The Masters of Evil
Other Villains you control get +2/+1. {1}{B}, Discard this card: Search your library for a Plan card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
How The Masters of Evil decks play in EDH
The Masters of Evil is a mono-black commander costing 5B, and its legendary creature - human villain line shapes the whole deck around it. It tutors, which makes a small number of high-impact targets more valuable than a broad toolbox. The cards below are the ones The Masters of Evil decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $40.77Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (5)
Creatures (8)
Synergy & payoffs (6)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal The Masters of Evil 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 Masters of EvilThe Masters of Evil deck questions
What colours can I use in a The Masters of Evil deck?
The Masters of Evil 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 Masters of Evil?
The cards played most often in The Masters of Evil decks include Yellowjacket, Heartless Marauder, Villainous Syndication, Criminal Enterprise. 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 Masters of Evil deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $40.77 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 Masters of Evil 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.