Heartless Hidetsugu

{T}: Heartless Hidetsugu deals damage to each player equal to half that player's life total, rounded down.
How Heartless Hidetsugu decks play in EDH
Heartless Hidetsugu is a mono-red commander costing 3RR, and its legendary creature - ogre shaman line shapes the whole deck around it. Its ability is narrow enough that the deck is usually built to protect it and repeat the effect, rather than to go wide. The cards below are the ones Heartless Hidetsugu decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $73.51Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (3)
Card draw (1)
Creatures (5)
Synergy & payoffs (11)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Heartless Hidetsugu 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 Heartless Hidetsugu deck?
Heartless Hidetsugu has a mono-red colour identity, so every card in the deck must be red or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Heartless Hidetsugu?
The cards played most often in Heartless Hidetsugu decks include Samut, Hazoret's Champion, Glóin the Mighty // Easy Pickings, Koth, the Geomancer. 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 Heartless Hidetsugu deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $73.51 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 Heartless Hidetsugu 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.



















