Aya of Alexandria
Menace, lifelink Whenever a historic creature you control deals combat damage to a player, create a 1/1 black Assassin creature token with menace. (Artifacts, legendaries, and Sagas are historic.)
How Aya of Alexandria decks play in EDH
Aya of Alexandria is a Boros commander in white and red costing 2RW, and its legendary creature - human assassin 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 Aya of Alexandria decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $57.78Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (3)
Removal (4)
Creatures (11)
Synergy & payoffs (1)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Aya of Alexandria 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 Aya of Alexandria deck?
Aya of Alexandria 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 Aya of Alexandria?
The cards played most often in Aya of Alexandria decks include Thorin Oakenshield, Belladonna Took, Dáin, Lord of the Iron Hills. 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 Aya of Alexandria deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $57.78 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 Aya of Alexandria 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.