Evelyn, the Covetous
Flash Whenever Evelyn or another Vampire you control enters, exile the top card of each player's library with a collection counter on it. Once each turn, you may play a card from exile with a collection counter on it if it was exiled by an ability you controlled, and you may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast it.
How Evelyn decks play in EDH
Evelyn, the Covetous is a Grixis commander in blue, black and red costing 2U/BBB/R, and its legendary creature - vampire rogue line shapes the whole deck around it. Its ability is narrow enough that the deck is usually built to protect it and repeat the effect, rather than to go wide. The cards below are the ones Evelyn, the Covetous decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $44.44Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (2)
Creatures (13)
Synergy & payoffs (2)
Lands (2)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Evelyn, the Covetous 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 Evelyn, the Covetous deck?
Evelyn, the Covetous has a Grixis colour identity, so every card in the deck must be blue, black and red or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Evelyn, the Covetous?
The cards played most often in Evelyn, the Covetous decks include Turbulent Wetlands, Turbulent Crater, Bilbo, Thief in the Night. 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 Evelyn, the Covetous deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $44.44 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 Evelyn, the Covetous 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.