Emry, Lurker of the Loch
Affinity for artifacts (This spell costs {1} less to cast for each artifact you control.) When Emry enters, mill four cards. {T}: Choose target artifact card in your graveyard. You may cast that card this turn. (You still pay its costs. Timing rules still apply.)
Ready-made Emry decklists
Complete 100-card mono-blue decks, free to read, with prices and buy links.
How Emry decks play in EDH
Emry, Lurker of the Loch is a mono-blue commander costing 2U, and its legendary creature - merfolk wizard line shapes the whole deck around it. It fills graveyards, which can be a win condition on its own or fuel for recursion. Artifacts drive the deck, so cheap mana rocks and artifact recursion do double duty. The cards below are the ones Emry, Lurker of the Loch decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $59.87Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Card draw (7)
Counterspells (1)
Creatures (8)
Synergy & payoffs (4)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Emry, Lurker of the Loch 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 Emry, Lurker of the Loch deck?
Emry, Lurker of the Loch has a mono-blue colour identity, so every card in the deck must be blue or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Emry, Lurker of the Loch?
The cards played most often in Emry, Lurker of the Loch decks include Fateful Discovery, Bilbo, Thief in the Night, Geist of Saint Thalia. 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 Emry, Lurker of the Loch deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $59.87 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 Emry, Lurker of the Loch 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.