Mishra, Tamer of Mak Fawa

BRRakdos{3}{B}{R}$0.32
Legendary Creature — Human Artificer
Mishra, Tamer of Mak Fawa card art

Permanents you control have "Ward—Sacrifice a permanent." Each artifact card in your graveyard has unearth {1}{B}{R}. ({1}{B}{R}: Return the card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step or if it would leave the battlefield. Unearth only as a sorcery.)

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How Mishra decks play in EDH

Mishra, Tamer of Mak Fawa is a Rakdos commander in black and red costing 3BR, and its legendary creature - human artificer line shapes the whole deck around it. Sacrifice is built into the card, which pairs it with cheap recursive creatures and payoffs that trigger when something dies. It works out of the graveyard, so self-mill and cheap recursion effectively become extra card advantage. The cards below are the ones Mishra, Tamer of Mak Fawa decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.

Most-played cards

20 cards · about $31.61

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Ramp (2)

Mishra, Excavation Prodigy
Mishra, Excavation Prodigy
$0.11
Solemn Simulacrum
Solemn Simulacrum
$0.26

Card draw (3)

Memnarch, the Warden
Memnarch, the Warden
$5.94
Combustible Gearhulk
Combustible Gearhulk
$0.33
Faithless Looting
Faithless Looting
$0.35

Removal (1)

Synod Sanctum
Synod Sanctum
$0.30

Creatures (6)

Craterclaw Colossus
Craterclaw Colossus
$16.46
Technomancer
Technomancer
$0.66
Heavyweight Demolisher
Heavyweight Demolisher
$0.09
Imotekh the Stormlord
Imotekh the Stormlord
-
Disciples of Gix
Disciples of Gix
$0.12
Noxious Gearhulk
Noxious Gearhulk
$0.38

Synergy & payoffs (8)

Lich's Relic
Lich's Relic
$1.91
Eye of Jace
Eye of Jace
$0.37
Getaway Barrel
Getaway Barrel
$0.25
Mirrorworks
Mirrorworks
$1.99
Arms Race
Arms Race
$0.13
Embalmer's Tools
Embalmer's Tools
$0.18
Convergence of Dominion
Convergence of Dominion
$0.94
Daretti, Scrap Savant
Daretti, Scrap Savant
$0.84

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Mishra deck questions

What colours can I use in a Mishra, Tamer of Mak Fawa deck?

Mishra, Tamer of Mak Fawa has a Rakdos colour identity, so every card in the deck must be black and red or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.

What are the best cards for Mishra, Tamer of Mak Fawa?

The cards played most often in Mishra, Tamer of Mak Fawa decks include Memnarch, the Warden, Craterclaw Colossus, Lich's Relic. 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 Mishra, Tamer of Mak Fawa deck cost?

The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $31.61 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 Mishra, Tamer of Mak Fawa 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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