Haakon, Stromgald Scourge
You may cast this card from your graveyard, but not from anywhere else. As long as Haakon is on the battlefield, you may cast Knight spells from your graveyard. When Haakon dies, you lose 2 life.
How Haakon decks play in EDH
Haakon, Stromgald Scourge is a mono-black commander costing 1BB, and its legendary creature - zombie knight line shapes the whole deck around it. It works out of the graveyard, so self-mill and cheap recursion effectively become extra card advantage. The cards below are the ones Haakon, Stromgald Scourge decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $23.85Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Card draw (6)
Creatures (10)
Synergy & payoffs (4)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Haakon, Stromgald Scourge 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 Haakon, Stromgald Scourge deck?
Haakon, Stromgald Scourge 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 Haakon, Stromgald Scourge?
The cards played most often in Haakon, Stromgald Scourge decks include Danitha, Spear of Agony, Rise of the Deathbringer, Way of the Necromancer. 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 Haakon, Stromgald Scourge deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $23.85 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 Haakon, Stromgald Scourge 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.