The Destined Warrior
First strike, vigilance, menace Cleric, Rogue, Warrior, and Wizard spells you cast cost {1} less to cast. At the beginning of combat on your turn, creatures you control get +1/+0 until end of turn. If you have a full party, creatures you control get +3/+0 until end of turn instead.
How The Destined Warrior decks play in EDH
The Destined Warrior is a Esper commander in white, blue and black costing 1WUB, and its legendary creature - human warrior line shapes the whole deck around it. 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 The Destined Warrior decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $56.75Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Card draw (4)
Removal (2)
Creatures (8)
Synergy & payoffs (4)
Lands (2)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal The Destined Warrior 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 Destined WarriorThe Destined Warrior deck questions
What colours can I use in a The Destined Warrior deck?
The Destined Warrior has a Esper colour identity, so every card in the deck must be white, blue and black or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for The Destined Warrior?
The cards played most often in The Destined Warrior decks include Wizard's Staff, Turbulent Shore, Turbulent Wetlands. 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 Destined Warrior deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $56.75 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 Destined Warrior 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.