Blitzwing, Cruel Tormentor // Blitzwing, Adaptive Assailant
More Than Meets the Eye {3}{B} (You may cast this card converted for {3}{B}.) At the beginning of your end step, target opponent loses life equal to the life that player lost this turn. If no life is lost this way, convert Blitzwing. // Living metal (During your turn, this Vehicle is also a creature.) At the beginning of combat on your turn, choose flying or indestructible at random. Blitzwing gains that ability until end of turn. Whenever Blitzwing deals combat damage to a player, convert it.
How Blitzwing decks play in EDH
Blitzwing, Cruel Tormentor // Blitzwing, Adaptive Assailant is a mono-black commander, and its legendary artifact creature - robot // legendary artifact - vehicle line shapes the whole deck around it. The payoff is combat damage, so evasion and extra-combat effects matter more than raw power. Built-in evasion means damage gets through reliably, so effects that scale that damage are worth more than extra bodies. The cards below are the ones Blitzwing, Cruel Tormentor // Blitzwing, Adaptive Assailant decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $52.84Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (2)
Removal (2)
Creatures (9)
Synergy & payoffs (5)
Lands (1)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Blitzwing, Cruel Tormentor // Blitzwing, Adaptive Assailant 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 Blitzwing, Cruel Tormentor // Blitzwing, Adaptive Assailant deck?
Blitzwing, Cruel Tormentor // Blitzwing, Adaptive Assailant 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 Blitzwing, Cruel Tormentor // Blitzwing, Adaptive Assailant?
The cards played most often in Blitzwing, Cruel Tormentor // Blitzwing, Adaptive Assailant decks include Hall of Echoes, Extended Absence, Vraska's Final Mercy. 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 Blitzwing, Cruel Tormentor // Blitzwing, Adaptive Assailant deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $52.84 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 Blitzwing, Cruel Tormentor // Blitzwing, Adaptive Assailant 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.