Hammerhead, Maggia Boss

Sacrifice another creature or artifact: Put a +1/+1 counter on Hammerhead.
How Hammerhead decks play in EDH
Hammerhead, Maggia Boss is a mono-black commander costing 1B, and its legendary creature - human rogue villain line shapes the whole deck around it. Sacrifice is built into the card, which pairs it with cheap recursive creatures and payoffs that trigger when something dies. It cares about +1/+1 counters, so counter-doubling effects and creatures that grow on their own carry the deck. The cards below are the ones Hammerhead, Maggia Boss decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $111Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (3)
Card draw (5)
Creatures (7)
Synergy & payoffs (4)
Lands (1)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Hammerhead, Maggia Boss 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 Hammerhead, Maggia Boss deck?
Hammerhead, Maggia Boss 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 Hammerhead, Maggia Boss?
The cards played most often in Hammerhead, Maggia Boss decks include Automated Warfare System, The Sackville-Bagginses, Azog, Moria's Ruin. 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 Hammerhead, Maggia Boss deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $111 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 Hammerhead, Maggia Boss 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.



















