Jocasta, Automaton Avenger
Flying Whenever your commander deals combat damage to a player, put a +1/+1 counter on Jocasta. Whenever you attack with your commander, if this card is in your graveyard, you may return it to the battlefield tapped and attacking.
How Jocasta decks play in EDH
Jocasta, Automaton Avenger is a colourless commander costing 3, and its legendary artifact creature - robot hero line shapes the whole deck around it. It cares about +1/+1 counters, so counter-doubling effects and creatures that grow on their own carry the deck. The payoff is combat damage, so evasion and extra-combat effects matter more than raw power. The cards below are the ones Jocasta, Automaton Avenger decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $108Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (2)
Card draw (3)
Removal (2)
Creatures (13)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Jocasta, Automaton Avenger 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 Jocasta, Automaton Avenger deck?
Jocasta, Automaton Avenger 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 Jocasta, Automaton Avenger?
The cards played most often in Jocasta, Automaton Avenger decks include Clockwork Droid, Foundry Inspector, Darksteel Colossus. 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 Jocasta, Automaton Avenger deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $108 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 Jocasta, Automaton Avenger 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.