Gollum, Silent Slinker // Meager Meal
Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.) // Put a +1/+1 counter on up to one target creature. Target player gains 2 life. (Then exile this card. You may cast the creature later from exile.)
How Gollum decks play in EDH
Gollum, Silent Slinker // Meager Meal is a mono-black commander costing 3B // B, and its legendary creature - halfling horror // sorcery - adventure line shapes the whole deck around it. It cares about +1/+1 counters, so counter-doubling effects and creatures that grow on their own carry the deck. Built-in evasion means damage gets through reliably, so effects that scale that damage are worth more than extra bodies. The cards below are the ones Gollum, Silent Slinker // Meager Meal decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $475Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Card draw (4)
Removal (3)
Creatures (6)
Synergy & payoffs (7)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Gollum, Silent Slinker // Meager Meal 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 Gollum, Silent Slinker // Meager Meal deck?
Gollum, Silent Slinker // Meager Meal 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 Gollum, Silent Slinker // Meager Meal?
The cards played most often in Gollum, Silent Slinker // Meager Meal decks include Bilbo's Deadly Slice, Gollum, Riddle Master, Supper for Spiders. 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 Gollum, Silent Slinker // Meager Meal deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $475 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 Gollum, Silent Slinker // Meager Meal 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.