Budget Bauble
Balthor the Defiled - Decklist

Creatures 54$22.97

  1. Abhorrent Overlord1Abhorrent Overlord$0.43
  2. Basal Sliver1Basal Sliver$0.74
  3. Blood Pet1Blood Pet$0.61
  4. Blood Vassal1Blood Vassal$0.25
  5. Body Snatcher1Body Snatcher$0.22
  6. Bog Witch1Bog Witch$0.94
  7. Cabal Torturer1Cabal Torturer$0.08
  8. Carrion Feeder1Carrion Feeder$1.66
  9. Cat Burglar1Cat Burglar$0.14
  10. Chainer, Dementia Master1Chainer, Dementia Master$0.26
  11. Corpse Connoisseur1Corpse Connoisseur$0.20

Creatures continued

  1. Corpse Harvester1Corpse Harvester$0.27
  2. Corrupt Official1Corrupt Official$0.35
  3. Crow of Dark Tidings1Crow of Dark Tidings$0.07
  4. Dauthi Marauder1Dauthi Marauder$0.22
  5. Dauthi Mindripper1Dauthi Mindripper$0.28
  6. Deathcap Marionette1Deathcap Marionette$0.19
  7. Disciple of Bolas1Disciple of Bolas$0.37
  8. Dreadhound1Dreadhound$0.17
  9. Gempalm Polluter1Gempalm Polluter$0.26
  10. Gloomdrifter1Gloomdrifter$0.26
  11. Golgari Thug1Golgari Thug$0.35

Creatures continued

  1. Gorging Vulture1Gorging Vulture$0.15
  2. Gray Merchant of Asphodel1Gray Merchant of Asphodel$0.63
  3. K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth1K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth$1.01
  4. Millikin1Millikin$0.23
  5. Minion of Leshrac1Minion of Leshrac$1.05
  6. Minion of the Wastes1Minion of the Wastes$0.81
  7. Mire Triton1Mire Triton$0.17
  8. Mogis's Marauder1Mogis's Marauder$0.30
  9. Necroplasm1Necroplasm$0.64
  10. Noxious Ghoul1Noxious Ghoul$0.54
  11. Overeager Apprentice1Overeager Apprentice$0.20

Creatures continued

  1. Painbringer1Painbringer$0.11
  2. Phyrexian Broodlings1Phyrexian Broodlings$0.09
  3. Priest of Gix1Priest of Gix$0.39
  4. Putrid Imp1Putrid Imp$1.35
  5. Ravenous Chupacabra1Ravenous Chupacabra$0.49
  6. Renegade Reaper1Renegade Reaper$0.30
  7. Rune-Scarred Demon1Rune-Scarred Demon$1.23
  8. Scion of Darkness1Scion of Darkness$0.31
  9. Shriekmaw1Shriekmaw$0.27
  10. Skirge Familiar1Skirge Familiar$0.29
  11. Stinkweed Imp1Stinkweed Imp$1.14

Creatures continued

  1. Stitcher's Supplier1Stitcher's Supplier$0.26
  2. Street Wraith1Street Wraith$0.19
  3. Syr Konrad, the Grim1Syr Konrad, the Grim$1.00
  4. Twisted Abomination1Twisted Abomination$0.05
  5. Undead Butler1Undead Butler$0.24
  6. Undead Gladiator1Undead Gladiator$0.16
  7. Unshakable Tail1Unshakable Tail$0.36
  8. Vile Entomber1Vile Entomber$0.24
  9. Wailing Ghoul1Wailing Ghoul$0.11
  10. Withered Wretch1Withered Wretch$0.34

