Heiko Yamazaki, the General
Trample Whenever a Samurai or Warrior you control attacks alone, you may cast target artifact card from your graveyard this turn.
How Heiko Yamazaki decks play in EDH
Heiko Yamazaki, the General is a mono-red commander costing 3R, and its legendary creature - human samurai line shapes the whole deck around it. It works out of the graveyard, so self-mill and cheap recursion effectively become extra card advantage. Artifacts drive the deck, so cheap mana rocks and artifact recursion do double duty. The cards below are the ones Heiko Yamazaki, the General decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $6.45Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (7)
Removal (2)
Creatures (8)
Synergy & payoffs (2)
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What colours can I use in a Heiko Yamazaki, the General deck?
Heiko Yamazaki, the General 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 Heiko Yamazaki, the General?
The cards played most often in Heiko Yamazaki, the General decks include Curse-Marred Demon, Ragged Short Spear, Key to the Side-Door. 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 Heiko Yamazaki, the General deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $6.45 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 Heiko Yamazaki, the General 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.