Strefan, Maurer Progenitor
Flying At the beginning of your end step, create a Blood token for each player who lost life this turn. Whenever Strefan attacks, you may sacrifice two Blood tokens. If you do, you may put a Vampire card from your hand onto the battlefield tapped and attacking. It gains indestructible until end of turn.
How Strefan decks play in EDH
Strefan, Maurer Progenitor is a Rakdos commander in black and red costing 2BR, and its legendary creature - vampire noble 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 Strefan, Maurer Progenitor decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $23.38Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (8)
Removal (3)
Creatures (7)
Lands (1)
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What colours can I use in a Strefan, Maurer Progenitor deck?
Strefan, Maurer Progenitor 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 Strefan, Maurer Progenitor?
The cards played most often in Strefan, Maurer Progenitor decks include Turbulent Crater, Ingris Stingerquill, The Sackville-Bagginses. 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 Strefan, Maurer Progenitor deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $23.38 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 Strefan, Maurer Progenitor 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.