Yukora, the Prisoner
When Yukora leaves the battlefield, sacrifice all non-Ogre creatures you control.
How Yukora decks play in EDH
Yukora, the Prisoner is a mono-black commander costing 2BB, and its legendary creature - demon spirit 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. The cards below are the ones Yukora, the Prisoner decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $6.91Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Card draw (1)
Removal (1)
Creatures (16)
Synergy & payoffs (2)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Yukora, the Prisoner 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 Yukora, the Prisoner deck?
Yukora, the Prisoner 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 Yukora, the Prisoner?
The cards played most often in Yukora, the Prisoner decks include Along the Crooked Way, Bilbo's Deadly Slice, Raving Oni-Slave. 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 Yukora, the Prisoner deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $6.91 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 Yukora, the Prisoner 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.