Venom, Evil Unleashed
Deathtouch {2}{B}, Exile this card from your graveyard: Put two +1/+1 counters on target creature. It gains deathtouch until end of turn. Activate only as a sorcery.
How Venom decks play in EDH
Venom, Evil Unleashed is a mono-black commander costing 4B, and its legendary creature - symbiote villain line shapes the whole deck around it. It cares about +1/+1 counters, so counter-doubling effects and creatures that grow on their own carry the deck. It works out of the graveyard, so self-mill and cheap recursion effectively become extra card advantage. The cards below are the ones Venom, Evil Unleashed decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $3.49Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (3)
Card draw (2)
Removal (3)
Creatures (4)
Synergy & payoffs (7)
Lands (1)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Venom, Evil Unleashed 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 Venom, Evil Unleashed deck?
Venom, Evil Unleashed 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 Venom, Evil Unleashed?
The cards played most often in Venom, Evil Unleashed decks include Hobbit Hole, Crude Bent Blade, Stony-Voiced Goblins. 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 Venom, Evil Unleashed deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $3.49 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 Venom, Evil Unleashed 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.