Elenda, Saint of Dusk
Lifelink, hexproof from instants As long as your life total is greater than your starting life total, Elenda gets +1/+1 and has menace. Elenda gets an additional +5/+5 as long as your life total is at least 10 greater than your starting life total.
How Elenda decks play in EDH
Elenda, Saint of Dusk is a Orzhov commander in white and black costing 2WB, and its legendary creature - vampire knight line shapes the whole deck around it. Life gain is a resource here rather than a safety net, so cards that convert life totals into damage or draw belong in the list. Built-in evasion means damage gets through reliably, so effects that scale that damage are worth more than extra bodies. The cards below are the ones Elenda, Saint of Dusk decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $64.05Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (1)
Removal (2)
Creatures (8)
Synergy & payoffs (8)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Elenda, Saint of Dusk 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 Elenda, Saint of Dusk deck?
Elenda, Saint of Dusk has a Orzhov colour identity, so every card in the deck must be white and black or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Elenda, Saint of Dusk?
The cards played most often in Elenda, Saint of Dusk decks include Niv-Mizzet, Ghost Counsel, Liliana the Faultless, Germinate Recruits. 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 Elenda, Saint of Dusk deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $64.05 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 Elenda, Saint of Dusk 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.