Patron of the Kitsune
Fox offering (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant by sacrificing a Fox and paying the difference in mana costs between this and the sacrificed Fox. Mana cost includes color.) Whenever a creature attacks, you may gain 1 life.
How Patron of the Kitsune decks play in EDH
Patron of the Kitsune is a mono-white commander costing 4WW, and its legendary creature - spirit line shapes the whole deck around it. Sacrifice is built into the card, which pairs it with cheap recursive creatures and payoffs that trigger when something dies. Life gain is a resource here rather than a safety net, so cards that convert life totals into damage or draw belong in the list. The cards below are the ones Patron of the Kitsune decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $107Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (2)
Card draw (3)
Removal (2)
Creatures (10)
Synergy & payoffs (3)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Patron of the Kitsune decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
Start with Patron of the KitsunePatron of the Kitsune deck questions
What colours can I use in a Patron of the Kitsune deck?
Patron of the Kitsune has a mono-white colour identity, so every card in the deck must be white or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Patron of the Kitsune?
The cards played most often in Patron of the Kitsune decks include Lyra, Archangel of Dawn, Germinate Recruits, Ajani Resolute. 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 Patron of the Kitsune deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $107 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 Patron of the Kitsune 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.