Obosh, the Preypiercer
Companion — Your starting deck contains only cards with odd mana values and land cards. (If this card is your chosen companion, you may put it into your hand from outside the game for {3} as a sorcery.) If a source you control with an odd mana value would deal damage to a permanent or player, it deals double that damage to that permanent or player instead.
How Obosh decks play in EDH
Obosh, the Preypiercer is a Rakdos commander in black and red costing 3B/RB/R, and its legendary creature - hellion horror 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 Obosh, the Preypiercer decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $27.47Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Card draw (2)
Removal (5)
Creatures (8)
Synergy & payoffs (4)
Lands (1)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Obosh, the Preypiercer 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 Obosh, the Preypiercer deck?
Obosh, the Preypiercer 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 Obosh, the Preypiercer?
The cards played most often in Obosh, the Preypiercer decks include Gideon the Oathless, Smaug, Wicked Worm, Ingris Stingerquill. 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 Obosh, the Preypiercer deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $27.47 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 Obosh, the Preypiercer 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.