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Nihiloor - Decklist

Creatures 29$17.52

  1. Adarkar Valkyrie1Adarkar Valkyrie$1.02
  2. Arvinox, the Mind Flail1Arvinox, the Mind Flail$0.34
  3. Athreos, Shroud-Veiled1Athreos, Shroud-Veiled$1.15
  4. Burnished Hart1Burnished Hart$0.11
  5. Consuming Aberration1Consuming Aberration$0.22
  6. Daxos of Meletis1Daxos of Meletis$0.24
  7. Draugr Necromancer1Draugr Necromancer$0.28
  8. Elder Brain1Elder Brain$0.80
  9. Gonti, Lord of Luxury1Gonti, Lord of Luxury$0.25
  10. Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar1Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar$1.47

Creatures continued

  1. Grell Philosopher1Grell Philosopher$0.48
  2. Guiltfeeder1Guiltfeeder$1.38
  3. Hostage Taker1Hostage Taker$0.20
  4. Illithid Harvester // Plant Tadpoles1Illithid Harvester // Plant Tadpoles$0.41
  5. Intellect Devourer1Intellect Devourer$0.38
  6. Lorcan, Warlock Collector1Lorcan, Warlock Collector$0.49
  7. Mind Flayer1Mind Flayer$0.40
  8. Nightveil Specter1Nightveil Specter$0.53
  9. Rakshasa Debaser1Rakshasa Debaser$0.35
  10. Restoration Angel1Restoration Angel$0.31

Creatures continued

  1. Sepulchral Primordial1Sepulchral Primordial$0.23
  2. Sewer Nemesis1Sewer Nemesis$1.00
  3. Solemn Simulacrum1Solemn Simulacrum$0.26
  4. Soulherder1Soulherder$1.90
  5. Stormscape Familiar1Stormscape Familiar$1.28
  6. Thief of Sanity1Thief of Sanity$0.39
  7. Thieving Amalgam1Thieving Amalgam$0.89
  8. Thieving Skydiver1Thieving Skydiver$0.24
  9. Thing in the Ice // Awoken Horror1Thing in the Ice // Awoken Horror$0.52

Instants 5$4.93

  1. Esper Charm1Esper Charm$0.37
  2. Ghostly Flicker1Ghostly Flicker$1.18
  3. Memory Plunder1Memory Plunder$1.41
  4. Reins of Power1Reins of Power$1.77
  5. Siphon Insight1Siphon Insight$0.20

Sorceries 12$5.18

  1. Beacon of Unrest1Beacon of Unrest$0.30
  2. Blatant Thievery1Blatant Thievery$1.30
  3. Blue Sun's Twilight1Blue Sun's Twilight$0.55
  4. Entrancing Melody1Entrancing Melody$0.21
  5. Extract Brain1Extract Brain$0.28
  6. Extract from Darkness1Extract from Darkness$0.17
  7. Inevitable Betrayal1Inevitable Betrayal$0.91
  8. Necromantic Selection1Necromantic Selection$0.29
  9. Phyrexian Rebirth1Phyrexian Rebirth$0.24
  10. Sakashima's Will1Sakashima's Will$0.37
  11. Subjugate the Hobbits1Subjugate the Hobbits$0.31
  12. Tempted by the Oriq1Tempted by the Oriq$0.25

Artifacts 4$1.24

  1. Commander's Sphere1Commander's Sphere$0.18
  2. Dimir Signet1Dimir Signet$0.28
  3. Rod of Absorption1Rod of Absorption$0.47
  4. Wayfarer's Bauble1Wayfarer's Bauble$0.31

Enchantments 11$4.19

  1. Confiscate1Confiscate$0.12
  2. Control Magic1Control Magic$0.57
  3. Debtors' Knell1Debtors' Knell$0.45
  4. King Narfi's Betrayal1King Narfi's Betrayal$0.23
  5. Mind Control1Mind Control$0.18
  6. Mind's Dilation1Mind's Dilation$0.32
  7. Minion's Return1Minion's Return$0.36
  8. Persuasion1Persuasion$0.29
  9. Promise of Tomorrow1Promise of Tomorrow$0.36
  10. Rogue Class1Rogue Class$1.18
  11. Soul Ransom1Soul Ransom$0.13

Lands 38 / 38$14.98

  1. Arcane Sanctum1Arcane Sanctum$0.32
  2. Azorius Chancery1Azorius Chancery$0.16
  3. Bojuka Bog1Bojuka Bog$1.18
  4. Caves of Koilos1Caves of Koilos$0.30
  5. Choked Estuary1Choked Estuary$0.27
  6. Command Tower1Command Tower$0.21
  7. Darkwater Catacombs1Darkwater Catacombs$0.28
  8. Deserted Beach1Deserted Beach$1.35
  9. Dimir Aqueduct1Dimir Aqueduct$0.25
  10. Drowned Catacomb1Drowned Catacomb$0.42
  11. Evolving Wilds1Evolving Wilds$0.09
  12. Exotic Orchard1Exotic Orchard$0.20

Lands continued

  1. Glacial Fortress1Glacial Fortress$0.19
  2. High Market1High Market$0.40
  3. Island×22Island$0.14
  4. Isolated Chapel1Isolated Chapel$0.20
  5. Obscura Storefront1Obscura Storefront$0.31
  6. Orzhov Basilica1Orzhov Basilica$0.21
  7. Path of Ancestry1Path of Ancestry$0.17
  8. Plains×22Plains$0.10
  9. Port Town1Port Town$0.20
  10. Prairie Stream1Prairie Stream$0.19
  11. Shattered Sanctum1Shattered Sanctum$1.58
  12. Shipwreck Marsh1Shipwreck Marsh$1.42

Lands continued

  1. Snow-Covered Island×22Snow-Covered Island$2.12
  2. Snow-Covered Plains1Snow-Covered Plains$0.38
  3. Snow-Covered Swamp1Snow-Covered Swamp$0.59
  4. Sunken Hollow1Sunken Hollow$0.28
  5. Swamp1Swamp$0.10
  6. Temple of Deceit1Temple of Deceit$0.19
  7. Temple of Enlightenment1Temple of Enlightenment$0.13
  8. Temple of Silence1Temple of Silence$0.23
  9. Temple of the False God1Temple of the False God$0.19
  10. Terramorphic Expanse1Terramorphic Expanse$0.10
  11. Underground River1Underground River$0.53

About this Nihiloor deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: Nihiloor, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. Its estimated price is $50.64 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what Nihiloor decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Mind Flayer, Hostage Taker and Extract Brain. The picks most particular to this commander are Thieving Amalgam, Intellect Devourer and Control Magic, which turn up here far more often than in other Esper decks.

Its average mana value is 4.16. It runs no Game Changers.

The most expensive cards are Soulherder ($1.90), Reins of Power ($1.77) and Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar ($1.47); 42 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $33.94, and with no limit $260.01; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value4.16
Game Changers0
Combos0
Deck match67%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 1 card
  2. Mana value 1: 1 card
  3. Mana value 2: 9 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 14 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 13 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 9 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 5 cards
  8. Mana value 7+: 10 cards

The curve and the average cover Nihiloor 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 disruption1213+1
Mass disruption66+0
Lands3838+0
Plan3026-4

These targets add up to 108 because a card can fill more than one role. 6 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 Nihiloor 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 Nihiloor 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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