Luke Cage, Hero for Hire
Trample At the beginning of combat on your turn, create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
How Luke Cage decks play in EDH
Luke Cage, Hero for Hire is a mono-red commander costing 2RR, and its legendary creature - human mercenary hero 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 Luke Cage, Hero for Hire decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $147Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (9)
Card draw (1)
Removal (2)
Creatures (5)
Synergy & payoffs (3)
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What colours can I use in a Luke Cage, Hero for Hire deck?
Luke Cage, Hero for Hire 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 Luke Cage, Hero for Hire?
The cards played most often in Luke Cage, Hero for Hire decks include Way of the Pyromancer, Koth, the Geomancer, Draconic Visitor. 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 Luke Cage, Hero for Hire deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $147 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 Luke Cage, Hero for Hire 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.