Zack Fair
Zack Fair enters with a +1/+1 counter on it. {1}, Sacrifice Zack Fair: Target creature you control gains indestructible until end of turn. Put Zack Fair's counters on that creature and attach an Equipment that was attached to Zack Fair to that creature.
How Zack Fair decks play in EDH
Zack Fair is a mono-white commander costing W, 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 cares about +1/+1 counters, so counter-doubling effects and creatures that grow on their own carry the deck. The cards below are the ones Zack Fair decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $99.41Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (3)
Removal (4)
Creatures (4)
Synergy & payoffs (7)
Lands (1)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Zack Fair 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 Zack Fair deck?
Zack Fair 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 Zack Fair?
The cards played most often in Zack Fair decks include The Queen of Dale, Surgical Precision, Lyra, Archangel of Dawn. 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 Zack Fair deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $99.41 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 Zack Fair 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.