Ignis Scientia
When Ignis Scientia enters, look at the top six cards of your library. You may put a land card from among them onto the battlefield tapped. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order. I've Come Up with a New Recipe! — {1}{G}{U}, {T}: Exile target card from a graveyard. If a creature card was exiled this way, create a Food token.
How Ignis Scientia decks play in EDH
Ignis Scientia is a Simic commander in blue and green costing 1GU, and its legendary creature - human advisor line shapes the whole deck around it. It makes tokens, so the deck wants ways to pump a wide board and to turn spare bodies into cards or damage. The cards below are the ones Ignis Scientia decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $40.51Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (2)
Card draw (3)
Removal (2)
Counterspells (1)
Creatures (5)
Synergy & payoffs (6)
Lands (1)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Ignis Scientia 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 Ignis Scientia deck?
Ignis Scientia has a Simic colour identity, so every card in the deck must be blue and green or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Ignis Scientia?
The cards played most often in Ignis Scientia decks include Bilbo, Fellow Conspirator, Bag End Banquet, Jace, Reality Sculptor. 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 Ignis Scientia deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $40.51 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 Ignis Scientia 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.