Tempestra, Dame of Games
{2}{R}, {T}, Sacrifice an artifact: Create a token that's a copy of another target creature you control, except it isn't legendary. It gains haste. Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step.
How Tempestra decks play in EDH
Tempestra, Dame of Games is a mono-red commander costing 1R, and its legendary creature - elemental illusion 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 Tempestra, Dame of Games decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $29.63Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (3)
Card draw (4)
Removal (6)
Creatures (3)
Synergy & payoffs (4)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Tempestra, Dame of Games 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 Tempestra, Dame of Games deck?
Tempestra, Dame of Games 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 Tempestra, Dame of Games?
The cards played most often in Tempestra, Dame of Games decks include Marwyn, the Clearcutter, Smaug the Magnificent, Stone-Giant of High Pass. 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 Tempestra, Dame of Games deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $29.63 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 Tempestra, Dame of Games 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.