Songbird, Sonic Screamer
Lifelink (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.) Discard a card: Songbird gains flying until end of turn. (She can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
How Songbird decks play in EDH
Songbird, Sonic Screamer is a mono-black commander costing 1B, and its legendary creature - human villain line shapes the whole deck around it. 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. Built-in evasion means damage gets through reliably, so effects that scale that damage are worth more than extra bodies. The cards below are the ones Songbird, Sonic Screamer decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $89.69Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (2)
Removal (1)
Creatures (8)
Synergy & payoffs (8)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Songbird, Sonic Screamer 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 Songbird, Sonic Screamer deck?
Songbird, Sonic Screamer has a mono-black colour identity, so every card in the deck must be black or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Songbird, Sonic Screamer?
The cards played most often in Songbird, Sonic Screamer decks include Avacyn, Angel of Horror, Lich's Relic, Jhoira, Weatherlight Corsair. 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 Songbird, Sonic Screamer deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $89.69 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 Songbird, Sonic Screamer 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.