Duchess, Wayward Tavernkeep
Hunters for Hire — Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, put a quest counter on it. {1}, Remove a quest counter from a permanent you control: Create a Junk token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Exile the top card of your library. You may play that card this turn. Activate only as a sorcery.")
How Duchess decks play in EDH
Duchess, Wayward Tavernkeep is a mono-red commander costing 3R, and its legendary creature - human citizen 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. Sacrifice is built into the card, which pairs it with cheap recursive creatures and payoffs that trigger when something dies. The cards below are the ones Duchess, Wayward Tavernkeep decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $47.77Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (5)
Card draw (1)
Creatures (7)
Synergy & payoffs (6)
Lands (1)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Duchess, Wayward Tavernkeep 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 Duchess, Wayward Tavernkeep deck?
Duchess, Wayward Tavernkeep 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 Duchess, Wayward Tavernkeep?
The cards played most often in Duchess, Wayward Tavernkeep decks include Smaug the Magnificent, ED-E, Lonesome Eyebot, Zektar Shrine Expedition. 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 Duchess, Wayward Tavernkeep deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $47.77 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 Duchess, Wayward Tavernkeep 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.