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Ephara, God of the Polis - Decklist

Creatures 47$23.73

  1. Aether Channeler1Aether Channeler$0.32
  2. Alms Collector1Alms Collector$0.97
  3. Angel of the Dire Hour1Angel of the Dire Hour$1.82
  4. Archaeomancer1Archaeomancer$0.30
  5. Aven Mindcensor1Aven Mindcensor$0.42
  6. Brineborn Cutthroat1Brineborn Cutthroat$0.18
  7. Cathar Commando1Cathar Commando$0.24
  8. Charming Prince1Charming Prince$0.35
  9. Cloudblazer1Cloudblazer$0.09
  10. Crafty Cutpurse1Crafty Cutpurse$0.33
  11. Deputy of Acquittals1Deputy of Acquittals$0.05
  12. Draining Whelk1Draining Whelk$0.40

Creatures continued

  1. Eldrazi Displacer1Eldrazi Displacer$1.32
  2. Errant and Giada1Errant and Giada$0.38
  3. Faerie Artisans1Faerie Artisans$1.90
  4. Fear of Impostors1Fear of Impostors$0.28
  5. Flickerwisp1Flickerwisp$0.22
  6. Guardian of Faith1Guardian of Faith$0.65
  7. Hydroelectric Specimen // Hydroelectric Laboratory1Hydroelectric Specimen // Hydroelectric Laboratory$1.63
  8. Jeskai Barricade1Jeskai Barricade$0.35
  9. Karmic Guide1Karmic Guide$0.33
  10. Keeper of the Accord1Keeper of the Accord$0.51
  11. Knight of the White Orchid1Knight of the White Orchid$1.58
  12. Lavinia of the Tenth1Lavinia of the Tenth$0.28

Creatures continued

  1. Mulldrifter1Mulldrifter$0.29
  2. Nadir Kraken1Nadir Kraken$0.29
  3. Naiad of Hidden Coves1Naiad of Hidden Coves$0.21
  4. Niambi, Esteemed Speaker1Niambi, Esteemed Speaker$0.32
  5. Peregrine Drake1Peregrine Drake$0.25
  6. Portal Mage1Portal Mage$0.24
  7. Reflector Mage1Reflector Mage$0.36
  8. Restoration Angel1Restoration Angel$0.31
  9. Reveillark1Reveillark$0.53
  10. Saltskitter1Saltskitter$0.26
  11. Seht's Tiger1Seht's Tiger$0.46
  12. Selfless Squire1Selfless Squire$0.37

Creatures continued

  1. Skyclave Apparition1Skyclave Apparition$0.27
  2. Solemn Simulacrum1Solemn Simulacrum$0.26
  3. Soulherder1Soulherder$1.90
  4. Stonecloaker1Stonecloaker$0.08
  5. Sun Titan1Sun Titan$0.22
  6. Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir1Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir$0.71
  7. Venser, Shaper Savant1Venser, Shaper Savant$0.40
  8. Voracious Greatshark1Voracious Greatshark$0.18
  9. Wall of Omens1Wall of Omens$0.25
  10. Wavebreak Hippocamp1Wavebreak Hippocamp$0.58
  11. Whitemane Lion1Whitemane Lion$0.09

Instants 4$2.94

  1. Cloudshift1Cloudshift$1.29
  2. Displace1Displace$0.35
  3. Ghostly Flicker1Ghostly Flicker$1.18
  4. Momentary Blink1Momentary Blink$0.12

Sorceries 4$2.88

  1. Austere Command1Austere Command$0.31
  2. Hour of Revelation1Hour of Revelation$1.32
  3. Ondu Inversion // Ondu Skyruins1Ondu Inversion // Ondu Skyruins$1.09
  4. Time Wipe1Time Wipe$0.16

Artifacts 2$0.46

  1. Altar of the Pantheon1Altar of the Pantheon$0.26
  2. Azorius Signet1Azorius Signet$0.20

Enchantments 4$4.46

  1. As Foretold1As Foretold$1.28
  2. Ominous Seas1Ominous Seas$1.63
  3. Sacred Mesa1Sacred Mesa$0.30
  4. Tocasia's Welcome1Tocasia's Welcome$1.25

