Edward Kenway
At the beginning of your end step, create a Treasure token for each tapped Assassin, Pirate, and/or Vehicle you control. Whenever a Vehicle you control deals combat damage to a player, look at the top card of that player's library, then exile it face down. You may play that card for as long as it remains exiled.
How Edward Kenway decks play in EDH
Edward Kenway is a Grixis commander in blue, black and red costing 2UBR, and its legendary creature - human assassin pirate 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. The payoff is combat damage, so evasion and extra-combat effects matter more than raw power. The cards below are the ones Edward Kenway decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $38.13Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (3)
Card draw (8)
Creatures (6)
Synergy & payoffs (3)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Edward Kenway 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 Edward Kenway deck?
Edward Kenway has a Grixis colour identity, so every card in the deck must be blue, black and red or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Edward Kenway?
The cards played most often in Edward Kenway decks include Fateful Discovery, Jhoira, Weatherlight Corsair, Great Gilded Boat. 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 Edward Kenway deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $38.13 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 Edward Kenway 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.