Sophina, Spearsage Deserter
Menace Whenever Sophina, Spearsage Deserter attacks, investigate once for each nontoken attacking creature. (To investigate, create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.") Partner—Friends forever (You can have two commanders if both have this ability.)
How Sophina decks play in EDH
Sophina, Spearsage Deserter is a Boros commander in white and red costing 2RW, and its legendary creature - human soldier line shapes the whole deck around it. It makes tokens, so the deck wants ways to pump a wide board and to turn spare bodies into cards or damage. Sacrifice is built into the card, which pairs it with cheap recursive creatures and payoffs that trigger when something dies. The cards below are the ones Sophina, Spearsage Deserter decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $63.34Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (5)
Removal (4)
Creatures (8)
Synergy & payoffs (2)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Sophina, Spearsage Deserter 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 Sophina, Spearsage Deserter deck?
Sophina, Spearsage Deserter has a Boros colour identity, so every card in the deck must be white and red or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Sophina, Spearsage Deserter?
The cards played most often in Sophina, Spearsage Deserter decks include Belladonna Took, The Queen of Dale, Orcrist, Goblin-cleaver. 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 Sophina, Spearsage Deserter deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $63.34 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 Sophina, Spearsage Deserter 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.