Dr. Madison Li
Whenever you cast an artifact spell, you get {E} (an energy counter). {T}, Pay {E}: Target creature gets +1/+0 and gains trample and haste until end of turn. {T}, Pay {E}{E}{E}: Draw a card. {T}, Pay {E}{E}{E}{E}{E}: Return target artifact card from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
How Dr. Madison Li decks play in EDH
Dr. Madison Li is a Jeskai commander in white, blue and red costing URW, and its legendary creature - human scientist line shapes the whole deck around it. It works out of the graveyard, so self-mill and cheap recursion effectively become extra card advantage. It draws extra cards, so the deck can afford a lower curve and lean on volume. The cards below are the ones Dr. Madison Li decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $51.05Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (5)
Removal (1)
Counterspells (1)
Creatures (4)
Synergy & payoffs (8)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Dr. Madison Li 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 Dr. Madison Li deck?
Dr. Madison Li has a Jeskai colour identity, so every card in the deck must be white, blue and red or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Dr. Madison Li?
The cards played most often in Dr. Madison Li decks include Fateful Discovery, Memnarch, the Warden, Saheeli, Jewel of Avishkar. 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 Dr. Madison Li deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $51.05 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 Dr. Madison Li 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.