Hope of Ghirapur
Flying Sacrifice Hope of Ghirapur: Until your next turn, target player who was dealt combat damage by Hope of Ghirapur this turn can't cast noncreature spells.
How Hope of Ghirapur decks play in EDH
Hope of Ghirapur is a colourless commander costing 1, and its legendary artifact creature - thopter 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. Built-in evasion means damage gets through reliably, so effects that scale that damage are worth more than extra bodies. The cards below are the ones Hope of Ghirapur decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $70.36Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (2)
Card draw (1)
Removal (2)
Creatures (4)
Synergy & payoffs (11)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Hope of Ghirapur 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 of Ghirapur deck?
Hope of Ghirapur is colourless, so the deck can only play colourless cards and basic-land-produced mana. It is one of the tightest deckbuilding restrictions in Commander.
What are the best cards for Hope of Ghirapur?
The cards played most often in Hope of Ghirapur decks include Archive Arbiter, Omnath, Locus of the Void, Emrakul, the Exigent Doom. 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 of Ghirapur deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $70.36 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 of Ghirapur 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.