Gríma, Saruman's Footman
Gríma can't be blocked. Whenever Gríma deals combat damage to a player, that player exiles cards from the top of their library until they exile an instant or sorcery card. You may cast that card without paying its mana cost. Then that player puts the exiled cards that weren't cast this way on the bottom of their library in a random order.
How Gríma decks play in EDH
Gríma, Saruman's Footman is a Dimir commander in blue and black costing 2UB, and its legendary creature - human advisor line shapes the whole deck around it. The payoff is combat damage, so evasion and extra-combat effects matter more than raw power. 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 Gríma, Saruman's Footman decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $64.26Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (3)
Counterspells (2)
Creatures (4)
Synergy & payoffs (10)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Gríma, Saruman's Footman 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 Gríma, Saruman's Footman deck?
Gríma, Saruman's Footman has a Dimir colour identity, so every card in the deck must be blue and black or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Gríma, Saruman's Footman?
The cards played most often in Gríma, Saruman's Footman decks include Wizard's Staff, 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 Gríma, Saruman's Footman deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $64.26 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 Gríma, Saruman's Footman 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.