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Ambassador Laquatus - Decklist

Creatures 18$10.94

  1. Archaeomancer1Archaeomancer$0.30
  2. Drift of Phantasms1Drift of Phantasms$0.31
  3. Drowner Initiate1Drowner Initiate$0.27
  4. Drowner of Secrets1Drowner of Secrets$0.33
  5. Fleet Swallower1Fleet Swallower$1.22
  6. Grand Architect1Grand Architect$0.93
  7. Laboratory Maniac1Laboratory Maniac$0.36
  8. Merfolk Secretkeeper // Venture Deeper1Merfolk Secretkeeper // Venture Deeper$0.26
  9. Mindshrieker1Mindshrieker$0.56

Creatures continued

  1. Omen Hawker1Omen Hawker$0.35
  2. Peregrine Drake1Peregrine Drake$0.25
  3. Ruin Crab1Ruin Crab$1.20
  4. Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep1Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep$0.34
  5. Terisian Mindbreaker1Terisian Mindbreaker$1.02
  6. Tidespout Tyrant1Tidespout Tyrant$1.48
  7. Tribute Mage1Tribute Mage$0.85
  8. Trinket Mage1Trinket Mage$0.29
  9. Trophy Mage1Trophy Mage$0.62

Planeswalkers 2$1.58

  1. Jace Beleren1Jace Beleren$0.63
  2. Narset, Parter of Veils1Narset, Parter of Veils$0.95

Instants 16$10.31

  1. Blue Sun's Zenith1Blue Sun's Zenith$1.86
  2. Boomerang1Boomerang$0.13
  3. Capsize1Capsize$0.75
  4. Countermand1Countermand$0.07
  5. Didn't Say Please1Didn't Say Please$0.37
  6. Dispel1Dispel$0.36
  7. Dramatic Reversal1Dramatic Reversal$0.38
  8. Drown in Dreams1Drown in Dreams$1.00

Instants continued

  1. Evacuation1Evacuation$0.26
  2. High Tide1High Tide$0.83
  3. Hurkyl's Recall1Hurkyl's Recall$1.64
  4. Memory Lapse1Memory Lapse$0.37
  5. Miscast1Miscast$1.38
  6. Psychic Spiral1Psychic Spiral$0.26
  7. Thought Collapse1Thought Collapse$0.23
  8. Thought Scour1Thought Scour$0.42

Sorceries 7$4.75

  1. Curse of the Swine1Curse of the Swine$0.27
  2. Cut Your Losses1Cut Your Losses$1.64
  3. Devastation Tide1Devastation Tide$0.32
  4. Fascination1Fascination$0.23
  5. Mind Sculpt1Mind Sculpt$0.24
  6. Mists of Lórien1Mists of Lórien$1.42
  7. Preordain1Preordain$0.63

Artifacts 10$6.56

  1. Fellwar Stone1Fellwar Stone$0.59
  2. Grindclock1Grindclock$0.32
  3. Heartstone1Heartstone$1.87
  4. Keening Stone1Keening Stone$0.35
  5. Millstone1Millstone$0.16
  6. Moonsilver Key1Moonsilver Key$0.98
  7. Sands of Delirium1Sands of Delirium$0.40
  8. The Enigma Jewel // Locus of Enlightenment1The Enigma Jewel // Locus of Enlightenment$1.23
  9. Tormod's Crypt1Tormod's Crypt$0.40
  10. Worn Powerstone1Worn Powerstone$0.26

Enchantments 8$4.23

  1. Curse of the Bloody Tome1Curse of the Bloody Tome$0.22
  2. Drowned Secrets1Drowned Secrets$0.61
  3. Evanescent Intellect1Evanescent Intellect$0.05
  4. Fraying Sanity1Fraying Sanity$0.58
  5. Jace's Erasure1Jace's Erasure$0.26
  6. Patient Rebuilding1Patient Rebuilding$0.58
  7. Sphinx's Tutelage1Sphinx's Tutelage$1.62
  8. Teferi's Tutelage1Teferi's Tutelage$0.31

