Silver Surfer, Galactus's Herald
Flying When Silver Surfer enters, you may search your library for a card named Galactus, Devourer of Worlds, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. Whenever Silver Surfer deals combat damage to a player, until the end of your next turn, target creature attacks that player each combat if able.
How Silver Surfer decks play in EDH
Silver Surfer, Galactus's Herald is a colourless commander costing 5, and its legendary creature - alien hero line shapes the whole deck around it. The payoff is combat damage, so evasion and extra-combat effects matter more than raw power. It tutors, which makes a small number of high-impact targets more valuable than a broad toolbox. The cards below are the ones Silver Surfer, Galactus's Herald decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $77.92Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (4)
Card draw (1)
Removal (4)
Counterspells (1)
Creatures (2)
Synergy & payoffs (7)
Lands (1)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Silver Surfer, Galactus's Herald 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 Silver Surfer, Galactus's Herald deck?
Silver Surfer, Galactus's Herald is colourless, so the deck can only play colourless cards and basic-land-produced mana. It is one of the tightest deckbuilding restrictions in Commander.
What are the best cards for Silver Surfer, Galactus's Herald?
The cards played most often in Silver Surfer, Galactus's Herald decks include Emrakul, the Exigent Doom, Omnath, Locus of the Void, Hall of Echoes. 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 Silver Surfer, Galactus's Herald deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $77.92 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 Silver Surfer, Galactus's Herald 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.