Budget Bauble
Josu Vess, Lich Knight - Decklist

Creatures 40$12.57

  1. Archghoul of Thraben1Archghoul of Thraben$0.24
  2. Belle of the Brawl1Belle of the Brawl$0.24
  3. Black Knight1Black Knight$0.24
  4. Blacklance Paragon1Blacklance Paragon$0.31
  5. Cemetery Reaper1Cemetery Reaper$0.27
  6. Champion of the Perished1Champion of the Perished$0.37
  7. Corpse Augur1Corpse Augur$0.13
  8. Corpse Harvester1Corpse Harvester$0.27
  9. Cryptbreaker1Cryptbreaker$0.31
  10. Dakmor Lancer1Dakmor Lancer$0.18

Creatures continued

  1. Death Baron1Death Baron$0.79
  2. Diregraf Colossus1Diregraf Colossus$0.68
  3. Fleshbag Marauder1Fleshbag Marauder$0.18
  4. Forsworn Paladin1Forsworn Paladin$0.35
  5. Foulmire Knight // Profane Insight1Foulmire Knight // Profane Insight$0.16
  6. Gempalm Polluter1Gempalm Polluter$0.26
  7. Grave Titan1Grave Titan$0.26
  8. Gravespawn Sovereign1Gravespawn Sovereign$0.22
  9. Haakon, Stromgald Scourge1Haakon, Stromgald Scourge$0.80
  10. Headless Rider1Headless Rider$0.99

Creatures continued

  1. Knight of Dusk1Knight of Dusk$0.30
  2. Knight of Dusk's Shadow1Knight of Dusk's Shadow$0.28
  3. Liliana's Devotee1Liliana's Devotee$0.13
  4. Liliana's Standard Bearer1Liliana's Standard Bearer$0.21
  5. Locthwain Lancer1Locthwain Lancer$0.33
  6. Lord of the Accursed1Lord of the Accursed$0.16
  7. Midnight Reaper1Midnight Reaper$0.15
  8. Murderous Rider // Swift End1Murderous Rider // Swift End$0.22
  9. Noosegraf Mob1Noosegraf Mob$0.27
  10. Noxious Ghoul1Noxious Ghoul$0.54

Creatures continued

  1. Oathsworn Knight1Oathsworn Knight$0.19
  2. Plague Belcher1Plague Belcher$0.30
  3. Ravenous Rotbelly1Ravenous Rotbelly$0.51
  4. Shepherd of Rot1Shepherd of Rot$0.42
  5. Smitten Swordmaster // Curry Favor1Smitten Swordmaster // Curry Favor$0.24
  6. Spark Reaper1Spark Reaper$0.06
  7. Undead Augur1Undead Augur$0.14
  8. Vengeful Dead1Vengeful Dead$0.26
  9. Vizier of the Scorpion1Vizier of the Scorpion$0.16
  10. Zombie Master1Zombie Master$0.45

Planeswalkers 1$0.37

  1. Liliana, Death's Majesty1Liliana, Death's Majesty$0.37

Instants 1$0.09

  1. Cruel Revival1Cruel Revival$0.09

Sorceries 7$2.93

  1. Army of the Damned1Army of the Damned$0.37
  2. Cemetery Recruitment1Cemetery Recruitment$0.08
  3. Dark Salvation1Dark Salvation$0.42
  4. Necrotic Hex1Necrotic Hex$0.29
  5. Pact of the Serpent1Pact of the Serpent$1.07
  6. Syphon Flesh1Syphon Flesh$0.14
  7. Zombie Apocalypse1Zombie Apocalypse$0.56

Artifacts 8$6.08

  1. Crowded Crypt1Crowded Crypt$0.40
  2. Expedition Map1Expedition Map$1.40
  3. Gilded Lotus1Gilded Lotus$0.61
  4. Hedron Archive1Hedron Archive$0.25
  5. Heraldic Banner1Heraldic Banner$0.26
  6. Patchwork Banner1Patchwork Banner$1.58
  7. Skyclave Relic1Skyclave Relic$1.32
  8. Worn Powerstone1Worn Powerstone$0.26

Enchantments 4$2.92

  1. Call to the Grave1Call to the Grave$1.18
  2. Endless Ranks of the Dead1Endless Ranks of the Dead$1.25
  3. Graf Harvest1Graf Harvest$0.28
  4. Liliana's Mastery1Liliana's Mastery$0.21

Lands 38 / 38$16.38

  1. Accursed Duneyard1Accursed Duneyard$0.56
  2. Barren Moor1Barren Moor$0.16
  3. Bojuka Bog1Bojuka Bog$1.18
  4. Buried Ruin1Buried Ruin$0.36
  5. Castle Locthwain1Castle Locthwain$1.34
  6. Command Tower1Command Tower$0.21
  7. Demolition Field1Demolition Field$0.23
  8. Desert of the Glorified1Desert of the Glorified$0.14
  9. Deserted Temple1Deserted Temple$0.82
  10. Ebon Stronghold1Ebon Stronghold$0.38
  11. Everglades1Everglades$1.21

Lands continued

  1. Evolving Wilds1Evolving Wilds$0.09
  2. Field of Ruin1Field of Ruin$0.26
  3. Geier Reach Sanitarium1Geier Reach Sanitarium$0.79
  4. Ghost Quarter1Ghost Quarter$0.44
  5. High Market1High Market$0.40
  6. Leechridden Swamp1Leechridden Swamp$0.73
  7. Memorial to Folly1Memorial to Folly$0.24
  8. Mortuary Mire1Mortuary Mire$0.30
  9. Myriad Landscape1Myriad Landscape$0.26
  10. Path of Ancestry1Path of Ancestry$0.17
  11. Polluted Mire1Polluted Mire$0.15

Lands continued

  1. Rogue's Passage1Rogue's Passage$0.34
  2. Snow-Covered Swamp×55Snow-Covered Swamp$2.95
  3. Swamp×44Swamp$0.40
  4. Temple of the False God1Temple of the False God$0.19
  5. Terramorphic Expanse1Terramorphic Expanse$0.10
  6. Thespian's Stage1Thespian's Stage$0.40
  7. Unholy Grotto1Unholy Grotto$0.37
  8. War Room1War Room$0.82
  9. Witch's Cottage1Witch's Cottage$0.39

About this Josu Vess, Lich Knight deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: Josu Vess, Lich Knight, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. Its estimated price is $41.56 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what Josu Vess, Lich Knight decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Army of the Damned, Lord of the Accursed and Death Baron. The picks most particular to this commander are Liliana's Mastery, Cemetery Reaper and Liliana's Standard Bearer, which turn up here far more often than in other Mono-Black decks.

Its average mana value is 3.50. It runs no Game Changers.

The most expensive cards are Patchwork Banner ($1.58), Expedition Map ($1.40) and Skyclave Relic ($1.32); 47 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $32.14, and with no limit $457.66; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value3.50
Game Changers0
Combos0
Deck match68%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 0 cards
  2. Mana value 1: 7 cards
  3. Mana value 2: 7 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 25 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 5 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 10 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 6 cards
  8. Mana value 7+: 2 cards

The curve and the average cover Josu Vess, Lich Knight 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 disruption1217+5
Mass disruption66+0
Lands3838+0
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.

Check your own decklist against the template →

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

Each bar is the complete Command Zone template deck for Josu Vess, Lich Knight 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 Josu Vess, Lich Knight 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.

Download .txt

Submit feedback

Your message goes to the Budget Bauble team with this page’s address and your browser type. Privacy