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Minn, Wily Illusionist - Decklist

Creatures 34$10.73

  1. Aetherplasm1Aetherplasm$0.20
  2. Archetype of Imagination1Archetype of Imagination$0.89
  3. Chameleon Spirit1Chameleon Spirit$0.22
  4. Curiosity Crafter1Curiosity Crafter$0.35
  5. Defiler of Dreams1Defiler of Dreams$0.59
  6. Draining Whelk1Draining Whelk$0.40
  7. Drowned Rusalka1Drowned Rusalka$0.31
  8. Emrakul's Messenger1Emrakul's Messenger$0.27
  9. Gossamer Phantasm1Gossamer Phantasm$0.06
  10. Homunculus Horde1Homunculus Horde$0.99
  11. Illusionary Servant1Illusionary Servant$0.09
  12. Illusory Ambusher1Illusory Ambusher$0.15

Creatures continued

  1. Illusory Angel1Illusory Angel$0.20
  2. Ixidron1Ixidron$0.41
  3. Jace's Mindseeker1Jace's Mindseeker$0.36
  4. Jace's Phantasm1Jace's Phantasm$0.26
  5. Krovikan Mist1Krovikan Mist$0.25
  6. Lord of the Unreal1Lord of the Unreal$0.39
  7. Meloku the Clouded Mirror1Meloku the Clouded Mirror$0.86
  8. Mesmerizing Benthid1Mesmerizing Benthid$0.51
  9. Mistform Warchief1Mistform Warchief$0.21
  10. Murmuring Mystic1Murmuring Mystic$0.33
  11. Oneirophage1Oneirophage$0.13
  12. Phantasmal Abomination1Phantasmal Abomination$0.15

Creatures continued

  1. Phantasmal Bear1Phantasmal Bear$0.08
  2. Phantasmal Dragon1Phantasmal Dragon$0.23
  3. Phantasmal Dreadmaw1Phantasmal Dreadmaw$0.10
  4. Phantom Beast1Phantom Beast$0.08
  5. Phantom Ninja1Phantom Ninja$0.23
  6. Phantom Steed1Phantom Steed$0.46
  7. Phantom Warrior1Phantom Warrior$0.06
  8. Scourge of Fleets1Scourge of Fleets$0.45
  9. Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive1Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive$0.16
  10. Titan of Littjara1Titan of Littjara$0.30

Planeswalkers 1$1.27

  1. Mordenkainen1Mordenkainen$1.27

Instants 12$6.27

  1. Abjure1Abjure$1.68
  2. Arcane Denial1Arcane Denial$1.85
  3. Artistic Refusal1Artistic Refusal$0.14
  4. Ice Out1Ice Out$0.25
  5. Leadership Vacuum1Leadership Vacuum$0.39
  6. Meeting of Minds1Meeting of Minds$0.17
  7. Perilous Research1Perilous Research$0.27
  8. Perplexing Test1Perplexing Test$0.27
  9. Read the Runes1Read the Runes$0.59
  10. Summoner's Bane1Summoner's Bane$0.08
  11. Thirst for Discovery1Thirst for Discovery$0.30
  12. You Find the Villains' Lair1You Find the Villains' Lair$0.28

Sorceries 2$0.48

  1. Fade Away1Fade Away$0.26
  2. Inscription of Insight1Inscription of Insight$0.22

Artifacts 8$4.58

  1. Commander's Sphere1Commander's Sphere$0.18
  2. Grafted Wargear1Grafted Wargear$0.33
  3. Heraldic Banner1Heraldic Banner$0.26
  4. Lotus Ring1Lotus Ring$1.12
  5. Maskwood Nexus1Maskwood Nexus$1.79
  6. Midnight Clock1Midnight Clock$0.35
  7. Mind Stone1Mind Stone$0.21
  8. Oblivion Stone1Oblivion Stone$0.34

Enchantments 4$1.47

  1. Imprisoned in the Moon1Imprisoned in the Moon$0.31
  2. Leyline of Transformation1Leyline of Transformation$0.51
  3. The Bath Song1The Bath Song$0.31
  4. The Phasing of Zhalfir1The Phasing of Zhalfir$0.34

