Reaper King
({2/W} can be paid with any two mana or with {W}. This card's mana value is 10.) Other Scarecrow creatures you control get +1/+1. Whenever another Scarecrow you control enters, destroy target permanent.
How Reaper King decks play in EDH
Reaper King is a five-colour commander in white, blue, black, red and green costing 2/W2/U2/B2/R2/G, and its legendary artifact creature - scarecrow line shapes the whole deck around it. Its ability is narrow enough that the deck is usually built to protect it and repeat the effect, rather than to go wide. The cards below are the ones Reaper King decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $32.51Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Card draw (4)
Creatures (13)
Synergy & payoffs (2)
Lands (1)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Reaper King 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 Reaper King deck?
Reaper King has a five-colour colour identity, so every card in the deck must be white, blue, black, red and green or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Reaper King?
The cards played most often in Reaper King decks include Fateful Discovery, Flickering Hound, Karn, Gilded Guardian. 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 Reaper King deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $32.51 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 Reaper King 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.