Karn, Silver Golem
Whenever Karn blocks or becomes blocked, it gets -4/+4 until end of turn. {1}: Target noncreature artifact becomes an artifact creature with power and toughness each equal to its mana value until end of turn.
How Karn decks play in EDH
Karn, Silver Golem is a colourless commander costing 5, and its legendary artifact creature - golem line shapes the whole deck around it. Artifacts drive the deck, so cheap mana rocks and artifact recursion do double duty. The cards below are the ones Karn, Silver Golem 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 (1)
Card draw (1)
Removal (3)
Counterspells (1)
Creatures (2)
Synergy & payoffs (11)
Lands (1)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Karn, Silver Golem 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 Karn, Silver Golem deck?
Karn, Silver Golem 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 Karn, Silver Golem?
The cards played most often in Karn, Silver Golem decks include The Echoverse Fulcrum, Memnarch, the Warden, Karn, Argent Defender. 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 Karn, Silver Golem 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 Karn, Silver Golem 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.