Riku of Many Paths
Whenever you cast a modal spell, choose up to X, where X is the number of times you chose a mode for that spell — • Exile the top card of your library. Until the end of your next turn, you may play it. • Put a +1/+1 counter on Riku. It gains trample until end of turn. • Create a 1/1 blue Bird creature token with flying.
How Riku of Many Paths decks play in EDH
Riku of Many Paths is a Temur commander in blue, red and green costing GUR, and its legendary creature - human wizard 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. It cares about +1/+1 counters, so counter-doubling effects and creatures that grow on their own carry the deck. The cards below are the ones Riku of Many Paths decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $12.57Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (2)
Card draw (2)
Removal (5)
Counterspells (5)
Synergy & payoffs (6)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Riku of Many Paths 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 Riku of Many Paths deck?
Riku of Many Paths has a Temur colour identity, so every card in the deck must be blue, red and green or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Riku of Many Paths?
The cards played most often in Riku of Many Paths decks include Wizard's Staff, Confusticate and Bebother, Konstrari Charm. 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 Riku of Many Paths deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $12.57 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 Riku of Many Paths 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.