The Red Terror
Advanced Species — Whenever a red source you control deals damage to one or more permanents and/or players, put a +1/+1 counter on The Red Terror.
How The Red Terror decks play in EDH
The Red Terror is a mono-red commander costing 3R, and its legendary creature - tyranid 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. The cards below are the ones The Red Terror decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $45.63Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (2)
Card draw (2)
Removal (4)
Creatures (5)
Synergy & payoffs (7)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal The Red Terror 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 Red TerrorThe Red Terror deck questions
What colours can I use in a The Red Terror deck?
The Red Terror has a mono-red colour identity, so every card in the deck must be red or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for The Red Terror?
The cards played most often in The Red Terror decks include Glóin the Mighty // Easy Pickings, Tomik, Izzet Sparkmage, Artifist Acumen. 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 Red Terror deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $45.63 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 Red Terror 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.