Kellan, the Kid
Flying, lifelink Whenever you cast a spell from anywhere other than your hand, you may cast a permanent spell with equal or lesser mana value from your hand without paying its mana cost. If you don't, you may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield.
How Kellan decks play in EDH
Kellan, the Kid is a Bant commander in white, blue and green costing GWU, and its legendary creature - human faerie rogue line shapes the whole deck around it. Life gain is a resource here rather than a safety net, so cards that convert life totals into damage or draw belong in the list. 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 Kellan, the Kid decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $53.33Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (5)
Counterspells (1)
Creatures (11)
Synergy & payoffs (2)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Kellan, the Kid 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 Kellan, the Kid deck?
Kellan, the Kid has a Bant colour identity, so every card in the deck must be white, blue and green or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Kellan, the Kid?
The cards played most often in Kellan, the Kid decks include Bilbo, Thief in the Night, Emrakul, the Exigent Doom, Bilbo Baggins, Burglar // Take a Glance. 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 Kellan, the Kid deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $53.33 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 Kellan, the Kid 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.