Piru, the Volatile
Flying, lifelink At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice Piru unless you pay {R}{W}{B}. When Piru dies, it deals 7 damage to each nonlegendary creature.
How Piru decks play in EDH
Piru, the Volatile is a Mardu commander in white, black and red costing 2RRWWBB, and its legendary creature - elder dragon 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 Piru, the Volatile decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $92.02Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (3)
Removal (2)
Creatures (13)
Lands (1)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Piru, the Volatile 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 Piru, the Volatile deck?
Piru, the Volatile has a Mardu colour identity, so every card in the deck must be white, black and red or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Piru, the Volatile?
The cards played most often in Piru, the Volatile decks include Gleaming Splendor, Smaug, Wicked Worm, Smaug the Impenetrable. 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 Piru, the Volatile deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $92.02 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 Piru, the Volatile 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.