Lazav, Wearer of Faces
Whenever Lazav attacks, exile target card from a graveyard, then investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.") Whenever you sacrifice a Clue, you may have Lazav become a copy of a creature card exiled with it until end of turn.
How Lazav decks play in EDH
Lazav, Wearer of Faces is a Dimir commander in blue and black costing UB, and its legendary creature - shapeshifter detective 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. 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 Lazav, Wearer of Faces decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $18.47Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (11)
Counterspells (2)
Creatures (3)
Synergy & payoffs (2)
Lands (1)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Lazav, Wearer of Faces 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 Lazav, Wearer of Faces deck?
Lazav, Wearer of Faces has a Dimir colour identity, so every card in the deck must be blue and black or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Lazav, Wearer of Faces?
The cards played most often in Lazav, Wearer of Faces decks include Theorix Charm, The Master of Lake-town, Lich's Relic. 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 Lazav, Wearer of Faces deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $18.47 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 Lazav, Wearer of Faces 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.