The Rani
Whenever The Rani enters or attacks, create a red Aura enchantment token named Mark of the Rani attached to another target creature. That token has enchant creature and "Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 and is goaded." Whenever a goaded creature deals combat damage to one of your opponents, investigate.
How The Rani decks play in EDH
The Rani is a Grixis commander in blue, black and red costing 1UBR, and its legendary creature - time lord scientist line shapes the whole deck around it. It makes tokens, so the deck wants ways to pump a wide board and to turn spare bodies into cards or damage. The payoff is combat damage, so evasion and extra-combat effects matter more than raw power. The cards below are the ones The Rani decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $60.04Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (2)
Card draw (5)
Removal (1)
Creatures (6)
Synergy & payoffs (5)
Lands (1)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal The Rani 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 RaniThe Rani deck questions
What colours can I use in a The Rani deck?
The Rani has a Grixis colour identity, so every card in the deck must be blue, black and red or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for The Rani?
The cards played most often in The Rani decks include Draconic Visitor, Sifa Grent, Fateful Discovery. 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 Rani deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $60.04 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 Rani 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.