Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern
Menace Whenever an opponent sacrifices a nontoken permanent or discards a permanent card, you may put that card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control. // {T}: Target player loses 3 life unless they sacrifice a nonland permanent of their choice or discard a card. {3}{B}: Untap Tergrid's Lantern.
A ready-made Tergrid decklist
Complete 100-card mono-black deck, free to read, with prices and buy links.
How Tergrid decks play in EDH
Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern is a mono-black commander, and its legendary creature - god // legendary artifact 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. Built-in evasion means damage gets through reliably, so effects that scale that damage are worth more than extra bodies. The cards below are the ones Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $73.41Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (2)
Creatures (5)
Synergy & payoffs (13)
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What colours can I use in a Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern deck?
Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern 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 Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern?
The cards played most often in Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern decks include Stony-Voiced Goblins, Rank Rat, Tinybones, Pocket Nuisance. 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 Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $73.41 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 Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern 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.