Gonti, Canny Acquisitor
Spells you cast but don't own cost {1} less to cast. Whenever one or more creatures you control deal combat damage to a player, look at the top card of that player's library, then exile it face down. You may play that card for as long as it remains exiled, and mana of any type can be spent to cast that spell.
How Gonti decks play in EDH
Gonti, Canny Acquisitor is a Sultai commander in blue, black and green costing 2BGU, and its legendary creature - aetherborn rogue line shapes the whole deck around it. Its ability is narrow enough that the deck is usually built to protect it and repeat the effect, rather than to go wide. The cards below are the ones Gonti, Canny Acquisitor decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $35.82Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Card draw (2)
Removal (2)
Creatures (8)
Synergy & payoffs (8)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Gonti, Canny Acquisitor 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 Gonti, Canny Acquisitor deck?
Gonti, Canny Acquisitor has a Sultai colour identity, so every card in the deck must be blue, black and green or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Gonti, Canny Acquisitor?
The cards played most often in Gonti, Canny Acquisitor decks include Bilbo, Thief in the Night, Inside Information, Bilbo, Luckwearer // Burglar's Plot. 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 Gonti, Canny Acquisitor deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $35.82 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 Gonti, Canny Acquisitor 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.