God-Eternal Bontu
Menace When God-Eternal Bontu enters, sacrifice any number of other permanents, then draw that many cards. When God-Eternal Bontu dies or is put into exile from the battlefield, you may put her into her owner's library third from the top.
How God-Eternal Bontu decks play in EDH
God-Eternal Bontu is a mono-black commander costing 3BB, and its legendary creature - zombie god 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. It draws extra cards, so the deck can afford a lower curve and lean on volume. The cards below are the ones God-Eternal Bontu decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $95.11Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (2)
Card draw (1)
Removal (1)
Creatures (8)
Synergy & payoffs (6)
Lands (2)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal God-Eternal Bontu decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
Start with God-Eternal BontuGod-Eternal Bontu deck questions
What colours can I use in a God-Eternal Bontu deck?
God-Eternal Bontu has a mono-black colour identity, so every card in the deck must be black or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for God-Eternal Bontu?
The cards played most often in God-Eternal Bontu decks include The Sackville-Bagginses, Archive Arbiter, Avacyn, Angel of Horror. 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 God-Eternal Bontu deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $95.11 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 God-Eternal Bontu 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.