Lands 38 / 38$20.36

  1. Archway of Innovation1Archway of Innovation$1.20
  2. Buried Ruin1Buried Ruin$0.36
  3. Castle Vantress1Castle Vantress$0.31
  4. Cephalid Coliseum1Cephalid Coliseum$0.27
  5. Command Tower1Command Tower$0.21
  6. Coral Atoll1Coral Atoll$0.63
  7. Darksteel Citadel1Darksteel Citadel$0.45
  8. Desert of the Mindful1Desert of the Mindful$0.07
  9. Deserted Temple1Deserted Temple$0.82
  10. Evolving Wilds1Evolving Wilds$0.09
  11. Fabled Passage1Fabled Passage$0.77

Lands continued

  1. Geier Reach Sanitarium1Geier Reach Sanitarium$0.79
  2. Halimar Depths1Halimar Depths$0.33
  3. Ipnu Rivulet1Ipnu Rivulet$0.24
  4. Island×55Island$0.35
  5. Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital // Overture1Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital // Overture$1.26
  6. Lonely Sandbar1Lonely Sandbar$0.18
  7. Myriad Landscape1Myriad Landscape$0.26
  8. Mystic Sanctuary1Mystic Sanctuary$1.14
  9. Remote Isle1Remote Isle$0.23
  10. Riptide Laboratory1Riptide Laboratory$0.66
  11. Rivendell1Rivendell$1.03

Lands continued

  1. Scavenger Grounds1Scavenger Grounds$0.21
  2. Seat of the Synod1Seat of the Synod$0.90
  3. Snow-Covered Island×44Snow-Covered Island$4.24
  4. Temple of the False God1Temple of the False God$0.19
  5. Terrain Generator1Terrain Generator$1.38
  6. Terramorphic Expanse1Terramorphic Expanse$0.10
  7. Thespian's Stage1Thespian's Stage$0.40
  8. Tolaria West1Tolaria West$0.47
  9. War Room1War Room$0.82

About this Ambassador Laquatus deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: Ambassador Laquatus, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. Its estimated price is $59.88 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what Ambassador Laquatus decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are High Tide, Dramatic Reversal and Tribute Mage. The picks most particular to this commander are Drowned Secrets, Keening Stone and Trophy Mage, which turn up here far more often than in other Mono-Blue decks.

Its average mana value is 2.95. It runs 1 Game Changer and holds every piece of 9 known combos.

The most expensive cards are Heartstone ($1.87), Blue Sun's Zenith ($1.86) and Cut Your Losses ($1.64); 34 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $38.56, and with no limit $1596.51; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value2.95
Game Changers1
Combos9
Deck match46%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 1 card
  2. Mana value 1: 11 cards
  3. Mana value 2: 14 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 23 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 2 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 5 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 2 cards
  8. Mana value 7+: 4 cards

The curve and the average cover Ambassador Laquatus and every nonland card in the draft. Game Changers are the cards on the official Commander Game Changers list. Combos are the two- to four-card combos from Commander Spellbook that these 100 cards hold every piece of.

Deck match measures similarity to commonly played nonland cards for this commander, weighted by how often they are played. It does not measure power or predict wins.

Command Zone template

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Draft compared with the Command Zone deck-building template
RoleTargetYour draftDifference
Ramp1010+0
Card advantage1212+0
Targeted disruption1214+2
Mass disruption66+0
Lands3838+0
Plan3021-9

These targets add up to 108 because a card can fill more than one role. 2 of your cards count in multiple rows. Modal spell/land cards count as whole lands here; the card-type sections use the front face. Your commander is excluded from these counts.

Roles use imported classifications or curated sample labels. 0 cards lack role data, so counts may be incomplete. Plan counts the cards that fill none of the rows above: the ones this commander’s decks play most distinctively, taken best first once the role targets are met.

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Targets from The Command Zone’s deck-building template. Card mapping and draft selection are by Budget Bauble. This is guidance, not a guarantee of deck strength.

Cards are selected from decks with this commander. Basic lands are split across the available colors; check the mana you need before playing. A complete list is not a guarantee of deck strength.

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Full deck price by per-card cap

Each bar is the complete Command Zone template deck for Ambassador Laquatus at that per-card cap, with the commander and basic lands included and no overall budget. Gold is your current cap, blue reaches 100 cards within the cap, and gray either runs out of eligible cards or has a commander that costs more than the cap. Select a bar to build that deck; your budget changes to its price. The percentage under each cap is that deck’s match with what Ambassador Laquatus decks usually play.

Format

With printings adds the set and collector number of the printing each price is based on. Both text formats list the commander first and work on most deck sites.

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