Captain Ripley Vance
Whenever you cast your third spell each turn, put a +1/+1 counter on Captain Ripley Vance, then it deals damage equal to its power to any target.
How Captain Ripley Vance decks play in EDH
Captain Ripley Vance is a mono-red commander costing 2R, and its legendary creature - human pirate 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 cards below are the ones Captain Ripley Vance decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $11.34Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (2)
Card draw (6)
Creatures (7)
Synergy & payoffs (5)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Captain Ripley Vance 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 Captain Ripley Vance deck?
Captain Ripley Vance has a mono-red colour identity, so every card in the deck must be red or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Captain Ripley Vance?
The cards played most often in Captain Ripley Vance decks include Pyre Rhymer // Molten Tide, Koth, the Geomancer, Tomik, Izzet Sparkmage. 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 Captain Ripley Vance deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $11.34 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 Captain Ripley Vance 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.