Kros, Defense Contractor
At the beginning of your upkeep, put a shield counter on target creature an opponent controls. Whenever you put one or more counters on a creature you don't control, tap that creature and goad it. It gains trample until your next turn. (Until your next turn, that creature attacks each combat if able and attacks a player other than you if able.)
How Kros decks play in EDH
Kros, Defense Contractor is a Bant commander in white, blue and green costing 1GWU, and its legendary creature - cat advisor line shapes the whole deck around it. Its ability is narrow enough that the deck is usually built to protect it and repeat the effect, rather than to go wide. The cards below are the ones Kros, Defense Contractor decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $56.21Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (3)
Creatures (9)
Synergy & payoffs (6)
Lands (1)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Kros, Defense Contractor 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 Kros, Defense Contractor deck?
Kros, Defense Contractor 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 Kros, Defense Contractor?
The cards played most often in Kros, Defense Contractor decks include Gleaming Splendor, Vigorbloom Charm, Bard the Bowman. 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 Kros, Defense Contractor deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $56.21 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 Kros, Defense Contractor 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.