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Kros, Defense Contractor - Decklist

Creatures 26$15.81

  1. Aven Mimeomancer1Aven Mimeomancer$0.34
  2. Azor's Elocutors1Azor's Elocutors$0.37
  3. Cathedral Acolyte1Cathedral Acolyte$1.73
  4. Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres1Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres$0.73
  5. Fathom Mage1Fathom Mage$0.27
  6. Forgotten Ancient1Forgotten Ancient$0.36
  7. Freestrider Lookout1Freestrider Lookout$0.37
  8. Generous Patron1Generous Patron$0.46
  9. Gluntch, the Bestower1Gluntch, the Bestower$0.38

Creatures continued

  1. Grateful Apparition1Grateful Apparition$0.18
  2. Incubation Druid1Incubation Druid$0.81
  3. Metastatic Evangel1Metastatic Evangel$0.35
  4. Nils, Discipline Enforcer1Nils, Discipline Enforcer$0.27
  5. Orzhov Advokist1Orzhov Advokist$0.15
  6. Park Heights Maverick1Park Heights Maverick$0.43
  7. Patrolling Peacemaker1Patrolling Peacemaker$0.92
  8. Plaxcaster Frogling1Plaxcaster Frogling$0.39
  9. Pollenbright Druid1Pollenbright Druid$0.15

Creatures continued

  1. Rishkar, Peema Renegade1Rishkar, Peema Renegade$0.21
  2. Sharae of Numbing Depths1Sharae of Numbing Depths$0.24
  3. Sheltering Ancient1Sheltering Ancient$1.90
  4. Skyboon Evangelist1Skyboon Evangelist$0.44
  5. Spike Weaver1Spike Weaver$0.77
  6. Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus1Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus$1.68
  7. Thrummingbird1Thrummingbird$0.24
  8. Willbreaker1Willbreaker$1.67

Planeswalkers 1$0.27

  1. Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter1Jiang Yanggu, Wildcrafter$0.27

Instants 9$3.95

  1. Aetherize1Aetherize$0.28
  2. Boon of Safety1Boon of Safety$0.33
  3. Experimental Augury1Experimental Augury$0.21
  4. Immortal Obligation1Immortal Obligation$0.40
  5. Protection Magic1Protection Magic$0.31
  6. Reins of Power1Reins of Power$1.77
  7. Steady Progress1Steady Progress$0.26
  8. Unbounded Potential1Unbounded Potential$0.15
  9. Vastwood Fortification // Vastwood Thicket1Vastwood Fortification // Vastwood Thicket$0.24

Sorceries 12$7.75

  1. Borrowing 100,000 Arrows1Borrowing 100,000 Arrows$0.41
  2. Collective Effort1Collective Effort$0.21
  3. Contentious Plan1Contentious Plan$0.34
  4. Courage in Crisis1Courage in Crisis$0.15
  5. Don't Move1Don't Move$1.84
  6. Promise of Loyalty1Promise of Loyalty$0.29
  7. Regna's Sanction1Regna's Sanction$0.54
  8. Requisition Raid1Requisition Raid$0.32
  9. Split Up1Split Up$1.82
  10. Tezzeret's Gambit1Tezzeret's Gambit$0.19
  11. Theft of Dreams1Theft of Dreams$0.35
  12. Unnatural Restoration1Unnatural Restoration$1.29

Artifacts 5$2.82

  1. Astral Cornucopia1Astral Cornucopia$0.27
  2. Bounty Board1Bounty Board$1.55
  3. Contagion Clasp1Contagion Clasp$0.30
  4. Everflowing Chalice1Everflowing Chalice$0.28
  5. Replicating Ring1Replicating Ring$0.42

Enchantments 8$5.35

  1. Curse of Verbosity1Curse of Verbosity$0.47
  2. Evolutionary Escalation1Evolutionary Escalation$0.44
  3. Inexorable Tide1Inexorable Tide$0.97
  4. Propaganda1Propaganda$1.90
  5. Retreat to Kazandu1Retreat to Kazandu$0.30
  6. Together Forever1Together Forever$0.21
  7. Tolarian Contempt1Tolarian Contempt$0.20
  8. Verity Circle1Verity Circle$0.86

Lands 38 / 38$11.73

  1. Adarkar Wastes1Adarkar Wastes$0.34
  2. Brokers Hideout1Brokers Hideout$0.27
  3. Brushland1Brushland$0.37
  4. Canopy Vista1Canopy Vista$0.22
  5. Command Tower1Command Tower$0.21
  6. Deserted Beach1Deserted Beach$1.35
  7. Dreamroot Cascade1Dreamroot Cascade$0.84
  8. Evolving Wilds1Evolving Wilds$0.09
  9. Exotic Orchard1Exotic Orchard$0.20
  10. Flooded Grove1Flooded Grove$0.24
  11. Forest×22Forest$0.18
  12. Fortified Village1Fortified Village$0.20

Lands continued

  1. Glacial Fortress1Glacial Fortress$0.19
  2. Hinterland Harbor1Hinterland Harbor$0.25
  3. Island×22Island$0.14
  4. Llanowar Reborn1Llanowar Reborn$0.21
  5. Nesting Grounds1Nesting Grounds$0.28
  6. Novijen, Heart of Progress1Novijen, Heart of Progress$0.34
  7. Overgrown Farmland1Overgrown Farmland$0.93
  8. Path of Ancestry1Path of Ancestry$0.17
  9. Plains×22Plains$0.10
  10. Port Town1Port Town$0.20
  11. Prairie Stream1Prairie Stream$0.19
  12. Seaside Citadel1Seaside Citadel$0.22

Lands continued

  1. Skycloud Expanse1Skycloud Expanse$0.19
  2. Snow-Covered Forest1Snow-Covered Forest$0.99
  3. Snow-Covered Island1Snow-Covered Island$1.06
  4. Snow-Covered Plains1Snow-Covered Plains$0.38
  5. Sungrass Prairie1Sungrass Prairie$0.18
  6. Sunpetal Grove1Sunpetal Grove$0.28
  7. Temple of Enlightenment1Temple of Enlightenment$0.13
  8. Temple of Mystery1Temple of Mystery$0.15
  9. Terramorphic Expanse1Terramorphic Expanse$0.10
  10. Tranquil Landscape1Tranquil Landscape$0.23
  11. Yavimaya Coast1Yavimaya Coast$0.31

About this Kros, Defense Contractor deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: Kros, Defense Contractor, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. Its estimated price is $48.11 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what Kros, Defense Contractor decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Generous Patron, Nils, Discipline Enforcer and Forgotten Ancient. The picks most particular to this commander are Sheltering Ancient, Evolutionary Escalation and Verity Circle, which turn up here far more often than in other Bant decks.

Its average mana value is 2.95. It runs no Game Changers.

The most expensive cards are Propaganda ($1.90), Sheltering Ancient ($1.90) and Don't Move ($1.84); 44 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $33.53, and with no limit $247.47; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value2.95
Game Changers0
Combos0
Deck match76%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 2 cards
  2. Mana value 1: 3 cards
  3. Mana value 2: 16 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 23 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 11 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 7 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 0 cards
  8. Mana value 7+: 0 cards

The curve and the average cover Kros, Defense Contractor 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 disruption1214+2
Mass disruption66+0
Lands3839+1
Plan3023-7

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.

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Full deck price by per-card cap

Each bar is the complete Command Zone template deck for Kros, Defense Contractor 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 Kros, Defense Contractor 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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