Budget Bauble
Captain N'ghathrod - Decklist

Creatures 37$21.10

  1. Arvinox, the Mind Flail1Arvinox, the Mind Flail$0.34
  2. Chasm Skulker1Chasm Skulker$0.34
  3. Consuming Aberration1Consuming Aberration$0.22
  4. Cruel Somnophage // Can't Wake Up1Cruel Somnophage // Can't Wake Up$0.41
  5. Dark Hatchling1Dark Hatchling$0.13
  6. Dauthi Horror1Dauthi Horror$0.24
  7. Defiler of Flesh1Defiler of Flesh$0.40
  8. Duskmantle Guildmage1Duskmantle Guildmage$0.76
  9. Elder Brain1Elder Brain$0.80
  10. Forgotten Creation1Forgotten Creation$0.31

Creatures continued

  1. Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar1Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar$1.47
  2. Grell Philosopher1Grell Philosopher$0.48
  3. Guiltfeeder1Guiltfeeder$1.38
  4. Horrid Shadowspinner1Horrid Shadowspinner$0.27
  5. Illithid Harvester // Plant Tadpoles1Illithid Harvester // Plant Tadpoles$0.41
  6. Imperious Mindbreaker1Imperious Mindbreaker$0.36
  7. Intellect Devourer1Intellect Devourer$0.38
  8. K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth1K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth$1.01
  9. Mind Flayer1Mind Flayer$0.40
  10. Mutated Cultist1Mutated Cultist$0.97

Creatures continued

  1. Nighthowler1Nighthowler$0.23
  2. Nihilith1Nihilith$0.28
  3. Overcharged Amalgam1Overcharged Amalgam$0.38
  4. Phyrexian Rager1Phyrexian Rager$0.06
  5. Phyrexian Revoker1Phyrexian Revoker$0.21
  6. Psychosis Crawler1Psychosis Crawler$0.67
  7. Ravenous Chupacabra1Ravenous Chupacabra$0.49
  8. Ruin Crab1Ruin Crab$1.20
  9. Sewer Nemesis1Sewer Nemesis$1.00
  10. Shadow Kin1Shadow Kin$0.74

Creatures continued

  1. Silent Hallcreeper1Silent Hallcreeper$1.16
  2. Sludge Monster1Sludge Monster$0.46
  3. Syr Konrad, the Grim1Syr Konrad, the Grim$1.00
  4. Terisian Mindbreaker1Terisian Mindbreaker$1.02
  5. Thing in the Ice // Awoken Horror1Thing in the Ice // Awoken Horror$0.52
  6. Wharf Infiltrator1Wharf Infiltrator$0.33
  7. Woe Strider1Woe Strider$0.27

Instants 7$4.66

  1. Curtains' Call1Curtains' Call$0.40
  2. Didn't Say Please1Didn't Say Please$0.37
  3. Drown in Dreams1Drown in Dreams$1.00
  4. Drown in the Loch1Drown in the Loch$1.17
  5. Memory Plunder1Memory Plunder$1.41
  6. Pull from Tomorrow1Pull from Tomorrow$0.17
  7. Unseal the Necropolis1Unseal the Necropolis$0.14

Sorceries 9$5.67

  1. Crippling Fear1Crippling Fear$0.39
  2. Cut Your Losses1Cut Your Losses$1.64
  3. Extract from Darkness1Extract from Darkness$0.17
  4. From the Catacombs1From the Catacombs$0.91
  5. Hex1Hex$0.28
  6. Mind Funeral1Mind Funeral$1.12
  7. Psionic Ritual1Psionic Ritual$0.31
  8. Singularity Rupture1Singularity Rupture$0.55
  9. Syphon Mind1Syphon Mind$0.30

Artifacts 7$3.55

  1. Dimir Keyrune1Dimir Keyrune$0.24
  2. Dimir Signet1Dimir Signet$0.28
  3. Everflowing Chalice1Everflowing Chalice$0.28
  4. Mind Stone1Mind Stone$0.21
  5. Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree1Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree$0.52
  6. Riverchurn Monument1Riverchurn Monument$1.49
  7. Talisman of Dominance1Talisman of Dominance$0.53

