Ormos, Archive Keeper
Flying If you would draw a card while your library has no cards in it, instead put five +1/+1 counters on Ormos. {1}{U}{U}, Discard three cards with different names: Draw five cards.
How Ormos decks play in EDH
Ormos, Archive Keeper is a mono-blue commander costing 4UU, and its legendary creature - sphinx line shapes the whole deck around it. It cares about +1/+1 counters, so counter-doubling effects and creatures that grow on their own carry the deck. It draws extra cards, so the deck can afford a lower curve and lean on volume. The cards below are the ones Ormos, Archive Keeper decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $69.55Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Card draw (11)
Removal (1)
Counterspells (1)
Creatures (3)
Synergy & payoffs (2)
Lands (2)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Ormos, Archive Keeper 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 Ormos, Archive Keeper deck?
Ormos, Archive Keeper has a mono-blue colour identity, so every card in the deck must be blue or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Ormos, Archive Keeper?
The cards played most often in Ormos, Archive Keeper decks include The Theorist, Jace Beleren, Sphinx's Approach, Fblthp, Impossibly Lost. 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 Ormos, Archive Keeper deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $69.55 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 Ormos, Archive Keeper 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.