Control deck shell — Emerald / Ruby

A deterministic 60-card control shell in Emerald and Ruby, built from the August 25, 2026 card pool. Cost to build today: $196.44 in TCGplayer lowest asks.

EmeraldRubyCore format · 60 cards21 unique cards
$196.44

Cost to build, August 25, 2026 snapshot. Sum of the TCGplayer lowest ask for every copy — lowest-ask listings, not sold prices, and not including shipping, tax or condition preference.

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The plan

Answer every threat, out-card them with draw engines, and win with one or two late-game finishers.

Mulligan: Keep a hand with early ink and at least one removal or draw spell; ship hands with zero interaction against aggressive matchups.

Most common mistake: Holding removal for a bigger threat that never comes — kill the lore engine on curve, not later.

Key cards

Elinor — Renowned Diplomat — Wilds Unknown 4× Elinor — Renowned Diplomat 4 ink · Emerald · $10.90
The Headless Horseman — Terror of Sleepy Hollow — Whispers in the Well 4× The Headless Horseman — Terror of Sleepy Hollow 5 ink · Ruby · $8.74
Diablo — Devoted Herald — Ursula's Return 4× Diablo — Devoted Herald 3 ink · Emerald · $6.51

The heaviest-weighted cards in this shell by copy count, then price. Every card image links to that card's own price page. Image: TCGplayer.

The 60 cards, by role

Roles come from our card-role tagger, which reads each card's printed rules text — the same tags the builder used to assemble this list.

Removal and interaction · 28 cards

Alien — True Believer — Wilds Unknown 4× Alien — True Believer 1 ink · Emerald · $1.44
Pete — Born to Cheat — Ursula's Return 2× Pete — Born to Cheat 2 ink · Emerald · $0.03
Sherwood Forest — Outlaw Hideaway — Shimmering Skies 4× Sherwood Forest — Outlaw Hideaway 2 ink · Emerald · $0.08
Hades — Double Dealer — Ursula's Return 2× Hades — Double Dealer 4 ink · Emerald · $0.60
Elinor — Renowned Diplomat — Wilds Unknown 4× Elinor — Renowned Diplomat 4 ink · Emerald · $10.90
The Headless Horseman — Terror of Sleepy Hollow — Whispers in the Well 4× The Headless Horseman — Terror of Sleepy Hollow 5 ink · Ruby · $8.74
Maui — Half-Shark — Azurite Sea 4× Maui — Half-Shark 6 ink · Ruby · $6.48
Milo Thatch — Getting His Hands Dirty — Wilds Unknown 1× Milo Thatch — Getting His Hands Dirty 7 ink · Emerald · $0.37
Maleficent — Monstrous Dragon — The First Chapter 3× Maleficent — Monstrous Dragon 9 ink · Ruby · $1.35

Card draw · 11 cards

Diablo — Devoted Herald — Ursula's Return 4× Diablo — Devoted Herald 3 ink · Emerald · $6.51
Donald Duck — Fred Honeywell — Winterspell 3× Donald Duck — Fred Honeywell 4 ink · Emerald · $1.25
The Queen — Devious Disguise — Wilds Unknown 1× The Queen — Devious Disguise 4 ink · Emerald · $0.68
Mr. Incredible — Super Strong — Wilds Unknown 3× Mr. Incredible — Super Strong 5 ink · Ruby · $1.95

Lore engines · 17 cards

Webby Vanderquack — Junior Prospector — Whispers in the Well 4× Webby Vanderquack — Junior Prospector 4 ink · Emerald · $1.70
Lilo — Causing an Uproar — Reign of Jafar 2× Lilo — Causing an Uproar 5 ink · Ruby · $3.01
Max Goof — Chart Topper — Fabled 4× Max Goof — Chart Topper 6 ink · Emerald · $5.79
Aladdin — Heroic Outlaw — The First Chapter 4× Aladdin — Heroic Outlaw 7 ink · Ruby · $0.03
Tod — Knows All the Tricks — Winterspell 3× Tod — Knows All the Tricks 7 ink · Emerald · $1.76

Evasive threats · 1 card

Goofy — Extreme Athlete — Archazia's Island 1× Goofy — Extreme Athlete 7 ink · Ruby · $0.04

Curve fillers · 3 cards

Milo Thatch — Undaunted Scholar — Archazia's Island 2× Milo Thatch — Undaunted Scholar 2 ink · Ruby · $0.03
Elsa — Ice Artisan — Winterspell 1× Elsa — Ice Artisan 6 ink · Ruby · $2.40

Cost to build, card by card

CardInkCostCopiesLowest askLine total
Alien — True BelieverEmerald14$1.44$5.76
Pete — Born to CheatEmerald22$0.03$0.06
Sherwood Forest — Outlaw HideawayEmerald24$0.08$0.32
Diablo — Devoted HeraldEmerald34$6.51$26.04
Hades — Double DealerEmerald42$0.60$1.20
Webby Vanderquack — Junior ProspectorEmerald44$1.70$6.80
Donald Duck — Fred HoneywellEmerald43$1.25$3.75
Elinor — Renowned DiplomatEmerald44$10.90$43.60
The Queen — Devious DisguiseEmerald41$0.68$0.68
Max Goof — Chart TopperEmerald64$5.79$23.16
Tod — Knows All the TricksEmerald73$1.76$5.28
Milo Thatch — Getting His Hands DirtyEmerald71$0.37$0.37
Milo Thatch — Undaunted ScholarRuby22$0.03$0.06
Lilo — Causing an UproarRuby52$3.01$6.02
The Headless Horseman — Terror of Sleepy HollowRuby54$8.74$34.96
Mr. Incredible — Super StrongRuby53$1.95$5.85
Maui — Half-SharkRuby64$6.48$25.92
Elsa — Ice ArtisanRuby61$2.40$2.40
Aladdin — Heroic OutlawRuby74$0.03$0.12
Goofy — Extreme AthleteRuby71$0.04$0.04
Maleficent — Monstrous DragonRuby93$1.35$4.05
Total60$196.44

What this shell has cost over time

Cost to build over time Line chart of the total lowest-ask cost of this 60-card shell, from 2026-06-18 to 2026-08-25. 2026-06-18 · $183.40 2026-08-25 · $196.44
Total lowest-ask cost of this exact 60-card list, recomputed for every day we hold a price for all 60 copies: 69 days between 2026-06-18 and 2026-08-25. Days where any card in the list has no recorded price are omitted rather than estimated.

Curve and role coverage

CheckIn this listArchetype target
inkable4646+
card draw166+
removal2810+
Curve — 1–2 ink1212
Curve — 3–4 ink1818
Curve — 5–6 ink1818
Curve — 7+ ink1212

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