Oskar, Rubbish Reclaimer
This spell costs {1} less to cast for each different mana value among cards in your graveyard. Whenever you discard a nonland card, you may cast it from your graveyard.
How Oskar decks play in EDH
Oskar, Rubbish Reclaimer is a Dimir commander in blue and black costing 3UB, and its legendary creature - human wizard line shapes the whole deck around it. It works out of the graveyard, so self-mill and cheap recursion effectively become extra card advantage. The cards below are the ones Oskar, Rubbish Reclaimer decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $58.76Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (9)
Creatures (5)
Synergy & payoffs (5)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Oskar, Rubbish Reclaimer 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 Oskar, Rubbish Reclaimer deck?
Oskar, Rubbish Reclaimer has a Dimir colour identity, so every card in the deck must be blue and black or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Oskar, Rubbish Reclaimer?
The cards played most often in Oskar, Rubbish Reclaimer decks include Bilbo, Thief in the Night, Arni, Humble Scribe, Plunder the Trollshaws. 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 Oskar, Rubbish Reclaimer deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $58.76 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 Oskar, Rubbish Reclaimer 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.