Meria, Scholar of Antiquity
Tap an untapped nontoken artifact you control: Add {G}. Tap two untapped nontoken artifacts you control: Exile the top card of your library. You may play it this turn.
How Meria decks play in EDH
Meria, Scholar of Antiquity is a Gruul commander in red and green costing 1RG, and its legendary creature - elf artificer line shapes the whole deck around it. Artifacts drive the deck, so cheap mana rocks and artifact recursion do double duty. The cards below are the ones Meria, Scholar of Antiquity decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $53.25Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (1)
Removal (3)
Creatures (7)
Synergy & payoffs (8)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Meria, Scholar of Antiquity 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 Meria, Scholar of Antiquity deck?
Meria, Scholar of Antiquity has a Gruul colour identity, so every card in the deck must be red and green or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Meria, Scholar of Antiquity?
The cards played most often in Meria, Scholar of Antiquity decks include Traxos, Scourge Eternal, Giant's Boulder, Aerid Konstrari. 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 Meria, Scholar of Antiquity deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $53.25 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 Meria, Scholar of Antiquity 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.