Caesar, Legion's Emperor

BRWMardu{1}{R}{W}{B}$10.53
Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
Caesar, Legion's Emperor card art

Whenever you attack, you may sacrifice another creature. When you do, choose two — • Create two 1/1 red and white Soldier creature tokens with haste that are tapped and attacking. • You draw a card and you lose 1 life. • Caesar deals damage equal to the number of creature tokens you control to target opponent.

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How Caesar decks play in EDH

Caesar, Legion's Emperor is a Mardu commander in white, black and red costing 1RWB, and its legendary creature - human soldier line shapes the whole deck around it. It makes tokens, so the deck wants ways to pump a wide board and to turn spare bodies into cards or damage. Sacrifice is built into the card, which pairs it with cheap recursive creatures and payoffs that trigger when something dies. The cards below are the ones Caesar, Legion's Emperor decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.

Most-played cards

20 cards · about $77.97

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Ramp (3)

Gleaming Splendor
Gleaming Splendor
$31.76
The Sackville-Bagginses
The Sackville-Bagginses
$1.10
Pitiless Plunderer
Pitiless Plunderer
$3.76

Card draw (4)

Belladonna Took
Belladonna Took
$2.98
The Queen of Dale
The Queen of Dale
$15.78
Survivor's Med Kit
Survivor's Med Kit
$0.38
Skullclamp
Skullclamp
$4.29

Removal (1)

Ruinous Ultimatum
Ruinous Ultimatum
$0.40

Creatures (10)

Ingris Stingerquill
Ingris Stingerquill
$10.40
Ruthless Radrat
Ruthless Radrat
$0.66
Captain of the Watch
Captain of the Watch
$0.37
Thrill-Kill Disciple
Thrill-Kill Disciple
$0.23
Powder Ganger
Powder Ganger
$0.28
Overseer of Vault 76
Overseer of Vault 76
$0.24
Gary Clone
Gary Clone
$0.28
White Glove Gourmand
White Glove Gourmand
$0.25
Sierra, Nuka's Biggest Fan
Sierra, Nuka's Biggest Fan
$0.37
Isshin, Two Heavens as One
Isshin, Two Heavens as One
$3.83

Synergy & payoffs (2)

Battle of Hoover Dam
Battle of Hoover Dam
$0.33
Bastion of Remembrance
Bastion of Remembrance
$0.28

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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Caesar, Legion's Emperor 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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Caesar deck questions

What colours can I use in a Caesar, Legion's Emperor deck?

Caesar, Legion's Emperor has a Mardu colour identity, so every card in the deck must be white, black and red or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.

What are the best cards for Caesar, Legion's Emperor?

The cards played most often in Caesar, Legion's Emperor decks include Belladonna Took, The Queen of Dale, Ingris Stingerquill. 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 Caesar, Legion's Emperor deck cost?

The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $77.97 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 Caesar, Legion's Emperor 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.

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