Monoxa, Midway Manager

BRRakdos{2}{B}{R}$0.15
Legendary Creature — Vampire Employee
Monoxa, Midway Manager card art

Whenever you roll a 3 or higher, Monoxa gains first strike until end of turn. If the roll was 4 or higher, it gains menace until end of turn. If the roll was 5 or higher, it gains lifelink until end of turn. {6}: Roll a six-sided die.

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How Monoxa decks play in EDH

Monoxa, Midway Manager is a Rakdos commander in black and red costing 2BR, and its legendary creature - vampire employee line shapes the whole deck around it. Life gain is a resource here rather than a safety net, so cards that convert life totals into damage or draw belong in the list. Built-in evasion means damage gets through reliably, so effects that scale that damage are worth more than extra bodies. The cards below are the ones Monoxa, Midway Manager decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.

Most-played cards

20 cards · about $8.64

Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.

Ramp (1)

Hoarding Ogre
Hoarding Ogre
$0.16

Card draw (2)

My Precious // Allure of Power
My Precious // Allure of Power
$1.23
Strength-Testing Hammer
Strength-Testing Hammer
$1.60

Removal (3)

Eelectrocute
Eelectrocute
$0.05
Draconian Gate-Bot
Draconian Gate-Bot
$0.09
Black Hole
Black Hole
$0.18

Creatures (8)

Desert Were-Worm
Desert Were-Worm
$0.31
Dissatisfied Customer
Dissatisfied Customer
$0.08
Xenosquirrels
Xenosquirrels
$0.11
Line Cutter
Line Cutter
$0.11
Non-Human Cannonball
Non-Human Cannonball
$0.09
Wyll, Blade of Frontiers
Wyll, Blade of Frontiers
$0.51
Brazen Dwarf
Brazen Dwarf
$0.25
Lightfoot Rogue
Lightfoot Rogue
$0.36

Synergy & payoffs (6)

Priority Boarding
Priority Boarding
$0.15
Night Shift of the Living Dead
Night Shift of the Living Dead
$0.32
Barbarian Class
Barbarian Class
$0.34
Myrkul's Edict
Myrkul's Edict
$0.26
Six-Sided Die
Six-Sided Die
$0.31
Wand of Wonder
Wand of Wonder
$2.13

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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Monoxa, Midway Manager 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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Monoxa deck questions

What colours can I use in a Monoxa, Midway Manager deck?

Monoxa, Midway Manager 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 Monoxa, Midway Manager?

The cards played most often in Monoxa, Midway Manager decks include Desert Were-Worm, My Precious // Allure of Power, Dissatisfied Customer. 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 Monoxa, Midway Manager deck cost?

The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $8.64 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 Monoxa, Midway Manager 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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