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Bob, Reluctant HYDRA Agent - Decklist

Creatures 21$9.02

  1. Baron Strucker, HYDRA Overlord1Baron Strucker, HYDRA Overlord$0.18
  2. Cabal Paladin1Cabal Paladin$0.10
  3. Citizen V, Helmut Zemo1Citizen V, Helmut Zemo$0.35
  4. Crashing Drawbridge1Crashing Drawbridge$0.78
  5. Crimson Cowl, Master of Evil1Crimson Cowl, Master of Evil$0.34
  6. Crossbones, Malicious Mercenary1Crossbones, Malicious Mercenary$0.17
  7. Elegy Acolyte1Elegy Acolyte$0.45
  8. K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth1K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth$1.13
  9. Leech Collector // Bloodletting1Leech Collector // Bloodletting$0.31
  10. Loyal Subordinate1Loyal Subordinate$0.27
  11. MACH-1, Swooping Scoundrel1MACH-1, Swooping Scoundrel$0.27

Creatures continued

  1. Marauding Blight-Priest1Marauding Blight-Priest$0.17
  2. Rat King, Pale Piper1Rat King, Pale Piper$0.34
  3. Scheming Silvertongue // Sign in Blood1Scheming Silvertongue // Sign in Blood$1.28
  4. South Wind Avatar1South Wind Avatar$1.14
  5. Swordsman, Sharp Scoundrel1Swordsman, Sharp Scoundrel$0.10
  6. The Frightful Four1The Frightful Four$0.31
  7. Tombstone, Career Criminal1Tombstone, Career Criminal$0.21
  8. Veinwitch Coven1Veinwitch Coven$0.34
  9. Vrock1Vrock$0.31
  10. Witch of the Moors1Witch of the Moors$0.47

Instants 12$5.84

  1. Archenemy's Charm1Archenemy's Charm$0.78
  2. Bitter Triumph1Bitter Triumph$0.33
  3. Consuming Corruption1Consuming Corruption$0.20
  4. Dark Ritual1Dark Ritual$0.25
  5. Deadly Dispute1Deadly Dispute$0.33
  6. Defile1Defile$1.18
  7. Fatal Push1Fatal Push$0.49
  8. Go for the Throat1Go for the Throat$0.27
  9. Infernal Grasp1Infernal Grasp$0.27
  10. The Spot's Portal1The Spot's Portal$0.23
  11. Visions of Villainy1Visions of Villainy$0.23
  12. Withering Torment1Withering Torment$1.28

Sorceries 14$4.67

  1. Decode Transmissions1Decode Transmissions$0.20
  2. Endless Ranks of HYDRA1Endless Ranks of HYDRA$0.30
  3. Essence Pulse1Essence Pulse$0.34
  4. Extinction Event1Extinction Event$0.32
  5. Feed the Swarm1Feed the Swarm$0.22
  6. Hymn of the Faller1Hymn of the Faller$0.17
  7. Mutilate1Mutilate$0.30

Sorceries continued

  1. Night's Whisper1Night's Whisper$0.26
  2. Sign in Blood1Sign in Blood$0.26
  3. Tragic Trajectory1Tragic Trajectory$0.30
  4. Venom's Hunger1Venom's Hunger$0.22
  5. Villainous Wrath1Villainous Wrath$0.52
  6. Withering Curse1Withering Curse$0.89
  7. Yahenni's Expertise1Yahenni's Expertise$0.37

Artifacts 10$5.42

  1. Arcane Signet1Arcane Signet$0.33
  2. Charcoal Diamond1Charcoal Diamond$0.24
  3. Fellwar Stone1Fellwar Stone$0.84
  4. Mind Stone1Mind Stone$0.20
  5. Reaper's Talisman1Reaper's Talisman$0.17
  6. Skateboard1Skateboard$0.41
  7. Sol Ring1Sol Ring$1.27
  8. Tome of Legends1Tome of Legends$0.23
  9. Wayfarer's Bauble1Wayfarer's Bauble$0.23
  10. Well of Lost Dreams1Well of Lost Dreams$1.50

Enchantments 4$2.94

  1. Doom Reigns Supreme1Doom Reigns Supreme$0.33
  2. HYDRA Infiltration1HYDRA Infiltration$0.10
  3. Ninja Teen1Ninja Teen$1.19
  4. Tinybones Joins Up1Tinybones Joins Up$1.32

Lands 38 / 38$14.43

  1. Access Tunnel1Access Tunnel$0.32
  2. Amonkhet Raceway1Amonkhet Raceway$0.36
  3. Barren Moor1Barren Moor$0.16
  4. Bojuka Bog1Bojuka Bog$1.39
  5. Castle Locthwain1Castle Locthwain$1.09
  6. Command Tower1Command Tower$0.17
  7. Demolition Field1Demolition Field$0.25
  8. Evolving Wilds1Evolving Wilds$0.08
  9. Leechridden Swamp1Leechridden Swamp$0.72
  10. Mortuary Mire1Mortuary Mire$0.29
  11. Muraganda Raceway1Muraganda Raceway$0.63

Lands continued

  1. Myriad Landscape1Myriad Landscape$0.21
  2. Path of Ancestry1Path of Ancestry$0.17
  3. Rogue's Passage1Rogue's Passage$0.37
  4. Scavenger Grounds1Scavenger Grounds$0.22
  5. Snow-Covered Swamp×1010Snow-Covered Swamp$5.50
  6. Swamp×99Swamp$0.90
  7. Terramorphic Expanse1Terramorphic Expanse$0.08
  8. Villainous Hideout1Villainous Hideout$0.23
  9. War Room1War Room$0.96
  10. Witch's Cottage1Witch's Cottage$0.33

About this Bob, Reluctant HYDRA Agent deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: Bob, Reluctant HYDRA Agent, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 19 of them basics. Its estimated price is $42.61 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what Bob, Reluctant HYDRA Agent decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Crossbones, Malicious Mercenary, Sol Ring and Tome of Legends. The picks most particular to this commander are Baron Strucker, HYDRA Overlord, Doom Reigns Supreme and HYDRA Infiltration, which turn up here far more often than in other Mono-Black decks.

Its average mana value is 2.77. It runs no Game Changers.

The most expensive cards are Well of Lost Dreams ($1.50), Tinybones Joins Up ($1.32) and Scheming Silvertongue // Sign in Blood ($1.28); 47 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $32.15, and with no limit $564.82; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value2.77
Game Changers0
Combos0
Deck match79%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 0 cards
  2. Mana value 1: 9 cards
  3. Mana value 2: 21 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 14 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 13 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 4 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 0 cards
  8. Mana value 7+: 1 card

The curve and the average cover Bob, Reluctant HYDRA Agent 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 disruption1213+1
Mass disruption66+0
Lands3838+0
Plan3022-8

These targets add up to 108 because a card can fill more than one role. 4 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 Bob, Reluctant HYDRA Agent 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 Bob, Reluctant HYDRA Agent decks usually play.

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Goldfish

    London mulligan: shuffle, draw seven, then put one card on the bottom for each mulligan. The first mulligan is free in Commander.

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