Shriek, Treblemaker
At the beginning of your first main phase, you may discard a card. When you do, target creature can't block this turn. Sonic Blast — Whenever a creature an opponent controls dies, Shriek deals 1 damage to that player.
How Shriek decks play in EDH
Shriek, Treblemaker is a Rakdos commander in black and red costing 2B/R, and its legendary creature - mutant villain 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 Shriek, Treblemaker decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $10.80Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Card draw (3)
Removal (4)
Creatures (8)
Synergy & payoffs (4)
Lands (1)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Shriek, Treblemaker 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 Shriek, Treblemaker deck?
Shriek, Treblemaker has a Rakdos colour identity, so every card in the deck must be black and red or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Shriek, Treblemaker?
The cards played most often in Shriek, Treblemaker decks include Jiang Yanggu, Alone, Istvan, Butcher of Eln, Sifa Grent. 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 Shriek, Treblemaker deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $10.80 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 Shriek, Treblemaker 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.