Morinfen
Flying Cumulative upkeep—Pay 1 life. (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)
How Morinfen decks play in EDH
Morinfen is a mono-black commander costing 3BB, and its legendary creature - phyrexian horror 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. 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 Morinfen decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $95.71Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Card draw (3)
Removal (3)
Creatures (6)
Synergy & payoffs (8)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Morinfen decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
Start with MorinfenMorinfen deck questions
What colours can I use in a Morinfen deck?
Morinfen 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 Morinfen?
The cards played most often in Morinfen decks include Rage into the Valley, Darksteel Angel, Troop of Ponies. 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 Morinfen deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $95.71 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 Morinfen 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.