Barbara Wright
History Teacher — Sagas you control have read ahead. (As a Saga enters, choose a chapter and start with that many lore counters. Skipped chapters don't trigger.) Doctor's companion (You can have two commanders if the other is the Doctor.)
How Barbara Wright decks play in EDH
Barbara Wright is a mono-white commander costing 1W, and its legendary creature - human advisor line shapes the whole deck around it. Its ability is narrow enough that the deck is usually built to protect it and repeat the effect, rather than to go wide. The cards below are the ones Barbara Wright decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $14.49Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Card draw (3)
Removal (6)
Creatures (3)
Synergy & payoffs (8)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Barbara Wright 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 Barbara Wright deck?
Barbara Wright has a mono-white colour identity, so every card in the deck must be white or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Barbara Wright?
The cards played most often in Barbara Wright decks include Roads Go Ever, Ever On, The Mountain-king's Return, Ian Chesterton. 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 Barbara Wright deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $14.49 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 Barbara Wright 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.