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Hermes, Overseer of Elpis - Decklist

Creatures 14$7.06

  1. Adaptive Automaton1Adaptive Automaton$1.30
  2. Curiosity Crafter1Curiosity Crafter$0.35
  3. Cynette, Jelly Drover1Cynette, Jelly Drover$0.33
  4. Esior, Wardwing Familiar1Esior, Wardwing Familiar$0.57
  5. Hraesvelgr of the First Brood1Hraesvelgr of the First Brood$0.24
  6. Knightfisher1Knightfisher$0.18
  7. Matoya, Archon Elder1Matoya, Archon Elder$0.97

Creatures continued

  1. Metallic Mimic1Metallic Mimic$0.67
  2. Murmuring Mystic1Murmuring Mystic$0.33
  3. Octavia, Living Thesis1Octavia, Living Thesis$0.87
  4. Plumecreed Escort1Plumecreed Escort$0.25
  5. Talrand, Sky Summoner1Talrand, Sky Summoner$0.39
  6. The Lord of the Eagles1The Lord of the Eagles$0.38
  7. Wingblade Disciple1Wingblade Disciple$0.23

Instants 19$12.86

  1. Abjure1Abjure$1.68
  2. Aetherize1Aetherize$0.28
  3. Arcane Denial1Arcane Denial$1.85
  4. Consider1Consider$0.35
  5. Dazzling Denial1Dazzling Denial$0.24
  6. Deluge1Deluge$0.34
  7. High Tide1High Tide$0.83
  8. Lofty Denial1Lofty Denial$0.28
  9. Mana Sculpt1Mana Sculpt$0.83
  10. Mission Briefing1Mission Briefing$0.34

Instants continued

  1. Opt1Opt$0.18
  2. Perplexing Test1Perplexing Test$0.27
  3. Rapid Hybridization1Rapid Hybridization$0.80
  4. Reality Shift1Reality Shift$0.26
  5. Resculpt1Resculpt$0.25
  6. Silundi Vision // Silundi Isle1Silundi Vision // Silundi Isle$0.41
  7. Strix Serenade1Strix Serenade$1.88
  8. Telling Time1Telling Time$0.21
  9. Unwind1Unwind$1.58

Sorceries 12$3.86

  1. Airborne Aid1Airborne Aid$0.46
  2. Arm with Aether1Arm with Aether$0.13
  3. Candlekeep Inspiration1Candlekeep Inspiration$0.29
  4. Distant Melody1Distant Melody$0.34
  5. Flood of Recollection1Flood of Recollection$0.19
  6. Mass Polymorph1Mass Polymorph$0.25
  7. Preordain1Preordain$0.63
  8. Ravenform1Ravenform$0.26
  9. Rise of Eagles1Rise of Eagles$0.14
  10. Serum Visions1Serum Visions$0.59
  11. Wash Out1Wash Out$0.39
  12. Winged Words1Winged Words$0.19

Artifacts 9$5.06

  1. Bender's Waterskin1Bender's Waterskin$1.10
  2. Bident of Thassa1Bident of Thassa$0.40
  3. Fellwar Stone1Fellwar Stone$0.59
  4. Hall of Triumph1Hall of Triumph$0.37
  5. Heraldic Banner1Heraldic Banner$0.26
  6. Mind Stone1Mind Stone$0.21
  7. Patchwork Banner1Patchwork Banner$1.58
  8. Rimefire Torque1Rimefire Torque$0.31
  9. Sky Diamond1Sky Diamond$0.24

Enchantments 6$3.66

  1. Coastal Piracy1Coastal Piracy$0.29
  2. Favorable Winds1Favorable Winds$0.28
  3. Gravitational Shift1Gravitational Shift$0.47
  4. Moonlit Meditation1Moonlit Meditation$0.37
  5. Propaganda1Propaganda$1.90
  6. Reconnaissance Mission1Reconnaissance Mission$0.35

Battles 1$1.28

  1. Invasion of Segovia // Caetus, Sea Tyrant of Segovia1Invasion of Segovia // Caetus, Sea Tyrant of Segovia$1.28

Lands 38 / 38$19.85

  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. Demolition Field1Demolition Field$0.23
  8. Desert of the Mindful1Desert of the Mindful$0.07
  9. Evolving Wilds1Evolving Wilds$0.09
  10. Fabled Passage1Fabled Passage$0.77
  11. Ghost Quarter1Ghost Quarter$0.44

Lands continued

  1. Halimar Depths1Halimar Depths$0.33
  2. Island×55Island$0.35
  3. Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital // Overture1Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital // Overture$1.26
  4. Lilypad Village1Lilypad Village$0.29
  5. Lonely Sandbar1Lonely Sandbar$0.18
  6. Muraganda Raceway1Muraganda Raceway$0.72
  7. Myriad Landscape1Myriad Landscape$0.26
  8. Mystic Sanctuary1Mystic Sanctuary$1.14
  9. Remote Isle1Remote Isle$0.23
  10. Riptide Laboratory1Riptide Laboratory$0.66
  11. Rivendell1Rivendell$1.03

Lands continued

  1. Rogue's Passage1Rogue's Passage$0.34
  2. Scavenger Grounds1Scavenger Grounds$0.21
  3. Seat of the Synod1Seat of the Synod$0.90
  4. Snow-Covered Island×44Snow-Covered Island$4.24
  5. Sunken Palace1Sunken Palace$0.35
  6. Temple of the False God1Temple of the False God$0.19
  7. Terrain Generator1Terrain Generator$1.38
  8. Terramorphic Expanse1Terramorphic Expanse$0.10
  9. War Room1War Room$0.82

About this Hermes, Overseer of Elpis deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: Hermes, Overseer of Elpis, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. Its estimated price is $53.99 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what Hermes, Overseer of Elpis decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Opt, Preordain and Curiosity Crafter. The picks most particular to this commander are Airborne Aid, Matoya, Archon Elder and Favorable Winds, which turn up here far more often than in other Mono-Blue decks.

Its average mana value is 3.15. It runs no Game Changers.

The most expensive cards are Propaganda ($1.90), Strix Serenade ($1.88) and Arcane Denial ($1.85); 42 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $34.64, and with no limit $528.11; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value3.15
Game Changers0
Combos0
Deck match64%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 0 cards
  2. Mana value 1: 8 cards
  3. Mana value 2: 16 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 17 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 12 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 5 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 2 cards
  8. Mana value 7+: 2 cards

The curve and the average cover Hermes, Overseer of Elpis 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 advantage1213+1
Targeted disruption1215+3
Mass disruption66+0
Lands3839+1
Plan3022-8

These targets add up to 108 because a card can fill more than one role. 6 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 Hermes, Overseer of Elpis 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 Hermes, Overseer of Elpis 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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