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Mondo Gecko - Decklist

Creatures 18$7.40

  1. Chameleon, Master of Disguise1Chameleon, Master of Disguise$0.37
  2. Clone1Clone$0.30
  3. Copycrook1Copycrook$0.23
  4. Foraging Wickermaw1Foraging Wickermaw$0.24
  5. Kitsune, Dragon's Daughter1Kitsune, Dragon's Daughter$0.27
  6. Llawan, Cephalid Empress1Llawan, Cephalid Empress$0.87
  7. Mirrorhall Mimic // Ghastly Mimicry1Mirrorhall Mimic // Ghastly Mimicry$1.81
  8. Naga Fleshcrafter1Naga Fleshcrafter$0.36
  9. News Helicopter1News Helicopter$0.09

Creatures continued

  1. Prismwake Merrow1Prismwake Merrow$0.09
  2. Scrapbasket1Scrapbasket$0.17
  3. Scuttlemutt1Scuttlemutt$0.14
  4. Shadow Kin1Shadow Kin$0.74
  5. Shyft1Shyft$0.43
  6. Sphinx of Forgotten Lore1Sphinx of Forgotten Lore$0.61
  7. Tidal Visionary1Tidal Visionary$0.16
  8. Vizier of Many Faces1Vizier of Many Faces$0.27
  9. Vodalian Mystic1Vodalian Mystic$0.25

Instants 8$5.18

  1. Blue Elemental Blast1Blue Elemental Blast$1.31
  2. Flash Flood1Flash Flood$0.21
  3. Hibernation1Hibernation$0.26
  4. Out of the Way1Out of the Way$0.16
  5. Quickchange1Quickchange$0.16
  6. See Double1See Double$1.07
  7. Shadow Rift1Shadow Rift$1.48
  8. Sway of Illusion1Sway of Illusion$0.53

Sorceries 10$3.14

  1. Artful Dodge1Artful Dodge$0.51
  2. Govern the Guildless1Govern the Guildless$0.29
  3. Hidden Strings1Hidden Strings$0.31
  4. Otterball Antics1Otterball Antics$0.22
  5. Relm's Sketching1Relm's Sketching$0.23
  6. Rite of Replication1Rite of Replication$0.26
  7. Slip Through Space1Slip Through Space$0.37
  8. Stolen Identity1Stolen Identity$0.31
  9. Tempted by the Oriq1Tempted by the Oriq$0.25
  10. Wash Out1Wash Out$0.39

Artifacts 10$3.82

  1. Conqueror's Flail1Conqueror's Flail$0.57
  2. Currency Converter1Currency Converter$0.27
  3. Distorting Lens1Distorting Lens$0.79
  4. Fellwar Stone1Fellwar Stone$0.59
  5. Goldvein Pick1Goldvein Pick$0.20
  6. Key to the City1Key to the City$0.21
  7. Prismatic Lens1Prismatic Lens$0.27
  8. Prying Blade1Prying Blade$0.24
  9. Puca's Eye1Puca's Eye$0.14
  10. The Key to the Vault1The Key to the Vault$0.54

Enchantments 15$4.50

  1. Aether Tunnel1Aether Tunnel$0.53
  2. Aqueous Form1Aqueous Form$0.29
  3. Case of the Shattered Pact1Case of the Shattered Pact$0.28
  4. Ceta Sanctuary1Ceta Sanctuary$0.23
  5. Cloak of Mists1Cloak of Mists$0.33
  6. Control Magic1Control Magic$0.57
  7. Invisibility1Invisibility$0.09
  8. Kitnap1Kitnap$0.26

Enchantments continued

  1. Security Bypass1Security Bypass$0.29
  2. Shifting Sky1Shifting Sky$0.25
  3. Sword Coast Sailor1Sword Coast Sailor$0.16
  4. The Phasing of Zhalfir1The Phasing of Zhalfir$0.34
  5. Well-Laid Plans1Well-Laid Plans$0.42
  6. Wrath of Marit Lage1Wrath of Marit Lage$0.33
  7. Writ of Passage1Writ of Passage$0.13

Lands 38 / 38$19.47

  1. Access Tunnel1Access Tunnel$0.30
  2. Amonkhet Raceway1Amonkhet Raceway$0.30
  3. Archway of Innovation1Archway of Innovation$1.20
  4. Ash Barrens1Ash Barrens$0.15
  5. Big Apple, 3 a.m.1Big Apple, 3 a.m.$0.34
  6. Buried Ruin1Buried Ruin$0.36
  7. Cephalid Coliseum1Cephalid Coliseum$0.27
  8. Cradle of the Accursed1Cradle of the Accursed$0.19
  9. Daily Bugle Building1Daily Bugle Building$0.33
  10. Demolition Field1Demolition Field$0.23
  11. Drownyard Temple1Drownyard Temple$0.24

Lands continued

  1. Escape Tunnel1Escape Tunnel$0.20
  2. Exotic Orchard1Exotic Orchard$0.20
  3. Island×55Island$0.35
  4. Jasmine Dragon Tea Shop1Jasmine Dragon Tea Shop$0.36
  5. Lonely Sandbar1Lonely Sandbar$0.18
  6. Meteor Crater1Meteor Crater$1.69
  7. Muraganda Raceway1Muraganda Raceway$0.72
  8. Myriad Landscape1Myriad Landscape$0.26
  9. Mystic Sanctuary1Mystic Sanctuary$1.14
  10. Rivendell1Rivendell$1.03
  11. Rogue's Passage1Rogue's Passage$0.34

Lands continued

  1. Scavenger Grounds1Scavenger Grounds$0.21
  2. Snow-Covered Island×44Snow-Covered Island$4.24
  3. Soaring Seacliff1Soaring Seacliff$0.13
  4. Springjack Pasture1Springjack Pasture$0.97
  5. Sunken Palace1Sunken Palace$0.35
  6. Tarnation Vista1Tarnation Vista$0.80
  7. Temple of the False God1Temple of the False God$0.19
  8. Terrain Generator1Terrain Generator$1.38
  9. War Room1War Room$0.82

About this Mondo Gecko deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: Mondo Gecko, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. Its estimated price is $43.89 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what Mondo Gecko decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Aqueous Form, Scuttlemutt and Tidal Visionary. The picks most particular to this commander are Puca's Eye, Case of the Shattered Pact and Distorting Lens, which turn up here far more often than in other Mono-Blue decks.

Its average mana value is 2.87. It runs no Game Changers.

The most expensive cards are Mirrorhall Mimic // Ghastly Mimicry ($1.81), Shadow Rift ($1.48) and Blue Elemental Blast ($1.31); 46 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $31.70, and with no limit $227.20; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value2.87
Game Changers0
Combos0
Deck match73%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 0 cards
  2. Mana value 1: 10 cards
  3. Mana value 2: 20 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 8 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 19 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 2 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 3 cards
  8. Mana value 7+: 0 cards

The curve and the average cover Mondo Gecko 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
Lands3838+0
Plan3026-4

These targets add up to 108 because a card can fill more than one role. 7 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 Mondo Gecko 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 Mondo Gecko 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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