General Traag, Heart of Stone

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Legendary Artifact Creature — Elemental Soldier
General Traag, Heart of Stone card art

Trample When General Traag enters, you may sacrifice another artifact. When you do, General Traag deals 4 damage to target creature.

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How General Traag decks play in EDH

General Traag, Heart of Stone is a mono-red commander costing 3RR, and its legendary artifact creature - elemental soldier line shapes the whole deck around it. Sacrifice is built into the card, which pairs it with cheap recursive creatures and payoffs that trigger when something dies. Artifacts drive the deck, so cheap mana rocks and artifact recursion do double duty. The cards below are the ones General Traag, Heart of Stone decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.

Most-played cards

20 cards · about $155

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Ramp (1)

Solemn Simulacrum
Solemn Simulacrum
$0.26

Card draw (2)

Circuit Mender
Circuit Mender
$0.16
Farid, Enterprising Salvager
Farid, Enterprising Salvager
$0.33

Removal (1)

Canoptek Scarab Swarm
Canoptek Scarab Swarm
$12.74

Creatures (15)

Audacious Reshapers
Audacious Reshapers
$0.32
Daretti, Rocketeer Engineer
Daretti, Rocketeer Engineer
$0.16
Salvager of Ruin
Salvager of Ruin
$0.25
Slobad, Iron Goblin
Slobad, Iron Goblin
$0.26
Bosh, Iron Golem
Bosh, Iron Golem
$0.19
Archetype of Aggression
Archetype of Aggression
$2.35
Ancient Copper Dragon
Ancient Copper Dragon
$120
Shimatsu the Bloodcloaked
Shimatsu the Bloodcloaked
$0.19
Golden Guardian // Gold-Forge Garrison
Golden Guardian // Gold-Forge Garrison
$1.97
Su-Chi Cave Guard
Su-Chi Cave Guard
$0.12
Aetherjacket
Aetherjacket
$0.15
Seeker of Slaanesh
Seeker of Slaanesh
$0.39
Scrap Trawler
Scrap Trawler
$1.46
Keeper of Secrets
Keeper of Secrets
$10.86
Agitator Ant
Agitator Ant
$0.33

Lands (1)

Great Furnace
Great Furnace
$2.38

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General Traag deck questions

What colours can I use in a General Traag, Heart of Stone deck?

General Traag, Heart of Stone 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 General Traag, Heart of Stone?

The cards played most often in General Traag, Heart of Stone decks include Great Furnace, Circuit Mender, Audacious Reshapers. 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 General Traag, Heart of Stone deck cost?

The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $155 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 General Traag, Heart of Stone 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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