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Keruga, the Macrosage - Decklist

Creatures 43$19.90

  1. Acidic Slime1Acidic Slime$0.13
  2. Archaeomancer1Archaeomancer$0.30
  3. Bane of Progress1Bane of Progress$0.34
  4. Carnage Tyrant1Carnage Tyrant$0.92
  5. Chasm Skulker1Chasm Skulker$0.34
  6. Colossal Dreadmaw1Colossal Dreadmaw$0.10
  7. Curious Altisaur1Curious Altisaur$0.86
  8. End-Raze Forerunners1End-Raze Forerunners$0.37
  9. Eternal Scourge1Eternal Scourge$1.55
  10. Eternal Witness1Eternal Witness$1.47
  11. Farhaven Elf1Farhaven Elf$0.17

Creatures continued

  1. Fierce Empath1Fierce Empath$0.12
  2. Foundation Breaker1Foundation Breaker$0.29
  3. Frilled Mystic1Frilled Mystic$0.23
  4. Ghalta, Primal Hunger1Ghalta, Primal Hunger$0.93
  5. Greenwarden of Murasa1Greenwarden of Murasa$0.31
  6. Laboratory Maniac1Laboratory Maniac$0.36
  7. Lilysplash Mentor1Lilysplash Mentor$0.27
  8. Llanowar Visionary1Llanowar Visionary$0.15
  9. Manglehorn1Manglehorn$1.29
  10. Marauding Brinefang1Marauding Brinefang$0.22
  11. Mulldrifter1Mulldrifter$0.29

Creatures continued

  1. Mystic Snake1Mystic Snake$0.62
  2. Nurturing Bristleback1Nurturing Bristleback$0.20
  3. Psychosis Crawler1Psychosis Crawler$0.67
  4. Pugnacious Hammerskull1Pugnacious Hammerskull$0.17
  5. Reclamation Sage1Reclamation Sage$0.17
  6. Regal Behemoth1Regal Behemoth$0.60
  7. Regal Imperiosaur1Regal Imperiosaur$0.25
  8. Sakashima's Protege1Sakashima's Protege$0.44
  9. Solemn Simulacrum1Solemn Simulacrum$0.26
  10. Springbloom Druid1Springbloom Druid$0.14
  11. Steel Hellkite1Steel Hellkite$0.25

Creatures continued

  1. Sunfrill Imitator1Sunfrill Imitator$1.69
  2. Sweet-Gum Recluse1Sweet-Gum Recluse$0.43
  3. Temur Sabertooth1Temur Sabertooth$0.83
  4. Thrashing Brontodon1Thrashing Brontodon$0.16
  5. Thryx, the Sudden Storm1Thryx, the Sudden Storm$0.23
  6. Thundering Spineback1Thundering Spineback$0.14
  7. Timeless Witness1Timeless Witness$0.32
  8. Topiary Stomper1Topiary Stomper$0.66
  9. Venser, Shaper Savant1Venser, Shaper Savant$0.40
  10. Wood Elves1Wood Elves$0.26

Planeswalkers 1$0.53

  1. Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner1Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner$0.53

Instants 10$5.61

  1. Aetherspouts1Aetherspouts$0.76
  2. Blur1Blur$0.39
  3. Displace1Displace$0.35
  4. Essence Flux1Essence Flux$1.33
  5. Evacuation1Evacuation$0.26
  6. Ghostly Flicker1Ghostly Flicker$1.18
  7. Illusionist's Stratagem1Illusionist's Stratagem$0.39
  8. Planar Incision1Planar Incision$0.36
  9. Siren's Ruse1Siren's Ruse$0.25
  10. Teferi's Time Twist1Teferi's Time Twist$0.34

Sorceries 2$2.90

  1. Flood of Tears1Flood of Tears$1.17
  2. Rishkar's Expertise1Rishkar's Expertise$1.73

Artifacts 2$0.53

  1. Commander's Sphere1Commander's Sphere$0.18
  2. Nevinyrral's Disk1Nevinyrral's Disk$0.35

Enchantments 3$1.98

  1. Elemental Bond1Elemental Bond$1.28
  2. Garruk's Uprising1Garruk's Uprising$0.39
  3. Imprisoned in the Moon1Imprisoned in the Moon$0.31

Lands 38 / 38$15.63

  1. Alchemist's Refuge1Alchemist's Refuge$0.72
  2. Bonders' Enclave1Bonders' Enclave$0.21
  3. Botanical Sanctum1Botanical Sanctum$1.42
  4. Castle Vantress1Castle Vantress$0.31
  5. Command Tower1Command Tower$0.21
  6. Dreamroot Cascade1Dreamroot Cascade$0.84
  7. Evolving Wilds1Evolving Wilds$0.09
  8. Exotic Orchard1Exotic Orchard$0.20
  9. Fabled Passage1Fabled Passage$0.77
  10. Flooded Grove1Flooded Grove$0.24
  11. Forest×33Forest$0.27

Lands continued

  1. Hinterland Harbor1Hinterland Harbor$0.25
  2. Island×22Island$0.14
  3. Lumbering Falls1Lumbering Falls$0.21
  4. Mosswort Bridge1Mosswort Bridge$0.22
  5. Myriad Landscape1Myriad Landscape$0.26
  6. Mystic Sanctuary1Mystic Sanctuary$1.14
  7. Overflowing Basin1Overflowing Basin$0.20
  8. Path of Ancestry1Path of Ancestry$0.17
  9. Rimewood Falls1Rimewood Falls$0.36
  10. Rogue's Passage1Rogue's Passage$0.34
  11. Simic Growth Chamber1Simic Growth Chamber$0.24

Lands continued

  1. Simic Guildgate1Simic Guildgate$0.11
  2. Snow-Covered Forest×22Snow-Covered Forest$1.98
  3. Snow-Covered Island×22Snow-Covered Island$2.12
  4. Tangled Islet1Tangled Islet$0.26
  5. Temple of Mystery1Temple of Mystery$0.15
  6. Temple of the False God1Temple of the False God$0.19
  7. Terramorphic Expanse1Terramorphic Expanse$0.10
  8. Thornwood Falls1Thornwood Falls$0.13
  9. Vineglimmer Snarl1Vineglimmer Snarl$0.22
  10. Waterlogged Grove1Waterlogged Grove$1.25
  11. Yavimaya Coast1Yavimaya Coast$0.31

About this Keruga, the Macrosage deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: Keruga, the Macrosage, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. Its estimated price is $47.28 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what Keruga, the Macrosage decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Garruk's Uprising, Eternal Witness and Wood Elves. The picks most particular to this commander are Llanowar Visionary, Farhaven Elf and Displace, which turn up here far more often than in other Simic decks.

Its average mana value is 4.24. It runs no Game Changers.

The most expensive cards are Rishkar's Expertise ($1.73), Sunfrill Imitator ($1.69) and Eternal Scourge ($1.55); 42 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $32.54, and with no limit $380.41; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value4.24
Game Changers0
Combos0
Deck match68%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 0 cards
  2. Mana value 1: 1 card
  3. Mana value 2: 3 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 24 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 12 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 7 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 10 cards
  8. Mana value 7+: 5 cards

The curve and the average cover Keruga, the Macrosage 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
Ramp1012+2
Card advantage1212+0
Targeted disruption1213+1
Mass disruption66+0
Lands3838+0
Plan3021-9

These targets add up to 108 because a card can fill more than one role. 3 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 Keruga, the Macrosage 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 Keruga, the Macrosage decks usually play.

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