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Gollum, Scheming Guide - Decklist

Creatures 13$6.47

  1. Blade of the Oni1Blade of the Oni$1.03
  2. Bladegriff Prototype1Bladegriff Prototype$0.33
  3. Brass Squire1Brass Squire$1.24
  4. Burnished Hart1Burnished Hart$0.11
  5. Foundry Inspector1Foundry Inspector$0.26
  6. Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor1Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor$0.68
  7. Gollum, Obsessed Stalker1Gollum, Obsessed Stalker$0.32

Creatures continued

  1. Gollum, Patient Plotter1Gollum, Patient Plotter$0.19
  2. Keen Duelist1Keen Duelist$0.34
  3. Lobelia Sackville-Baggins1Lobelia Sackville-Baggins$0.33
  4. Shelob, Dread Weaver1Shelob, Dread Weaver$0.77
  5. Solemn Simulacrum1Solemn Simulacrum$0.26
  6. Troll of Khazad-dûm1Troll of Khazad-dûm$0.61

Instants 9$3.68

  1. Armor of Shadows1Armor of Shadows$0.33
  2. Astarion's Thirst1Astarion's Thirst$1.79
  3. Go for the Throat1Go for the Throat$0.28
  4. Gollum's Bite1Gollum's Bite$0.20
  5. Hostile Negotiations1Hostile Negotiations$0.38
  6. Howl from Beyond1Howl from Beyond$0.11
  7. Isildur's Fateful Strike1Isildur's Fateful Strike$0.25
  8. Orcish Medicine1Orcish Medicine$0.23
  9. Rush of Vitality1Rush of Vitality$0.11

Sorceries 12$4.06

  1. Bite of the Black Rose1Bite of the Black Rose$0.49
  2. Boneyard Parley1Boneyard Parley$0.33
  3. Call to the Void1Call to the Void$0.19
  4. Claim the Precious1Claim the Precious$0.31
  5. Hoarder's Greed1Hoarder's Greed$0.22
  6. Night's Whisper1Night's Whisper$0.23
  7. Read the Bones1Read the Bones$0.20
  8. Sadistic Shell Game1Sadistic Shell Game$0.43
  9. Struggle for Sanity1Struggle for Sanity$0.17
  10. The Black Breath1The Black Breath$0.24
  11. The Torment of Gollum1The Torment of Gollum$0.25
  12. Tyrant's Choice1Tyrant's Choice$1.00

Artifacts 23$14.50

  1. Armory of Iroas1Armory of Iroas$0.23
  2. Colossus Hammer1Colossus Hammer$0.79
  3. Cranial Plating1Cranial Plating$0.40
  4. Expert-Level Safe1Expert-Level Safe$0.18
  5. Explorer's Scope1Explorer's Scope$0.17
  6. Fireshrieker1Fireshrieker$0.21
  7. Fraying Line1Fraying Line$0.28
  8. Goldvein Pick1Goldvein Pick$0.20
  9. Inherited Envelope1Inherited Envelope$0.27
  10. Inquisitor's Flail1Inquisitor's Flail$1.00
  11. Lashwrithe1Lashwrithe$0.67
  12. Liar's Pendulum1Liar's Pendulum$0.86

Artifacts continued

  1. Mask of Griselbrand1Mask of Griselbrand$0.59
  2. Mask of Memory1Mask of Memory$0.32
  3. Masterwork of Ingenuity1Masterwork of Ingenuity$1.41
  4. Prying Blade1Prying Blade$0.24
  5. Quietus Spike1Quietus Spike$1.45
  6. Ring of Xathrid1Ring of Xathrid$0.54
  7. Strata Scythe1Strata Scythe$0.61
  8. Strength-Testing Hammer1Strength-Testing Hammer$1.25
  9. Swiftfoot Boots1Swiftfoot Boots$1.54
  10. Thran Power Suit1Thran Power Suit$0.99
  11. Trepanation Blade1Trepanation Blade$0.30

Enchantments 4$2.57

  1. Eternal Thirst1Eternal Thirst$0.15
  2. One Ring to Rule Them All1One Ring to Rule Them All$1.98
  3. Shade's Form1Shade's Form$0.14
  4. The Toymaker's Trap1The Toymaker's Trap$0.30

Lands 38 / 38$18.94

  1. Access Tunnel1Access Tunnel$0.30
  2. Barad-dûr1Barad-dûr$1.60
  3. Barren Moor1Barren Moor$0.16
  4. Bojuka Bog1Bojuka Bog$1.18
  5. Buried Ruin1Buried Ruin$0.36
  6. Castle Locthwain1Castle Locthwain$1.34
  7. Cathedral of War1Cathedral of War$0.72
  8. Command Tower1Command Tower$0.21
  9. Demolition Field1Demolition Field$0.23
  10. Deserted Temple1Deserted Temple$0.82
  11. Evolving Wilds1Evolving Wilds$0.09

Lands continued

  1. Fabled Passage1Fabled Passage$0.77
  2. Field of Ruin1Field of Ruin$0.26
  3. Geier Reach Sanitarium1Geier Reach Sanitarium$0.79
  4. Ghost Quarter1Ghost Quarter$0.44
  5. Hive of the Eye Tyrant1Hive of the Eye Tyrant$0.47
  6. Leechridden Swamp1Leechridden Swamp$0.73
  7. Mortuary Mire1Mortuary Mire$0.30
  8. Myriad Landscape1Myriad Landscape$0.26
  9. Polluted Mire1Polluted Mire$0.15
  10. Rogue's Passage1Rogue's Passage$0.34
  11. Scavenger Grounds1Scavenger Grounds$0.21

Lands continued

  1. Snow-Covered Swamp×55Snow-Covered Swamp$2.95
  2. Swamp×44Swamp$0.40
  3. Temple of the False God1Temple of the False God$0.19
  4. Terrain Generator1Terrain Generator$1.38
  5. The Dross Pits1The Dross Pits$0.29
  6. The Mycosynth Gardens1The Mycosynth Gardens$0.39
  7. Thespian's Stage1Thespian's Stage$0.40
  8. War Room1War Room$0.82
  9. Witch's Cottage1Witch's Cottage$0.39

About this Gollum, Scheming Guide deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: Gollum, Scheming Guide, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. Its estimated price is $52.91 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what Gollum, Scheming Guide decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Swiftfoot Boots, Explorer's Scope and Lashwrithe. The picks most particular to this commander are Liar's Pendulum, Brass Squire and Claim the Precious, which turn up here far more often than in other Mono-Black decks.

Its average mana value is 2.79. It runs no Game Changers.

The most expensive cards are One Ring to Rule Them All ($1.98), Astarion's Thirst ($1.79) and Swiftfoot Boots ($1.54); 41 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $39.50, and with no limit $643.45; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value2.79
Game Changers0
Combos0
Deck match59%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 0 cards
  2. Mana value 1: 9 cards
  3. Mana value 2: 20 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 16 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 12 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 3 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 1 card
  8. Mana value 7+: 1 card

The curve and the average cover Gollum, Scheming Guide 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 disruption1215+3
Mass disruption66+0
Lands3838+0
Plan3023-7

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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Each bar is the complete Command Zone template deck for Gollum, Scheming Guide 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 Gollum, Scheming Guide decks usually play.

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