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Dralnu, Lich Lord - Decklist

Creatures 17$7.59

  1. Archmage Emeritus1Archmage Emeritus$0.74
  2. Curious Homunculus // Voracious Reader1Curious Homunculus // Voracious Reader$0.32
  3. Deekah, Fractal Theorist1Deekah, Fractal Theorist$0.25
  4. Docent of Perfection // Final Iteration1Docent of Perfection // Final Iteration$0.59
  5. Fatestitcher1Fatestitcher$0.44
  6. Gravebreaker Lamia1Gravebreaker Lamia$0.50
  7. Kelpie Guide1Kelpie Guide$0.23
  8. Lier, Disciple of the Drowned1Lier, Disciple of the Drowned$1.21
  9. Lord of the Forsaken1Lord of the Forsaken$0.31

Creatures continued

  1. Mercurial Spelldancer1Mercurial Spelldancer$0.39
  2. Murmuring Mystic1Murmuring Mystic$0.33
  3. Oriq Loremage1Oriq Loremage$0.54
  4. River Kelpie1River Kelpie$0.34
  5. Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful1Rona, Sheoldred's Faithful$0.12
  6. Stinging Lionfish1Stinging Lionfish$0.12
  7. Talrand, Sky Summoner1Talrand, Sky Summoner$0.39
  8. Tormod, the Desecrator1Tormod, the Desecrator$0.77

Instants 21$10.77

  1. Aetherize1Aetherize$0.28
  2. Ancient Excavation1Ancient Excavation$0.28
  3. Corrupted Resolve1Corrupted Resolve$0.25
  4. Disallow1Disallow$0.35
  5. Domineering Will1Domineering Will$0.74
  6. Dramatic Reversal1Dramatic Reversal$0.38
  7. Fact or Fiction1Fact or Fiction$0.19
  8. Forbidden Alchemy1Forbidden Alchemy$0.07
  9. Frantic Search1Frantic Search$0.74
  10. Fuel for the Cause1Fuel for the Cause$0.38
  11. High Tide1High Tide$0.83

Instants continued

  1. Mission Briefing1Mission Briefing$0.34
  2. Mystic Confluence1Mystic Confluence$0.50
  3. Mystical Teachings1Mystical Teachings$0.13
  4. Reins of Power1Reins of Power$1.77
  5. Rewind1Rewind$0.35
  6. Silundi Vision // Silundi Isle1Silundi Vision // Silundi Isle$0.41
  7. Thought Scour1Thought Scour$0.42
  8. Unwind1Unwind$1.58
  9. Vraska's Fall1Vraska's Fall$0.35
  10. Wrong Turn1Wrong Turn$0.43

Sorceries 12$4.44

  1. Army of the Damned1Army of the Damned$0.37
  2. Consuming Tide1Consuming Tide$0.58
  3. Deadly Tempest1Deadly Tempest$0.48
  4. Decree of Pain1Decree of Pain$0.29
  5. Exsanguinate1Exsanguinate$0.31
  6. Geth's Summons1Geth's Summons$0.39
  7. Necrotic Hex1Necrotic Hex$0.29
  8. Preordain1Preordain$0.63
  9. Ransack the Lab1Ransack the Lab$0.21
  10. Rise from the Tides1Rise from the Tides$0.10
  11. See the Truth1See the Truth$0.53
  12. Tendrils of Agony1Tendrils of Agony$0.26

Artifacts 6$2.98

  1. Altar of the Lost1Altar of the Lost$0.05
  2. Assault Suit1Assault Suit$0.23
  3. Magebane Armor1Magebane Armor$0.97
  4. Mindsplice Apparatus1Mindsplice Apparatus$1.16
  5. Relic Amulet1Relic Amulet$0.16
  6. Sphinx-Bone Wand1Sphinx-Bone Wand$0.41

Enchantments 5$3.09

  1. Jace's Sanctum1Jace's Sanctum$0.57
  2. Metallurgic Summonings1Metallurgic Summonings$1.52
  3. Ominous Roost1Ominous Roost$0.19
  4. Secrets of the Dead1Secrets of the Dead$0.45
  5. Swarm Intelligence1Swarm Intelligence$0.36

Lands 38 / 38$17.82

  1. Bojuka Bog1Bojuka Bog$1.18
  2. Cephalid Coliseum1Cephalid Coliseum$0.27
  3. Choked Estuary1Choked Estuary$0.27
  4. Command Tower1Command Tower$0.21
  5. Darkslick Shores1Darkslick Shores$1.70
  6. Darkwater Catacombs1Darkwater Catacombs$0.28
  7. Dimir Aqueduct1Dimir Aqueduct$0.25
  8. Dismal Backwater1Dismal Backwater$0.13
  9. Dreadship Reef1Dreadship Reef$0.19
  10. Drowned Catacomb1Drowned Catacomb$0.42
  11. Evolving Wilds1Evolving Wilds$0.09

Lands continued

  1. Exotic Orchard1Exotic Orchard$0.20
  2. Fetid Pools1Fetid Pools$0.27
  3. High Market1High Market$0.40
  4. Ice Tunnel1Ice Tunnel$0.44
  5. Island×33Island$0.21
  6. Jwar Isle Refuge1Jwar Isle Refuge$0.17
  7. Myriad Landscape1Myriad Landscape$0.26
  8. Mystic Sanctuary1Mystic Sanctuary$1.14
  9. Nephalia Drownyard1Nephalia Drownyard$0.31
  10. Path of Ancestry1Path of Ancestry$0.17
  11. Riptide Laboratory1Riptide Laboratory$0.66

Lands continued

  1. River of Tears1River of Tears$0.32
  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. Terramorphic Expanse1Terramorphic Expanse$0.10
  11. Underground River1Underground River$0.53

About this Dralnu, Lich Lord deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: Dralnu, Lich Lord, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. Its estimated price is $46.97 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what Dralnu, Lich Lord decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Frantic Search, Fact or Fiction and Secrets of the Dead. The picks most particular to this commander are Rise from the Tides, Talrand, Sky Summoner and Oriq Loremage, which turn up here far more often than in other Dimir decks.

Its average mana value is 3.84. It runs no Game Changers.

The most expensive cards are Reins of Power ($1.77), Unwind ($1.58) and Metallurgic Summonings ($1.52); 44 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $35.60, and with no limit $1505.30; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value3.84
Game Changers0
Combos0
Deck match59%

Mana curve

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

The curve and the average cover Dralnu, Lich Lord 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
Ramp1011+1
Card advantage1213+1
Targeted disruption1213+1
Mass disruption66+0
Lands3839+1
Plan3022-8

These targets add up to 108 because a card can fill more than one role. 5 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 Dralnu, Lich Lord 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 Dralnu, Lich Lord 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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