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Arvinox, the Mind Flail - Decklist

Creatures 24$10.46

  1. Author of Shadows1Author of Shadows$0.57
  2. Bismuth Mindrender1Bismuth Mindrender$0.39
  3. Burnished Hart1Burnished Hart$0.11
  4. Cogwork Archivist1Cogwork Archivist$0.16
  5. Crabomination1Crabomination$0.30
  6. Draugr Necromancer1Draugr Necromancer$0.28
  7. Elder Brain1Elder Brain$0.80
  8. Geth, Lord of the Vault1Geth, Lord of the Vault$0.37
  9. Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor1Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor$0.68
  10. Gonti, Lord of Luxury1Gonti, Lord of Luxury$0.25
  11. Gonti, Night Minister1Gonti, Night Minister$0.79
  12. Intellect Devourer1Intellect Devourer$0.38

Creatures continued

  1. Junktroller1Junktroller$0.22
  2. Kheru Mind-Eater1Kheru Mind-Eater$0.64
  3. Leaden Myr1Leaden Myr$0.48
  4. Lorcan, Warlock Collector1Lorcan, Warlock Collector$0.49
  5. Oblivion Sower1Oblivion Sower$0.63
  6. Phyrexian Archivist1Phyrexian Archivist$0.16
  7. Rakshasa Debaser1Rakshasa Debaser$0.35
  8. Reito Sentinel1Reito Sentinel$0.26
  9. Sepulchral Primordial1Sepulchral Primordial$0.23
  10. Shelob, Dread Weaver1Shelob, Dread Weaver$0.77
  11. Solemn Simulacrum1Solemn Simulacrum$0.26
  12. Thieving Amalgam1Thieving Amalgam$0.89

Instants 9$3.48

  1. Consuming Corruption1Consuming Corruption$0.25
  2. Defile1Defile$1.00
  3. Doom Blade1Doom Blade$0.15
  4. Go for the Throat1Go for the Throat$0.28
  5. Grim Return1Grim Return$0.48
  6. Infernal Grasp1Infernal Grasp$0.24
  7. Nurgle's Conscription1Nurgle's Conscription$0.48
  8. Outrageous Robbery1Outrageous Robbery$0.37
  9. The Spot's Portal1The Spot's Portal$0.23

Sorceries 17$7.10

  1. Beacon of Unrest1Beacon of Unrest$0.30
  2. Blood on the Snow1Blood on the Snow$0.31
  3. Cruelclaw's Heist1Cruelclaw's Heist$0.31
  4. Dead of Winter1Dead of Winter$0.36
  5. Dredge the Mire1Dredge the Mire$0.22
  6. Extinguish All Hope1Extinguish All Hope$0.24
  7. Feed the Swarm1Feed the Swarm$0.22
  8. Heartless Conscription1Heartless Conscription$1.99
  9. Mutilate1Mutilate$0.30

Sorceries continued

  1. Necromantic Selection1Necromantic Selection$0.29
  2. Predators' Hour1Predators' Hour$0.32
  3. Psychotic Episode1Psychotic Episode$0.13
  4. Read the Bones1Read the Bones$0.20
  5. Shadow of the Enemy1Shadow of the Enemy$1.01
  6. Visions of Dread1Visions of Dread$0.28
  7. Xander's Pact1Xander's Pact$0.30
  8. Yawgmoth's Vile Offering1Yawgmoth's Vile Offering$0.32

Artifacts 7$2.33

  1. Chaos Wand1Chaos Wand$0.29
  2. Charcoal Diamond1Charcoal Diamond$0.25
  3. Gilded Lotus1Gilded Lotus$0.61
  4. Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree1Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree$0.52
  5. Reito Lantern1Reito Lantern$0.22
  6. Vessel of Endless Rest1Vessel of Endless Rest$0.13
  7. Wayfarer's Bauble1Wayfarer's Bauble$0.31

Enchantments 4$1.31

  1. Dead Man's Chest1Dead Man's Chest$0.30
  2. Hedonist's Trove1Hedonist's Trove$0.31
  3. Minion's Return1Minion's Return$0.36
  4. The Eldest Reborn1The Eldest Reborn$0.34

Lands 38 / 38$18.06

  1. Barren Moor1Barren Moor$0.16
  2. Bojuka Bog1Bojuka Bog$1.18
  3. Castle Locthwain1Castle Locthwain$1.34
  4. Command Tower1Command Tower$0.21
  5. Demolition Field1Demolition Field$0.23
  6. Desert of the Glorified1Desert of the Glorified$0.14
  7. Deserted Temple1Deserted Temple$0.82
  8. Everglades1Everglades$1.21
  9. Evolving Wilds1Evolving Wilds$0.09
  10. Exotic Orchard1Exotic Orchard$0.20
  11. Fabled Passage1Fabled Passage$0.77

Lands continued

  1. Field of Ruin1Field of Ruin$0.26
  2. Geier Reach Sanitarium1Geier Reach Sanitarium$0.79
  3. Havengul Laboratory // Havengul Mystery1Havengul Laboratory // Havengul Mystery$0.61
  4. Hive of the Eye Tyrant1Hive of the Eye Tyrant$0.47
  5. Hostile Hostel // Creeping Inn1Hostile Hostel // Creeping Inn$0.72
  6. Leechridden Swamp1Leechridden Swamp$0.73
  7. Memorial to Folly1Memorial to Folly$0.24
  8. Mortuary Mire1Mortuary Mire$0.30
  9. Myriad Landscape1Myriad Landscape$0.26
  10. Polluted Mire1Polluted Mire$0.15
  11. Rogue's Passage1Rogue's Passage$0.34

Lands continued

  1. Scavenger Grounds1Scavenger Grounds$0.21
  2. Snow-Covered Swamp×55Snow-Covered Swamp$2.95
  3. Swamp×44Swamp$0.40
  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. War Room1War Room$0.82
  9. Witch's Cottage1Witch's Cottage$0.39

About this Arvinox, the Mind Flail deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: Arvinox, the Mind Flail, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. Its estimated price is $43.08 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what Arvinox, the Mind Flail decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Gonti, Lord of Luxury, Elder Brain and Feed the Swarm. The picks most particular to this commander are Intellect Devourer, Junktroller and Dead Man's Chest, which turn up here far more often than in other Mono-Black decks.

Its average mana value is 4.11. It runs no Game Changers.

The most expensive cards are Heartless Conscription ($1.99), Shadow of the Enemy ($1.01) and Defile ($1.00); 48 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $37.08, and with no limit $601.17; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value4.11
Game Changers0
Combos0
Deck match59%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 0 cards
  2. Mana value 1: 2 cards
  3. Mana value 2: 12 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 14 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 10 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 6 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 10 cards
  8. Mana value 7+: 8 cards

The curve and the average cover Arvinox, the Mind Flail 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
Plan3022-8

These targets add up to 108 because a card can fill more than one role. 3 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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Each bar is the complete Command Zone template deck for Arvinox, the Mind Flail 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 Arvinox, the Mind Flail decks usually play.

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