Elder Owyn Lyons
Artifacts you control have ward {1}. (Whenever an artifact you control becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays {1}.) When Elder Owyn Lyons enters or dies, return target artifact card from your graveyard to your hand.
How Elder Owyn Lyons decks play in EDH
Elder Owyn Lyons is a Azorius commander in white and blue costing 2WU, and its legendary creature - human knight line shapes the whole deck around it. It works out of the graveyard, so self-mill and cheap recursion effectively become extra card advantage. Artifacts drive the deck, so cheap mana rocks and artifact recursion do double duty. The cards below are the ones Elder Owyn Lyons decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $117Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (7)
Removal (3)
Creatures (6)
Synergy & payoffs (3)
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What colours can I use in a Elder Owyn Lyons deck?
Elder Owyn Lyons has a Azorius colour identity, so every card in the deck must be white and blue or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Elder Owyn Lyons?
The cards played most often in Elder Owyn Lyons decks include Archive Arbiter, Bofur, Reliable Guardian // Concerted Care, Loyal Tutor. 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 Elder Owyn Lyons deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $117 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 Elder Owyn Lyons 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.