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Johann, Apprentice Sorcerer - Decklist
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Creatures 33$8.75

  1. Aquatic Alchemist // Bubble Up1Aquatic Alchemist // Bubble Up$0.21
  2. Balmor, Battlemage Captain1Balmor, Battlemage Captain$0.29
  3. Baral and Kari Zev1Baral and Kari Zev$0.25
  4. Beluna's Gatekeeper // Entry Denied1Beluna's Gatekeeper // Entry Denied$0.23
  5. Chancellor of Tales1Chancellor of Tales$0.22
  6. Erebor Flamesmith1Erebor Flamesmith$0.33
  7. Frolicking Familiar // Blow Off Steam1Frolicking Familiar // Blow Off Steam$0.33
  8. Gandalf, Friend of the Shire1Gandalf, Friend of the Shire$0.21
  9. Goblin Electromancer1Goblin Electromancer$0.21
  10. Grabby Giant // That's Mine1Grabby Giant // That's Mine$0.20
  11. Guttersnipe1Guttersnipe$0.24

Creatures continued

  1. Haughty Djinn1Haughty Djinn$0.31
  2. Hearth Elemental // Stoke Genius1Hearth Elemental // Stoke Genius$0.41
  3. Horned Loch-Whale // Lagoon Breach1Horned Loch-Whale // Lagoon Breach$0.29
  4. Illithid Harvester // Plant Tadpoles1Illithid Harvester // Plant Tadpoles$0.41
  5. Living Lectern1Living Lectern$0.17
  6. Minecart Daredevil // Ride the Rails1Minecart Daredevil // Ride the Rails$0.20
  7. Mocking Sprite1Mocking Sprite$0.20
  8. Murmuring Mystic1Murmuring Mystic$0.33
  9. Najal, the Storm Runner1Najal, the Storm Runner$0.23
  10. Obyra's Attendants // Desperate Parry1Obyra's Attendants // Desperate Parry$0.23
  11. Picklock Prankster // Free the Fae1Picklock Prankster // Free the Fae$0.31

Creatures continued

  1. Scalding Viper // Steam Clean1Scalding Viper // Steam Clean$0.36
  2. Splashy Spellcaster1Splashy Spellcaster$0.18
  3. Storyteller Pixie1Storyteller Pixie$0.25
  4. Talrand, Sky Summoner1Talrand, Sky Summoner$0.39
  5. Tenacious Tomeseeker1Tenacious Tomeseeker$0.18
  6. Thermo-Alchemist1Thermo-Alchemist$0.17
  7. Third Path Iconoclast1Third Path Iconoclast$0.38
  8. Two-Headed Hunter // Twice the Rage1Two-Headed Hunter // Twice the Rage$0.27
  9. Unruly Catapult1Unruly Catapult$0.30
  10. Vantress Transmuter // Croaking Curse1Vantress Transmuter // Croaking Curse$0.21
  11. Young Pyromancer1Young Pyromancer$0.25

Instants 16$4.05

  1. Abrade1Abrade$0.17
  2. Aetherize1Aetherize$0.28
  3. Brainsurge1Brainsurge$0.23
  4. Consider1Consider$0.35
  5. Deliberate1Deliberate$0.21
  6. Frantic Firebolt1Frantic Firebolt$0.26
  7. Galvanic Iteration1Galvanic Iteration$0.26
  8. Opt1Opt$0.18

Instants continued

  1. Quick Study1Quick Study$0.24
  2. Silundi Vision // Silundi Isle1Silundi Vision // Silundi Isle$0.41
  3. Stonesplitter Bolt1Stonesplitter Bolt$0.29
  4. Sulfurous Blast1Sulfurous Blast$0.07
  5. Telling Time1Telling Time$0.21
  6. Torch the Tower1Torch the Tower$0.38
  7. Twinferno1Twinferno$0.23
  8. Water Wings1Water Wings$0.28

Sorceries 4$1.07

  1. Chain Reaction1Chain Reaction$0.20
  2. Devastation Tide1Devastation Tide$0.32
  3. Johann's Stopgap1Johann's Stopgap$0.08
  4. Mizzium Mortars1Mizzium Mortars$0.47

Artifacts 2$0.43

  1. Spell Satchel1Spell Satchel$0.12
  2. Wayfarer's Bauble1Wayfarer's Bauble$0.31

Enchantments 6$3.29

  1. As Foretold1As Foretold$1.28
  2. Double Vision1Double Vision$0.56
  3. Fiery Inscription1Fiery Inscription$0.40
  4. Gadwick's First Duel1Gadwick's First Duel$0.19
  5. Jace's Sanctum1Jace's Sanctum$0.57
  6. Powerbalance1Powerbalance$0.29

