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River Song - Decklist

Creatures 24$7.45

  1. Augur of Bolas1Augur of Bolas$0.17
  2. Barkform Harvester1Barkform Harvester$0.21
  3. Canal Dredger1Canal Dredger$0.28
  4. Chrome Companion1Chrome Companion$0.23
  5. Dutiful Knowledge Seeker1Dutiful Knowledge Seeker$0.19
  6. Eager Construct1Eager Construct$0.06
  7. Epitaph Golem1Epitaph Golem$0.08
  8. Fblthp, Lost on the Range1Fblthp, Lost on the Range$0.35
  9. Goblin Electromancer1Goblin Electromancer$0.21
  10. Hired Giant1Hired Giant$0.32
  11. Hoverstone Pilgrim1Hoverstone Pilgrim$0.25
  12. Junktroller1Junktroller$0.22

Creatures continued

  1. Krenko's Buzzcrusher1Krenko's Buzzcrusher$0.20
  2. Magmatic Hellkite1Magmatic Hellkite$0.43
  3. Myr Custodian1Myr Custodian$0.27
  4. Neera, Wild Mage1Neera, Wild Mage$0.28
  5. Noble Benefactor1Noble Benefactor$0.40
  6. Radiant Performer1Radiant Performer$1.09
  7. Reito Sentinel1Reito Sentinel$0.26
  8. Sandworm1Sandworm$0.19
  9. Timestream Navigator1Timestream Navigator$0.33
  10. Tomb Trawler1Tomb Trawler$0.30
  11. Transplant Theorist1Transplant Theorist$0.28
  12. Wan Shi Tong, All-Knowing1Wan Shi Tong, All-Knowing$0.85

Instants 9$2.50

  1. Aetherize1Aetherize$0.28
  2. Experimental Augury1Experimental Augury$0.21
  3. Hithlain Knots1Hithlain Knots$0.15
  4. Impulse1Impulse$0.14
  5. Peer Through Depths1Peer Through Depths$0.22
  6. Spell Crumple1Spell Crumple$0.64
  7. Telling Time1Telling Time$0.21
  8. Truth or Tale1Truth or Tale$0.25
  9. Unleash Fury1Unleash Fury$0.40

Sorceries 9$6.44

  1. Avengers Disassembled1Avengers Disassembled$0.73
  2. Blasphemous Act1Blasphemous Act$0.75
  3. Cleansing Wildfire1Cleansing Wildfire$0.79
  4. Devastation Tide1Devastation Tide$0.32
  5. Geomancer's Gambit1Geomancer's Gambit$0.23
  6. Ingenious Mastery1Ingenious Mastery$0.17
  7. Price of Freedom1Price of Freedom$0.40
  8. Sundering Eruption // Volcanic Fissure1Sundering Eruption // Volcanic Fissure$1.33
  9. Vandalblast1Vandalblast$1.72

Artifacts 14$8.04

  1. Cloak and Dagger1Cloak and Dagger$1.19
  2. Conjurer's Bauble1Conjurer's Bauble$0.62
  3. Darksteel Pendant1Darksteel Pendant$0.32
  4. Expedition Map1Expedition Map$1.40
  5. Goblin Charbelcher1Goblin Charbelcher$0.31
  6. Hithlain Rope1Hithlain Rope$0.46
  7. Proteus Staff1Proteus Staff$0.29

Artifacts continued

  1. Psychogenic Probe1Psychogenic Probe$0.43
  2. Reito Lantern1Reito Lantern$0.22
  3. River Song's Diary1River Song's Diary$0.55
  4. Swiftfoot Boots1Swiftfoot Boots$1.54
  5. TARDIS1TARDIS$0.21
  6. Tel-Jilad Stylus1Tel-Jilad Stylus$0.37
  7. Vessel of Endless Rest1Vessel of Endless Rest$0.13

Enchantments 5$3.71

  1. Clout of the Dominus1Clout of the Dominus$1.97
  2. Eyes Everywhere1Eyes Everywhere$0.10
  3. Fortune Teller's Talent1Fortune Teller's Talent$0.57
  4. Jace's Sanctum1Jace's Sanctum$0.57
  5. Psychic Surgery1Psychic Surgery$0.50

Lands 38 / 38$12.60

  1. Cascade Bluffs1Cascade Bluffs$0.34
  2. Castle Vantress1Castle Vantress$0.31
  3. Command Tower1Command Tower$0.21
  4. Demolition Field1Demolition Field$0.23
  5. Desolate Lighthouse1Desolate Lighthouse$0.20
  6. Evolving Wilds1Evolving Wilds$0.09
  7. Exotic Orchard1Exotic Orchard$0.20
  8. Fabled Passage1Fabled Passage$0.77
  9. Ferrous Lake1Ferrous Lake$0.29
  10. Field of Ruin1Field of Ruin$0.26
  11. Frostboil Snarl1Frostboil Snarl$0.22

Lands continued

  1. Gallifrey Council Chamber1Gallifrey Council Chamber$0.32
  2. Ghost Quarter1Ghost Quarter$0.44
  3. Island×33Island$0.21
  4. Izzet Boilerworks1Izzet Boilerworks$0.26
  5. Mountain×22Mountain$0.16
  6. Myriad Landscape1Myriad Landscape$0.26
  7. Mystic Sanctuary1Mystic Sanctuary$1.14
  8. Path of Ancestry1Path of Ancestry$0.17
  9. Restless Spire1Restless Spire$0.19
  10. Rivendell1Rivendell$1.03
  11. Rogue's Passage1Rogue's Passage$0.34

Lands continued

  1. Shivan Reef1Shivan Reef$0.22
  2. Silverbluff Bridge1Silverbluff Bridge$0.28
  3. Snow-Covered Island×22Snow-Covered Island$2.12
  4. Snow-Covered Mountain×22Snow-Covered Mountain$1.00
  5. Sulfur Falls1Sulfur Falls$0.18
  6. Swiftwater Cliffs1Swiftwater Cliffs$0.11
  7. Temple of Epiphany1Temple of Epiphany$0.16
  8. Temple of the False God1Temple of the False God$0.19
  9. Terramorphic Expanse1Terramorphic Expanse$0.10
  10. Trenzalore Clocktower1Trenzalore Clocktower$0.31
  11. Volatile Fault1Volatile Fault$0.29

About this River Song deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: River Song, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. Its estimated price is $41.08 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what River Song decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Cleansing Wildfire, Timestream Navigator and Junktroller. The picks most particular to this commander are Tomb Trawler, Geomancer's Gambit and Krenko's Buzzcrusher, which turn up here far more often than in other Izzet decks.

Its average mana value is 2.92. It runs no Game Changers and holds every piece of 2 known combos.

The most expensive cards are Clout of the Dominus ($1.97), Vandalblast ($1.72) and Swiftfoot Boots ($1.54); 45 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $29.98, and with no limit $1188.55; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value2.92
Game Changers0
Combos2
Deck match65%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 0 cards
  2. Mana value 1: 6 cards
  3. Mana value 2: 23 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 16 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 9 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 6 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 1 card
  8. Mana value 7+: 1 card

The curve and the average cover River Song 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 advantage1213+1
Targeted disruption1218+6
Mass disruption66+0
Lands3839+1
Plan3027-3

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 River Song 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 River Song 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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