Prime Speaker Vannifar
{T}, Sacrifice another creature: Search your library for a creature card with mana value equal to 1 plus the sacrificed creature's mana value, put that card onto the battlefield, then shuffle. Activate only as a sorcery.
How Prime Speaker Vannifar decks play in EDH
Prime Speaker Vannifar is a Simic commander in blue and green costing 2GU, and its legendary creature - elf ooze wizard 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. It tutors, which makes a small number of high-impact targets more valuable than a broad toolbox. The cards below are the ones Prime Speaker Vannifar decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $24.60Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (3)
Card draw (1)
Removal (1)
Counterspells (1)
Creatures (13)
Synergy & payoffs (1)
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What colours can I use in a Prime Speaker Vannifar deck?
Prime Speaker Vannifar has a Simic colour identity, so every card in the deck must be blue and green or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Prime Speaker Vannifar?
The cards played most often in Prime Speaker Vannifar decks include Pia, Aether Ascetic, Simulacrum Shaper, Elven Raft-Steerer. 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 Prime Speaker Vannifar deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $24.60 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 Prime Speaker Vannifar 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.