Yomiji, Who Bars the Way
Whenever a legendary permanent other than Yomiji is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, return that card to its owner's hand.
How Yomiji decks play in EDH
Yomiji, Who Bars the Way is a mono-white commander costing 5WW, and its legendary creature - spirit 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 Yomiji, Who Bars the Way decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $86.30Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (2)
Card draw (3)
Removal (5)
Creatures (3)
Synergy & payoffs (5)
Lands (2)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Yomiji, Who Bars the Way 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 Yomiji, Who Bars the Way deck?
Yomiji, Who Bars the Way has a mono-white colour identity, so every card in the deck must be white or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Yomiji, Who Bars the Way?
The cards played most often in Yomiji, Who Bars the Way decks include The Queen of Dale, Gleaming Splendor, Koth of the Homestead. 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 Yomiji, Who Bars the Way deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $86.30 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 Yomiji, Who Bars the Way 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.