Art: Joseph Meehan · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast

Silas Renn, Seeker Adept

Legendary Artifact Creature — Human · from $2.24

Deathtouch Whenever Silas Renn deals combat damage to a player, choose target artifact card in your graveyard. You may cast that card this turn. Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)

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A typical Commander deck

A starting template, not a rule — counts to fill in around the commander.

Lands3736–38 for most decks; fewer with cheap curves
Ramp10mana rocks, dorks, land ramp — mostly 2–3 mana
Card draw10repeatable engines beat one-shot cantrips
Targeted removal6answers for creatures AND artifacts/enchantments
Board wipes3sweepers reset boards you've lost
Synergy & win conditions33the deck's actual plan

Staples in these colors

The 100 cards that fit this color identity in the most EDHREC decklists (EDHREC rank via Scryfall).

Budget

51 of 100 at $5 or less · 31 at $1 or less

#	Card	Type	MV	Price
1	Sol Ring	Artifact	1	$1.07
2	Command Tower	Land	0	$0.26
3	Arcane Signet	Artifact	2	$0.34
4	Exotic Orchard	Land	0	$0.19
5	Reliquary Tower	Land	0	$4.28
6	Swiftfoot Boots	Artifact	2	$1.43
7	Lightning Greaves	Artifact	2	$3.86
8	Path of Ancestry	Land	0	$0.16
9	Counterspell	Instant	2	$1.33
10	Fellwar Stone	Artifact	2	$0.47
11	Rogue's Passage	Land	0	$0.31
12	Evolving Wilds	Land	0	$0.09
13	Thought Vessel	Artifact	2	$2.23
14	Bojuka Bog	Land	0	$1.12
15	Terramorphic Expanse	Land	0	$0.10
16	Myriad Landscape	Land	0	$0.25
17	Mind Stone	Artifact	2	$0.21
18	Dark Ritual	Instant	1	$0.44
19	An Offer You Can't Refuse	Instant	1	$3.01
20	Polluted Delta	Land	0	$19.85
21	Flooded Strand	Land	0	$12.78
22	Skullclamp	Artifact	1	$4.85
23	Solemn Simulacrum	Creature	4	$0.27
24	Misty Rainforest	Land	0	$35.98
25	Bloodstained Mire	Land	0	$14.54
26	Fabled Passage	Land	0	$0.65
27	Windswept Heath	Land	0	$11.19
28	Rhystic Study	Enchantment	3	$61.06
29	Wooded Foothills	Land	0	$17.96
30	Verdant Catacombs	Land	0	$29.16
31	Scalding Tarn	Land	0	$36.86
32	Watery Grave	Land	0	$9.86
33	Marsh Flats	Land	0	$32.04
34	Arcane Denial	Instant	2	$1.88
35	Commander's Sphere	Artifact	3	$0.19
36	Reanimate	Sorcery	1	$6.56
37	Negate	Instant	2	$0.12
38	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
39	Cyclonic Rift	Instant	2	$29.75
40	Demonic Tutor	Sorcery	2	$62.80
41	Toxic Deluge	Sorcery	3	$5.04
42	Swan Song	Instant	1	$10.72
43	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
44	Brainstorm	Instant	1	$0.56
45	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
46	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
47	Fierce Guardianship	Instant	3	$59.21
48	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
49	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
50	Sunken Hollow	Land	0	$0.29
51	Otawara, Soaring City	Land	0	$26.57
52	Feed the Swarm	Sorcery	2	$0.19
53	Talisman of Dominance	Artifact	2	$0.49
54	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
55	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
56	Frantic Search	Instant	3	$0.82
57	Mystic Remora	Enchantment	1	$10.97
58	Phyrexian Arena	Enchantment	3	$1.92
59	Drowned Catacomb	Land	0	$0.50
60	Deadly Rollick	Instant	4	$26.52
61	Cavern of Souls	Land	0	$47.72
62	Propaganda	Enchantment	3	$1.84
63	Vampiric Tutor	Instant	1	$48.13
64	Mana Confluence	Land	0	$34.75
65	Urza's Saga	Enchantment	0	$34.67
66	Mana Drain	Instant	2	$50.65
67	Lotus Petal	Artifact	0	$35.11
68	Wayfarer's Bauble	Artifact	1	$0.31
69	Black Market Connections	Enchantment	3	$10.78
70	Victimize	Sorcery	3	$0.57
71	Deadly Dispute	Instant	2	$0.29
72	Roaming Throne	Creature	4	$47.06
73	Ashnod's Altar	Artifact	3	$8.15
74	War Room	Land	0	$0.79
75	Blood Artist	Creature	2	$2.78
76	Underground River	Land	0	$0.51
77	Ponder	Sorcery	1	$1.82
78	Morphic Pool	Land	0	$28.50
79	Herald's Horn	Artifact	3	$2.88
80	Mana Vault	Artifact	1	$91.59
81	Pongify	Instant	1	$2.21
82	Chrome Mox	Artifact	0	$51.19
83	Dimir Signet	Artifact	2	$0.27
84	Windfall	Sorcery	3	$4.78
85	Mystical Tutor	Instant	1	$14.99
86	Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx	Land	0	$45.68
87	Reflecting Pool	Land	0	$5.50
88	Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs	Instant	3	$9.68
89	Mystic Sanctuary	Land	0	$1.01
90	Three Tree City	Land	0	$29.09
91	Gemstone Caverns	Land	0	$62.05
92	Night's Whisper	Sorcery	2	$0.23
93	Command Beacon	Land	0	$7.99
94	Idol of Oblivion	Artifact	2	$2.40
95	Prismatic Vista	Land	0	$28.10
96	Buried Ruin	Land	0	$0.38
97	Phyrexian Tower	Land	0	$29.06
98	Thran Dynamo	Artifact	4	$1.94
99	Fell the Profane // Fell Mire	Instant	4	$5.80
100	Cabal Coffers	Land	0	$20.77

