Szarel, Genesis Shepherd
Flying You may play lands from your graveyard. Whenever you sacrifice another nontoken permanent during your turn, put a number of +1/+1 counters equal to Szarel's power on up to one other target creature.
How Szarel decks play in EDH
Szarel, Genesis Shepherd is a Jund commander in black, red and green costing 2BRG, and its legendary creature - insect druid line shapes the whole deck around it. Sacrifice is built into the card, which pairs it with cheap recursive creatures and payoffs that trigger when something dies. It cares about +1/+1 counters, so counter-doubling effects and creatures that grow on their own carry the deck. The cards below are the ones Szarel, Genesis Shepherd decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $143Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (3)
Creatures (6)
Synergy & payoffs (10)
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What colours can I use in a Szarel, Genesis Shepherd deck?
Szarel, Genesis Shepherd has a Jund colour identity, so every card in the deck must be black, red and green or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Szarel, Genesis Shepherd?
The cards played most often in Szarel, Genesis Shepherd decks include Beorn's Hospitality, Dancing from Dark to Dawn, Through the Forest Gate. 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 Szarel, Genesis Shepherd deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $143 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 Szarel, Genesis Shepherd 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.