Durnan of the Yawning Portal
Whenever Durnan attacks, look at the top four cards of your library. You may exile a creature card from among them. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in any order. For as long as that card remains exiled, you may cast it. That spell has undaunted. (It costs {1} less to cast for each opponent.) Choose a Background (You can have a Background as a second commander.)
How Durnan of the Yawning Portal decks play in EDH
Durnan of the Yawning Portal is a mono-green commander costing 3G, and its legendary creature - human warrior line shapes the whole deck around it. The card rewards attacking, so the deck is built to keep creatures pointed at opponents rather than sitting back. The cards below are the ones Durnan of the Yawning Portal decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $5311Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (3)
Card draw (2)
Removal (1)
Creatures (7)
Synergy & payoffs (3)
Lands (4)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Durnan of the Yawning Portal 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 Durnan of the Yawning Portal deck?
Durnan of the Yawning Portal has a mono-green colour identity, so every card in the deck must be green or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Durnan of the Yawning Portal?
The cards played most often in Durnan of the Yawning Portal decks include Emrakul, the Exigent Doom, Omnath, Locus of the Void, Nylea, Keen-Eyed. 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 Durnan of the Yawning Portal deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $5311 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 Durnan of the Yawning Portal 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.