Hidetsugu, Devouring Chaos
{B}, Sacrifice a creature: Scry 2. {2}{R}, {T}: Exile the top card of your library. You may play that card this turn. When you exile a nonland card this way, Hidetsugu deals damage equal to the exiled card's mana value to any target.
How Hidetsugu decks play in EDH
Hidetsugu, Devouring Chaos is a Rakdos commander in black and red costing 3B, and its legendary creature - ogre demon 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. The cards below are the ones Hidetsugu, Devouring Chaos decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $73.62Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (2)
Removal (2)
Creatures (7)
Synergy & payoffs (8)
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What colours can I use in a Hidetsugu, Devouring Chaos deck?
Hidetsugu, Devouring Chaos has a Rakdos colour identity, so every card in the deck must be black and red or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Hidetsugu, Devouring Chaos?
The cards played most often in Hidetsugu, Devouring Chaos decks include Smaug the Impenetrable, Emrakul, the Exigent Doom, Smaug, Wicked Worm. 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 Hidetsugu, Devouring Chaos deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $73.62 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 Hidetsugu, Devouring Chaos 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.