Crosis, the Purger
Flying Whenever Crosis deals combat damage to a player, you may pay {2}{B}. If you do, choose a color, then that player reveals their hand and discards all cards of that color.
How Crosis decks play in EDH
Crosis, the Purger is a Grixis commander in blue, black and red costing 3UBR, and its legendary creature - dragon line shapes the whole deck around it. The payoff is combat damage, so evasion and extra-combat effects matter more than raw power. 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 Crosis, the Purger decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $31.40Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (4)
Removal (1)
Counterspells (1)
Creatures (10)
Synergy & payoffs (3)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Crosis, the Purger 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 Crosis, the Purger deck?
Crosis, the Purger has a Grixis colour identity, so every card in the deck must be blue, black and red or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Crosis, the Purger?
The cards played most often in Crosis, the Purger decks include Tinybones, Pocket Nuisance, Smaug, the Great Calamity // Spew Flame, Smaug, Wicked Worm. 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 Crosis, the Purger deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $31.40 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 Crosis, the Purger 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.