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Splinter, the Mentor - Decklist

Creatures 29$17.50

  1. Bebop, Skull & Crossbones1Bebop, Skull & Crossbones$0.28
  2. Bebop, Warthog Warrior1Bebop, Warthog Warrior$0.12
  3. Big Mother Mouser1Big Mother Mouser$1.40
  4. Changeling Outcast1Changeling Outcast$1.48
  5. Chrome Dome1Chrome Dome$0.93
  6. Definitely Not a Turtle1Definitely Not a Turtle$0.27
  7. Dimension X Pizzasaur1Dimension X Pizzasaur$0.28
  8. Dream Beavers1Dream Beavers$0.29
  9. Madame Null, Power Broker1Madame Null, Power Broker$0.34
  10. Marionette Master1Marionette Master$1.71

Creatures continued

  1. Marketback Walker1Marketback Walker$0.38
  2. Mirkwood Bats1Mirkwood Bats$1.02
  3. Nadier's Nightblade1Nadier's Nightblade$0.26
  4. Ornithopter of Paradise1Ornithopter of Paradise$0.35
  5. Oroku Saki, Shredder Rising1Oroku Saki, Shredder Rising$0.18
  6. Pactdoll Terror1Pactdoll Terror$0.25
  7. Rat King, Pale Piper1Rat King, Pale Piper$0.34
  8. Rat King, Verminister1Rat King, Verminister$0.63
  9. Roadkill Rodney1Roadkill Rodney$0.27
  10. Savanti Romero, Time's Exile1Savanti Romero, Time's Exile$0.33

Creatures continued

  1. Shark Shredder, Killer Clone1Shark Shredder, Killer Clone$0.35
  2. Shredder, Shadow Master1Shredder, Shadow Master$0.91
  3. Shredder, Unrelenting1Shredder, Unrelenting$0.26
  4. South Wind Avatar1South Wind Avatar$1.19
  5. Splinter, Hamato Yoshi1Splinter, Hamato Yoshi$0.26
  6. Squirrelanoids1Squirrelanoids$0.17
  7. Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender1Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender$1.12
  8. Technodrome1Technodrome$1.97
  9. Tunnel Rats1Tunnel Rats$0.16

Instants 5$2.26

  1. Death in the Family1Death in the Family$0.17
  2. Fanatical Offering1Fanatical Offering$1.47
  3. Pain 1011Pain 101$0.24
  4. Stomped by the Foot1Stomped by the Foot$0.11
  5. Swift Demise1Swift Demise$0.27

Sorceries 9$4.97

  1. Decree of Pain1Decree of Pain$0.29
  2. Final Act1Final Act$0.36
  3. Game Over1Game Over$0.30
  4. Lich-Knights' Conquest1Lich-Knights' Conquest$0.81
  5. Shredder's Revenge1Shredder's Revenge$0.17
  6. Shredder's Technique1Shredder's Technique$0.31
  7. Splinter's Technique1Splinter's Technique$1.81
  8. Terisiare's Devastation1Terisiare's Devastation$0.33
  9. Villainous Wrath1Villainous Wrath$0.59

Artifacts 15$6.82

  1. Anchovy & Banana Pizza1Anchovy & Banana Pizza$0.15
  2. Arcade Cabinet1Arcade Cabinet$0.33
  3. Arcane Signet1Arcane Signet$0.38
  4. Chromatic Lantern1Chromatic Lantern$0.43
  5. Coin of Mastery1Coin of Mastery$1.79
  6. Exploding Barrel1Exploding Barrel$0.30
  7. Fellwar Stone1Fellwar Stone$0.59
  8. Foot Chopper1Foot Chopper$0.26

Artifacts continued

  1. Inspiring Statuary1Inspiring Statuary$0.21
  2. Manhole Cover1Manhole Cover$0.34
  3. Mole Module1Mole Module$0.31
  4. Omni-Cheese Pizza1Omni-Cheese Pizza$0.16
  5. Relic of Legends1Relic of Legends$0.85
  6. Turtle Van1Turtle Van$0.30
  7. Weather Maker1Weather Maker$0.42

Enchantments 3$3.39

  1. Agent of the Iron Throne1Agent of the Iron Throne$0.48
  2. Ninja Teen1Ninja Teen$1.40
  3. Obsessive Pursuit1Obsessive Pursuit$1.51

Lands 38 / 38$14.84

  1. Access Tunnel1Access Tunnel$0.30
  2. Ash Barrens1Ash Barrens$0.15
  3. Big Apple, 3 a.m.1Big Apple, 3 a.m.$0.34
  4. Bojuka Bog1Bojuka Bog$1.18
  5. Buried Ruin1Buried Ruin$0.36
  6. Castle Locthwain1Castle Locthwain$1.34
  7. Command Tower1Command Tower$0.21
  8. Darksteel Citadel1Darksteel Citadel$0.45
  9. Escape Tunnel1Escape Tunnel$0.20
  10. Evolving Wilds1Evolving Wilds$0.09
  11. Exotic Orchard1Exotic Orchard$0.20

Lands continued

  1. Fabled Passage1Fabled Passage$0.77
  2. Grand Coliseum1Grand Coliseum$0.34
  3. High Market1High Market$0.40
  4. Midgar, City of Mako // Reactor Raid1Midgar, City of Mako // Reactor Raid$1.59
  5. Mortuary Mire1Mortuary Mire$0.30
  6. Myriad Landscape1Myriad Landscape$0.26
  7. Northampton Farm1Northampton Farm$0.28
  8. Path of Ancestry1Path of Ancestry$0.17
  9. Realm of Koh1Realm of Koh$0.38
  10. Rogue's Passage1Rogue's Passage$0.34
  11. Secluded Courtyard1Secluded Courtyard$0.30

Lands continued

  1. Snow-Covered Swamp×55Snow-Covered Swamp$2.95
  2. Spire of Industry1Spire of Industry$0.21
  3. Swamp×44Swamp$0.40
  4. Temple of the False God1Temple of the False God$0.19
  5. Terramorphic Expanse1Terramorphic Expanse$0.10
  6. Thriving Moor1Thriving Moor$0.11
  7. Turtle Lair1Turtle Lair$0.25
  8. Vibrant Cityscape1Vibrant Cityscape$0.29
  9. Witch's Cottage1Witch's Cottage$0.39

About this Splinter, the Mentor deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: Splinter, the Mentor, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. Its estimated price is $51.90 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what Splinter, the Mentor decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Arcane Signet, Splinter's Technique and Ninja Teen. The picks most particular to this commander are Arcade Cabinet, Coin of Mastery and Splinter, Hamato Yoshi, which turn up here far more often than in other Mono-Black decks.

Its average mana value is 3.15. It runs no Game Changers.

The most expensive cards are Technodrome ($1.97), Splinter's Technique ($1.81) and Coin of Mastery ($1.79); 42 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $35.69, and with no limit $476.95; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value3.15
Game Changers0
Combos0
Deck match70%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 1 card
  2. Mana value 1: 3 cards
  3. Mana value 2: 20 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 16 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 11 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 8 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 2 cards
  8. Mana value 7+: 1 card

The curve and the average cover Splinter, the Mentor 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 disruption1212+0
Mass disruption66+0
Lands3838+0
Plan3024-6

These targets add up to 108 because a card can fill more than one role. 5 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 Splinter, the Mentor 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 Splinter, the Mentor 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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