Hama, the Bloodbender
When Hama enters, target opponent mills three cards. Exile up to one noncreature, nonland card from that player's graveyard. For as long as you control Hama, you may cast the exiled card during your turn by waterbending {X} rather than paying its mana cost, where X is its mana value. (While paying a waterbend cost, you can tap your artifacts and creatures to help. Each one pays for {1}.)
How Hama decks play in EDH
Hama, the Bloodbender is a Dimir commander in blue and black costing 2U/BU/BU/B, and its legendary creature - human warlock line shapes the whole deck around it. It fills graveyards, which can be a win condition on its own or fuel for recursion. Artifacts drive the deck, so cheap mana rocks and artifact recursion do double duty. The cards below are the ones Hama, the Bloodbender decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $31.59Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Card draw (4)
Removal (2)
Creatures (8)
Synergy & payoffs (6)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Hama, the Bloodbender 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 Hama, the Bloodbender deck?
Hama, the Bloodbender 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 Hama, the Bloodbender?
The cards played most often in Hama, the Bloodbender decks include Samut, Tyrant of Naktamun, Roll-Roll-Roll-Roll, Void Extrapolator // Omit Variables. 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 Hama, the Bloodbender deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $31.59 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 Hama, the Bloodbender 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.