The Frightful Four
Menace Whenever an opponent casts their first noncreature spell each turn, that player loses life equal to that spell's mana value.
How The Frightful Four decks play in EDH
The Frightful Four is a mono-black commander costing 3B, and its legendary creature - villain 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 Frightful Four decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $111Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (5)
Removal (1)
Creatures (5)
Synergy & payoffs (8)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal The Frightful Four 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 Frightful FourThe Frightful Four deck questions
What colours can I use in a The Frightful Four deck?
The Frightful Four 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 The Frightful Four?
The cards played most often in The Frightful Four decks include The Master of Lake-town, Giggling Skitterspike, Twilight Prophet. 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 Frightful Four deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $111 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 Frightful Four 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.