Betor, Ancestor's Voice
Flying, lifelink At the beginning of your end step, put a number of +1/+1 counters on up to one other target creature you control equal to the amount of life you gained this turn. Return up to one target creature card with mana value less than or equal to the amount of life you lost this turn from your graveyard to the battlefield.
How Betor decks play in EDH
Betor, Ancestor's Voice is a Abzan commander in white, black and green costing 2WBG, and its legendary creature - spirit dragon line shapes the whole deck around it. It cares about +1/+1 counters, so counter-doubling effects and creatures that grow on their own carry the deck. It works out of the graveyard, so self-mill and cheap recursion effectively become extra card advantage. The cards below are the ones Betor, Ancestor's Voice decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $65.24Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Card draw (3)
Removal (3)
Creatures (13)
Synergy & payoffs (1)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Betor, Ancestor's Voice 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 Betor, Ancestor's Voice deck?
Betor, Ancestor's Voice has a Abzan colour identity, so every card in the deck must be white, black and green or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Betor, Ancestor's Voice?
The cards played most often in Betor, Ancestor's Voice decks include Niv-Mizzet, Ghost Counsel, Kwia Vigorbloom, Liliana the Faultless. 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 Betor, Ancestor's Voice deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $65.24 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 Betor, Ancestor's Voice 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.