Glissa, the Traitor
First strike, deathtouch Whenever a creature an opponent controls dies, you may return target artifact card from your graveyard to your hand.
How Glissa decks play in EDH
Glissa, the Traitor is a Golgari commander in black and green costing BGG, and its legendary creature - phyrexian zombie elf line shapes the whole deck around it. It works out of the graveyard, so self-mill and cheap recursion effectively become extra card advantage. Artifacts drive the deck, so cheap mana rocks and artifact recursion do double duty. The cards below are the ones Glissa, the Traitor decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $30.38Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (3)
Card draw (5)
Removal (5)
Creatures (5)
Synergy & payoffs (2)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Glissa, the Traitor 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 Glissa, the Traitor deck?
Glissa, the Traitor has a Golgari colour identity, so every card in the deck must be black and green or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Glissa, the Traitor?
The cards played most often in Glissa, the Traitor decks include Lich's Relic, Memnarch, the Warden, Tom, Bert, and William. 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 Glissa, the Traitor deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $30.38 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 Glissa, the Traitor 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.