Evin, Waterdeep Opportunist

Bmono-black{3}{B}$8.80
Legendary Creature — Human Rogue
Evin, Waterdeep Opportunist card art

Menace Ward—Sacrifice a creature. Evin gets +2/+0 for each Treasure you control. Whenever one or more players sacrifice one or more creatures, you create a tapped Treasure token. This ability triggers only once each turn.

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How Evin decks play in EDH

Evin, Waterdeep Opportunist is a mono-black commander costing 3B, 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 Evin, Waterdeep Opportunist decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.

Most-played cards

20 cards · about $55.33

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Ramp (10)

The Sackville-Bagginses
The Sackville-Bagginses
$1.10
Gilded Pinions
Gilded Pinions
$0.25
Treasure Map // Treasure Cove
Treasure Map // Treasure Cove
$0.56
Undercity Scrounger
Undercity Scrounger
$0.28
Noble's Purse
Noble's Purse
$0.29
Prying Blade
Prying Blade
$0.27
Deadly Dispute
Deadly Dispute
$0.32
Pitiless Plunderer
Pitiless Plunderer
$3.76
Revel in Riches
Revel in Riches
$20.84
Black Market Connections
Black Market Connections
$10.12

Card draw (3)

My Precious // Allure of Power
My Precious // Allure of Power
$1.23
Ruthless Knave
Ruthless Knave
$0.14
Treasure Chest
Treasure Chest
$0.48

Removal (2)

Lobelia Sackville-Baggins
Lobelia Sackville-Baggins
$0.34
Blood Money
Blood Money
$2.65

Creatures (2)

Head of the Hunt
Head of the Hunt
$0.33
Burakos, Party Leader
Burakos, Party Leader
$4.34

Synergy & payoffs (1)

Crude Bent Blade
Crude Bent Blade
$0.11

Lands (2)

Dragon-Cursed Halls
Dragon-Cursed Halls
$6.68
Treasure Vault
Treasure Vault
$1.24

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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Evin, Waterdeep Opportunist 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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Evin deck questions

What colours can I use in a Evin, Waterdeep Opportunist deck?

Evin, Waterdeep Opportunist has a mono-black colour identity, so every card in the deck must be black or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.

What are the best cards for Evin, Waterdeep Opportunist?

The cards played most often in Evin, Waterdeep Opportunist decks include The Sackville-Bagginses, Dragon-Cursed Halls, My Precious // Allure of Power. 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 Evin, Waterdeep Opportunist deck cost?

The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $55.33 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 Evin, Waterdeep Opportunist 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.

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