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Gríma, Saruman's Footman - Decklist

Creatures 15$6.89

  1. Archivist of Gondor1Archivist of Gondor$0.31
  2. Archmage Emeritus1Archmage Emeritus$0.74
  3. Chrome Host Seedshark1Chrome Host Seedshark$0.30
  4. Dazzling Sphinx1Dazzling Sphinx$0.49
  5. Deekah, Fractal Theorist1Deekah, Fractal Theorist$0.25
  6. Diluvian Primordial1Diluvian Primordial$0.25
  7. Gonti, Night Minister1Gonti, Night Minister$0.79
  8. Hostage Taker1Hostage Taker$0.20

Creatures continued

  1. Mercurial Spelldancer1Mercurial Spelldancer$0.39
  2. Murmuring Mystic1Murmuring Mystic$0.33
  3. Solemn Simulacrum1Solemn Simulacrum$0.26
  4. Talrand, Sky Summoner1Talrand, Sky Summoner$0.39
  5. Thief of Sanity1Thief of Sanity$0.39
  6. Thieving Skydiver1Thieving Skydiver$0.24
  7. Wrexial, the Risen Deep1Wrexial, the Risen Deep$1.56

Instants 11$7.53

  1. Aetherize1Aetherize$0.28
  2. Aetherspouts1Aetherspouts$0.76
  3. Arcane Denial1Arcane Denial$1.85
  4. Fumble1Fumble$0.35
  5. Insidious Will1Insidious Will$0.49
  6. Memory Lapse1Memory Lapse$0.37
  7. Memory Plunder1Memory Plunder$1.41
  8. Reenact the Crime1Reenact the Crime$0.27
  9. See Double1See Double$1.07
  10. Siphon Insight1Siphon Insight$0.20
  11. Waterlogged Teachings // Inundated Archive1Waterlogged Teachings // Inundated Archive$0.48

Sorceries 14$5.18

  1. Call of the Nightwing1Call of the Nightwing$0.18
  2. Decree of Pain1Decree of Pain$0.29
  3. Eagle Vision1Eagle Vision$0.29
  4. Flawless Forgery1Flawless Forgery$0.28
  5. Hands of Binding1Hands of Binding$0.15
  6. Heartless Conscription1Heartless Conscription$1.99
  7. Hidden Strings1Hidden Strings$0.31

Sorceries continued

  1. Mental Vapors1Mental Vapors$0.09
  2. Ringsight1Ringsight$0.37
  3. Shadow Slice1Shadow Slice$0.03
  4. Stolen Identity1Stolen Identity$0.31
  5. Subjugate the Hobbits1Subjugate the Hobbits$0.31
  6. Undercity Plague1Undercity Plague$0.20
  7. Writ of Return1Writ of Return$0.38

Artifacts 12$5.04

  1. Brass Knuckles1Brass Knuckles$0.26
  2. Chaos Wand1Chaos Wand$0.29
  3. Fellwar Stone1Fellwar Stone$0.59
  4. Fireshrieker1Fireshrieker$0.21
  5. Gavel of the Righteous1Gavel of the Righteous$0.28
  6. Goldvein Pick1Goldvein Pick$0.20
  7. Midnight Clock1Midnight Clock$0.35
  8. Mind Stone1Mind Stone$0.21
  9. Swiftfoot Boots1Swiftfoot Boots$1.54
  10. Synthesis Pod1Synthesis Pod$0.26
  11. The Key to the Vault1The Key to the Vault$0.54
  12. Wayfarer's Bauble1Wayfarer's Bauble$0.31

Enchantments 9$8.55

  1. Combat Research1Combat Research$0.48
  2. Curiosity1Curiosity$0.71
  3. Kaya's Ghostform1Kaya's Ghostform$1.89
  4. Metallurgic Summonings1Metallurgic Summonings$1.52
  5. Mind's Dilation1Mind's Dilation$0.32
  6. Propaganda1Propaganda$1.90
  7. Shark Typhoon1Shark Typhoon$0.30
  8. Swarm Intelligence1Swarm Intelligence$0.36
  9. Teferi's Veil1Teferi's Veil$1.07

Lands 38 / 38$18.59

  1. Bojuka Bog1Bojuka Bog$1.18
  2. Choked Estuary1Choked Estuary$0.27
  3. Command Tower1Command Tower$0.21
  4. Contaminated Aquifer1Contaminated Aquifer$0.30
  5. Creeping Tar Pit1Creeping Tar Pit$0.35
  6. Darkslick Shores1Darkslick Shores$1.70
  7. Darkwater Catacombs1Darkwater Catacombs$0.28
  8. Demolition Field1Demolition Field$0.23
  9. Dimir Aqueduct1Dimir Aqueduct$0.25
  10. Dismal Backwater1Dismal Backwater$0.13
  11. Drowned Catacomb1Drowned Catacomb$0.42

Lands continued

  1. Evolving Wilds1Evolving Wilds$0.09
  2. Exotic Orchard1Exotic Orchard$0.20
  3. Fabled Passage1Fabled Passage$0.77
  4. Fetid Pools1Fetid Pools$0.27
  5. Island×33Island$0.21
  6. Myriad Landscape1Myriad Landscape$0.26
  7. Mystic Sanctuary1Mystic Sanctuary$1.14
  8. Path of Ancestry1Path of Ancestry$0.17
  9. Rivendell1Rivendell$1.03
  10. River of Tears1River of Tears$0.32
  11. Rogue's Passage1Rogue's Passage$0.34

Lands continued

  1. Shipwreck Marsh1Shipwreck Marsh$1.42
  2. Snow-Covered Island×22Snow-Covered Island$2.12
  3. Snow-Covered Swamp×22Snow-Covered Swamp$1.18
  4. Sunken Hollow1Sunken Hollow$0.28
  5. Sunken Ruins1Sunken Ruins$0.50
  6. Swamp×22Swamp$0.20
  7. Tainted Isle1Tainted Isle$1.76
  8. Temple of Deceit1Temple of Deceit$0.19
  9. Temple of the False God1Temple of the False God$0.19
  10. Terramorphic Expanse1Terramorphic Expanse$0.10
  11. Underground River1Underground River$0.53

About this Gríma, Saruman's Footman deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: Gríma, Saruman's Footman, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. Its estimated price is $53.98 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what Gríma, Saruman's Footman decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Swiftfoot Boots, Fireshrieker and Combat Research. The picks most particular to this commander are Mercurial Spelldancer, Swarm Intelligence and Archmage Emeritus, which turn up here far more often than in other Dimir decks.

Its average mana value is 3.77. It runs no Game Changers.

The most expensive cards are Heartless Conscription ($1.99), Propaganda ($1.90) and Kaya's Ghostform ($1.89); 45 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $33.33, and with no limit $1508.05; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value3.77
Game Changers0
Combos0
Deck match58%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 0 cards
  2. Mana value 1: 4 cards
  3. Mana value 2: 15 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 8 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 17 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 8 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 4 cards
  8. Mana value 7+: 6 cards

The curve and the average cover Gríma, Saruman's Footman 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 advantage1214+2
Targeted disruption1214+2
Mass disruption66+0
Lands3839+1
Plan3023-7

These targets add up to 108 because a card can fill more than one role. 7 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 Gríma, Saruman's Footman 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 Gríma, Saruman's Footman decks usually play.

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