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Lorthos, the Tidemaker - Decklist

Creatures 39$15.46

  1. Archetype of Imagination1Archetype of Imagination$0.89
  2. Brinelin, the Moon Kraken1Brinelin, the Moon Kraken$0.25
  3. Burnished Hart1Burnished Hart$0.11
  4. Charix, the Raging Isle1Charix, the Raging Isle$0.49
  5. Clinging Anemones1Clinging Anemones$0.12
  6. Colossal Whale1Colossal Whale$0.18
  7. Coral Barrier1Coral Barrier$0.06
  8. Deep-Sea Kraken1Deep-Sea Kraken$1.24
  9. Elder Deep-Fiend1Elder Deep-Fiend$0.28
  10. Giant Octopus1Giant Octopus$0.10

Creatures continued

  1. Guard Gomazoa1Guard Gomazoa$0.26
  2. Gulf Squid1Gulf Squid$0.13
  3. Harbor Serpent1Harbor Serpent$0.10
  4. Icebreaker Kraken1Icebreaker Kraken$0.40
  5. Inkwell Leviathan1Inkwell Leviathan$0.52
  6. Kraken Hatchling1Kraken Hatchling$0.08
  7. Kraken of the Straits1Kraken of the Straits$0.34
  8. Mesmerizing Benthid1Mesmerizing Benthid$0.51
  9. Monstrosity of the Lake1Monstrosity of the Lake$0.35
  10. Nadir Kraken1Nadir Kraken$0.29

Creatures continued

  1. Octoprophet1Octoprophet$0.08
  2. Pearl Lake Ancient1Pearl Lake Ancient$0.47
  3. Pursued Whale1Pursued Whale$0.23
  4. Reef Worm1Reef Worm$0.23
  5. Reservoir Kraken1Reservoir Kraken$0.33
  6. Sea-Dasher Octopus1Sea-Dasher Octopus$1.08
  7. Sealock Monster1Sealock Monster$0.10
  8. Serpent of the Endless Sea1Serpent of the Endless Sea$0.28
  9. Shipbreaker Kraken1Shipbreaker Kraken$0.22
  10. Sigiled Starfish1Sigiled Starfish$0.07

Creatures continued

  1. Skyclave Squid1Skyclave Squid$0.10
  2. Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep1Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep$0.34
  3. Spiny Starfish1Spiny Starfish$0.28
  4. Stormsurge Kraken1Stormsurge Kraken$0.57
  5. Summon: Leviathan1Summon: Leviathan$1.50
  6. Thryx, the Sudden Storm1Thryx, the Sudden Storm$0.23
  7. Tidal Kraken1Tidal Kraken$0.72
  8. Tidal Terror1Tidal Terror$0.26
  9. Willbreaker1Willbreaker$1.67

Instants 2$1.21

  1. High Tide1High Tide$0.83
  2. Thassa's Rebuff1Thassa's Rebuff$0.38

Sorceries 6$2.61

  1. Borrowing 100,000 Arrows1Borrowing 100,000 Arrows$0.41
  2. Breaking Wave1Breaking Wave$0.70
  3. Flow of Ideas1Flow of Ideas$0.29
  4. Rite of Replication1Rite of Replication$0.26
  5. Rush of Knowledge1Rush of Knowledge$0.17
  6. Whelming Wave1Whelming Wave$0.78

Artifacts 8$2.51

  1. Bident of Thassa1Bident of Thassa$0.40
  2. Dreamstone Hedron1Dreamstone Hedron$0.17
  3. Gilded Lotus1Gilded Lotus$0.61
  4. Hedron Archive1Hedron Archive$0.25
  5. Kefnet's Monument1Kefnet's Monument$0.39
  6. Kraken's Eye1Kraken's Eye$0.10
  7. Ur-Golem's Eye1Ur-Golem's Eye$0.33
  8. Worn Powerstone1Worn Powerstone$0.26

Enchantments 6$3.70

  1. Dismiss into Dream1Dismiss into Dream$0.78
  2. Flood1Flood$0.18
  3. Ominous Seas1Ominous Seas$1.63
  4. Spreading Seas1Spreading Seas$0.19
  5. Tightening Coils1Tightening Coils$0.06
  6. Verity Circle1Verity Circle$0.86

Lands 38 / 38$17.70

  1. Blighted Cataract1Blighted Cataract$0.10
  2. Bonders' Enclave1Bonders' Enclave$0.21
  3. Castle Vantress1Castle Vantress$0.31
  4. Coral Atoll1Coral Atoll$0.63
  5. Darksteel Citadel1Darksteel Citadel$0.45
  6. Desert of the Mindful1Desert of the Mindful$0.07
  7. Evolving Wilds1Evolving Wilds$0.09
  8. Ghost Quarter1Ghost Quarter$0.44
  9. Guildless Commons1Guildless Commons$1.23
  10. Halimar Depths1Halimar Depths$0.33
  11. Hall of Storm Giants1Hall of Storm Giants$0.44

Lands continued

  1. Ice Floe1Ice Floe$0.33
  2. Island×55Island$0.35
  3. Lonely Sandbar1Lonely Sandbar$0.18
  4. Mage-Ring Network1Mage-Ring Network$0.30
  5. Magosi, the Waterveil1Magosi, the Waterveil$1.05
  6. Memorial to Genius1Memorial to Genius$0.16
  7. Myriad Landscape1Myriad Landscape$0.26
  8. Mystic Sanctuary1Mystic Sanctuary$1.14
  9. Remote Isle1Remote Isle$0.23
  10. Rogue's Passage1Rogue's Passage$0.34
  11. Seat of the Synod1Seat of the Synod$0.90

Lands continued

  1. Skyline Cascade1Skyline Cascade$0.08
  2. Snow-Covered Island×44Snow-Covered Island$4.24
  3. Sunken Palace1Sunken Palace$0.35
  4. Svyelunite Temple1Svyelunite Temple$0.68
  5. Tectonic Edge1Tectonic Edge$0.32
  6. Temple of the False God1Temple of the False God$0.19
  7. Terrain Generator1Terrain Generator$1.38
  8. Terramorphic Expanse1Terramorphic Expanse$0.10
  9. War Room1War Room$0.82

About this Lorthos, the Tidemaker deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: Lorthos, the Tidemaker, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. Its estimated price is $43.52 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what Lorthos, the Tidemaker decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Whelming Wave, High Tide and Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep. The picks most particular to this commander are Shipbreaker Kraken, Deep-Sea Kraken and Stormsurge Kraken, which turn up here far more often than in other Mono-Blue decks.

Its average mana value is 4.71. It runs no Game Changers.

The most expensive cards are Willbreaker ($1.67), Ominous Seas ($1.63) and Summon: Leviathan ($1.50); 45 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $30.27, and with no limit $334.29; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value4.71
Game Changers0
Combos0
Deck match56%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 0 cards
  2. Mana value 1: 3 cards
  3. Mana value 2: 7 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 10 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 13 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 9 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 7 cards
  8. Mana value 7+: 13 cards

The curve and the average cover Lorthos, the Tidemaker 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 advantage1213+1
Targeted disruption1216+4
Mass disruption66+0
Lands3838+0
Plan3025-5

These targets add up to 108 because a card can fill more than one role. 9 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 Lorthos, the Tidemaker 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 Lorthos, the Tidemaker 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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