
Whenever a player casts an artifact, instant, or sorcery spell, you create a Mutagen token. (It's an artifact with "{1}, {T}, Sacrifice this token: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. Activate only as a sorcery.")
How April O'Neil decks play in EDH
April O'Neil, Human Element is a mono-blue commander costing 3U, and its legendary creature - human detective 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. Sacrifice is built into the card, which pairs it with cheap recursive creatures and payoffs that trigger when something dies. The cards below are the ones April O'Neil, Human Element decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $24.17Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (3)
Removal (1)
Creatures (11)
Synergy & payoffs (4)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal April O'Neil, Human Element 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 April O'Neil, Human Element deck?
April O'Neil, Human Element has a mono-blue colour identity, so every card in the deck must be blue or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for April O'Neil, Human Element?
The cards played most often in April O'Neil, Human Element decks include Fateful Discovery, Geist of Saint Thalia, Troop of Ponies. 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 April O'Neil, Human Element deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $24.17 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 April O'Neil, Human Element 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.