Brawn, Amadeus Cho
When Brawn enters, draw a card. Power-up — {4}{G/U}: Put a +1/+1 counter on Brawn for each card in your hand. (Activate each power-up ability only once. Reduce the cost by his mana cost if he entered this turn.)
How Brawn decks play in EDH
Brawn, Amadeus Cho is a Simic commander in blue and green costing 1G/U, and its legendary creature - gamma scientist 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. It draws extra cards, so the deck can afford a lower curve and lean on volume. The cards below are the ones Brawn, Amadeus Cho decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $35.57Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (7)
Removal (1)
Creatures (6)
Synergy & payoffs (3)
Lands (2)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Brawn, Amadeus Cho 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 Brawn, Amadeus Cho deck?
Brawn, Amadeus Cho has a Simic colour identity, so every card in the deck must be blue and green or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Brawn, Amadeus Cho?
The cards played most often in Brawn, Amadeus Cho decks include Nasty Little Rabbit, Hobbit Hole, Mirkwood Nurturer. 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 Brawn, Amadeus Cho deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $35.57 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 Brawn, Amadeus Cho 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.