Dan Lewis
Noncreature, non-Equipment artifacts you control are Equipment in addition to their other types and have "Equipped creature gets +1/+0" and equip {1}. Doctor's companion (You can have two commanders if the other is the Doctor.)
How Dan Lewis decks play in EDH
Dan Lewis is a mono-red commander costing 1R, and its legendary creature - human line shapes the whole deck around it. Artifacts drive the deck, so cheap mana rocks and artifact recursion do double duty. It wants to be suited up, so cheap protection and equipment that grants evasion take priority over expensive gear. The cards below are the ones Dan Lewis decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $44.26Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (2)
Card draw (2)
Removal (2)
Creatures (6)
Synergy & payoffs (6)
Lands (2)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Dan Lewis 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 Dan Lewis deck?
Dan Lewis 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 Dan Lewis?
The cards played most often in Dan Lewis decks include Ajani's Anguish, The Lonely Mountain, Dragon-Cursed Halls. 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 Dan Lewis deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $44.26 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 Dan Lewis 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.