Jacob Hauken, Inspector // Hauken's Insight
{T}: Draw a card, then exile a card from your hand face down. You may look at that card for as long as it remains exiled. You may pay {4}{U}{U}. If you do, transform Jacob Hauken. // At the beginning of your upkeep, exile the top card of your library face down. You may look at that card for as long as it remains exiled. Once during each of your turns, you may play a land or cast a spell from among the cards exiled with this permanent without paying its mana cost.
How Jacob Hauken decks play in EDH
Jacob Hauken, Inspector // Hauken's Insight is a mono-blue commander, and its legendary creature - human advisor // legendary enchantment line shapes the whole deck around it. It draws extra cards, so the deck can afford a lower curve and lean on volume. The cards below are the ones Jacob Hauken, Inspector // Hauken's Insight decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
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Ramp (2)
Card draw (2)
Removal (1)
Counterspells (2)
Creatures (9)
Synergy & payoffs (4)
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What colours can I use in a Jacob Hauken, Inspector // Hauken's Insight deck?
Jacob Hauken, Inspector // Hauken's Insight has a mono-blue colour identity, so every card in the deck must be blue or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Jacob Hauken, Inspector // Hauken's Insight?
The cards played most often in Jacob Hauken, Inspector // Hauken's Insight decks include Samut, Tyrant of Naktamun, Emrakul, the Exigent Doom, Omnath, Locus of the Void. 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 Hauken, Inspector // Hauken's Insight deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $234 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 Hauken, Inspector // Hauken's Insight 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.