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Szadek, Lord of Secrets - Decklist

Creatures 21$9.95

  1. Belltower Sphinx1Belltower Sphinx$0.10
  2. Burnished Hart1Burnished Hart$0.11
  3. Circu, Dimir Lobotomist1Circu, Dimir Lobotomist$0.41
  4. Consuming Aberration1Consuming Aberration$0.22
  5. Dimir Cutpurse1Dimir Cutpurse$0.47
  6. Dimir Doppelganger1Dimir Doppelganger$0.48
  7. Dimir Guildmage1Dimir Guildmage$0.07
  8. Duskmantle Guildmage1Duskmantle Guildmage$0.76
  9. Etrata, the Silencer1Etrata, the Silencer$0.65
  10. Fleet Swallower1Fleet Swallower$1.22
  11. Imperious Mindbreaker1Imperious Mindbreaker$0.36

Creatures continued

  1. Krydle of Baldur's Gate1Krydle of Baldur's Gate$0.21
  2. Lazav, Dimir Mastermind1Lazav, Dimir Mastermind$0.67
  3. Manic Scribe1Manic Scribe$0.31
  4. Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker1Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker$0.40
  5. Nighthowler1Nighthowler$0.23
  6. Nightveil Specter1Nightveil Specter$0.53
  7. Ruin Crab1Ruin Crab$1.20
  8. Terisian Mindbreaker1Terisian Mindbreaker$1.02
  9. Thief of Sanity1Thief of Sanity$0.39
  10. Wight of Precinct Six1Wight of Precinct Six$0.14

Instants 12$5.36

  1. Aetherize1Aetherize$0.28
  2. Countermand1Countermand$0.07
  3. Didn't Say Please1Didn't Say Please$0.37
  4. Dimir Charm1Dimir Charm$0.26
  5. Drown in the Loch1Drown in the Loch$1.17
  6. Grisly Spectacle1Grisly Spectacle$0.11
  7. Induce Paranoia1Induce Paranoia$0.23
  8. Perplex1Perplex$1.66
  9. Psychic Spiral1Psychic Spiral$0.26
  10. Psychic Strike1Psychic Strike$0.30
  11. Thought Collapse1Thought Collapse$0.23
  12. Thought Scour1Thought Scour$0.42

Sorceries 10$3.52

  1. Bontu's Last Reckoning1Bontu's Last Reckoning$0.51
  2. Consult the Necrosages1Consult the Necrosages$0.18
  3. Mephitic Vapors1Mephitic Vapors$0.11
  4. Mind Funeral1Mind Funeral$1.12
  5. Mind Sculpt1Mind Sculpt$0.24
  6. Paranoid Delusions1Paranoid Delusions$0.18
  7. Pilfered Plans1Pilfered Plans$0.10
  8. Psychic Drain1Psychic Drain$0.27
  9. Singularity Rupture1Singularity Rupture$0.55
  10. Sleep1Sleep$0.26

Artifacts 13$3.61

  1. Bonehoard1Bonehoard$0.24
  2. Commander's Sphere1Commander's Sphere$0.18
  3. Darksteel Ingot1Darksteel Ingot$0.16
  4. Dimir Cluestone1Dimir Cluestone$0.18
  5. Dimir Keyrune1Dimir Keyrune$0.24
  6. Dimir Locket1Dimir Locket$0.16
  7. Drake-Skull Cameo1Drake-Skull Cameo$0.24

Artifacts continued

  1. Firemind Vessel1Firemind Vessel$0.22
  2. Fireshrieker1Fireshrieker$0.21
  3. Gilded Lotus1Gilded Lotus$0.61
  4. Keening Stone1Keening Stone$0.35
  5. Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree1Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree$0.52
  6. Trepanation Blade1Trepanation Blade$0.30

Enchantments 5$4.75

  1. Fraying Sanity1Fraying Sanity$0.58
  2. Jace's Erasure1Jace's Erasure$0.26
  3. One Ring to Rule Them All1One Ring to Rule Them All$1.98
  4. Sphinx's Tutelage1Sphinx's Tutelage$1.62
  5. Teferi's Tutelage1Teferi's Tutelage$0.31

Lands 38 / 38$18.45

  1. Bojuka Bog1Bojuka Bog$1.18
  2. Choked Estuary1Choked Estuary$0.27
  3. Command Tower1Command Tower$0.21
  4. Contaminated Aquifer1Contaminated Aquifer$0.30
  5. Darkslick Shores1Darkslick Shores$1.70
  6. Darkwater Catacombs1Darkwater Catacombs$0.28
  7. Dimir Aqueduct1Dimir Aqueduct$0.25
  8. Dimir Guildgate1Dimir Guildgate$0.13
  9. Dismal Backwater1Dismal Backwater$0.13
  10. Drowned Catacomb1Drowned Catacomb$0.42
  11. Duskmantle, House of Shadow1Duskmantle, House of Shadow$0.20

Lands continued

  1. Evolving Wilds1Evolving Wilds$0.09
  2. Exotic Orchard1Exotic Orchard$0.20
  3. Fetid Pools1Fetid Pools$0.27
  4. Island×33Island$0.21
  5. Jwar Isle Refuge1Jwar Isle Refuge$0.17
  6. Myriad Landscape1Myriad Landscape$0.26
  7. Mystic Sanctuary1Mystic Sanctuary$1.14
  8. Nephalia Drownyard1Nephalia Drownyard$0.31
  9. Restless Reef1Restless Reef$1.85
  10. Rogue's Passage1Rogue's Passage$0.34
  11. Shipwreck Marsh1Shipwreck Marsh$1.42

Lands continued

  1. Snow-Covered Island×22Snow-Covered Island$2.12
  2. Snow-Covered Swamp×22Snow-Covered Swamp$1.18
  3. Submerged Boneyard1Submerged Boneyard$0.07
  4. Sunken Hollow1Sunken Hollow$0.28
  5. Sunken Ruins1Sunken Ruins$0.50
  6. Swamp×22Swamp$0.20
  7. Tainted Isle1Tainted Isle$1.76
  8. Temple of Deceit1Temple of Deceit$0.19
  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 Szadek, Lord of Secrets deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: Szadek, Lord of Secrets, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. Its estimated price is $45.85 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what Szadek, Lord of Secrets decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Consuming Aberration, Mirko Vosk, Mind Drinker and Duskmantle Guildmage. The picks most particular to this commander are Fireshrieker, Trepanation Blade and Induce Paranoia, which turn up here far more often than in other Dimir decks.

Its average mana value is 3.39. It runs no Game Changers and holds every piece of 4 known combos.

The most expensive cards are One Ring to Rule Them All ($1.98), Perplex ($1.66) and Sphinx's Tutelage ($1.62); 44 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $30.02, and with no limit $227.06; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value3.39
Game Changers0
Combos4
Deck match66%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 0 cards
  2. Mana value 1: 2 cards
  3. Mana value 2: 11 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 28 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 11 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 5 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 2 cards
  8. Mana value 7+: 3 cards

The curve and the average cover Szadek, Lord of Secrets 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 disruption1212+0
Mass disruption66+0
Lands3838+0
Plan3021-9

These targets add up to 108 because a card can fill more than one role. 0 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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Each bar is the complete Command Zone template deck for Szadek, Lord of Secrets 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 Szadek, Lord of Secrets decks usually play.

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