Madame Masque
When Madame Masque enters, she connives. (Draw a card, then discard a card. If you discarded a nonland card, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.) Whenever you draw your second card each turn, create a 2/1 black Villain creature token with menace. (It can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
How Madame Masque decks play in EDH
Madame Masque is a mono-black commander costing 4B, and its legendary creature - human 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. 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 Madame Masque decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $73.66Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (2)
Card draw (10)
Creatures (8)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Madame Masque 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 Madame Masque deck?
Madame Masque has a mono-black colour identity, so every card in the deck must be black or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Madame Masque?
The cards played most often in Madame Masque decks include Orcrist, Goblin-cleaver, Front Porch Sentries, My Precious // Allure of Power. 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 Madame Masque deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $73.66 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 Madame Masque 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.