Nico Minoru, Runaway
Whenever you cast a spell from anywhere other than your hand, Nico Minoru deals 2 damage to each opponent. {2}{R}, {T}, Discard a card: Exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card. You may cast that card without paying its mana cost.
How Nico Minoru decks play in EDH
Nico Minoru, Runaway is a mono-red commander costing 3R, and its legendary creature - human warlock hero line shapes the whole deck around it. Its ability is narrow enough that the deck is usually built to protect it and repeat the effect, rather than to go wide. The cards below are the ones Nico Minoru, Runaway decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $89.45Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (4)
Removal (2)
Creatures (8)
Synergy & payoffs (6)
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What colours can I use in a Nico Minoru, Runaway deck?
Nico Minoru, Runaway has a mono-red colour identity, so every card in the deck must be red or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Nico Minoru, Runaway?
The cards played most often in Nico Minoru, Runaway decks include Pyre Rhymer // Molten Tide, Gandalf, Goblins' Bane // Flameshape, Emrakul, the Exigent Doom. 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 Nico Minoru, Runaway deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $89.45 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 Nico Minoru, Runaway 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.