Savanti Romero, Time's Exile
Trample At the beginning of combat on your turn, put a +1/+1 counter on Savanti Romero. Then you draw X cards and lose X life, where X is the number of counters on Savanti Romero.
How Savanti Romero decks play in EDH
Savanti Romero, Time's Exile is a mono-black commander costing 3BB, and its legendary creature - demon wizard line shapes the whole deck around it. It cares about +1/+1 counters, so counter-doubling effects and creatures that grow on their own carry the deck. It draws extra cards, so the deck can afford a lower curve and lean on volume. The cards below are the ones Savanti Romero, Time's Exile decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $45.44Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (1)
Removal (1)
Creatures (7)
Synergy & payoffs (10)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Savanti Romero, Time's Exile 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 Savanti Romero, Time's Exile deck?
Savanti Romero, Time's Exile has a mono-black colour identity, so every card in the deck must be black or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Savanti Romero, Time's Exile?
The cards played most often in Savanti Romero, Time's Exile decks include Lich's Relic, Diviner's Wand, Expanded Anatomy. 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 Savanti Romero, Time's Exile deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $45.44 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 Savanti Romero, Time's Exile 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.