Gríma Wormtongue
Your opponents can't gain life. {T}, Sacrifice another creature: Target player loses 1 life. If the sacrificed creature was legendary, amass Orcs 2.
How Gríma Wormtongue decks play in EDH
Gríma Wormtongue is a mono-black commander costing 2B, and its legendary creature - human advisor line shapes the whole deck around it. 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 Gríma Wormtongue decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $55.46Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (5)
Removal (1)
Creatures (5)
Synergy & payoffs (8)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Gríma Wormtongue 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 Wormtongue deck?
Gríma Wormtongue 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 Gríma Wormtongue?
The cards played most often in Gríma Wormtongue decks include Break Under Pressure, Archive Arbiter, Multiply by Zero. 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 Wormtongue deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $55.46 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 Wormtongue 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.