Lands 38 / 38$17.40

  1. Agna Qel'a1Agna Qel'a$0.92
  2. Arch of Orazca1Arch of Orazca$0.34
  3. Blighted Cataract1Blighted Cataract$0.10
  4. Bonders' Enclave1Bonders' Enclave$0.21
  5. Castle Vantress1Castle Vantress$0.31
  6. Cephalid Coliseum1Cephalid Coliseum$0.27
  7. Command Tower1Command Tower$0.21
  8. Coral Atoll1Coral Atoll$0.63
  9. Demolition Field1Demolition Field$0.23
  10. Desert of the Mindful1Desert of the Mindful$0.07
  11. Geier Reach Sanitarium1Geier Reach Sanitarium$0.79

Lands continued

  1. Ghost Quarter1Ghost Quarter$0.44
  2. Halimar Depths1Halimar Depths$0.33
  3. High Market1High Market$0.40
  4. Island×55Island$0.35
  5. Lonely Sandbar1Lonely Sandbar$0.18
  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. Riptide Laboratory1Riptide Laboratory$0.66
  11. Rivendell1Rivendell$1.03

Lands continued

  1. Roadside Reliquary1Roadside Reliquary$0.28
  2. Rogue's Passage1Rogue's Passage$0.34
  3. Scavenger Grounds1Scavenger Grounds$0.21
  4. Snow-Covered Island×44Snow-Covered Island$4.24
  5. Temple of the False God1Temple of the False God$0.19
  6. Terrain Generator1Terrain Generator$1.38
  7. The Surgical Bay1The Surgical Bay$0.21
  8. Tolaria West1Tolaria West$0.47
  9. War Room1War Room$0.82

About this Minn, Wily Illusionist deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: Minn, Wily Illusionist, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. Its estimated price is $51.52 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what Minn, Wily Illusionist decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Perilous Research, Abjure and Lord of the Unreal. The picks most particular to this commander are Krovikan Mist, Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive and Meloku the Clouded Mirror, which turn up here far more often than in other Mono-Blue decks.

Its average mana value is 3.53. It runs no Game Changers and holds every piece of 1 known combo.

The most expensive cards are Arcane Denial ($1.85), Maskwood Nexus ($1.79) and Abjure ($1.68); 49 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $39.24, and with no limit $372.92; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value3.53
Game Changers0
Combos1
Deck match54%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 0 cards
  2. Mana value 1: 5 cards
  3. Mana value 2: 8 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 19 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 17 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 6 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 6 cards
  8. Mana value 7+: 1 card

The curve and the average cover Minn, Wily Illusionist 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 advantage1216+4
Targeted disruption1214+2
Mass disruption66+0
Lands3838+0
Plan3025-5

These targets add up to 108 because a card can fill more than one role. 10 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.

Compare prices at other card limits

Full deck price by per-card cap

  1. Up to $0.25 per card: $24.04 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 28% deck match
  2. Up to $0.50 per card: $32.00 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 45% deck match
  3. Up to $0.75 per card: $34.37 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 47% deck match
  4. Up to $1 per card: $39.24 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 50% deck match
  5. Up to $1.50 per card: $48.55 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 49% deck match
  6. Up to $2 per card: $54.02 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 55% deck match
  7. Up to $3 per card: $62.60 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 59% deck match
  8. Up to $5 per card: $109.84 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 66% deck match
  9. Up to $7.50 per card: $128.53 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 67% deck match
  10. Up to $10 per card: $156.88 for 100 of 100 cards; 69% deck match
  11. Up to $15 per card: $202.32 for 100 of 100 cards; 70% deck match
  12. Up to $20 per card: $229.05 for 100 of 100 cards; 70% deck match
  13. Up to $30 per card: $251.90 for 100 of 100 cards; 70% deck match
  14. Up to $50 per card: $329.43 for 100 of 100 cards; 70% deck match
  15. Up to $100 per card: $372.92 for 100 of 100 cards; 70% deck match
  16. No per-card cap: $372.92 for 100 of 100 cards; 70% deck match

Each bar is the complete Command Zone template deck for Minn, Wily Illusionist 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 Minn, Wily Illusionist 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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