Tersa Lightshatter
Haste When Tersa Lightshatter enters, discard up to two cards, then draw that many cards. Whenever Tersa Lightshatter attacks, if there are seven or more cards in your graveyard, exile a card at random from your graveyard. You may play that card this turn.
How Tersa Lightshatter decks play in EDH
Tersa Lightshatter is a mono-red commander costing 2R, and its legendary creature - orc 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. It draws extra cards, so the deck can afford a lower curve and lean on volume. The cards below are the ones Tersa Lightshatter decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $19.95Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (5)
Removal (5)
Creatures (5)
Synergy & payoffs (4)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Tersa Lightshatter 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 Tersa Lightshatter deck?
Tersa Lightshatter 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 Tersa Lightshatter?
The cards played most often in Tersa Lightshatter decks include Curse-Marred Demon, Thrór's Map, Jiang Yanggu, Alone. 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 Tersa Lightshatter deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $19.95 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 Tersa Lightshatter 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.