White Widow, Yelena Belova
Deathtouch Whenever a creature you control with deathtouch deals combat damage to a player, put a +1/+1 counter on it.
How White Widow decks play in EDH
White Widow, Yelena Belova is a mono-black commander costing 1B, and its legendary creature - human assassin 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. The payoff is combat damage, so evasion and extra-combat effects matter more than raw power. The cards below are the ones White Widow, Yelena Belova decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $31.60Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (5)
Creatures (13)
Synergy & payoffs (1)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal White Widow, Yelena Belova 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 White Widow, Yelena Belova deck?
White Widow, Yelena Belova 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 White Widow, Yelena Belova?
The cards played most often in White Widow, Yelena Belova decks include Dreaded Bat-Cloud, Lich's Relic, Apex Witchstalker. 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 White Widow, Yelena Belova deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $31.60 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 White Widow, Yelena Belova 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.