Shay Cormac
{1}: Permanents your opponents control lose hexproof, indestructible, protection, shroud, and ward until end of turn. Whenever a creature an opponent controls becomes the target of a spell or ability you control, put a bounty counter on that creature. Whenever a creature with a bounty counter on it dies, put two +1/+1 counters on Shay Cormac.
How Shay Cormac decks play in EDH
Shay Cormac is a Orzhov commander in white and black costing WB, and its legendary creature - human knight rogue 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. The cards below are the ones Shay Cormac decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $18.97Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Card draw (1)
Removal (9)
Creatures (7)
Synergy & payoffs (3)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Shay Cormac 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 Shay Cormac deck?
Shay Cormac has a Orzhov colour identity, so every card in the deck must be white and black or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Shay Cormac?
The cards played most often in Shay Cormac decks include Multiply by Zero, Lich's Relic, Bilbo's Deadly Slice. 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 Shay Cormac deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $18.97 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 Shay Cormac 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.