Moonstone, Harsh Mistress
Flying Whenever you discard a card, you may exile that card from your graveyard. If you do, until the end of your next turn, you may play that card.
How Moonstone decks play in EDH
Moonstone, Harsh Mistress is a mono-black commander costing 3B, and its legendary creature - human doctor villain line shapes the whole deck around it. It works out of the graveyard, so self-mill and cheap recursion effectively become extra card advantage. 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 Moonstone, Harsh Mistress decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $75.49Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (5)
Card draw (4)
Removal (2)
Creatures (7)
Synergy & payoffs (2)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Moonstone, Harsh Mistress 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 Moonstone, Harsh Mistress deck?
Moonstone, Harsh Mistress has a mono-black colour identity, so every card in the deck must be black or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Moonstone, Harsh Mistress?
The cards played most often in Moonstone, Harsh Mistress decks include Darklight Phoenix, Tinybones, Pocket Nuisance, Miss Highwater. 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 Moonstone, Harsh Mistress deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $75.49 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 Moonstone, Harsh Mistress 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.