Trystan, Callous Cultivator // Trystan, Penitent Culler
Deathtouch Whenever this creature enters or transforms into Trystan, Callous Cultivator, mill three cards. Then if there is an Elf card in your graveyard, you gain 2 life. At the beginning of your first main phase, you may pay {B}. If you do, transform Trystan. // Deathtouch Whenever this creature transforms into Trystan, Penitent Culler, mill three cards, then you may exile an Elf card from your graveyard. If you do, each opponent loses 2 life. At the beginning of your first main phase, you may pay {G}. If you do, transform Trystan.
How Trystan decks play in EDH
Trystan, Callous Cultivator // Trystan, Penitent Culler is a Golgari commander in black and green, and its legendary creature - elf druid // legendary creature - elf warlock line shapes the whole deck around it. It works out of the graveyard, so self-mill and cheap recursion effectively become extra card advantage. Life gain is a resource here rather than a safety net, so cards that convert life totals into damage or draw belong in the list. The cards below are the ones Trystan, Callous Cultivator // Trystan, Penitent Culler decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $8.42Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (5)
Card draw (1)
Removal (1)
Creatures (11)
Synergy & payoffs (1)
Lands (1)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Trystan, Callous Cultivator // Trystan, Penitent Culler 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 Trystan, Callous Cultivator // Trystan, Penitent Culler deck?
Trystan, Callous Cultivator // Trystan, Penitent Culler has a Golgari colour identity, so every card in the deck must be black and green or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Trystan, Callous Cultivator // Trystan, Penitent Culler?
The cards played most often in Trystan, Callous Cultivator // Trystan, Penitent Culler decks include Elven Passage, Cantankerous Keepers, Simulacrum Shaper. 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 Trystan, Callous Cultivator // Trystan, Penitent Culler deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $8.42 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 Trystan, Callous Cultivator // Trystan, Penitent Culler 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.