Black Widow, Super Spy
Menace Whenever Black Widow deals combat damage to a player, that player exiles cards from the top of their library until they exile a nonland card. You may put a +1/+1 counter on Black Widow. If you don't, you may cast the exiled nonland card until end of turn and mana of any type can be spent to cast that spell.
How Black Widow decks play in EDH
Black Widow, Super Spy is a mono-black commander costing 1B, and its legendary creature - human spy hero 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. The payoff is combat damage, so evasion and extra-combat effects matter more than raw power. The cards below are the ones Black Widow, Super Spy decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $37.08Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (3)
Removal (2)
Creatures (7)
Synergy & payoffs (7)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Black Widow, Super Spy 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, Super Spy deck?
Black Widow, Super Spy 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, Super Spy?
The cards played most often in Black Widow, Super Spy decks include Inside Information, Jhoira, Weatherlight Corsair, My Precious // Allure of Power. 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, Super Spy deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $37.08 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, Super Spy 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.