Vaevictis Asmadi, the Dire
Flying Whenever Vaevictis Asmadi attacks, for each player, choose target permanent that player controls. Those players sacrifice those permanents. Each player who sacrificed a permanent this way reveals the top card of their library, then puts it onto the battlefield if it's a permanent card.
How Vaevictis Asmadi decks play in EDH
Vaevictis Asmadi, the Dire is a Jund commander in black, red and green costing 3BRG, and its legendary creature - elder dragon 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. The card rewards attacking, so the deck is built to keep creatures pointed at opponents rather than sitting back. The cards below are the ones Vaevictis Asmadi, the Dire decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $95.23Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (3)
Card draw (2)
Creatures (4)
Synergy & payoffs (11)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Vaevictis Asmadi, the Dire 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 Vaevictis AsmadiVaevictis Asmadi deck questions
What colours can I use in a Vaevictis Asmadi, the Dire deck?
Vaevictis Asmadi, the Dire has a Jund colour identity, so every card in the deck must be black, red and green or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Vaevictis Asmadi, the Dire?
The cards played most often in Vaevictis Asmadi, the Dire decks include Smaug, Wicked Worm, Avacyn, Angel of Horror, 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 Vaevictis Asmadi, the Dire deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $95.23 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 Vaevictis Asmadi, the Dire 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.