Shanna, Purifying Blade
Lifelink At the beginning of your end step, you may pay {X}. If you do, draw X cards. X can't be greater than the amount of life you gained this turn.
How Shanna decks play in EDH
Shanna, Purifying Blade is a Bant commander in white, blue and green costing GWU, and its legendary creature - human warrior line shapes the whole deck around it. It draws extra cards, so the deck can afford a lower curve and lean on volume. 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 Shanna, Purifying Blade decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $45.77Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Card draw (3)
Removal (3)
Creatures (10)
Synergy & payoffs (4)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Shanna, Purifying Blade 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 Shanna, Purifying Blade deck?
Shanna, Purifying Blade has a Bant colour identity, so every card in the deck must be white, blue and green or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Shanna, Purifying Blade?
The cards played most often in Shanna, Purifying Blade decks include Kwia Vigorbloom, Bloombrute, Vigorbloom Charm. 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 Shanna, Purifying Blade deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $45.77 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 Shanna, Purifying Blade 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.