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Kain, Traitorous Dragoon - Decklist

Creatures 18$15.90

  1. Boggart Trawler // Boggart Bog1Boggart Trawler // Boggart Bog$1.73
  2. Brass Squire1Brass Squire$1.24
  3. Disciple of the Vault1Disciple of the Vault$1.12
  4. Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor1Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor$0.68
  5. Gonti, Night Minister1Gonti, Night Minister$0.79
  6. Maddening Imp1Maddening Imp$1.26
  7. Marionette Master1Marionette Master$1.71
  8. Mirkwood Bats1Mirkwood Bats$1.02
  9. Nadier's Nightblade1Nadier's Nightblade$0.26

Creatures continued

  1. Nettling Imp1Nettling Imp$0.36
  2. Oft-Nabbed Goat1Oft-Nabbed Goat$0.26
  3. Psychosis Crawler1Psychosis Crawler$0.67
  4. PuPu UFO1PuPu UFO$0.57
  5. Qarsi Revenant1Qarsi Revenant$1.54
  6. Summon: Primal Odin1Summon: Primal Odin$1.77
  7. Vislor Turlough1Vislor Turlough$0.31
  8. Walking Desecration1Walking Desecration$0.17
  9. Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival1Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival$0.44

Planeswalkers 1$0.48

  1. Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted1Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted$0.48

Instants 13$4.66

  1. Ashnod's Intervention1Ashnod's Intervention$0.28
  2. Blessing of Belzenlok1Blessing of Belzenlok$0.17
  3. Demonic Gifts1Demonic Gifts$0.15
  4. Fake Your Own Death1Fake Your Own Death$0.10
  5. Feign Death1Feign Death$0.79
  6. Howl from Beyond1Howl from Beyond$0.11
  7. Not Dead After All1Not Dead After All$1.57

Instants continued

  1. Presumed Dead1Presumed Dead$0.31
  2. Return to Action1Return to Action$0.27
  3. Sugar Rush1Sugar Rush$0.22
  4. Supernatural Stamina1Supernatural Stamina$0.12
  5. Undying Malice1Undying Malice$0.39
  6. Vincent's Limit Break1Vincent's Limit Break$0.18

Sorceries 4$1.31

  1. Blood on the Snow1Blood on the Snow$0.31
  2. Gix's Command1Gix's Command$0.48
  3. Night's Whisper1Night's Whisper$0.23
  4. Zero Point Ballad1Zero Point Ballad$0.29

Artifacts 11$5.28

  1. Assault Suit1Assault Suit$0.23
  2. Bloodthirsty Blade1Bloodthirsty Blade$0.37
  3. Coveted Jewel1Coveted Jewel$0.24
  4. Cranial Plating1Cranial Plating$0.40
  5. Expedition Map1Expedition Map$1.40
  6. Goldvein Pick1Goldvein Pick$0.20
  7. Laser Screwdriver1Laser Screwdriver$1.58
  8. Mask of Memory1Mask of Memory$0.32
  9. Ransom Note1Ransom Note$0.19
  10. Tormentor's Trident1Tormentor's Trident$0.11
  11. World Map1World Map$0.24

Enchantments 14$8.87

  1. Agent of the Shadow Thieves1Agent of the Shadow Thieves$0.29
  2. Coercive Impetus1Coercive Impetus$0.32
  3. Cultist of the Absolute1Cultist of the Absolute$0.37
  4. Eye of Nidhogg1Eye of Nidhogg$0.36
  5. Fungal Fortitude1Fungal Fortitude$0.28
  6. Ghoulish Impetus1Ghoulish Impetus$0.51
  7. Inner Demon1Inner Demon$0.23

Enchantments continued

  1. Kaya's Ghostform1Kaya's Ghostform$1.89
  2. Obsessive Pursuit1Obsessive Pursuit$1.51
  3. Parasitic Impetus1Parasitic Impetus$0.19
  4. Shade's Form1Shade's Form$0.14
  5. Underworld Dreams1Underworld Dreams$1.87
  6. Vow of Malice1Vow of Malice$0.62
  7. Vow of Torment1Vow of Torment$0.29

Lands 38 / 38$18.80

  1. Access Tunnel1Access Tunnel$0.30
  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. Evolving Wilds1Evolving Wilds$0.09
  11. Geier Reach Sanitarium1Geier Reach Sanitarium$0.79

Lands continued

  1. Ghost Quarter1Ghost Quarter$0.44
  2. Leechridden Swamp1Leechridden Swamp$0.73
  3. Midgar, City of Mako // Reactor Raid1Midgar, City of Mako // Reactor Raid$1.59
  4. Mortuary Mire1Mortuary Mire$0.30
  5. Myriad Landscape1Myriad Landscape$0.26
  6. Mystifying Maze1Mystifying Maze$0.54
  7. Northampton Farm1Northampton Farm$0.28
  8. Polluted Mire1Polluted Mire$0.15
  9. Rogue's Passage1Rogue's Passage$0.34
  10. Scavenger Grounds1Scavenger Grounds$0.21
  11. Secluded Starforge1Secluded Starforge$0.41

Lands continued

  1. Snow-Covered Swamp×55Snow-Covered Swamp$2.95
  2. Swamp×44Swamp$0.40
  3. Temple of the False God1Temple of the False God$0.19
  4. Terrain Generator1Terrain Generator$1.38
  5. Terramorphic Expanse1Terramorphic Expanse$0.10
  6. Thespian's Stage1Thespian's Stage$0.40
  7. Treasure Vault1Treasure Vault$1.30
  8. War Room1War Room$0.82
  9. Witch's Cottage1Witch's Cottage$0.39

About this Kain, Traitorous Dragoon deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: Kain, Traitorous Dragoon, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. Its estimated price is $55.59 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what Kain, Traitorous Dragoon decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Parasitic Impetus, Bloodthirsty Blade and Eye of Nidhogg. The picks most particular to this commander are Ghoulish Impetus, Assault Suit and Vow of Malice, which turn up here far more often than in other Mono-Black decks.

Its average mana value is 2.68. It runs no Game Changers.

The most expensive cards are Kaya's Ghostform ($1.89), Underworld Dreams ($1.87) and Summon: Primal Odin ($1.77); 40 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $33.96, and with no limit $769.46; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value2.68
Game Changers0
Combos0
Deck match59%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 0 cards
  2. Mana value 1: 14 cards
  3. Mana value 2: 17 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 18 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 5 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 4 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 4 cards
  8. Mana value 7+: 0 cards

The curve and the average cover Kain, Traitorous Dragoon 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 advantage1212+0
Targeted disruption1216+4
Mass disruption66+0
Lands3839+1
Plan3025-5

These targets add up to 108 because a card can fill more than one role. 8 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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Full deck price by per-card cap

Each bar is the complete Command Zone template deck for Kain, Traitorous Dragoon 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 Kain, Traitorous Dragoon 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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