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Mairsil, the Pretender - Decklist

Creatures 37$14.35

  1. Aetherling1Aetherling$0.32
  2. Amaranthine Wall1Amaranthine Wall$0.22
  3. Anger1Anger$0.34
  4. Anthroplasm1Anthroplasm$0.54
  5. Arcanis the Omnipotent1Arcanis the Omnipotent$0.23
  6. Arco-Flagellant1Arco-Flagellant$0.32
  7. Argent Sphinx1Argent Sphinx$0.17
  8. Asmodeus the Archfiend1Asmodeus the Archfiend$0.37
  9. Blighted Bat1Blighted Bat$0.08
  10. Blood Pet1Blood Pet$0.61

Creatures continued

  1. Blood Vassal1Blood Vassal$0.25
  2. Cavern Harpy1Cavern Harpy$0.27
  3. Cephalid Inkshrouder1Cephalid Inkshrouder$0.37
  4. Chainer, Dementia Master1Chainer, Dementia Master$0.26
  5. Cinderhaze Wretch1Cinderhaze Wretch$0.25
  6. Crystalline Crawler1Crystalline Crawler$0.29
  7. Deathbringer Thoctar1Deathbringer Thoctar$0.59
  8. Dralnu, Lich Lord1Dralnu, Lich Lord$0.28
  9. Eater of the Dead1Eater of the Dead$0.84
  10. Endling1Endling$0.28

Creatures continued

  1. Horseshoe Crab1Horseshoe Crab$0.17
  2. Infernal Denizen1Infernal Denizen$0.90
  3. Jaya Ballard, Task Mage1Jaya Ballard, Task Mage$0.27
  4. Jodah's Avenger1Jodah's Avenger$0.08
  5. Magus of the Bazaar1Magus of the Bazaar$0.37
  6. Mercurial Chemister1Mercurial Chemister$0.12
  7. Minion of Leshrac1Minion of Leshrac$1.05
  8. Mirror-Mad Phantasm1Mirror-Mad Phantasm$0.76
  9. Oriq Loremage1Oriq Loremage$0.54
  10. Ovinomancer1Ovinomancer$0.08

Creatures continued

  1. Patron of the Moon1Patron of the Moon$1.68
  2. Skyship Stalker1Skyship Stalker$0.26
  3. Soliton1Soliton$0.14
  4. Spikeshot Elder1Spikeshot Elder$0.27
  5. Steel Hellkite1Steel Hellkite$0.25
  6. Torchling1Torchling$0.26
  7. Triskelion1Triskelion$0.27

Instants 9$3.75

  1. Blur1Blur$0.39
  2. Essence Flux1Essence Flux$1.33
  3. Fact or Fiction1Fact or Fiction$0.19
  4. Forbidden Alchemy1Forbidden Alchemy$0.07
  5. Frantic Search1Frantic Search$0.74
  6. Planar Incision1Planar Incision$0.36
  7. Teferi's Time Twist1Teferi's Time Twist$0.34
  8. Thirst for Knowledge1Thirst for Knowledge$0.16
  9. Thrill of Possibility1Thrill of Possibility$0.17

Sorceries 6$2.02

  1. Bitter Revelation1Bitter Revelation$0.03
  2. Cathartic Reunion1Cathartic Reunion$0.16
  3. Consuming Tide1Consuming Tide$0.58
  4. Faithless Looting1Faithless Looting$0.37
  5. Final Parting1Final Parting$0.59
  6. Necromantic Selection1Necromantic Selection$0.29

Artifacts 8$6.71

  1. Coveted Jewel1Coveted Jewel$0.24
  2. Crystal Shard1Crystal Shard$1.49
  3. Gilded Lotus1Gilded Lotus$0.61
  4. Heartstone1Heartstone$1.87
  5. Mirage Mirror1Mirage Mirror$0.32
  6. Nevinyrral's Disk1Nevinyrral's Disk$0.35
  7. Pendant of Prosperity1Pendant of Prosperity$0.60
  8. The Enigma Jewel // Locus of Enlightenment1The Enigma Jewel // Locus of Enlightenment$1.23

Enchantments 1$0.26

  1. Candlekeep Sage1Candlekeep Sage$0.26

Lands 38 / 38$15.91

  1. Bojuka Bog1Bojuka Bog$1.18
  2. Command Tower1Command Tower$0.21
  3. Crumbling Necropolis1Crumbling Necropolis$0.33
  4. Desolate Lighthouse1Desolate Lighthouse$0.20
  5. Dimir Aqueduct1Dimir Aqueduct$0.25
  6. Dragonskull Summit1Dragonskull Summit$0.45
  7. Drowned Catacomb1Drowned Catacomb$0.42
  8. Evolving Wilds1Evolving Wilds$0.09
  9. Exotic Orchard1Exotic Orchard$0.20
  10. Fabled Passage1Fabled Passage$0.77
  11. Grixis Panorama1Grixis Panorama$0.36
  12. Haunted Ridge1Haunted Ridge$1.25

Lands continued

  1. Island×22Island$0.14
  2. Izzet Boilerworks1Izzet Boilerworks$0.26
  3. Maestros Theater1Maestros Theater$0.31
  4. Mountain×22Mountain$0.16
  5. Path of Ancestry1Path of Ancestry$0.17
  6. Rakdos Carnarium1Rakdos Carnarium$0.30
  7. Riptide Laboratory1Riptide Laboratory$0.66
  8. Seat of the Synod1Seat of the Synod$0.90
  9. Shipwreck Marsh1Shipwreck Marsh$1.42
  10. Shivan Reef1Shivan Reef$0.22
  11. Smoldering Marsh1Smoldering Marsh$0.25
  12. Snow-Covered Island×22Snow-Covered Island$2.12

Lands continued

  1. Snow-Covered Mountain1Snow-Covered Mountain$0.50
  2. Snow-Covered Swamp1Snow-Covered Swamp$0.59
  3. Sulfur Falls1Sulfur Falls$0.18
  4. Sulfurous Springs1Sulfurous Springs$0.46
  5. Sunken Hollow1Sunken Hollow$0.28
  6. Swamp1Swamp$0.10
  7. Temple of Deceit1Temple of Deceit$0.19
  8. Temple of Epiphany1Temple of Epiphany$0.16
  9. Temple of Malice1Temple of Malice$0.20
  10. Terramorphic Expanse1Terramorphic Expanse$0.10
  11. Underground River1Underground River$0.53

About this Mairsil, the Pretender deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: Mairsil, the Pretender, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. Its known subtotal is $43.00 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2. 1 cards have no price.

The list is drawn from what Mairsil, the Pretender decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Aetherling, Arcanis the Omnipotent and Torchling. The picks most particular to this commander are Endling, Asmodeus the Archfiend and Cavern Harpy, which turn up here far more often than in other Grixis decks.

Its average mana value is 3.94. It runs no Game Changers and holds every piece of 10 known combos.

The most expensive cards are Heartstone ($1.87), Patron of the Moon ($1.68) and Crystal Shard ($1.49); 43 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $32.33, and with no limit $421.10; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value3.94
Game Changers0
Combos10
Deck match67%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 0 cards
  2. Mana value 1: 5 cards
  3. Mana value 2: 6 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 16 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 13 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 10 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 8 cards
  8. Mana value 7+: 4 cards

The curve and the average cover Mairsil, the Pretender 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 advantage1214+2
Targeted disruption1215+3
Mass disruption66+0
Lands3838+0
Plan3021-9

These targets add up to 108 because a card can fill more than one role. 5 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 Mairsil, the Pretender 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 Mairsil, the Pretender decks usually play.

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