Old Stickfingers

BGGolgari{X}{B}{G}$0.33
Legendary Creature — Horror
Old Stickfingers card art

When you cast this spell, reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal X creature cards. Put all creature cards revealed this way into your graveyard, then put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order. Old Stickfingers's power and toughness are each equal to the number of creature cards in your graveyard.

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How Old Stickfingers decks play in EDH

Old Stickfingers is a Golgari commander in black and green costing XBG, and its legendary creature - 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 Old Stickfingers decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.

Most-played cards

20 cards · about $183

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Ramp (1)

Simulacrum Shaper
Simulacrum Shaper
$2.96

Card draw (1)

Asmodeus the Archfiend
Asmodeus the Archfiend
$0.31

Removal (1)

Assassin's Trophy
Assassin's Trophy
$0.98

Creatures (7)

Dark Matter Manipulator
Dark Matter Manipulator
$1.17
Primal Witchstalker
Primal Witchstalker
$0.35
Avacyn, Angel of Horror
Avacyn, Angel of Horror
$41.42
Hapatra, the Desert Fang
Hapatra, the Desert Fang
$0.32
Necrotic Ooze
Necrotic Ooze
$2.54
Kessig Cagebreakers
Kessig Cagebreakers
$0.20
Deathbloom Ritualist
Deathbloom Ritualist
$0.32

Synergy & payoffs (10)

Makeshift Mannequin
Makeshift Mannequin
$0.25
Soul Exchange
Soul Exchange
-
Ever After
Ever After
$0.30
Vigor Mortis
Vigor Mortis
$0.11
Shallow Grave
Shallow Grave
$111
Reanimate
Reanimate
$7.04
Victimize
Victimize
$0.55
Animate Dead
Animate Dead
$7.17
Buried Alive
Buried Alive
$2.33

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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Old Stickfingers 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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Old Stickfingers deck questions

What colours can I use in a Old Stickfingers deck?

Old Stickfingers has a Golgari colour identity, so every card in the deck must be black and green or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.

What are the best cards for Old Stickfingers?

The cards played most often in Old Stickfingers decks include Dark Matter Manipulator, Primal Witchstalker, Avacyn, Angel of Horror. 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 Old Stickfingers deck cost?

The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $183 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 Old Stickfingers 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.

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