Guan Yu, Sainted Warrior
Horsemanship (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with horsemanship.) When Guan Yu is put into your graveyard from the battlefield, you may shuffle Guan Yu into your library.
How Guan Yu decks play in EDH
Guan Yu, Sainted Warrior is a mono-white commander costing 3WW, and its legendary creature - human soldier warrior line shapes the whole deck around it. 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 Guan Yu, Sainted Warrior decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $347Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Removal (3)
Creatures (8)
Synergy & payoffs (9)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Guan Yu, Sainted Warrior 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 Guan Yu, Sainted Warrior deck?
Guan Yu, Sainted Warrior has a mono-white colour identity, so every card in the deck must be white or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Guan Yu, Sainted Warrior?
The cards played most often in Guan Yu, Sainted Warrior decks include Troop of Ponies, Liu Bei, Lord of Shu, Valorous Charge. 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 Guan Yu, Sainted Warrior deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $347 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 Guan Yu, Sainted Warrior 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.