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Black Waltz No. 3 - Decklist

Creatures 18$9.49

  1. Caldera Pyremaw1Caldera Pyremaw$0.55
  2. Electrostatic Field1Electrostatic Field$1.03
  3. Erebor Flamesmith1Erebor Flamesmith$0.33
  4. Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian1Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian$0.33
  5. Firebrand Archer1Firebrand Archer$0.27
  6. Firespitter Whelp1Firespitter Whelp$0.18
  7. Garland, Knight of Cornelia // Chaos, the Endless1Garland, Knight of Cornelia // Chaos, the Endless$0.20
  8. Guttersnipe1Guttersnipe$0.24
  9. Judith, Carnage Connoisseur1Judith, Carnage Connoisseur$0.35

Creatures continued

  1. Kuja, Genome Sorcerer // Trance Kuja, Fate Defied1Kuja, Genome Sorcerer // Trance Kuja, Fate Defied$1.77
  2. Mysidian Elder1Mysidian Elder$0.20
  3. Queen Brahne1Queen Brahne$0.23
  4. Sabotender1Sabotender$0.27
  5. Storm-Kiln Artist1Storm-Kiln Artist$1.74
  6. Thermo-Alchemist1Thermo-Alchemist$0.17
  7. Tor Wauki the Younger1Tor Wauki the Younger$1.08
  8. Unruly Catapult1Unruly Catapult$0.30
  9. Young Pyromancer1Young Pyromancer$0.25

Instants 18$6.77

  1. Abrade1Abrade$0.17
  2. Big Score1Big Score$0.41
  3. Cremate1Cremate$0.15
  4. Dark Ritual1Dark Ritual$0.44
  5. Demand Answers1Demand Answers$0.46
  6. Expedite1Expedite$0.25
  7. Fire Magic1Fire Magic$0.62
  8. Laughing Mad1Laughing Mad$0.17
  9. Lightning Bolt1Lightning Bolt$0.81

Instants continued

  1. Lightning Strike1Lightning Strike$0.09
  2. Overkill1Overkill$0.27
  3. Sephiroth's Intervention1Sephiroth's Intervention$0.15
  4. Shock1Shock$0.07
  5. Thrill of Possibility1Thrill of Possibility$0.17
  6. Thunder Magic1Thunder Magic$0.19
  7. Transpose1Transpose$0.31
  8. Unexpected Windfall1Unexpected Windfall$1.86
  9. Vincent's Limit Break1Vincent's Limit Break$0.18

Sorceries 19$9.13

  1. Circle of Power1Circle of Power$0.23
  2. Cornered by Black Mages1Cornered by Black Mages$0.20
  3. End the Festivities1End the Festivities$0.88
  4. Fiery Confluence1Fiery Confluence$0.32
  5. Flame Rift1Flame Rift$0.46
  6. Grab the Prize1Grab the Prize$0.54
  7. Grapeshot1Grapeshot$0.31
  8. Mana Geyser1Mana Geyser$0.56
  9. Night's Whisper1Night's Whisper$0.23
  10. Overmaster1Overmaster$1.90

Sorceries continued

  1. Risky Shortcut1Risky Shortcut$0.27
  2. Ruinous Rampage1Ruinous Rampage$0.22
  3. Seize the Spoils1Seize the Spoils$0.17
  4. Sign in Blood1Sign in Blood$0.24
  5. Sorceress's Schemes1Sorceress's Schemes$0.25
  6. Strike It Rich1Strike It Rich$1.53
  7. Suplex1Suplex$0.25
  8. Tectonic Hazard1Tectonic Hazard$0.31
  9. Tendrils of Agony1Tendrils of Agony$0.26

Artifacts 4$0.84

  1. Black Mage's Rod1Black Mage's Rod$0.21
  2. Blitzball1Blitzball$0.21
  3. Red Mage's Rapier1Red Mage's Rapier$0.18
  4. World Map1World Map$0.24

Enchantments 2$0.55

  1. Eternal Thirst1Eternal Thirst$0.15
  2. Fiery Inscription1Fiery Inscription$0.40

Lands 38 / 38$15.78

  1. Akoum Refuge1Akoum Refuge$0.08
  2. Ash Barrens1Ash Barrens$0.15
  3. Bloodfell Caves1Bloodfell Caves$0.14
  4. Bojuka Bog1Bojuka Bog$1.18
  5. Canyon Slough1Canyon Slough$0.21
  6. Command Tower1Command Tower$0.21
  7. Dragonskull Summit1Dragonskull Summit$0.45
  8. Evolving Wilds1Evolving Wilds$0.09
  9. Exotic Orchard1Exotic Orchard$0.20
  10. Fabled Passage1Fabled Passage$0.77
  11. Foreboding Ruins1Foreboding Ruins$0.32

Lands continued

  1. Geothermal Bog1Geothermal Bog$0.24
  2. Graven Cairns1Graven Cairns$1.55
  3. Haunted Ridge1Haunted Ridge$1.25
  4. Jagged Barrens1Jagged Barrens$0.50
  5. Midgar, City of Mako // Reactor Raid1Midgar, City of Mako // Reactor Raid$1.59
  6. Mountain×33Mountain$0.24
  7. Myriad Landscape1Myriad Landscape$0.26
  8. Path of Ancestry1Path of Ancestry$0.17
  9. Rakdos Carnarium1Rakdos Carnarium$0.30
  10. Rakdos Guildgate1Rakdos Guildgate$0.10
  11. Shadowblood Ridge1Shadowblood Ridge$0.27

Lands continued

  1. Smoldering Marsh1Smoldering Marsh$0.25
  2. Snow-Covered Mountain×22Snow-Covered Mountain$1.00
  3. Snow-Covered Swamp×22Snow-Covered Swamp$1.18
  4. Spinerock Knoll1Spinerock Knoll$0.47
  5. Sulfurous Springs1Sulfurous Springs$0.46
  6. Swamp×22Swamp$0.20
  7. Tainted Peak1Tainted Peak$1.25
  8. Temple of Malice1Temple of Malice$0.20
  9. Temple of the False God1Temple of the False God$0.19
  10. Terramorphic Expanse1Terramorphic Expanse$0.10
  11. Vector, Imperial Capital1Vector, Imperial Capital$0.21

About this Black Waltz No. 3 deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: Black Waltz No. 3, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. Its estimated price is $42.88 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what Black Waltz No. 3 decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Black Mage's Rod, Dark Ritual and Cornered by Black Mages. The picks most particular to this commander are Kuja, Genome Sorcerer // Trance Kuja, Fate Defied, Circle of Power and Guttersnipe, which turn up here far more often than in other Rakdos decks.

Its average mana value is 2.60. It runs no Game Changers.

The most expensive cards are Overmaster ($1.90), Unexpected Windfall ($1.86) and Kuja, Genome Sorcerer // Trance Kuja, Fate Defied ($1.77); 48 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $28.29, and with no limit $856.16; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value2.60
Game Changers0
Combos0
Deck match72%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 0 cards
  2. Mana value 1: 12 cards
  3. Mana value 2: 21 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 14 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 10 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 5 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 0 cards
  8. Mana value 7+: 0 cards

The curve and the average cover Black Waltz No. 3 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 disruption1213+1
Mass disruption66+0
Lands3838+0
Plan3021-9

These targets add up to 108 because a card can fill more than one role. 1 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 Black Waltz No. 3 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 Black Waltz No. 3 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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