Daxos the Returned
Whenever you cast an enchantment spell, you get an experience counter. {1}{W}{B}: Create a white and black Spirit enchantment creature token. It has "This creature's power and toughness are each equal to the number of experience counters you have."
How Daxos the Returned decks play in EDH
Daxos the Returned is a Orzhov commander in white and black costing 1WB, and its legendary creature - zombie soldier line shapes the whole deck around it. It makes tokens, so the deck wants ways to pump a wide board and to turn spare bodies into cards or damage. Enchantments drive the deck, so effects that recur or copy them add up quickly. The cards below are the ones Daxos the Returned decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $47.22Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (2)
Card draw (4)
Removal (4)
Creatures (7)
Synergy & payoffs (3)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Daxos the Returned 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 Daxos the Returned deck?
Daxos the Returned has a Orzhov colour identity, so every card in the deck must be white and black or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Daxos the Returned?
The cards played most often in Daxos the Returned decks include Gleaming Splendor, Celebrate the Mountain-king, Belladonna Took. 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 Daxos the Returned deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $47.22 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 Daxos the Returned 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.