The Raven Man
At the beginning of each end step, if a player discarded a card this turn, create a 1/1 black Bird creature token with flying and "This token can't block." {3}{B}, {T}: Each opponent discards a card. Activate only as a sorcery.
How The Raven Man decks play in EDH
The Raven Man is a mono-black commander costing 1B, and its legendary creature - human wizard 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. 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 Raven Man decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $21.63Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (2)
Card draw (6)
Removal (3)
Creatures (5)
Synergy & payoffs (4)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal The Raven Man 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 Raven ManThe Raven Man deck questions
What colours can I use in a The Raven Man deck?
The Raven Man 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 Raven Man?
The cards played most often in The Raven Man decks include Tinybones, Pocket Nuisance, Stony-Voiced Goblins, Thrór's Map. 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 Raven Man deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $21.63 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 Raven Man 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.