Doc Ock, Evil Inventor
At the beginning of combat on your turn, target noncreature artifact you control becomes an 8/8 Robot Villain artifact creature in addition to its other types.
How Doc Ock decks play in EDH
Doc Ock, Evil Inventor is a Dimir commander in blue and black costing 5UB, and its legendary creature - human scientist villain line shapes the whole deck around it. Artifacts drive the deck, so cheap mana rocks and artifact recursion do double duty. The cards below are the ones Doc Ock, Evil Inventor decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $24.42Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (4)
Counterspells (1)
Creatures (2)
Synergy & payoffs (12)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Doc Ock, Evil Inventor 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 Doc Ock, Evil Inventor deck?
Doc Ock, Evil Inventor has a Dimir colour identity, so every card in the deck must be blue and black or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Doc Ock, Evil Inventor?
The cards played most often in Doc Ock, Evil Inventor decks include Memnarch, the Warden, Fateful Discovery, Supper for Spiders. 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 Doc Ock, Evil Inventor deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $24.42 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 Doc Ock, Evil Inventor 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.