Saruman of Many Colors
Ward—Discard an enchantment, instant, or sorcery card. Whenever you cast your second spell each turn, each opponent mills two cards. When one or more cards are milled this way, exile target enchantment, instant, or sorcery card with equal or lesser mana value than that spell from an opponent's graveyard. Copy the exiled card. You may cast the copy without paying its mana cost.
How Saruman of Many Colors decks play in EDH
Saruman of Many Colors is a Esper commander in white, blue and black costing 3WUB, and its legendary creature - avatar wizard line shapes the whole deck around it. It fills graveyards, which can be a win condition on its own or fuel for recursion. Enchantments drive the deck, so effects that recur or copy them add up quickly. The cards below are the ones Saruman of Many Colors decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $48.14Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (2)
Card draw (4)
Removal (3)
Creatures (5)
Synergy & payoffs (6)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Saruman of Many Colors 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 Saruman of Many Colors deck?
Saruman of Many Colors has a Esper colour identity, so every card in the deck must be white, blue and black or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Saruman of Many Colors?
The cards played most often in Saruman of Many Colors decks include Wizard's Staff, The Master of Lake-town, Glamdring, Foe-hammer // Gleam of Death. 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 Saruman of Many Colors deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $48.14 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 Saruman of Many Colors 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.