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Ertai, Wizard Adept - Decklist

Creatures 22$9.27

  1. Air Elemental1Air Elemental$0.02
  2. Apprentice Wizard1Apprentice Wizard$0.19
  3. Arcanis the Omnipotent1Arcanis the Omnipotent$0.23
  4. Azami, Lady of Scrolls1Azami, Lady of Scrolls$0.33
  5. Brine Seer1Brine Seer$0.31
  6. Cyclone Summoner1Cyclone Summoner$0.18
  7. Daring Apprentice1Daring Apprentice$0.34
  8. Disruptive Pitmage1Disruptive Pitmage$0.14
  9. Disruptive Student1Disruptive Student$0.20
  10. Docent of Perfection // Final Iteration1Docent of Perfection // Final Iteration$0.59
  11. Draining Whelk1Draining Whelk$0.40

Creatures continued

  1. Gadwick, the Wizened1Gadwick, the Wizened$0.37
  2. Guile1Guile$0.59
  3. Naiad of Hidden Coves1Naiad of Hidden Coves$0.21
  4. Riptide Director1Riptide Director$0.81
  5. Stonybrook Banneret1Stonybrook Banneret$0.28
  6. Talrand, Sky Summoner1Talrand, Sky Summoner$0.39
  7. Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir1Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir$0.71
  8. Triskaidekaphile1Triskaidekaphile$0.89
  9. Vodalian Mage1Vodalian Mage$0.15
  10. Voidmage Prodigy1Voidmage Prodigy$1.77
  11. Wall of Air1Wall of Air$0.17

Planeswalkers 1$1.81

  1. Jace, Unraveler of Secrets1Jace, Unraveler of Secrets$1.81

Instants 26$15.22

  1. Abstruse Interference1Abstruse Interference$0.07
  2. Aetherspouts1Aetherspouts$0.76
  3. Arcane Denial1Arcane Denial$1.85
  4. Archmage's Charm1Archmage's Charm$1.89
  5. Bane's Contingency1Bane's Contingency$0.23
  6. Cancel1Cancel$0.07
  7. Contradict1Contradict$0.05
  8. Desertion1Desertion$0.63
  9. Disallow1Disallow$0.35

Instants continued

  1. Disdainful Stroke1Disdainful Stroke$0.11
  2. Dismiss1Dismiss$0.14
  3. Dissipate1Dissipate$0.11
  4. Dissolve1Dissolve$0.23
  5. Ertai's Scorn1Ertai's Scorn$0.24
  6. Evacuation1Evacuation$0.26
  7. Force Spike1Force Spike$0.96
  8. Jwari Disruption // Jwari Ruins1Jwari Disruption // Jwari Ruins$0.37
  9. Last Word1Last Word$0.65

Instants continued

  1. Mana Leak1Mana Leak$0.19
  2. Neutralize1Neutralize$0.13
  3. Reins of Power1Reins of Power$1.77
  4. Rewind1Rewind$0.35
  5. Saw It Coming1Saw It Coming$0.36
  6. Spell Swindle1Spell Swindle$1.57
  7. Unwind1Unwind$1.58
  8. Wizard's Retort1Wizard's Retort$0.30

Sorceries 2$1.30

  1. Flood of Tears1Flood of Tears$1.17
  2. Relearn1Relearn$0.13

Artifacts 5$3.68

  1. Amulet of Safekeeping1Amulet of Safekeeping$0.61
  2. Gilded Lotus1Gilded Lotus$0.61
  3. Heartstone1Heartstone$1.87
  4. Nevinyrral's Disk1Nevinyrral's Disk$0.35
  5. Sky Diamond1Sky Diamond$0.24

Enchantments 5$4.17

  1. Arcane Laboratory1Arcane Laboratory$0.52
  2. Jace's Sanctum1Jace's Sanctum$0.57
  3. Propaganda1Propaganda$1.90
  4. Sunken Field1Sunken Field$0.66
  5. Telepathy1Telepathy$0.52

