Gadrak, the Crown-Scourge
Flying Gadrak can't attack unless you control four or more artifacts. At the beginning of your end step, create a Treasure token for each nontoken creature that died this turn. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
How Gadrak decks play in EDH
Gadrak, the Crown-Scourge is a mono-red commander costing 2R, and its legendary creature - dragon 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 Gadrak, the Crown-Scourge decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $51.12Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (3)
Card draw (1)
Removal (5)
Creatures (4)
Synergy & payoffs (7)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Gadrak, the Crown-Scourge 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 Gadrak, the Crown-Scourge deck?
Gadrak, the Crown-Scourge 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 Gadrak, the Crown-Scourge?
The cards played most often in Gadrak, the Crown-Scourge decks include Draconic Visitor, Smaug the Magnificent, Desolation of Smaug. 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 Gadrak, the Crown-Scourge deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $51.12 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 Gadrak, the Crown-Scourge 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.