The Haunt of Hightower
Flying, lifelink Whenever The Haunt of Hightower attacks, defending player discards a card. Whenever a card is put into an opponent's graveyard from anywhere, put a +1/+1 counter on The Haunt of Hightower.
How The Haunt of Hightower decks play in EDH
The Haunt of Hightower is a mono-black commander costing 4BB, and its legendary creature - vampire line shapes the whole deck around it. It cares about +1/+1 counters, so counter-doubling effects and creatures that grow on their own carry the deck. 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 Haunt of Hightower decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $85.27Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (2)
Card draw (3)
Removal (1)
Creatures (7)
Synergy & payoffs (7)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal The Haunt of Hightower 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 Haunt of HightowerThe Haunt of Hightower deck questions
What colours can I use in a The Haunt of Hightower deck?
The Haunt of Hightower 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 Haunt of Hightower?
The cards played most often in The Haunt of Hightower decks include The Master of Lake-town, Troop of Ponies, Stony-Voiced Goblins. 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 Haunt of Hightower deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $85.27 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 Haunt of Hightower 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.