Kate Stewart

RUWJeskai{1}{U}{R}{W}$0.23
Legendary Creature — Human Scientist
Kate Stewart card art

Whenever you put one or more time counters on a permanent you control, create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token. Whenever Kate Stewart attacks, you may pay {8}. If you do, attacking creatures get +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the number of time counters among permanents you control.

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How Kate Stewart decks play in EDH

Kate Stewart is a Jeskai commander in white, blue and red costing 1URW, and its legendary creature - human scientist 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. The card rewards attacking, so the deck is built to keep creatures pointed at opponents rather than sitting back. The cards below are the ones Kate Stewart decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.

Most-played cards

20 cards · about $70.05

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Ramp (1)

Gleaming Splendor
Gleaming Splendor
$31.76

Card draw (4)

Belladonna Took
Belladonna Took
$2.98
Bard, King of Dale
Bard, King of Dale
$3.70
The Queen of Dale
The Queen of Dale
$15.78
Four Knocks
Four Knocks
$0.76

Removal (2)

Keldon Marauders
Keldon Marauders
$0.16
Catapult Master
Catapult Master
$1.14

Creatures (9)

Flickering Hound
Flickering Hound
$9.63
Soultether Golem
Soultether Golem
$0.29
Lavacore Elemental
Lavacore Elemental
$0.14
Calciderm
Calciderm
$0.06
Aven Riftwatcher
Aven Riftwatcher
$0.05
Maelstrom Djinn
Maelstrom Djinn
$0.28
Tidewalker
Tidewalker
$0.24
Wilfred Mott
Wilfred Mott
$0.30
Time Beetle
Time Beetle
$0.35

Synergy & payoffs (4)

Time Bomb
Time Bomb
$0.42
Infinite Hourglass
Infinite Hourglass
$0.44
As Foretold
As Foretold
$1.26
Rotating Fireplace
Rotating Fireplace
$0.31

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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Kate Stewart 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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Kate Stewart deck questions

What colours can I use in a Kate Stewart deck?

Kate Stewart has a Jeskai colour identity, so every card in the deck must be white, blue and red or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.

What are the best cards for Kate Stewart?

The cards played most often in Kate Stewart decks include Belladonna Took, Flickering Hound, Bard, King of Dale. 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 Kate Stewart deck cost?

The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $70.05 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 Kate Stewart 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.

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