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Mai, Scornful Striker - Decklist

Creatures 35$14.86

  1. Accursed Marauder1Accursed Marauder$0.29
  2. Agent Venom1Agent Venom$0.38
  3. Azula, On the Hunt1Azula, On the Hunt$0.18
  4. Beetle-Headed Merchants1Beetle-Headed Merchants$0.10
  5. Blood Seeker1Blood Seeker$0.22
  6. Boggart Trawler // Boggart Bog1Boggart Trawler // Boggart Bog$1.73
  7. Boiling Rock Rioter1Boiling Rock Rioter$0.20
  8. Buzzard-Wasp Colony1Buzzard-Wasp Colony$0.13
  9. Callous Inspector1Callous Inspector$0.20
  10. Cat-Gator1Cat-Gator$0.15
  11. Fire Nation Engineer1Fire Nation Engineer$0.11
  12. Gray Merchant of Asphodel1Gray Merchant of Asphodel$0.63

Creatures continued

  1. Joo Dee, One of Many1Joo Dee, One of Many$0.17
  2. June, Bounty Hunter1June, Bounty Hunter$0.19
  3. K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth1K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth$1.01
  4. Keen Duelist1Keen Duelist$0.34
  5. Koh, the Face Stealer1Koh, the Face Stealer$0.36
  6. Leaden Myr1Leaden Myr$0.48
  7. Lion Vulture1Lion Vulture$0.23
  8. Loyal Subordinate1Loyal Subordinate$0.28
  9. Mage Hunter1Mage Hunter$0.13
  10. Marauding Blight-Priest1Marauding Blight-Priest$0.18
  11. Massacre Girl, Known Killer1Massacre Girl, Known Killer$0.55
  12. Merchant of Many Hats1Merchant of Many Hats$0.14

Creatures continued

  1. Morbid Opportunist1Morbid Opportunist$0.21
  2. Nightshade Harvester1Nightshade Harvester$0.36
  3. Ophiomancer1Ophiomancer$0.98
  4. Raven Eagle1Raven Eagle$0.27
  5. Ravenous Chupacabra1Ravenous Chupacabra$0.49
  6. Rug of Smothering1Rug of Smothering$0.64
  7. Sangromancer1Sangromancer$0.75
  8. Solemn Simulacrum1Solemn Simulacrum$0.26
  9. Soot Imp1Soot Imp$1.26
  10. Syr Konrad, the Grim1Syr Konrad, the Grim$1.00
  11. Vengeful Bloodwitch1Vengeful Bloodwitch$0.26

Planeswalkers 1$0.48

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

Instants 4$1.95

  1. Dash Hopes1Dash Hopes$0.79
  2. Sold Out1Sold Out$0.09
  3. Withering Torment1Withering Torment$0.84
  4. Zuko's Conviction1Zuko's Conviction$0.23

Sorceries 8$3.80

  1. Day of Black Sun1Day of Black Sun$1.59
  2. Deadly Precision1Deadly Precision$0.16
  3. Deadly Tempest1Deadly Tempest$0.48
  4. Epic Downfall1Epic Downfall$0.13
  5. Exsanguinate1Exsanguinate$0.31
  6. Killing Wave1Killing Wave$0.36
  7. Ruinous Waterbending1Ruinous Waterbending$0.18
  8. Villainous Wrath1Villainous Wrath$0.59

Artifacts 7$4.52

  1. Bender's Waterskin1Bender's Waterskin$1.10
  2. Bontu's Monument1Bontu's Monument$1.75
  3. Dingus Staff1Dingus Staff$0.37
  4. Isolation Cell1Isolation Cell$0.29
  5. Pristine Talisman1Pristine Talisman$0.32
  6. Psychogenic Probe1Psychogenic Probe$0.43
  7. Staff of the Death Magus1Staff of the Death Magus$0.26

Enchantments 6$5.28

  1. Curse of Wizardry1Curse of Wizardry$0.25
  2. Liability1Liability$1.10
  3. Painful Quandary1Painful Quandary$1.52
  4. Parker Luck1Parker Luck$0.30
  5. Revenge of Ravens1Revenge of Ravens$0.31
  6. The Rise of Sozin // Fire Lord Sozin1The Rise of Sozin // Fire Lord Sozin$1.80

Lands 38 / 38$19.77

  1. Adventurer's Inn1Adventurer's Inn$0.21
  2. Amonkhet Raceway1Amonkhet Raceway$0.30
  3. Avishkar Raceway1Avishkar Raceway$0.30
  4. Barad-dûr1Barad-dûr$1.60
  5. Barren Moor1Barren Moor$0.16
  6. Bojuka Bog1Bojuka Bog$1.18
  7. Castle Locthwain1Castle Locthwain$1.34
  8. Command Tower1Command Tower$0.21
  9. Demolition Field1Demolition Field$0.23
  10. Deserted Temple1Deserted Temple$0.82
  11. Evolving Wilds1Evolving Wilds$0.09

Lands continued

  1. Fabled Passage1Fabled Passage$0.77
  2. Geier Reach Sanitarium1Geier Reach Sanitarium$0.79
  3. Ghost Quarter1Ghost Quarter$0.44
  4. Hidden Necropolis1Hidden Necropolis$0.18
  5. High Market1High Market$0.40
  6. Leechridden Swamp1Leechridden Swamp$0.73
  7. Midgar, City of Mako // Reactor Raid1Midgar, City of Mako // Reactor Raid$1.59
  8. Mortuary Mire1Mortuary Mire$0.30
  9. Muraganda Raceway1Muraganda Raceway$0.72
  10. Myriad Landscape1Myriad Landscape$0.26
  11. Radiant Fountain1Radiant Fountain$0.20

Lands continued

  1. Realm of Koh1Realm of Koh$0.38
  2. Rogue's Passage1Rogue's Passage$0.34
  3. Snow-Covered Swamp×55Snow-Covered Swamp$2.95
  4. Swamp×44Swamp$0.40
  5. Temple of the False God1Temple of the False God$0.19
  6. Terrain Generator1Terrain Generator$1.38
  7. Terramorphic Expanse1Terramorphic Expanse$0.10
  8. War Room1War Room$0.82
  9. Witch's Cottage1Witch's Cottage$0.39

About this Mai, Scornful Striker deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: Mai, Scornful Striker, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. Its estimated price is $51.57 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what Mai, Scornful Striker decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Gray Merchant of Asphodel, Blood Seeker and Rug of Smothering. The picks most particular to this commander are Soot Imp, Isolation Cell and Nightshade Harvester, which turn up here far more often than in other Mono-Black decks.

Its average mana value is 3.34. It runs no Game Changers.

The most expensive cards are The Rise of Sozin // Fire Lord Sozin ($1.80), Bontu's Monument ($1.75) and Boggart Trawler // Boggart Bog ($1.73); 43 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $37.43, and with no limit $1048.92; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value3.34
Game Changers0
Combos0
Deck match49%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 0 cards
  2. Mana value 1: 4 cards
  3. Mana value 2: 14 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 19 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 14 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 6 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 3 cards
  8. Mana value 7+: 2 cards

The curve and the average cover Mai, Scornful Striker 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
Plan3025-5

These targets add up to 108 because a card can fill more than one role. 6 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 Mai, Scornful Striker 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 Mai, Scornful Striker decks usually play.

Format

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