Kethek, Crucible Goliath
At the beginning of your end step, you may sacrifice another creature. If you do, reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a nonlegendary creature card with lesser mana value, put it onto the battlefield, then put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
How Kethek decks play in EDH
Kethek, Crucible Goliath is a Rakdos commander in black and red costing 2BR, and its legendary creature - phyrexian beast 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 Kethek, Crucible Goliath decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $60.39Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (2)
Card draw (4)
Removal (1)
Creatures (8)
Synergy & payoffs (4)
Lands (1)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Kethek, Crucible Goliath 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 Kethek, Crucible Goliath deck?
Kethek, Crucible Goliath has a Rakdos colour identity, so every card in the deck must be black and red or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Kethek, Crucible Goliath?
The cards played most often in Kethek, Crucible Goliath decks include Avacyn, Angel of Horror, Turbulent Crater, Smaug, Wicked Worm. 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 Kethek, Crucible Goliath deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $60.39 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 Kethek, Crucible Goliath 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.