Ginger, Queen of Sweets
When Ginger enters, you become the monarch. {2}, {T}, Sacrifice Ginger: You gain 6 life. At the beginning of each upkeep, if you're the monarch, create a Gingerbrute token. (It's a {1} 1/1 Food Golem artifact creature with haste, "{1}: This token can't be blocked this turn except by creatures with haste," and "{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.")
How Ginger decks play in EDH
Ginger, Queen of Sweets is a colourless commander costing 6, and its legendary artifact creature - food noble 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 Ginger, Queen of Sweets decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $84.64Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (2)
Card draw (2)
Removal (1)
Counterspells (1)
Creatures (5)
Synergy & payoffs (7)
Lands (2)
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What colours can I use in a Ginger, Queen of Sweets deck?
Ginger, Queen of Sweets is colourless, so the deck can only play colourless cards and basic-land-produced mana. It is one of the tightest deckbuilding restrictions in Commander.
What are the best cards for Ginger, Queen of Sweets?
The cards played most often in Ginger, Queen of Sweets decks include Bag End Banquet, Memnarch, the Warden, Troop of Ponies. 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 Ginger, Queen of Sweets deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $84.64 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 Ginger, Queen of Sweets 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.