Tymaret, the Murder King
{1}{R}, Sacrifice another creature: Tymaret deals 2 damage to target player or planeswalker. {1}{B}, Sacrifice a creature: Return this card from your graveyard to your hand.
How Tymaret decks play in EDH
Tymaret, the Murder King is a Rakdos commander in black and red costing BR, and its legendary creature - zombie warrior line shapes the whole deck around it. Sacrifice is built into the card, which pairs it with cheap recursive creatures and payoffs that trigger when something dies. It works out of the graveyard, so self-mill and cheap recursion effectively become extra card advantage. The cards below are the ones Tymaret, the Murder King decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $91.82Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (2)
Removal (2)
Creatures (14)
Synergy & payoffs (1)
Lands (1)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Tymaret, the Murder King 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 Tymaret, the Murder King deck?
Tymaret, the Murder King has a Rakdos colour identity, so every card in the deck must be black and red or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Tymaret, the Murder King?
The cards played most often in Tymaret, the Murder King decks include Avacyn, Angel of Horror, Darklight Phoenix, Curse-Marred Demon. 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 Tymaret, the Murder King deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $91.82 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 Tymaret, the Murder King 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.