Enchantments 1$0.58

  1. Fraying Sanity1Fraying Sanity$0.58

Lands 38 / 38$19.53

  1. Ash Barrens1Ash Barrens$0.15
  2. Bojuka Bog1Bojuka Bog$1.18
  3. Choked Estuary1Choked Estuary$0.27
  4. Command Tower1Command Tower$0.21
  5. Creeping Tar Pit1Creeping Tar Pit$0.35
  6. Darkslick Shores1Darkslick Shores$1.70
  7. Darkwater Catacombs1Darkwater Catacombs$0.28
  8. Dimir Aqueduct1Dimir Aqueduct$0.25
  9. Dismal Backwater1Dismal Backwater$0.13
  10. Drowned Catacomb1Drowned Catacomb$0.42
  11. Drownyard Temple1Drownyard Temple$0.24

Lands continued

  1. Evolving Wilds1Evolving Wilds$0.09
  2. Exotic Orchard1Exotic Orchard$0.20
  3. Fabled Passage1Fabled Passage$0.77
  4. Island×33Island$0.21
  5. Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital // Overture1Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital // Overture$1.26
  6. Myriad Landscape1Myriad Landscape$0.26
  7. Nephalia Drownyard1Nephalia Drownyard$0.31
  8. Path of Ancestry1Path of Ancestry$0.17
  9. Port of Karfell1Port of Karfell$0.20
  10. Restless Reef1Restless Reef$1.85
  11. River of Tears1River of Tears$0.32

Lands continued

  1. Rogue's Passage1Rogue's Passage$0.34
  2. Shipwreck Marsh1Shipwreck Marsh$1.42
  3. Snow-Covered Island×22Snow-Covered Island$2.12
  4. Snow-Covered Swamp×22Snow-Covered Swamp$1.18
  5. Sunken Hollow1Sunken Hollow$0.28
  6. Sunken Ruins1Sunken Ruins$0.50
  7. Swamp×22Swamp$0.20
  8. Tainted Isle1Tainted Isle$1.76
  9. Temple of Deceit1Temple of Deceit$0.19
  10. Temple of the False God1Temple of the False God$0.19
  11. Underground River1Underground River$0.53

About this Captain N'ghathrod deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: Captain N'ghathrod, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. Its estimated price is $69.13 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what Captain N'ghathrod decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Consuming Aberration, Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar and Drown in the Loch. The picks most particular to this commander are Guiltfeeder, Sewer Nemesis and Sludge Monster, which turn up here far more often than in other Dimir decks.

Its average mana value is 3.79. It runs no Game Changers and holds every piece of 7 known combos.

The most expensive cards are Cut Your Losses ($1.64), Riverchurn Monument ($1.49) and Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar ($1.47); 36 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $51.31, and with no limit $400.68; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value3.79
Game Changers0
Combos7
Deck match63%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 1 card
  2. Mana value 1: 1 card
  3. Mana value 2: 13 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 16 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 10 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 10 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 7 cards
  8. Mana value 7+: 4 cards

The curve and the average cover Captain N'ghathrod 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
Plan3024-6

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.

Compare prices at other card limits

Full deck price by per-card cap

  1. Up to $0.25 per card: $29.65 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 19% deck match
  2. Up to $0.50 per card: $39.70 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 45% deck match
  3. Up to $0.75 per card: $45.03 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 50% deck match
  4. Up to $1 per card: $51.31 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 55% deck match
  5. Up to $1.50 per card: $64.36 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 63% deck match
  6. Up to $2 per card: $69.13 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 63% deck match
  7. Up to $3 per card: $81.97 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 69% deck match
  8. Up to $5 per card: $124.66 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 77% deck match
  9. Up to $7.50 per card: $160.07 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 83% deck match
  10. Up to $10 per card: $183.61 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 84% deck match
  11. Up to $15 per card: $220.42 for 100 of 100 cards; 85% deck match
  12. Up to $20 per card: $272.75 for 100 of 100 cards; 86% deck match
  13. Up to $30 per card: $325.30 for 100 of 100 cards; 87% deck match
  14. Up to $50 per card: $392.39 for 100 of 100 cards; 87% deck match
  15. Up to $100 per card: $400.68 for 100 of 100 cards; 87% deck match
  16. No per-card cap: $400.68 for 100 of 100 cards; 87% deck match

Each bar is the complete Command Zone template deck for Captain N'ghathrod 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 Captain N'ghathrod decks usually play.

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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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