Instants 2$0.42

  1. Corpse Churn1Corpse Churn$0.08
  2. Darkblast1Darkblast$0.34

Sorceries 3$0.67

  1. Decree of Pain1Decree of Pain$0.29
  2. Funeral Rites1Funeral Rites$0.08
  3. Mutilate1Mutilate$0.30

Artifacts 1$0.29

  1. Perpetual Timepiece1Perpetual Timepiece$0.29

Enchantments 1$0.29

  1. Cemetery Tampering1Cemetery Tampering$0.29

Lands 38 / 38$19.78

  1. Barren Moor1Barren Moor$0.16
  2. Blast Zone1Blast Zone$0.34
  3. Bojuka Bog1Bojuka Bog$1.18
  4. Buried Ruin1Buried Ruin$0.36
  5. Cabal Pit1Cabal Pit$0.31
  6. Castle Locthwain1Castle Locthwain$1.34
  7. Conduit Pylons1Conduit Pylons$0.29
  8. Dakmor Salvage1Dakmor Salvage$0.34
  9. Demolition Field1Demolition Field$0.23
  10. Deserted Temple1Deserted Temple$0.82
  11. Drownyard Temple1Drownyard Temple$0.24

Lands continued

  1. Ebon Stronghold1Ebon Stronghold$0.38
  2. Fabled Passage1Fabled Passage$0.77
  3. Geier Reach Sanitarium1Geier Reach Sanitarium$0.79
  4. Ghost Quarter1Ghost Quarter$0.44
  5. High Market1High Market$0.40
  6. Leechridden Swamp1Leechridden Swamp$0.73
  7. Midgar, City of Mako // Reactor Raid1Midgar, City of Mako // Reactor Raid$1.59
  8. Mortuary Mire1Mortuary Mire$0.30
  9. Myriad Landscape1Myriad Landscape$0.26
  10. Path of Ancestry1Path of Ancestry$0.17
  11. Peat Bog1Peat Bog$1.29

Lands continued

  1. Polluted Mire1Polluted Mire$0.15
  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. Thespian's Stage1Thespian's Stage$0.40
  7. Unholy Grotto1Unholy Grotto$0.37
  8. War Room1War Room$0.82
  9. Witch's Cottage1Witch's Cottage$0.39

About this Balthor the Defiled deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: Balthor the Defiled, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. Its estimated price is $56.57 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what Balthor the Defiled decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Gray Merchant of Asphodel, Stitcher's Supplier and Syr Konrad, the Grim. The picks most particular to this commander are Stinkweed Imp, Mogis's Marauder and Undead Butler, which turn up here far more often than in other Mono-Black decks.

Its average mana value is 3.79. It runs no Game Changers and holds every piece of 1 known combo.

The most expensive cards are Carrion Feeder ($1.66), Putrid Imp ($1.35) and Rune-Scarred Demon ($1.23); 47 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $45.22, and with no limit $848.35; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value3.79
Game Changers0
Combos1
Deck match52%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 0 cards
  2. Mana value 1: 5 cards
  3. Mana value 2: 9 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 18 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 10 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 10 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 4 cards
  8. Mana value 7+: 6 cards

The curve and the average cover Balthor the Defiled 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 advantage1214+2
Targeted disruption1215+3
Mass disruption67+1
Lands3838+0
Plan3026-4

These targets add up to 108 because a card can fill more than one role. 11 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.

Compare prices at other card limits

Full deck price by per-card cap

  1. Up to $0.25 per card: $27.11 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 24% deck match
  2. Up to $0.50 per card: $36.40 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 39% deck match
  3. Up to $0.75 per card: $41.39 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 44% deck match
  4. Up to $1 per card: $45.22 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 47% deck match
  5. Up to $1.50 per card: $53.73 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 51% deck match
  6. Up to $2 per card: $58.44 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 53% deck match
  7. Up to $3 per card: $75.03 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 60% deck match
  8. Up to $5 per card: $101.49 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 65% deck match
  9. Up to $7.50 per card: $122.64 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 68% deck match
  10. Up to $10 per card: $158.13 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 70% deck match
  11. Up to $15 per card: $230.58 for 100 of 100 cards; 73% deck match
  12. Up to $20 per card: $299.83 for 100 of 100 cards; 77% deck match
  13. Up to $30 per card: $361.49 for 100 of 100 cards; 77% deck match
  14. Up to $50 per card: $482.49 for 100 of 100 cards; 77% deck match
  15. Up to $100 per card: $506.40 for 100 of 100 cards; 77% deck match
  16. No per-card cap: $848.35 for 100 of 100 cards; 77% deck match

Each bar is the complete Command Zone template deck for Balthor the Defiled 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 Balthor the Defiled 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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