Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed
Horsemanship (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with horsemanship.) Sacrifice Xiahou Dun: Return target black card from your graveyard to your hand. Activate only during your turn, before attackers are declared.
How Xiahou Dun decks play in EDH
Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed is a mono-black commander costing 2BB, and its legendary creature - human soldier 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. It works out of the graveyard, so self-mill and cheap recursion effectively become extra card advantage. The cards below are the ones Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $193Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (2)
Removal (2)
Creatures (4)
Synergy & payoffs (12)
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What colours can I use in a Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed deck?
Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed 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 Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed?
The cards played most often in Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed decks include Multiply by Zero, Massacre Girl, Most Wanted, Rise of the Deathbringer. 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 Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $193 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 Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed 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.