Arcum Dagsson
{T}: Target artifact creature's controller sacrifices it. That player may search their library for a noncreature artifact card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
How Arcum Dagsson decks play in EDH
Arcum Dagsson is a mono-blue commander costing 3U, and its legendary creature - human artificer line shapes the whole deck around it. Sacrifice is built into the card, which pairs it with cheap recursive creatures and payoffs that trigger when something dies. Artifacts drive the deck, so cheap mana rocks and artifact recursion do double duty. The cards below are the ones Arcum Dagsson decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $101Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (3)
Card draw (2)
Creatures (9)
Synergy & payoffs (4)
Lands (2)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Arcum Dagsson 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 Arcum Dagsson deck?
Arcum Dagsson 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 Arcum Dagsson?
The cards played most often in Arcum Dagsson decks include Fateful Discovery, Karn, Argent Defender, Hall of Echoes. 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 Arcum Dagsson deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $101 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 Arcum Dagsson 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.