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Gonti, Night Minister - Decklist

Creatures 33$17.53

  1. Arvinox, the Mind Flail1Arvinox, the Mind Flail$0.34
  2. Battlefly Swarm1Battlefly Swarm$0.31
  3. Bismuth Mindrender1Bismuth Mindrender$0.39
  4. Black Cat, Cunning Thief1Black Cat, Cunning Thief$0.76
  5. Changeling Outcast1Changeling Outcast$1.48
  6. Dalek Squadron1Dalek Squadron$1.71
  7. Dauthi Cutthroat1Dauthi Cutthroat$0.40
  8. Dauthi Ghoul1Dauthi Ghoul$0.78
  9. Dauthi Horror1Dauthi Horror$0.24
  10. Dauthi Jackal1Dauthi Jackal$0.18
  11. Dauthi Slayer1Dauthi Slayer$0.42

Creatures continued

  1. Dauthi Warlord1Dauthi Warlord$0.81
  2. Drana, Liberator of Malakir1Drana, Liberator of Malakir$1.01
  3. Elder Brain1Elder Brain$0.80
  4. Elegy Acolyte1Elegy Acolyte$0.42
  5. Etherium Pteramander1Etherium Pteramander$0.21
  6. Faerie Dreamthief1Faerie Dreamthief$0.36
  7. Gingerbrute1Gingerbrute$0.26
  8. Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor1Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor$0.68
  9. Gonti, Lord of Luxury1Gonti, Lord of Luxury$0.25
  10. Intellect Devourer1Intellect Devourer$0.38
  11. Kain, Traitorous Dragoon1Kain, Traitorous Dragoon$0.29

Creatures continued

  1. Lobelia, Defender of Bag End1Lobelia, Defender of Bag End$0.27
  2. Mirkwood Bats1Mirkwood Bats$1.02
  3. Nether Traitor1Nether Traitor$0.86
  4. Pilfering Imp1Pilfering Imp$0.24
  5. Prickly Boggart1Prickly Boggart$0.31
  6. Shadow Alley Denizen1Shadow Alley Denizen$0.20
  7. Stirge1Stirge$0.26
  8. Thieving Amalgam1Thieving Amalgam$0.89
  9. Tormented Soul1Tormented Soul$0.16
  10. Vampire Cutthroat1Vampire Cutthroat$0.52
  11. Vault Skirge1Vault Skirge$0.32

Instants 8$5.02

  1. Baleful Mastery1Baleful Mastery$1.94
  2. Consuming Corruption1Consuming Corruption$0.25
  3. Curtains' Call1Curtains' Call$0.40
  4. Deadly Dispute1Deadly Dispute$0.30
  5. Fake Your Own Death1Fake Your Own Death$0.10
  6. Misinformation1Misinformation$0.82
  7. Outrageous Robbery1Outrageous Robbery$0.37
  8. Withering Torment1Withering Torment$0.84

Sorceries 7$4.65

  1. Cruelclaw's Heist1Cruelclaw's Heist$0.31
  2. Final Act1Final Act$0.36
  3. Heartless Conscription1Heartless Conscription$1.99
  4. Petty Larceny1Petty Larceny$0.34
  5. Predators' Hour1Predators' Hour$0.32
  6. Sadistic Shell Game1Sadistic Shell Game$0.43
  7. Tegwyll's Scouring1Tegwyll's Scouring$0.90

Artifacts 9$5.36

  1. Chaos Wand1Chaos Wand$0.29
  2. Coveted Jewel1Coveted Jewel$0.24
  3. Dream-Thief's Bandana1Dream-Thief's Bandana$1.49
  4. Fellwar Stone1Fellwar Stone$0.59
  5. Goldvein Pick1Goldvein Pick$0.20
  6. Helm of Awakening1Helm of Awakening$1.59
  7. Inspiring Statuary1Inspiring Statuary$0.21
  8. River Song's Diary1River Song's Diary$0.55
  9. Thieves' Tools1Thieves' Tools$0.20

Enchantments 4$3.88

  1. Dauthi Embrace1Dauthi Embrace$1.27
  2. Dead Man's Chest1Dead Man's Chest$0.30
  3. Ghoulish Impetus1Ghoulish Impetus$0.51
  4. The Rise of Sozin // Fire Lord Sozin1The Rise of Sozin // Fire Lord Sozin$1.80

Lands 38 / 38$18.69

  1. Access Tunnel1Access Tunnel$0.30
  2. Amonkhet Raceway1Amonkhet Raceway$0.30
  3. Avishkar Raceway1Avishkar Raceway$0.30
  4. Barren Moor1Barren Moor$0.16
  5. Blinkmoth Nexus1Blinkmoth Nexus$1.47
  6. Bojuka Bog1Bojuka Bog$1.18
  7. Castle Locthwain1Castle Locthwain$1.34
  8. Command Tower1Command Tower$0.21
  9. Demolition Field1Demolition Field$0.23
  10. Deserted Temple1Deserted Temple$0.82
  11. Escape Tunnel1Escape Tunnel$0.20

Lands continued

  1. Evolving Wilds1Evolving Wilds$0.09
  2. Exotic Orchard1Exotic Orchard$0.20
  3. Field of Ruin1Field of Ruin$0.26
  4. Geier Reach Sanitarium1Geier Reach Sanitarium$0.79
  5. Ghost Quarter1Ghost Quarter$0.44
  6. Midgar, City of Mako // Reactor Raid1Midgar, City of Mako // Reactor Raid$1.59
  7. Mortuary Mire1Mortuary Mire$0.30
  8. Muraganda Raceway1Muraganda Raceway$0.72
  9. Myriad Landscape1Myriad Landscape$0.26
  10. Polluted Mire1Polluted Mire$0.15
  11. Realm of Koh1Realm of Koh$0.38

Lands continued

  1. Rogue's Passage1Rogue's Passage$0.34
  2. Scavenger Grounds1Scavenger Grounds$0.21
  3. Snow-Covered Swamp×55Snow-Covered Swamp$2.95
  4. Swamp×44Swamp$0.40
  5. Temple of the False God1Temple of the False God$0.19
  6. Thespian's Stage1Thespian's Stage$0.40
  7. Treasure Vault1Treasure Vault$1.30
  8. War Room1War Room$0.82
  9. Witch's Cottage1Witch's Cottage$0.39

About this Gonti, Night Minister deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: Gonti, Night Minister, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. Its estimated price is $55.92 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what Gonti, Night Minister decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Changeling Outcast, Tormented Soul and Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor. The picks most particular to this commander are Predators' Hour, Dauthi Slayer and Outrageous Robbery, which turn up here far more often than in other Mono-Black decks.

Its average mana value is 3.02. It runs no Game Changers.

The most expensive cards are Heartless Conscription ($1.99), Baleful Mastery ($1.94) and The Rise of Sozin // Fire Lord Sozin ($1.80); 37 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $38.37, and with no limit $423.70; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value3.02
Game Changers0
Combos0
Deck match61%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 0 cards
  2. Mana value 1: 12 cards
  3. Mana value 2: 19 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 12 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 8 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 2 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 5 cards
  8. Mana value 7+: 4 cards

The curve and the average cover Gonti, Night Minister 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 advantage1212+0
Targeted disruption1217+5
Mass disruption66+0
Lands3838+0
Plan3023-7

These targets add up to 108 because a card can fill more than one role. 8 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 Gonti, Night Minister 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 Gonti, Night Minister 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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