Gonti, Night Minister
Whenever a player casts a spell they don't own, that player creates a Treasure token. Whenever a creature deals combat damage to one of your opponents, its controller looks at the top card of that opponent's library and exiles it face down. They may play that card for as long as it remains exiled. Mana of any type can be spent to cast a spell this way.
How Gonti decks play in EDH
Gonti, Night Minister is a mono-black commander costing 2BB, and its legendary creature - aetherborn rogue 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. The payoff is combat damage, so evasion and extra-combat effects matter more than raw power. The cards below are the ones Gonti, Night Minister decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $28.35Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Card draw (3)
Removal (1)
Creatures (8)
Synergy & payoffs (7)
Lands (1)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Gonti, Night Minister 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, Night Minister deck?
Gonti, Night Minister 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 Gonti, Night Minister?
The cards played most often in Gonti, Night Minister decks include Inside Information, Jhoira, Weatherlight Corsair, Kuroki, Thief of Talents. 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, Night Minister deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $28.35 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, Night Minister 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.