Living Laser

Rmono-red{4}{R}$0.27
Legendary Creature — Elemental Villain
Living Laser card art

Haste Whenever Living Laser attacks, for each card you've discarded this turn, create a token that's a copy of Living Laser, except the token isn't legendary. The tokens enter tapped and attacking. Exile the tokens at the beginning of the next end step.

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How Living Laser decks play in EDH

Living Laser is a mono-red commander costing 4R, and its legendary creature - elemental villain 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. The card rewards attacking, so the deck is built to keep creatures pointed at opponents rather than sitting back. The cards below are the ones Living Laser decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.

Most-played cards

20 cards · about $1960

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Ramp (1)

Path of the Pyromancer
Path of the Pyromancer
$3.80

Card draw (5)

Jiang Yanggu, Alone
Jiang Yanggu, Alone
$0.28
Control of the Court
Control of the Court
$0.33
Faithless Looting
Faithless Looting
$0.35
Change of Fortune
Change of Fortune
$0.47
Misty Knight, Hero for Hire
Misty Knight, Hero for Hire
$0.21

Creatures (7)

Arni, Renowned Champion
Arni, Renowned Champion
$0.28
Curse-Marred Demon
Curse-Marred Demon
$1.00
Pyre Rhymer // Molten Tide
Pyre Rhymer // Molten Tide
$3.46
Flamebraider
Flamebraider
$0.20
Diamond Lion
Diamond Lion
$0.28
Champion of the Path
Champion of the Path
$0.35
Smokebraider
Smokebraider
$0.12

Synergy & payoffs (6)

Ajani's Anguish
Ajani's Anguish
$1.11
Shattered Perception
Shattered Perception
$0.24
Into the Night
Into the Night
$0.23
Firestorm
Firestorm
$8.08
Fateful Showdown
Fateful Showdown
$0.37
Ruby Medallion
Ruby Medallion
$13.82

Lands (1)

Bazaar of Baghdad
Bazaar of Baghdad
$1925

Build the full 100

Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Living Laser 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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Living Laser deck questions

What colours can I use in a Living Laser deck?

Living Laser has a mono-red colour identity, so every card in the deck must be red or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.

What are the best cards for Living Laser?

The cards played most often in Living Laser decks include Jiang Yanggu, Alone, Ajani's Anguish, Arni, Renowned Champion. 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 Living Laser deck cost?

The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $1960 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 Living Laser 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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