Lands 38 / 38$12.28

  1. Adarkar Wastes1Adarkar Wastes$0.34
  2. Azorius Chancery1Azorius Chancery$0.16
  3. Castle Ardenvale1Castle Ardenvale$0.26
  4. Castle Vantress1Castle Vantress$0.31
  5. Celestial Colonnade1Celestial Colonnade$0.35
  6. Command Tower1Command Tower$0.21
  7. Deserted Beach1Deserted Beach$1.35
  8. Evolving Wilds1Evolving Wilds$0.09
  9. Exotic Orchard1Exotic Orchard$0.20
  10. Fabled Passage1Fabled Passage$0.77
  11. Glacial Floodplain1Glacial Floodplain$0.37

Lands continued

  1. Glacial Fortress1Glacial Fortress$0.19
  2. Idyllic Beachfront1Idyllic Beachfront$0.25
  3. Irrigated Farmland1Irrigated Farmland$0.16
  4. Island×33Island$0.21
  5. Lonely Sandbar1Lonely Sandbar$0.18
  6. Moorland Haunt1Moorland Haunt$0.15
  7. Myriad Landscape1Myriad Landscape$0.26
  8. Mystic Gate1Mystic Gate$0.62
  9. Mystic Sanctuary1Mystic Sanctuary$1.14
  10. Plains×22Plains$0.10
  11. Port Town1Port Town$0.20

Lands continued

  1. Prairie Stream1Prairie Stream$0.19
  2. Scavenger Grounds1Scavenger Grounds$0.21
  3. Seachrome Coast1Seachrome Coast$0.34
  4. Secluded Steppe1Secluded Steppe$0.11
  5. Skycloud Expanse1Skycloud Expanse$0.19
  6. Snow-Covered Island×22Snow-Covered Island$2.12
  7. Snow-Covered Plains×22Snow-Covered Plains$0.76
  8. Temple of Enlightenment1Temple of Enlightenment$0.13
  9. Temple of the False God1Temple of the False God$0.19
  10. Terramorphic Expanse1Terramorphic Expanse$0.10
  11. Tranquil Cove1Tranquil Cove$0.07

About this Ephara, God of the Polis deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: Ephara, God of the Polis, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. Its estimated price is $54.14 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what Ephara, God of the Polis decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Azorius Signet, Venser, Shaper Savant and Soulherder. The picks most particular to this commander are Whitemane Lion, Saltskitter and Nadir Kraken, which turn up here far more often than in other Azorius decks.

Its average mana value is 3.60. It runs no Game Changers and holds every piece of 3 known combos.

The most expensive cards are Faerie Artisans ($1.90), Soulherder ($1.90) and Angel of the Dire Hour ($1.82); 42 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $34.42, and with no limit $996.22; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value3.60
Game Changers0
Combos3
Deck match74%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 0 cards
  2. Mana value 1: 1 card
  3. Mana value 2: 12 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 22 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 12 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 9 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 4 cards
  8. Mana value 7+: 2 cards

The curve and the average cover Ephara, God of the Polis 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 disruption1212+0
Mass disruption66+0
Lands3840+2
Plan3024-6

These targets add up to 108 because a card can fill more than one role. 3 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: $23.82 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 36% deck match
  2. Up to $0.50 per card: $31.20 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 66% deck match
  3. Up to $0.75 per card: $33.61 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 68% deck match
  4. Up to $1 per card: $34.42 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 68% deck match
  5. Up to $1.50 per card: $45.33 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 70% deck match
  6. Up to $2 per card: $54.14 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 74% deck match
  7. Up to $3 per card: $61.44 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 77% deck match
  8. Up to $5 per card: $86.99 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 80% deck match
  9. Up to $7.50 per card: $134.33 for 100 of 100 cards; 81% deck match
  10. Up to $10 per card: $150.61 for 100 of 100 cards; 82% deck match
  11. Up to $15 per card: $198.98 for 100 of 100 cards; 82% deck match
  12. Up to $20 per card: $218.61 for 100 of 100 cards; 82% deck match
  13. Up to $30 per card: $268.41 for 100 of 100 cards; 83% deck match
  14. Up to $50 per card: $300.97 for 100 of 100 cards; 84% deck match
  15. Up to $100 per card: $300.97 for 100 of 100 cards; 84% deck match
  16. No per-card cap: $996.22 for 100 of 100 cards; 84% deck match

Each bar is the complete Command Zone template deck for Ephara, God of the Polis 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 Ephara, God of the Polis 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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