Franklin Richards, Ascendant

At the beginning of combat on your turn, if you've cast a noncreature spell this turn, discover 6. (Exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card with mana value 6 or less. Cast it without paying its mana cost or put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom in a random order.)
How Franklin Richards decks play in EDH
Franklin Richards, Ascendant is a mono-red commander costing 5R, and its legendary creature - mutant hero 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 Franklin Richards, Ascendant decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $45.70Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (4)
Card draw (2)
Creatures (8)
Synergy & payoffs (6)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Franklin Richards, Ascendant 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 Franklin Richards, Ascendant deck?
Franklin Richards, Ascendant has a mono-red colour identity, so every card in the deck must be red or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Franklin Richards, Ascendant?
The cards played most often in Franklin Richards, Ascendant decks include Glóin the Mighty // Easy Pickings, Koth, the Geomancer, Pyre Rhymer // Molten Tide. 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 Franklin Richards, Ascendant deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $45.70 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 Franklin Richards, Ascendant 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.



















