Ultimo, Civilization's End
Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.) When Ultimo enters, each opponent sacrifices a creature of their choice. {2}{B}, Discard this card: Each opponent sacrifices a creature of their choice.
How Ultimo decks play in EDH
Ultimo, Civilization's End is a mono-black commander costing 4BB, and its legendary artifact creature - robot villain 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. 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 Ultimo, Civilization's End decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $36.30Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (2)
Card draw (4)
Removal (1)
Creatures (12)
Synergy & payoffs (1)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Ultimo, Civilization's End 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 Ultimo, Civilization's End deck?
Ultimo, Civilization's End 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 Ultimo, Civilization's End?
The cards played most often in Ultimo, Civilization's End decks include Bloodline Recollector // Ancestral Craving, The Sackville-Bagginses, Crude Bent Blade. 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 Ultimo, Civilization's End deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $36.30 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 Ultimo, Civilization's End 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.