Piper Wright, Publick Reporter
Whenever Piper Wright deals combat damage to a player, investigate that many times. (To investigate, create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.") Whenever you sacrifice a Clue, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control.
How Piper Wright decks play in EDH
Piper Wright, Publick Reporter is a mono-blue commander costing 1U, and its legendary creature - human detective 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 Piper Wright, Publick Reporter decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $43.27Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Card draw (8)
Removal (1)
Counterspells (1)
Creatures (6)
Synergy & payoffs (4)
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What colours can I use in a Piper Wright, Publick Reporter deck?
Piper Wright, Publick Reporter 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 Piper Wright, Publick Reporter?
The cards played most often in Piper Wright, Publick Reporter decks include Fateful Discovery, Wizard's Staff, Samut, Tyrant of Naktamun. 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 Piper Wright, Publick Reporter deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $43.27 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 Piper Wright, Publick Reporter 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.