Eloise, Nephalia Sleuth
Whenever another creature you control dies, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.") Whenever you sacrifice a token, surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card into your graveyard.)
How Eloise decks play in EDH
Eloise, Nephalia Sleuth is a Dimir commander in blue and black costing 3UB, and its legendary creature - human rogue 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. Sacrifice is built into the card, which pairs it with cheap recursive creatures and payoffs that trigger when something dies. The cards below are the ones Eloise, Nephalia Sleuth decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $64.61Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (4)
Card draw (6)
Creatures (6)
Synergy & payoffs (3)
Lands (1)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Eloise, Nephalia Sleuth 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 Eloise, Nephalia Sleuth deck?
Eloise, Nephalia Sleuth has a Dimir colour identity, so every card in the deck must be blue and black or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Eloise, Nephalia Sleuth?
The cards played most often in Eloise, Nephalia Sleuth decks include The Sackville-Bagginses, Fateful Discovery, Turbulent Wetlands. 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 Eloise, Nephalia Sleuth deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $64.61 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 Eloise, Nephalia Sleuth 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.