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Most played with Silas Renn, Seeker Adept

The 25 most-played cards in 1061 settled top-16 lists running Silas Renn, Seeker Adept (any pairing) at 16+ player events since Mar 6, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.

#	Card	Played in	Top 4
1	Command Tower	100% · 1061 of 1061	298
2	Sol Ring	100% · 1061 of 1061	298
3	Chrome Mox	99% · 1060 of 1061	298
4	Demonic Tutor	99% · 1060 of 1061	298
5	Lotus Petal	99% · 1060 of 1061	298
6	Vampiric Tutor	99% · 1060 of 1061	298
7	Dark Ritual	99% · 1059 of 1061	298
8	Mana Vault	99% · 1059 of 1061	298
9	Ancient Tomb	99% · 1058 of 1061	298
10	Mystic Remora	99% · 1058 of 1061	298
11	Mental Misstep	99% · 1057 of 1061	298
12	Tainted Pact	99% · 1057 of 1061	298
13	Thassa's Oracle	99% · 1057 of 1061	298
14	Gemstone Caverns	99% · 1056 of 1061	297
15	Mox Diamond	99% · 1056 of 1061	298
16	Bloodstained Mire	99% · 1055 of 1061	298
17	Fierce Guardianship	99% · 1055 of 1061	298
18	Borne Upon a Wind	99% · 1054 of 1061	298
19	Pact of Negation	99% · 1054 of 1061	298
20	Demonic Consultation	99% · 1053 of 1061	296
21	Mox Opal	99% · 1053 of 1061	298
22	Polluted Delta	99% · 1053 of 1061	296
23	Rhystic Study	99% · 1052 of 1061	295
24	Arcane Signet	99% · 1051 of 1061	294
25	Flusterstorm	99% · 1050 of 1061	294

Combos with Silas Renn, Seeker Adept

9 combos using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.

Myr Battlesphere + Silas Renn, Seeker Adept + Time Sieve
Infinite turns · Lock
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Krark-Clan Ironworks + Silas Renn, Seeker Adept + The One Ring
Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you · You have protection from everything · Lock
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Arcbound Ravager + Silas Renn, Seeker Adept + The One Ring
Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you · You have protection from everything · Lock
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Phyrexia's Core + Silas Renn, Seeker Adept + The One Ring
Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you · You have protection from everything · Lock
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Coretapper + Magistrate's Scepter + Silas Renn, Seeker Adept
Infinite turns · Lock
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Codex Shredder + Silas Renn, Seeker Adept + Walk the Aeons
Infinite turns · Lock
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Codex Shredder + Silas Renn, Seeker Adept + Time Warp
Infinite turns · Lock
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Capture of Jingzhou + Codex Shredder + Silas Renn, Seeker Adept
Infinite turns · Lock
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Codex Shredder + Silas Renn, Seeker Adept + Temporal Manipulation
Infinite turns · Lock
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Top finishes

The 8 most recent of 1153 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.

5th of 27 — Demonic Battlegrounds 3 - cEDH Tournament 2026 on Topdeck.ggOct 10, 2026 · 1–1–3 · with Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh · by Jakob Brüll [INTIM]
6th of 16 — Battle for Bononia I : cEDH tournament on Topdeck.ggOct 10, 2026 · 1–2–1 · with Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh · by Mattia Lionetti
10th of 27 — Demonic Battlegrounds 3 - cEDH Tournament 2026 on Topdeck.ggOct 10, 2026 · 1–3–1 · with Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh · by OdiousHunter
13th of 24 — Spellbook Reality Fracture CEDH Turner on Topdeck.ggOct 10, 2026 · 0–2–3 · with Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh · by Sirius Trouble
3rd of 16 — cEDH ITALY - One Shot Night on Topdeck.ggOct 9, 2026 · 1–0–2 · with Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh · by Eremita
11th of 16 — FNM CEDH 10/9 on Topdeck.ggOct 9, 2026 · 0–2–0 · with Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh · by Owen Moyer
2nd of 24 — Magic Stronghold cEDH Tuesday on Topdeck.ggOct 7, 2026 · 1–0–2 · with Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh · by wyan
14th of 25 — CEDH - Magic Barcelona on Topdeck.ggOct 7, 2026 · 1–2–0 · with Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh · by Bru Miralles

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Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. Combo data courtesy of Commander Spellbook. Tournament results courtesy of Topdeck.gg. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.

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