Taigam, Sidisi's Hand
Skip your draw step. At the beginning of your upkeep, look at the top three cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the rest into your graveyard. {B}, {T}, Exile X cards from your graveyard: Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn.
How Taigam decks play in EDH
Taigam, Sidisi's Hand is a Dimir commander in blue and black costing 3UB, and its legendary creature - human wizard line shapes the whole deck around it. It works out of the graveyard, so self-mill and cheap recursion effectively become extra card advantage. The cards below are the ones Taigam, Sidisi's Hand decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $38.50Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Card draw (5)
Removal (1)
Counterspells (1)
Creatures (6)
Synergy & payoffs (7)
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What colours can I use in a Taigam, Sidisi's Hand deck?
Taigam, Sidisi's Hand has a Dimir colour identity, so every card in the deck must be blue and black or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Taigam, Sidisi's Hand?
The cards played most often in Taigam, Sidisi's Hand decks include Fblthp, Impossibly Lost, Loot, the Anomaly, Dark Matter Manipulator. 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 Taigam, Sidisi's Hand deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $38.50 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 Taigam, Sidisi's Hand 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.