Graham O'Brien
Paradox — Whenever you cast a spell from anywhere other than your hand, create a Food token. (It's an artifact with "{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.") Doctor's companion (You can have two commanders if the other is the Doctor.)
How Graham O'Brien decks play in EDH
Graham O'Brien is a mono-green commander costing 1G, and its legendary creature - human pilot 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. Sacrifice is built into the card, which pairs it with cheap recursive creatures and payoffs that trigger when something dies. The cards below are the ones Graham O'Brien decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $39.91Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (2)
Removal (2)
Creatures (6)
Synergy & payoffs (9)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Graham O'Brien 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 Graham O'Brien deck?
Graham O'Brien has a mono-green colour identity, so every card in the deck must be green or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Graham O'Brien?
The cards played most often in Graham O'Brien decks include Key to the Side-Door, Catalyst Stone, Sisterhood of Karn. 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 Graham O'Brien deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $39.91 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 Graham O'Brien 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.