Taborax, Hope's Demise
Flying Taborax has lifelink as long as it has five or more +1/+1 counters on it. Whenever another nontoken creature you control dies, put a +1/+1 counter on Taborax. If that creature was a Cleric, you may draw a card. If you do, you lose 1 life.
How Taborax decks play in EDH
Taborax, Hope's Demise is a mono-black commander costing 2B, and its legendary creature - demon cleric line shapes the whole deck around it. It cares about +1/+1 counters, so counter-doubling effects and creatures that grow on their own carry the deck. It draws extra cards, so the deck can afford a lower curve and lean on volume. The cards below are the ones Taborax, Hope's Demise decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $91.94Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (2)
Card draw (2)
Removal (1)
Creatures (11)
Synergy & payoffs (4)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Taborax, Hope's Demise 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 Taborax, Hope's Demise deck?
Taborax, Hope's Demise 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 Taborax, Hope's Demise?
The cards played most often in Taborax, Hope's Demise decks include My Precious // Allure of Power, Troop of Ponies, Lich's Relic. 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 Taborax, Hope's Demise deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $91.94 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 Taborax, Hope's Demise 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.