Celestine, the Living Saint
Flying, lifelink Healing Tears — At the beginning of your end step, return target creature card with mana value X or less from your graveyard to the battlefield, where X is the amount of life you gained this turn.
How Celestine decks play in EDH
Celestine, the Living Saint is a mono-white commander costing 4W, and its legendary creature - human warrior line shapes the whole deck around it. It works out of the graveyard, so self-mill and cheap recursion effectively become extra card advantage. Life gain is a resource here rather than a safety net, so cards that convert life totals into damage or draw belong in the list. The cards below are the ones Celestine, the Living Saint decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $160Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (2)
Removal (3)
Creatures (8)
Synergy & payoffs (6)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Celestine, the Living Saint 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 Celestine, the Living Saint deck?
Celestine, the Living Saint has a mono-white colour identity, so every card in the deck must be white or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Celestine, the Living Saint?
The cards played most often in Celestine, the Living Saint decks include Ob Nixilis, the Ascended, The Queen of Dale, Liliana the Faultless. 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 Celestine, the Living Saint deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $160 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 Celestine, the Living Saint 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.