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Ian Malcolm, Chaotician - Decklist

Creatures 23$11.98

  1. Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos1Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos$0.35
  2. Braids, Conjurer Adept1Braids, Conjurer Adept$0.40
  3. Cutthroat Negotiator1Cutthroat Negotiator$0.40
  4. Dakra Mystic1Dakra Mystic$0.18
  5. Etali, Primal Storm1Etali, Primal Storm$0.46
  6. Homunculus Horde1Homunculus Horde$0.99
  7. Humble Defector1Humble Defector$0.11
  8. Iraxxa, Empress of Mars1Iraxxa, Empress of Mars$1.35
  9. Lore Broker1Lore Broker$0.43
  10. Memory Worm1Memory Worm$0.35
  11. Mischievous Mystic1Mischievous Mystic$0.30
  12. Mysterious Stranger1Mysterious Stranger$0.31

Creatures continued

  1. Neera, Wild Mage1Neera, Wild Mage$0.28
  2. Noggle Ransacker1Noggle Ransacker$0.23
  3. Party Thrasher1Party Thrasher$0.62
  4. Perplexing Chimera1Perplexing Chimera$1.67
  5. Plargg and Nassari1Plargg and Nassari$0.33
  6. Red Death, Shipwrecker1Red Death, Shipwrecker$0.33
  7. Sage of the Beyond1Sage of the Beyond$0.68
  8. The Twelfth Doctor1The Twelfth Doctor$0.34
  9. Wildfire Devils1Wildfire Devils$0.21
  10. Zenith Chronicler1Zenith Chronicler$0.65
  11. Zurzoth, Chaos Rider1Zurzoth, Chaos Rider$1.01

Planeswalkers 1$0.63

  1. Jace Beleren1Jace Beleren$0.63

Instants 12$9.20

  1. Arcane Denial1Arcane Denial$1.85
  2. Chaos Mutation1Chaos Mutation$0.71
  3. Chaos Warp1Chaos Warp$0.31
  4. Chef's Kiss1Chef's Kiss$0.38
  5. Dream Fracture1Dream Fracture$0.17
  6. Invert Polarity1Invert Polarity$0.56
  7. Reins of Power1Reins of Power$1.77
  8. Tempt with Mayhem1Tempt with Mayhem$0.38
  9. Vision Skeins1Vision Skeins$0.54
  10. Wild Magic Surge1Wild Magic Surge$1.32
  11. Words of Wisdom1Words of Wisdom$0.78
  12. Wrong Turn1Wrong Turn$0.43

Sorceries 9$8.74

  1. Goblin Game1Goblin Game$1.50
  2. Minds Aglow1Minds Aglow$1.14
  3. Over the Top1Over the Top$0.25
  4. Prosperity1Prosperity$1.64
  5. Reality Scramble1Reality Scramble$0.67
  6. Role Reversal1Role Reversal$0.33
  7. Scrambleverse1Scrambleverse$1.81
  8. Warp World1Warp World$1.17
  9. Whims of the Fates1Whims of the Fates$0.23

Artifacts 5$3.51

  1. Chaos Wand1Chaos Wand$0.29
  2. Ghirapur Orrery1Ghirapur Orrery$0.37
  3. Helm of Awakening1Helm of Awakening$1.59
  4. Knowledge Pool1Knowledge Pool$0.97
  5. Pyxis of Pandemonium1Pyxis of Pandemonium$0.29

Enchantments 11$10.12

  1. Curse of Echoes1Curse of Echoes$0.55
  2. Dictate of Kruphix1Dictate of Kruphix$0.37
  3. Eye of the Storm1Eye of the Storm$1.30
  4. Fevered Visions1Fevered Visions$1.15
  5. Fortune Teller's Talent1Fortune Teller's Talent$0.57
  6. Mana Flare1Mana Flare$0.54
  7. Possibility Storm1Possibility Storm$1.83
  8. Powerbalance1Powerbalance$0.29
  9. Risky Move1Risky Move$1.24
  10. Spider-Verse1Spider-Verse$1.03
  11. Wild Evocation1Wild Evocation$1.25