Lands 38 / 38$20.12

  1. Agna Qel'a1Agna Qel'a$0.92
  2. Archway of Innovation1Archway of Innovation$1.20
  3. Buried Ruin1Buried Ruin$0.36
  4. Castle Vantress1Castle Vantress$0.31
  5. Cephalid Coliseum1Cephalid Coliseum$0.27
  6. Command Tower1Command Tower$0.21
  7. Coral Atoll1Coral Atoll$0.63
  8. Desert of the Mindful1Desert of the Mindful$0.07
  9. Evolving Wilds1Evolving Wilds$0.09
  10. Faerie Conclave1Faerie Conclave$0.57
  11. Halimar Depths1Halimar Depths$0.33

Lands continued

  1. Hall of Storm Giants1Hall of Storm Giants$0.44
  2. Island×55Island$0.35
  3. Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital // Overture1Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital // Overture$1.26
  4. Lonely Sandbar1Lonely Sandbar$0.18
  5. Memorial to Genius1Memorial to Genius$0.16
  6. Myriad Landscape1Myriad Landscape$0.26
  7. Mystic Sanctuary1Mystic Sanctuary$1.14
  8. Path of Ancestry1Path of Ancestry$0.17
  9. Remote Isle1Remote Isle$0.23
  10. Riptide Laboratory1Riptide Laboratory$0.66
  11. Rivendell1Rivendell$1.03

Lands continued

  1. Sand Silos1Sand Silos$1.10
  2. Seat of the Synod1Seat of the Synod$0.90
  3. Skyline Cascade1Skyline Cascade$0.08
  4. Snow-Covered Island×44Snow-Covered Island$4.24
  5. Temple of the False God1Temple of the False God$0.19
  6. Terrain Generator1Terrain Generator$1.38
  7. Terramorphic Expanse1Terramorphic Expanse$0.10
  8. Tolaria West1Tolaria West$0.47
  9. War Room1War Room$0.82

About this Ertai, Wizard Adept deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: Ertai, Wizard Adept, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. Its estimated price is $68.40 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what Ertai, Wizard Adept decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Arcane Denial, Rewind and Archmage's Charm. The picks most particular to this commander are Disruptive Student, Disruptive Pitmage and Dismiss, which turn up here far more often than in other Mono-Blue decks.

Its average mana value is 3.53. It runs no Game Changers.

The most expensive cards are Propaganda ($1.90), Archmage's Charm ($1.89) and Heartstone ($1.87); 36 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $45.99, and with no limit $657.52; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value3.53
Game Changers0
Combos0
Deck match60%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 0 cards
  2. Mana value 1: 2 cards
  3. Mana value 2: 10 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 25 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 9 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 11 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 4 cards
  8. Mana value 7+: 1 card

The curve and the average cover Ertai, Wizard Adept 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 disruption1234+22
Mass disruption66+0
Lands3839+1
Plan3010-20

These targets add up to 108 because a card can fill more than one role. 11 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: $26.11 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 34% deck match
  2. Up to $0.50 per card: $32.77 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 45% deck match
  3. Up to $0.75 per card: $39.49 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 52% deck match
  4. Up to $1 per card: $45.99 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 53% deck match
  5. Up to $1.50 per card: $55.59 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 53% deck match
  6. Up to $2 per card: $68.40 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 60% deck match
  7. Up to $3 per card: $76.02 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 61% deck match
  8. Up to $5 per card: $98.05 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 63% deck match
  9. Up to $7.50 per card: $127.24 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 66% deck match
  10. Up to $10 per card: $184.05 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 67% deck match
  11. Up to $15 per card: $248.74 for 100 of 100 cards; 65% deck match
  12. Up to $20 per card: $288.65 for 100 of 100 cards; 64% deck match
  13. Up to $30 per card: $343.87 for 100 of 100 cards; 66% deck match
  14. Up to $50 per card: $454.57 for 100 of 100 cards; 66% deck match
  15. Up to $100 per card: $545.39 for 100 of 100 cards; 68% deck match
  16. No per-card cap: $657.52 for 100 of 100 cards; 68% deck match

Each bar is the complete Command Zone template deck for Ertai, Wizard Adept 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 Ertai, Wizard Adept 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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