Sasaya, Orochi Ascendant // Sasaya's Essence
Reveal your hand: If you have seven or more land cards in your hand, flip Sasaya. // Whenever a land you control is tapped for mana, add an additional one mana of any type that land produced for each other land you control with the same name as it.
How Sasaya decks play in EDH
Sasaya, Orochi Ascendant // Sasaya's Essence is a mono-green commander costing 1GG, and its legendary creature - snake monk // legendary enchantment 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 Sasaya, Orochi Ascendant // Sasaya's Essence decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $8.62Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (2)
Card draw (2)
Creatures (7)
Synergy & payoffs (9)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Sasaya, Orochi Ascendant // Sasaya's Essence 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 Sasaya, Orochi Ascendant // Sasaya's Essence deck?
Sasaya, Orochi Ascendant // Sasaya's Essence has a mono-green colour identity, so every card in the deck must be green or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Sasaya, Orochi Ascendant // Sasaya's Essence?
The cards played most often in Sasaya, Orochi Ascendant // Sasaya's Essence decks include Troop of Ponies, Marwyn, the Preserver, Thrór's Map. 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 Sasaya, Orochi Ascendant // Sasaya's Essence deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $8.62 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 Sasaya, Orochi Ascendant // Sasaya's Essence 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.