Toshiro Umezawa
Bushido 1 (Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn.) Whenever a creature an opponent controls dies, you may cast target instant card from your graveyard. If that spell would be put into a graveyard, exile it instead.
How Toshiro Umezawa decks play in EDH
Toshiro Umezawa is a mono-black commander costing 1BB, and its legendary creature - human samurai line shapes the whole deck around it. It works out of the graveyard, so self-mill and cheap recursion effectively become extra card advantage. The cards below are the ones Toshiro Umezawa decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $58.28Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (2)
Card draw (2)
Creatures (4)
Synergy & payoffs (12)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Toshiro Umezawa decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
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What colours can I use in a Toshiro Umezawa deck?
Toshiro Umezawa 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 Toshiro Umezawa?
The cards played most often in Toshiro Umezawa decks include Multiply by Zero, Reverent Howl, Supper for Spiders. 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 Toshiro Umezawa deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $58.28 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 Toshiro Umezawa 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.