Mona Lisa, Ever Adaptable
Whenever a player casts a creature spell, you create a Mutagen token. (It's an artifact with "{1}, {T}, Sacrifice this token: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. Activate only as a sorcery.")
How Mona Lisa decks play in EDH
Mona Lisa, Ever Adaptable is a mono-green commander costing 3G, and its legendary creature - lizard mutant 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 Mona Lisa, Ever Adaptable decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $131Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (3)
Card draw (3)
Removal (1)
Creatures (11)
Synergy & payoffs (2)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Mona Lisa, Ever Adaptable 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 Mona Lisa, Ever Adaptable deck?
Mona Lisa, Ever Adaptable has a mono-green colour identity, so every card in the deck must be green or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Mona Lisa, Ever Adaptable?
The cards played most often in Mona Lisa, Ever Adaptable decks include Radagast of Rhosgobel, Necklace of Girion, Hexhaven Invigorator. 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 Mona Lisa, Ever Adaptable deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $131 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 Mona Lisa, Ever Adaptable 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.