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Mica, Reader of Ruins - Decklist

Creatures 14$8.34

  1. Clockwork Percussionist1Clockwork Percussionist$0.19
  2. Depthshaker Titan1Depthshaker Titan$0.26
  3. Guttersnipe1Guttersnipe$0.24
  4. Junk Diver1Junk Diver$0.35
  5. Loyal Apprentice1Loyal Apprentice$0.24
  6. Myr Retriever1Myr Retriever$0.86
  7. Myr Sire1Myr Sire$0.16

Creatures continued

  1. Pigment Wrangler // Striking Palette1Pigment Wrangler // Striking Palette$0.24
  2. Ravenous Robots1Ravenous Robots$1.89
  3. Reckless Fireweaver1Reckless Fireweaver$0.40
  4. Scrap Trawler1Scrap Trawler$1.37
  5. Storm-Kiln Artist1Storm-Kiln Artist$1.74
  6. Thunderdrum Soloist1Thunderdrum Soloist$0.30
  7. Workshop Assistant1Workshop Assistant$0.10

Instants 11$4.42

  1. Choreographed Sparks1Choreographed Sparks$0.31
  2. Demand Answers1Demand Answers$0.46
  3. Electrodominance1Electrodominance$0.65
  4. Increasing Vengeance1Increasing Vengeance$0.86
  5. Invoke Calamity1Invoke Calamity$0.38
  6. Laughing Mad1Laughing Mad$0.17
  7. Lithobraking1Lithobraking$0.21
  8. Return the Favor1Return the Favor$0.59
  9. Shellshock1Shellshock$0.28
  10. Shrapnel Blast1Shrapnel Blast$0.28
  11. Twinferno1Twinferno$0.23

Sorceries 21$14.01

  1. Artistic Process1Artistic Process$0.15
  2. Brass's Bounty1Brass's Bounty$0.57
  3. Broadcast Takeover1Broadcast Takeover$0.44
  4. Cathartic Reunion1Cathartic Reunion$0.16
  5. Devastating Onslaught1Devastating Onslaught$1.88
  6. Fiery Confluence1Fiery Confluence$0.32
  7. Finale of Promise1Finale of Promise$1.26
  8. Fireball1Fireball$0.13
  9. Furygale Flocking1Furygale Flocking$0.23
  10. Grab the Prize1Grab the Prize$0.54
  11. Hell to Pay1Hell to Pay$0.81

Sorceries continued

  1. Hit the Mother Lode1Hit the Mother Lode$0.39
  2. Inspired Tinkering1Inspired Tinkering$1.24
  3. Jaya's Immolating Inferno1Jaya's Immolating Inferno$1.78
  4. Megaton's Fate1Megaton's Fate$0.35
  5. Pirate's Pillage1Pirate's Pillage$0.57
  6. Season of the Bold1Season of the Bold$1.09
  7. Seize the Spoils1Seize the Spoils$0.17
  8. Steal the Show1Steal the Show$0.28
  9. Trash for Treasure1Trash for Treasure$1.24
  10. Visions of Ruin1Visions of Ruin$0.41

Artifacts 12$3.91

  1. Cursed Recording1Cursed Recording$0.24
  2. Experimental Synthesizer1Experimental Synthesizer$0.33
  3. Ichor Wellspring1Ichor Wellspring$0.28
  4. Implement of Combustion1Implement of Combustion$0.25
  5. Mouser Foundry1Mouser Foundry$0.14
  6. Mycosynth Wellspring1Mycosynth Wellspring$0.23
  7. Nimblewright Schematic1Nimblewright Schematic$0.14
  8. Nutrient Block1Nutrient Block$0.25
  9. Prized Statue1Prized Statue$0.37
  10. Servo Schematic1Servo Schematic$0.31
  11. Tablet of Discovery1Tablet of Discovery$1.26
  12. Terrarion1Terrarion$0.11

Enchantments 3$2.82

  1. Double Vision1Double Vision$0.56
  2. Fiery Inscription1Fiery Inscription$0.40
  3. Weapons Manufacturing1Weapons Manufacturing$1.86

Lands 38 / 38$14.04

  1. Bonders' Enclave1Bonders' Enclave$0.21
  2. Buried Ruin1Buried Ruin$0.36
  3. Castle Embereth1Castle Embereth$0.37
  4. Command Tower1Command Tower$0.21
  5. Darksteel Citadel1Darksteel Citadel$0.45
  6. Demolition Field1Demolition Field$0.23
  7. Desert of the Fervent1Desert of the Fervent$0.13
  8. Dwarven Mine1Dwarven Mine$0.36
  9. Evolving Wilds1Evolving Wilds$0.09
  10. Fire Nation Palace1Fire Nation Palace$1.70
  11. Forgotten Cave1Forgotten Cave$0.13

Lands continued

  1. Hidden Volcano1Hidden Volcano$0.14
  2. Mirrex1Mirrex$0.86
  3. Mountain×55Mountain$0.40
  4. Myriad Landscape1Myriad Landscape$0.26
  5. Power Depot1Power Depot$0.56
  6. Rogue's Passage1Rogue's Passage$0.34
  7. Scavenger Grounds1Scavenger Grounds$0.21
  8. Scene of the Crime1Scene of the Crime$0.34
  9. Secluded Starforge1Secluded Starforge$0.41
  10. Skycoach Waypoint1Skycoach Waypoint$0.25
  11. Smoldering Crater1Smoldering Crater$0.18

Lands continued

  1. Snow-Covered Mountain×44Snow-Covered Mountain$2.00
  2. Spinerock Knoll1Spinerock Knoll$0.47
  3. Temple of the False God1Temple of the False God$0.19
  4. Terramorphic Expanse1Terramorphic Expanse$0.10
  5. The Gold Saucer1The Gold Saucer$0.29
  6. The Mycosynth Gardens1The Mycosynth Gardens$0.39
  7. Treasure Vault1Treasure Vault$1.30
  8. Volatile Fault1Volatile Fault$0.29
  9. War Room1War Room$0.82

About this Mica, Reader of Ruins deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: Mica, Reader of Ruins, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. Its estimated price is $47.76 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what Mica, Reader of Ruins decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Storm-Kiln Artist, Seize the Spoils and Pirate's Pillage. The picks most particular to this commander are Prized Statue, Ichor Wellspring and Inspired Tinkering, which turn up here far more often than in other Mono-Red decks.

Its average mana value is 3.00. It runs no Game Changers.

The most expensive cards are Ravenous Robots ($1.89), Devastating Onslaught ($1.88) and Weapons Manufacturing ($1.86); 41 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $32.47, and with no limit $563.05; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value3.00
Game Changers0
Combos0
Deck match59%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 0 cards
  2. Mana value 1: 9 cards
  3. Mana value 2: 24 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 11 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 6 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 7 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 1 card
  8. Mana value 7+: 4 cards

The curve and the average cover Mica, Reader of Ruins 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
Ramp1014+4
Card advantage1213+1
Targeted disruption1217+5
Mass disruption66+0
Lands3838+0
Plan3025-5

These targets add up to 108 because a card can fill more than one role. 12 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 Mica, Reader of Ruins 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 Mica, Reader of Ruins 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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