Emrakul, the Exigent Doom
When you cast this spell, untap all lands you control. Flying, trample Ward—Sacrifice three permanents. {3}, Exile this card from your hand: Target land gains "{T}: Add {C}{C}" until this card is cast from exile. You may cast this card for as long as it remains exiled.
How Emrakul decks play in EDH
Emrakul, the Exigent Doom is a colourless commander costing 10, and its legendary creature - eldrazi line shapes the whole deck around it. Sacrifice is built into the card, which pairs it with cheap recursive creatures and payoffs that trigger when something dies. 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 Emrakul, the Exigent Doom decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $72.32Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (3)
Card draw (1)
Removal (1)
Creatures (6)
Synergy & payoffs (7)
Lands (2)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Emrakul, the Exigent Doom 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 Emrakul, the Exigent Doom deck?
Emrakul, the Exigent Doom is colourless, so the deck can only play colourless cards and basic-land-produced mana. It is one of the tightest deckbuilding restrictions in Commander.
What are the best cards for Emrakul, the Exigent Doom?
The cards played most often in Emrakul, the Exigent Doom decks include Omnath, Locus of the Void, Dragon-Cursed Halls, Darksteel Angel. 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 Emrakul, the Exigent Doom deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $72.32 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 Emrakul, the Exigent Doom 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.