Cloud of Darkness
Flying Particle Beam — When Cloud of Darkness enters, target creature an opponent controls gets -X/-X until end of turn, where X is the number of permanent cards in your graveyard.
How Cloud of Darkness decks play in EDH
Cloud of Darkness is a Golgari commander in black and green costing 2BGG, and its legendary creature - avatar line shapes the whole deck around it. 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 Cloud of Darkness decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $44.21Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (3)
Card draw (2)
Removal (5)
Creatures (8)
Synergy & payoffs (2)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Cloud of Darkness decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
Start with Cloud of DarknessCloud of Darkness deck questions
What colours can I use in a Cloud of Darkness deck?
Cloud of Darkness has a Golgari colour identity, so every card in the deck must be black and green or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Cloud of Darkness?
The cards played most often in Cloud of Darkness decks include Hapatra, the Desert Fang, Gardenize, Primal Witchstalker. 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 Cloud of Darkness deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $44.21 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 Cloud of Darkness 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.