Licia, Sanguine Tribune
This spell costs {1} less to cast for each 1 life you gained this turn. First strike, lifelink Pay 5 life: Put three +1/+1 counters on Licia. Activate only during your turn and only once each turn.
How Licia decks play in EDH
Licia, Sanguine Tribune is a Mardu commander in white, black and red costing 5RWB, and its legendary creature - vampire 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. 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. The cards below are the ones Licia, Sanguine Tribune decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $74.17Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (1)
Removal (4)
Creatures (9)
Synergy & payoffs (5)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Licia, Sanguine Tribune 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 Licia, Sanguine Tribune deck?
Licia, Sanguine Tribune has a Mardu colour identity, so every card in the deck must be white, black and red or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Licia, Sanguine Tribune?
The cards played most often in Licia, Sanguine Tribune decks include Niv-Mizzet, Ghost Counsel, Selenia, the Cursed Heart, Ob Nixilis, the Ascended. 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 Licia, Sanguine Tribune deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $74.17 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 Licia, Sanguine Tribune 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.