Lagrella, the Magpie

GUWBant{G}{W}{U}$0.15
Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
Lagrella, the Magpie card art

When Lagrella enters, exile any number of other target creatures controlled by different players until Lagrella leaves the battlefield. When an exiled card enters under your control this way, put two +1/+1 counters on it.

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How Lagrella decks play in EDH

Lagrella, the Magpie is a Bant commander in white, blue and green costing GWU, and its legendary creature - human soldier line shapes the whole deck around it. It cares about +1/+1 counters, so counter-doubling effects and creatures that grow on their own carry the deck. The cards below are the ones Lagrella, the Magpie decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.

Most-played cards

20 cards · about $28.65

Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.

Ramp (1)

Simulacrum Shaper
Simulacrum Shaper
$2.96

Card draw (2)

Candlekeep Sage
Candlekeep Sage
$0.23
Scrollshift
Scrollshift
$0.32

Removal (3)

Planar Incision
Planar Incision
$0.33
Ephemerate
Ephemerate
$3.89
Cloudshift
Cloudshift
$1.31

Creatures (12)

Flickering Hound
Flickering Hound
$9.63
Dack Fayden, Helping Hand
Dack Fayden, Helping Hand
$2.89
Pia, Aether Ascetic
Pia, Aether Ascetic
$1.42
Wormfang Drake
Wormfang Drake
$0.15
Lumbering Battlement
Lumbering Battlement
$0.30
Yannik, Scavenging Sentinel
Yannik, Scavenging Sentinel
$0.30
Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward
Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward
$0.24
Phantom Steed
Phantom Steed
$0.45
Fiend Hunter
Fiend Hunter
$0.10
Soulherder
Soulherder
$1.89
Eternal Witness
Eternal Witness
$1.21
Coiling Oracle
Coiling Oracle
$0.16

Synergy & payoffs (2)

Roll-Roll-Roll-Roll
Roll-Roll-Roll-Roll
$0.23
Theoretical Duplication
Theoretical Duplication
$0.64

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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Lagrella, the Magpie 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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Lagrella deck questions

What colours can I use in a Lagrella, the Magpie deck?

Lagrella, the Magpie 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 Lagrella, the Magpie?

The cards played most often in Lagrella, the Magpie decks include Flickering Hound, Dack Fayden, Helping Hand, Roll-Roll-Roll-Roll. 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 Lagrella, the Magpie deck cost?

The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $28.65 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 Lagrella, the Magpie 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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