Osgood, Operation Double
When you cast this spell, create a token that's a copy of it, except it isn't legendary. {T}: Add {C}. Spend this mana only to cast an artifact spell or activate an ability of an artifact. Paradox — Whenever you cast a spell from anywhere other than your hand, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
How Osgood decks play in EDH
Osgood, Operation Double is a mono-blue commander costing 2UU, and its legendary creature - human alien shapeshifter 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. Sacrifice is built into the card, which pairs it with cheap recursive creatures and payoffs that trigger when something dies. The cards below are the ones Osgood, Operation Double decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $68.82Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Card draw (5)
Removal (2)
Creatures (9)
Synergy & payoffs (4)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Osgood, Operation Double 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 Osgood, Operation Double deck?
Osgood, Operation Double 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 Osgood, Operation Double?
The cards played most often in Osgood, Operation Double decks include Fateful Discovery, Bilbo, Thief in the Night, The Echoverse Fulcrum. 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 Osgood, Operation Double deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $68.82 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 Osgood, Operation Double 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.