The Archimandrite
At the beginning of your upkeep, you gain X life, where X is the number of cards in your hand minus 4. Whenever you gain life, each Advisor, Artificer, and Monk you control gains vigilance and gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is the amount of life you gained. Tap three untapped Advisors, Artificers, and/or Monks you control: Draw a card.
How The Archimandrite decks play in EDH
The Archimandrite is a Jeskai commander in white, blue and red costing 2URW, and its legendary creature - human advisor line shapes the whole deck around it. It draws extra cards, so the deck can afford a lower curve and lean on volume. Life gain is a resource here rather than a safety net, so cards that convert life totals into damage or draw belong in the list. The cards below are the ones The Archimandrite decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $44.92Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (4)
Removal (2)
Creatures (8)
Synergy & payoffs (5)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal The Archimandrite decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
Start with The ArchimandriteThe Archimandrite deck questions
What colours can I use in a The Archimandrite deck?
The Archimandrite has a Jeskai colour identity, so every card in the deck must be white, blue and red or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for The Archimandrite?
The cards played most often in The Archimandrite decks include Gleaming Splendor, Master's Councillors, Saheeli, Jewel of Avishkar. 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 The Archimandrite deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $44.92 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 The Archimandrite 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.