Rona, Disciple of Gix
When Rona enters, you may exile target historic card from your graveyard. (Artifacts, legendaries, and Sagas are historic.) You may cast spells from among cards exiled with Rona. {4}, {T}: Exile the top card of your library.
How Rona decks play in EDH
Rona, Disciple of Gix is a Dimir commander in blue and black costing 1UB, and its legendary creature - human artificer line shapes the whole deck around it. It works out of the graveyard, so self-mill and cheap recursion effectively become extra card advantage. Artifacts drive the deck, so cheap mana rocks and artifact recursion do double duty. The cards below are the ones Rona, Disciple of Gix decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $38.24Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (3)
Removal (2)
Creatures (8)
Synergy & payoffs (6)
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What colours can I use in a Rona, Disciple of Gix deck?
Rona, Disciple of Gix has a Dimir colour identity, so every card in the deck must be blue and black or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Rona, Disciple of Gix?
The cards played most often in Rona, Disciple of Gix decks include Fateful Discovery, Geist of Saint Thalia, Wizard's Staff. 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 Rona, Disciple of Gix deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $38.24 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 Rona, Disciple of Gix 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.