Grub, Storied Matriarch // Grub, Notorious Auntie
Menace Whenever this creature enters or transforms into Grub, Storied Matriarch, return up to one target Goblin card from your graveyard to your hand. At the beginning of your first main phase, you may pay {R}. If you do, transform Grub. // Menace Whenever Grub attacks, you may blight 1. If you do, create a tapped and attacking token that's a copy of the blighted creature, except it has "At the beginning of the end step, sacrifice this token." At the beginning of your first main phase, you may pay {B}. If you do, transform Grub.
A ready-made Grub decklist
Complete 100-card Rakdos deck, free to read, with prices and buy links.
How Grub decks play in EDH
Grub, Storied Matriarch // Grub, Notorious Auntie is a Rakdos commander in black and red, and its legendary creature - goblin warlock // legendary creature - goblin warrior 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 Grub, Storied Matriarch // Grub, Notorious Auntie decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $7.00Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (2)
Card draw (1)
Removal (2)
Creatures (10)
Synergy & payoffs (5)
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What colours can I use in a Grub, Storied Matriarch // Grub, Notorious Auntie deck?
Grub, Storied Matriarch // Grub, Notorious Auntie has a Rakdos colour identity, so every card in the deck must be black and red or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Grub, Storied Matriarch // Grub, Notorious Auntie?
The cards played most often in Grub, Storied Matriarch // Grub, Notorious Auntie decks include The Great Goblin, Bolg's Company, Along the Crooked Way. 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 Grub, Storied Matriarch // Grub, Notorious Auntie deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $7.00 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 Grub, Storied Matriarch // Grub, Notorious Auntie 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.