Kataki, War's Wage
All artifacts have "At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this artifact unless you pay {1}."
How Kataki decks play in EDH
Kataki, War's Wage is a mono-white commander costing 1W, and its legendary creature - 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. Artifacts drive the deck, so cheap mana rocks and artifact recursion do double duty. The cards below are the ones Kataki, War's Wage decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $107Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (4)
Card draw (3)
Removal (4)
Creatures (2)
Synergy & payoffs (7)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Kataki, War's Wage 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 Kataki, War's Wage deck?
Kataki, War's Wage has a mono-white colour identity, so every card in the deck must be white or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Kataki, War's Wage?
The cards played most often in Kataki, War's Wage decks include Bilbo's Gambit, The Queen of Dale, The Echoverse Fulcrum. 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 Kataki, War's Wage deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $107 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 Kataki, War's Wage 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.