Viconia, Drow Apostate
At the beginning of your upkeep, if there are four or more creature cards in your graveyard, return a creature card at random from your graveyard to your hand. Choose a Background (You can have a Background as a second commander.)
How Viconia decks play in EDH
Viconia, Drow Apostate is a mono-black commander costing 2B, and its legendary creature - elf cleric line shapes the whole deck around it. It works out of the graveyard, so self-mill and cheap recursion effectively become extra card advantage. The cards below are the ones Viconia, Drow Apostate decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $7.39Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (3)
Card draw (2)
Removal (1)
Creatures (10)
Synergy & payoffs (4)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Viconia, Drow Apostate 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 Viconia, Drow Apostate deck?
Viconia, Drow Apostate 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 Viconia, Drow Apostate?
The cards played most often in Viconia, Drow Apostate decks include Tinybones, Pocket Nuisance, Legion Vanguard, Testament Bearer. 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 Viconia, Drow Apostate deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $7.39 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 Viconia, Drow Apostate 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.