Xun Yu, Wei Advisor
{T}: Target creature you control gets +2/+0 until end of turn. Activate only during your turn, before attackers are declared.
How Xun Yu decks play in EDH
Xun Yu, Wei Advisor is a mono-black commander costing 1BB, and its legendary creature - human advisor line shapes the whole deck around it. Its ability is narrow enough that the deck is usually built to protect it and repeat the effect, rather than to go wide. The cards below are the ones Xun Yu, Wei Advisor decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $44.46Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (3)
Card draw (1)
Removal (1)
Creatures (9)
Synergy & payoffs (6)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Xun Yu, Wei Advisor 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 Xun Yu, Wei Advisor deck?
Xun Yu, Wei Advisor 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 Xun Yu, Wei Advisor?
The cards played most often in Xun Yu, Wei Advisor decks include Phyrexian Digester, Swamp Mosquito, Phyrexian Juggernaut. 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 Xun Yu, Wei Advisor deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $44.46 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 Xun Yu, Wei Advisor 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.