Jacob Frye
Partner with Evie Frye (When this creature enters, target player may put Evie into their hand from their library, then shuffle.) Whenever one or more Assassins you control deal combat damage to a player, exile up to one target Assassin card or card with freerunning from your graveyard. If you do, copy it. You may cast the copy.
How Jacob Frye decks play in EDH
Jacob Frye is a mono-black commander costing 2B, and its legendary creature - human assassin line shapes the whole deck around it. It works out of the graveyard, so self-mill and cheap recursion effectively become extra card advantage. The cards below are the ones Jacob Frye decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $128Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (4)
Card draw (2)
Removal (4)
Creatures (9)
Synergy & payoffs (1)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Jacob Frye 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 Jacob Frye deck?
Jacob Frye has a mono-black colour identity, so every card in the deck must be black or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Jacob Frye?
The cards played most often in Jacob Frye decks include Demonic Tutor, Orcish Bowmasters, Syr Konrad, the Grim. 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 Jacob Frye deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $128 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 Jacob Frye 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.