Lands 38 / 38$12.12

  1. Ash Barrens1Ash Barrens$0.15
  2. Cascade Bluffs1Cascade Bluffs$0.34
  3. Castle Vantress1Castle Vantress$0.31
  4. Command Tower1Command Tower$0.21
  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. Forgotten Cave1Forgotten Cave$0.13
  10. Frostboil Snarl1Frostboil Snarl$0.22
  11. Halimar Depths1Halimar Depths$0.33

Lands continued

  1. Island×33Island$0.21
  2. Izzet Boilerworks1Izzet Boilerworks$0.26
  3. Izzet Guildgate1Izzet Guildgate$0.11
  4. Lonely Sandbar1Lonely Sandbar$0.18
  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. Prismari Campus1Prismari Campus$0.25
  11. Restless Spire1Restless Spire$0.19

Lands continued

  1. Rivendell1Rivendell$1.03
  2. Shivan Reef1Shivan Reef$0.22
  3. Snow-Covered Island×22Snow-Covered Island$2.12
  4. Snow-Covered Mountain×22Snow-Covered Mountain$1.00
  5. Sulfur Falls1Sulfur Falls$0.18
  6. Swiftwater Cliffs1Swiftwater Cliffs$0.11
  7. Temple of Epiphany1Temple of Epiphany$0.16
  8. Temple of the False God1Temple of the False God$0.19
  9. Terramorphic Expanse1Terramorphic Expanse$0.10
  10. Thriving Isle1Thriving Isle$0.10
  11. Volatile Fjord1Volatile Fjord$0.69

About this Johann, Apprentice Sorcerer deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: Johann, Apprentice Sorcerer, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. Its estimated price is $29.98 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what Johann, Apprentice Sorcerer decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Goblin Electromancer, Opt and Guttersnipe. The picks most particular to this commander are Frantic Firebolt, Aquatic Alchemist // Bubble Up and Mocking Sprite, which turn up here far more often than in other Izzet decks.

Its average mana value is 3.08. It runs no Game Changers.

The most expensive cards are As Foretold ($1.28), Jace's Sanctum ($0.57) and Double Vision ($0.56); 58 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $26.25, and with no limit $141.15; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection

Deck statistics

Commander Spellbook ↗
Average mana value3.08
Game Changers0
Combos0
Deck match57%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 0 cards
  2. Mana value 1: 5 cards
  3. Mana value 2: 20 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 14 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 14 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 6 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 3 cards
  8. Mana value 7+: 0 cards

The curve and the average cover Johann, Apprentice Sorcerer 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
Ramp1010+0
Card advantage1212+0
Targeted disruption1214+2
Mass disruption66+0
Lands3839+1
Plan3022-8

These targets add up to 108 because a card can fill more than one role. 4 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: $16.97 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 39% deck match
  2. Up to $0.50 per card: $24.33 for 100 of 100 cards; 57% deck match
  3. Up to $0.75 per card: $25.76 for 100 of 100 cards; 57% deck match
  4. Up to $1 per card: $26.25 for 100 of 100 cards; 57% deck match
  5. Up to $1.50 per card: $29.98 for 100 of 100 cards; 57% deck match
  6. Up to $2 per card: $29.98 for 100 of 100 cards; 57% deck match
  7. Up to $3 per card: $34.03 for 100 of 100 cards; 57% deck match
  8. Up to $5 per card: $57.46 for 100 of 100 cards; 58% deck match
  9. Up to $7.50 per card: $62.66 for 100 of 100 cards; 59% deck match
  10. Up to $10 per card: $71.40 for 100 of 100 cards; 59% deck match
  11. Up to $15 per card: $71.40 for 100 of 100 cards; 59% deck match
  12. Up to $20 per card: $104.17 for 100 of 100 cards; 59% deck match
  13. Up to $30 per card: $104.17 for 100 of 100 cards; 59% deck match
  14. Up to $50 per card: $141.15 for 100 of 100 cards; 59% deck match
  15. Up to $100 per card: $141.15 for 100 of 100 cards; 59% deck match
  16. No per-card cap: $141.15 for 100 of 100 cards; 59% deck match

Each bar is the complete Command Zone template deck for Johann, Apprentice Sorcerer 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 Johann, Apprentice Sorcerer decks usually play.

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