Minthara, Merciless Soul
Minthara has ward {X}, where X is the number of experience counters you have. At the beginning of your end step, if a permanent you controlled left the battlefield this turn, you get an experience counter. Creatures you control get +1/+0 for each experience counter you have.
How Minthara decks play in EDH
Minthara, Merciless Soul is a Orzhov commander in white and black costing 2WB, and its legendary creature - elf cleric line shapes the whole deck around it. Its ability is narrow enough that the deck is usually built to protect it and repeat the effect, rather than to go wide. The cards below are the ones Minthara, Merciless Soul decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $75.83Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (4)
Card draw (2)
Removal (2)
Creatures (10)
Synergy & payoffs (2)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Minthara, Merciless Soul 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 Minthara, Merciless Soul deck?
Minthara, Merciless Soul has a Orzhov colour identity, so every card in the deck must be white and black or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Minthara, Merciless Soul?
The cards played most often in Minthara, Merciless Soul decks include Gleaming Splendor, The Queen of Dale, Flickering Hound. 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 Minthara, Merciless Soul deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $75.83 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 Minthara, Merciless Soul 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.