Gyruda, Doom of Depths
Companion — Your starting deck contains only cards with even mana values. (If this card is your chosen companion, you may put it into your hand from outside the game for {3} as a sorcery.) When Gyruda enters, each player mills four cards. Put a creature card with an even mana value from among the milled cards onto the battlefield under your control.
How Gyruda decks play in EDH
Gyruda, Doom of Depths is a Dimir commander in blue and black costing 4U/BU/B, and its legendary creature - demon kraken line shapes the whole deck around it. It fills graveyards, which can be a win condition on its own or fuel for recursion. The cards below are the ones Gyruda, Doom of Depths decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $93.39Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Card draw (1)
Creatures (16)
Synergy & payoffs (2)
Lands (1)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Gyruda, Doom of Depths 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 Gyruda, Doom of Depths deck?
Gyruda, Doom of Depths 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 Gyruda, Doom of Depths?
The cards played most often in Gyruda, Doom of Depths decks include Avacyn, Angel of Horror, Turbulent Wetlands, Jhoira, Weatherlight Corsair. 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 Gyruda, Doom of Depths deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $93.39 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 Gyruda, Doom of Depths 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.