Lands 38 / 38$12.93

  1. Cascade Bluffs1Cascade Bluffs$0.34
  2. Command Tower1Command Tower$0.21
  3. Desolate Lighthouse1Desolate Lighthouse$0.20
  4. Eroded Canyon1Eroded Canyon$0.33
  5. Evolving Wilds1Evolving Wilds$0.09
  6. Exotic Orchard1Exotic Orchard$0.20
  7. Fabled Passage1Fabled Passage$0.77
  8. Ferrous Lake1Ferrous Lake$0.29
  9. Frostboil Snarl1Frostboil Snarl$0.22
  10. Geier Reach Sanitarium1Geier Reach Sanitarium$0.79
  11. Hidden Cataract1Hidden Cataract$0.18

Lands continued

  1. Hidden Volcano1Hidden Volcano$0.14
  2. Island×33Island$0.21
  3. Izzet Boilerworks1Izzet Boilerworks$0.26
  4. Izzet Guildgate1Izzet Guildgate$0.11
  5. Molten Tributary1Molten Tributary$0.25
  6. Mountain×22Mountain$0.16
  7. Myriad Landscape1Myriad Landscape$0.26
  8. Mystic Sanctuary1Mystic Sanctuary$1.14
  9. Path of Ancestry1Path of Ancestry$0.17
  10. Restless Spire1Restless Spire$0.19
  11. Rivendell1Rivendell$1.03

Lands continued

  1. Rogue's Passage1Rogue's Passage$0.34
  2. Shivan Reef1Shivan Reef$0.22
  3. Silverbluff Bridge1Silverbluff Bridge$0.28
  4. Snow-Covered Island×22Snow-Covered Island$2.12
  5. Snow-Covered Mountain×22Snow-Covered Mountain$1.00
  6. Sulfur Falls1Sulfur Falls$0.18
  7. Swiftwater Cliffs1Swiftwater Cliffs$0.11
  8. Temple of Epiphany1Temple of Epiphany$0.16
  9. Temple of the False God1Temple of the False God$0.19
  10. Terramorphic Expanse1Terramorphic Expanse$0.10
  11. Volatile Fjord1Volatile Fjord$0.69

About this Ian Malcolm, Chaotician deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: Ian Malcolm, Chaotician, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. Its estimated price is $63.98 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what Ian Malcolm, Chaotician decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Dictate of Kruphix, Chaos Warp and Fevered Visions. The picks most particular to this commander are Vision Skeins, The Twelfth Doctor and Memory Worm, which turn up here far more often than in other Izzet decks.

Its average mana value is 3.73. It runs no Game Changers.

The most expensive cards are Arcane Denial ($1.85), Possibility Storm ($1.83) and Scrambleverse ($1.81); 29 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $42.45, and with no limit $1340.72; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value3.73
Game Changers0
Combos0
Deck match62%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 0 cards
  2. Mana value 1: 5 cards
  3. Mana value 2: 13 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 15 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 10 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 7 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 6 cards
  8. Mana value 7+: 6 cards

The curve and the average cover Ian Malcolm, Chaotician 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

The Command Zone ↗
Draft compared with the Command Zone deck-building template
RoleTargetYour draftDifference
Ramp1011+1
Card advantage1223+11
Targeted disruption1213+1
Mass disruption66+0
Lands3838+0
Plan3015-15

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.

Compare prices at other card limits

Full deck price by per-card cap

  1. Up to $0.25 per card: $23.36 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 14% deck match
  2. Up to $0.50 per card: $33.37 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 40% deck match
  3. Up to $0.75 per card: $38.89 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 51% deck match
  4. Up to $1 per card: $42.45 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 53% deck match
  5. Up to $1.50 per card: $55.18 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 59% deck match
  6. Up to $2 per card: $65.59 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 63% deck match
  7. Up to $3 per card: $84.84 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 65% deck match
  8. Up to $5 per card: $118.98 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 66% deck match
  9. Up to $7.50 per card: $143.77 for 100 of 100 cards; 67% deck match
  10. Up to $10 per card: $213.76 for 100 of 100 cards; 71% deck match
  11. Up to $15 per card: $271.89 for 100 of 100 cards; 70% deck match
  12. Up to $20 per card: $318.22 for 100 of 100 cards; 71% deck match
  13. Up to $30 per card: $344.34 for 100 of 100 cards; 71% deck match
  14. Up to $50 per card: $372.49 for 100 of 100 cards; 71% deck match
  15. Up to $100 per card: $372.49 for 100 of 100 cards; 71% deck match
  16. No per-card cap: $1340.72 for 100 of 100 cards; 71% deck match

Each bar is the complete Command Zone template deck for Ian Malcolm, Chaotician 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 Ian Malcolm, Chaotician decks usually play.

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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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