Black Widow, Daring Operative
Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.) When Black Widow enters, mill three cards. (Put the top three cards of your library into your graveyard.) Whenever Black Widow deals combat damage to a player, each opponent loses life equal to the number of creature cards in your graveyard.
How Black Widow decks play in EDH
Black Widow, Daring Operative is a mono-black commander costing 4B, and its legendary creature - human spy hero line shapes the whole deck around it. The payoff is combat damage, so evasion and extra-combat effects matter more than raw power. It fills graveyards, which can be a win condition on its own or fuel for recursion. The cards below are the ones Black Widow, Daring Operative decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $17.30Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (2)
Creatures (14)
Synergy & payoffs (3)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Black Widow, Daring Operative 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 Black Widow, Daring Operative deck?
Black Widow, Daring Operative has a mono-black colour identity, so every card in the deck must be black or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Black Widow, Daring Operative?
The cards played most often in Black Widow, Daring Operative decks include My Precious // Allure of Power, The Master of Lake-town, Liliana the Repentant. 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 Black Widow, Daring Operative deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $17.30 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 Black Widow, Daring Operative 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.