Kagemaro, First to Suffer
Kagemaro's power and toughness are each equal to the number of cards in your hand. {B}, Sacrifice Kagemaro: All creatures get -X/-X until end of turn, where X is the number of cards in your hand.
How Kagemaro decks play in EDH
Kagemaro, First to Suffer is a mono-black commander costing 3BB, and its legendary creature - demon spirit line shapes the whole deck around it. Sacrifice is built into the card, which pairs it with cheap recursive creatures and payoffs that trigger when something dies. The cards below are the ones Kagemaro, First to Suffer decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $36.43Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Card draw (3)
Removal (1)
Creatures (3)
Synergy & payoffs (13)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Kagemaro, First to Suffer 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 Kagemaro, First to Suffer deck?
Kagemaro, First to Suffer 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 Kagemaro, First to Suffer?
The cards played most often in Kagemaro, First to Suffer decks include Rise of the Deathbringer, Inside Information, 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 Kagemaro, First to Suffer deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $36.43 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 Kagemaro, First to Suffer 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.