Tannuk, Steadfast Second

Rmono-red{2}{R}{R}$1.65
Legendary Creature — Kavu Pilot
Tannuk, Steadfast Second card art

Other creatures you control have haste. Artifact cards and red creature cards in your hand have warp {2}{R}. (You may cast a card from your hand for its warp cost. Exile that permanent at the beginning of the next end step, then you may cast it from exile on a later turn.)

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How Tannuk decks play in EDH

Tannuk, Steadfast Second is a mono-red commander costing 2RR, and its legendary creature - kavu pilot line shapes the whole deck around it. Artifacts drive the deck, so cheap mana rocks and artifact recursion do double duty. The cards below are the ones Tannuk, Steadfast Second decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.

Most-played cards

20 cards · about $30.84

Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.

Card draw (2)

Memnarch, the Warden
Memnarch, the Warden
$5.94
Combustible Gearhulk
Combustible Gearhulk
$0.33

Removal (2)

Extinguisher Battleship
Extinguisher Battleship
$0.41
Blasphemous Act
Blasphemous Act
$0.87

Creatures (10)

Desert Were-Worm
Desert Were-Worm
$0.31
Venser, Fervent Forger
Venser, Fervent Forger
$1.74
Curse-Marred Demon
Curse-Marred Demon
$1.00
Maelstrom Colossus
Maelstrom Colossus
$0.48
Myojin of Roaring Blades
Myojin of Roaring Blades
$0.31
Aurora Phoenix
Aurora Phoenix
$0.33
Alena, Kessig Trapper
Alena, Kessig Trapper
$0.19
Ilharg, the Raze-Boar
Ilharg, the Raze-Boar
$3.28
Boarding Party
Boarding Party
$0.21
Etali, Primal Storm
Etali, Primal Storm
$0.46

Synergy & payoffs (6)

Dragon's Smile
Dragon's Smile
-
Ingenuity Engine
Ingenuity Engine
$0.29
Mirror of Life Trapping
Mirror of Life Trapping
$0.31
Pinnacle Kill-Ship
Pinnacle Kill-Ship
$0.24
Ruby Medallion
Ruby Medallion
$13.82
Chaos Warp
Chaos Warp
$0.32

Build the full 100

Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Tannuk, Steadfast Second 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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Tannuk deck questions

What colours can I use in a Tannuk, Steadfast Second deck?

Tannuk, Steadfast Second has a mono-red colour identity, so every card in the deck must be red or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.

What are the best cards for Tannuk, Steadfast Second?

The cards played most often in Tannuk, Steadfast Second decks include Desert Were-Worm, Memnarch, the Warden, Dragon's Smile. 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 Tannuk, Steadfast Second deck cost?

The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $30.84 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 Tannuk, Steadfast Second 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.

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