Mortarion, Daemon Primarch
Flying Primarch of the Death Guard — At the beginning of your end step, you may pay {X}. If you do, create X 2/2 black Astartes Warrior creature tokens with menace. X can't be greater than the amount of life you lost this turn.
How Mortarion decks play in EDH
Mortarion, Daemon Primarch is a mono-black commander costing 5B, and its legendary creature - demon primarch 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. 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 Mortarion, Daemon Primarch decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $26.21Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (2)
Card draw (4)
Removal (2)
Creatures (8)
Synergy & payoffs (4)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Mortarion, Daemon Primarch 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 Mortarion, Daemon Primarch deck?
Mortarion, Daemon Primarch 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 Mortarion, Daemon Primarch?
The cards played most often in Mortarion, Daemon Primarch decks include Reverent Howl, Inside Information, 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 Mortarion, Daemon Primarch deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $26.21 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 Mortarion, Daemon Primarch 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.