Eight-and-a-Half-Tails
{1}{W}: Target permanent you control gains protection from white until end of turn. {1}: Target spell or permanent becomes white until end of turn.
How Eight-and-a-Half-Tails decks play in EDH
Eight-and-a-Half-Tails is a mono-white commander costing WW, and its legendary creature - fox cleric line shapes the whole deck around it. Its ability is narrow enough that the deck is usually built to protect it and repeat the effect, rather than to go wide. The cards below are the ones Eight-and-a-Half-Tails decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $138Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (3)
Card draw (2)
Removal (4)
Creatures (4)
Synergy & payoffs (7)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Eight-and-a-Half-Tails 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 Eight-and-a-Half-Tails deck?
Eight-and-a-Half-Tails has a mono-white colour identity, so every card in the deck must be white or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Eight-and-a-Half-Tails?
The cards played most often in Eight-and-a-Half-Tails decks include Gleaming Splendor, Bilbo's Gambit, Emrakul, the Exigent Doom. 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 Eight-and-a-Half-Tails deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $138 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 Eight-and-a-Half-Tails 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.