Hope Estheim
Lifelink At the beginning of your end step, each opponent mills X cards, where X is the amount of life you gained this turn.
How Hope Estheim decks play in EDH
Hope Estheim is a Azorius commander in white and blue costing WU, and its legendary creature - human wizard line shapes the whole deck around it. Life gain is a resource here rather than a safety net, so cards that convert life totals into damage or draw belong in the list. It fills graveyards, which can be a win condition on its own or fuel for recursion. The cards below are the ones Hope Estheim decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $80.90Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Removal (2)
Creatures (9)
Synergy & payoffs (7)
Lands (1)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Hope Estheim 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 Hope Estheim deck?
Hope Estheim has a Azorius colour identity, so every card in the deck must be white and blue or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Hope Estheim?
The cards played most often in Hope Estheim decks include Wizard's Staff, Germinate Recruits, Liliana the Faultless. 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 Hope Estheim deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $80.90 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 Hope Estheim 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.