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Nezahal, Primal Tide - Decklist

Creatures 19$6.63

  1. Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor1Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor$0.43
  2. Apprentice Wizard1Apprentice Wizard$0.19
  3. Archaeomancer1Archaeomancer$0.30
  4. Body of Knowledge1Body of Knowledge$0.29
  5. Burnished Hart1Burnished Hart$0.11
  6. Charix, the Raging Isle1Charix, the Raging Isle$0.49
  7. Chasm Skulker1Chasm Skulker$0.34
  8. Deep-Sea Kraken1Deep-Sea Kraken$1.24
  9. Fog Bank1Fog Bank$0.18
  10. Marauding Brinefang1Marauding Brinefang$0.22

Creatures continued

  1. Nadir Kraken1Nadir Kraken$0.29
  2. Oneirophage1Oneirophage$0.13
  3. Palladium Myr1Palladium Myr$0.31
  4. Psychosis Crawler1Psychosis Crawler$0.67
  5. Reef Worm1Reef Worm$0.23
  6. Scourge of Fleets1Scourge of Fleets$0.45
  7. Silver Myr1Silver Myr$0.24
  8. Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep1Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep$0.34
  9. Suspicious Bookcase1Suspicious Bookcase$0.18

Instants 13$6.97

  1. Blustersquall1Blustersquall$0.31
  2. Dig Through Time1Dig Through Time$0.26
  3. Engulf the Shore1Engulf the Shore$0.42
  4. Evacuation1Evacuation$0.26
  5. Foil1Foil$1.67
  6. Forbid1Forbid$0.65
  7. Icy Blast1Icy Blast$1.54

Instants continued

  1. Illusionist's Gambit1Illusionist's Gambit$0.33
  2. Mystic Confluence1Mystic Confluence$0.50
  3. Pull from Tomorrow1Pull from Tomorrow$0.17
  4. Reality Shift1Reality Shift$0.26
  5. Resculpt1Resculpt$0.25
  6. Rewind1Rewind$0.35

Sorceries 5$2.47

  1. Breaking Wave1Breaking Wave$0.70
  2. Displacement Wave1Displacement Wave$0.48
  3. Exhaustion1Exhaustion$0.24
  4. Treasure Cruise1Treasure Cruise$0.27
  5. Whelming Wave1Whelming Wave$0.78

Artifacts 19$10.36

  1. Cobbled Wings1Cobbled Wings$0.08
  2. Doc Ock's Tentacles1Doc Ock's Tentacles$0.34
  3. Empyrial Plate1Empyrial Plate$1.82
  4. Everflowing Chalice1Everflowing Chalice$0.28
  5. Fellwar Stone1Fellwar Stone$0.59
  6. Fireshrieker1Fireshrieker$0.21
  7. Gilded Lotus1Gilded Lotus$0.61
  8. Hedron Archive1Hedron Archive$0.25
  9. Hero's Blade1Hero's Blade$0.18
  10. Hot Soup1Hot Soup$0.38

Artifacts continued

  1. Inquisitor's Flail1Inquisitor's Flail$1.00
  2. Key to the City1Key to the City$0.21
  3. Loxodon Warhammer1Loxodon Warhammer$1.21
  4. Mind Stone1Mind Stone$0.21
  5. O-Naginata1O-Naginata$0.51
  6. Prowler's Helm1Prowler's Helm$0.55
  7. Strata Scythe1Strata Scythe$0.61
  8. Trailblazer's Boots1Trailblazer's Boots$1.06
  9. Worn Powerstone1Worn Powerstone$0.26

Enchantments 5$2.65

  1. Aqueous Form1Aqueous Form$0.29
  2. Candlekeep Sage1Candlekeep Sage$0.26
  3. Dragon Wings1Dragon Wings$0.16
  4. Imprisoned in the Moon1Imprisoned in the Moon$0.31
  5. Ominous Seas1Ominous Seas$1.63

Lands 38 / 38$17.89

  1. Archway of Innovation1Archway of Innovation$1.20
  2. Bonders' Enclave1Bonders' Enclave$0.21
  3. Buried Ruin1Buried Ruin$0.36
  4. Castle Vantress1Castle Vantress$0.31
  5. Cephalid Coliseum1Cephalid Coliseum$0.27
  6. Command Tower1Command Tower$0.21
  7. Coral Atoll1Coral Atoll$0.63
  8. Demolition Field1Demolition Field$0.23
  9. Desert of the Mindful1Desert of the Mindful$0.07
  10. Evolving Wilds1Evolving Wilds$0.09
  11. Field of Ruin1Field of Ruin$0.26

Lands continued

  1. Ghost Quarter1Ghost Quarter$0.44
  2. Halimar Depths1Halimar Depths$0.33
  3. Hall of Storm Giants1Hall of Storm Giants$0.44
  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. Mystifying Maze1Mystifying Maze$0.54
  10. Remote Isle1Remote Isle$0.23
  11. Rivendell1Rivendell$1.03

Lands continued

  1. Rogue's Passage1Rogue's Passage$0.34
  2. Scavenger Grounds1Scavenger Grounds$0.21
  3. Seat of the Synod1Seat of the Synod$0.90
  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. Thespian's Stage1Thespian's Stage$0.40
  8. Tolaria West1Tolaria West$0.47
  9. War Room1War Room$0.82

About this Nezahal, Primal Tide deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: Nezahal, Primal Tide, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. Its estimated price is $55.91 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what Nezahal, Primal Tide decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Mind Stone, Engulf the Shore and Dragon Wings. The picks most particular to this commander are Candlekeep Sage, Empyrial Plate and Ominous Seas, which turn up here far more often than in other Mono-Blue decks.

Its average mana value is 3.40. It runs no Game Changers.

The most expensive cards are Empyrial Plate ($1.82), Foil ($1.67) and Ominous Seas ($1.63); 44 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $43.13, and with no limit $616.42; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value3.40
Game Changers0
Combos0
Deck match51%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 1 card
  2. Mana value 1: 6 cards
  3. Mana value 2: 18 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 13 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 11 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 5 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 1 card
  8. Mana value 7+: 7 cards

The curve and the average cover Nezahal, Primal Tide 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
Ramp1011+1
Card advantage1213+1
Targeted disruption1216+4
Mass disruption610+4
Lands3838+0
Plan3022-8

These targets add up to 108 because a card can fill more than one role. 11 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: $25.12 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 26% deck match
  2. Up to $0.50 per card: $34.68 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 54% deck match
  3. Up to $0.75 per card: $39.05 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 52% deck match
  4. Up to $1 per card: $43.13 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 56% deck match
  5. Up to $1.50 per card: $51.88 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 53% deck match
  6. Up to $2 per card: $58.93 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 54% deck match
  7. Up to $3 per card: $73.68 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 54% deck match
  8. Up to $5 per card: $98.81 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 55% deck match
  9. Up to $7.50 per card: $136.96 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 56% deck match
  10. Up to $10 per card: $145.00 for 100 of 100 cards; 57% deck match
  11. Up to $15 per card: $161.17 for 100 of 100 cards; 58% deck match
  12. Up to $20 per card: $179.52 for 100 of 100 cards; 58% deck match
  13. Up to $30 per card: $237.27 for 100 of 100 cards; 57% deck match
  14. Up to $50 per card: $384.94 for 100 of 100 cards; 57% deck match
  15. Up to $100 per card: $497.67 for 100 of 100 cards; 57% deck match
  16. No per-card cap: $616.42 for 100 of 100 cards; 57% deck match

Each bar is the complete Command Zone template deck for Nezahal, Primal Tide 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 Nezahal, Primal Tide 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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