Savra, Queen of the Golgari
Whenever you sacrifice a black creature, you may pay 2 life. If you do, each other player sacrifices a creature of their choice. Whenever you sacrifice a green creature, you may gain 2 life.
How Savra decks play in EDH
Savra, Queen of the Golgari is a Golgari commander in black and green costing 2BG, and its legendary creature - elf shaman line shapes the whole deck around it. Sacrifice is built into the card, which pairs it with cheap recursive creatures and payoffs that trigger when something dies. Life gain is a resource here rather than a safety net, so cards that convert life totals into damage or draw belong in the list. The cards below are the ones Savra, Queen of the Golgari decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $49.43Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (4)
Creatures (14)
Synergy & payoffs (2)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Savra, Queen of the Golgari 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 Savra, Queen of the Golgari deck?
Savra, Queen of the Golgari has a Golgari colour identity, so every card in the deck must be black and green or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Savra, Queen of the Golgari?
The cards played most often in Savra, Queen of the Golgari decks include Gardenize, Head of the Hunt, Simulacrum Shaper. 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 Savra, Queen of the Golgari deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $49.43 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 Savra, Queen of the Golgari 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.