Wydwen, the Biting Gale
Flash Flying {U}{B}, Pay 1 life: Return Wydwen to its owner's hand.
How Wydwen decks play in EDH
Wydwen, the Biting Gale is a Dimir commander in blue and black costing 2UB, and its legendary creature - faerie wizard line shapes the whole deck around it. 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 Wydwen, the Biting Gale decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $24.04Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (2)
Card draw (6)
Removal (1)
Counterspells (1)
Creatures (3)
Synergy & payoffs (6)
Lands (1)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Wydwen, the Biting Gale 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 Wydwen, the Biting Gale deck?
Wydwen, the Biting Gale has a Dimir colour identity, so every card in the deck must be blue and black or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Wydwen, the Biting Gale?
The cards played most often in Wydwen, the Biting Gale decks include Thrór's Map, Sting, Bilbo's Sword, Bilbo, Luckwearer // Burglar's Plot. 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 Wydwen, the Biting Gale deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $24.04 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 Wydwen, the Biting Gale 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.