Josu Vess, Lich Knight
Kicker {5}{B} (You may pay an additional {5}{B} as you cast this spell.) Menace When Josu Vess enters, if he was kicked, create eight 2/2 black Zombie Knight creature tokens with menace.
How Josu Vess decks play in EDH
Josu Vess, Lich Knight is a mono-black commander costing 2BB, and its legendary creature - zombie knight 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. 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 Josu Vess, Lich Knight decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $23.23Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (4)
Creatures (11)
Synergy & payoffs (4)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Josu Vess, Lich Knight 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 Josu Vess, Lich Knight deck?
Josu Vess, Lich Knight 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 Josu Vess, Lich Knight?
The cards played most often in Josu Vess, Lich Knight decks include Troop of Ponies, Rise of the Deathbringer, Cast Away Doubt. 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 Josu Vess, Lich Knight deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $23.23 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 Josu Vess, Lich Knight 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.