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Tam, Mindful First-Year - Decklist

Creatures 28$9.09

  1. Aurora Awakener1Aurora Awakener$0.74
  2. Blind Seer1Blind Seer$0.85
  3. Chameleon, Master of Disguise1Chameleon, Master of Disguise$0.37
  4. Cold-Eyed Selkie1Cold-Eyed Selkie$0.24
  5. Fatestitcher1Fatestitcher$0.44
  6. Glister Bairn1Glister Bairn$0.11
  7. Indigo Faerie1Indigo Faerie$0.18
  8. Ioreth of the Healing House1Ioreth of the Healing House$0.37
  9. Kiora's Follower1Kiora's Follower$0.32
  10. Llawan, Cephalid Empress1Llawan, Cephalid Empress$0.87

Creatures continued

  1. Luminollusk1Luminollusk$0.12
  2. Maze Behemoth1Maze Behemoth$0.08
  3. Maze Glider1Maze Glider$0.04
  4. Mondo Gecko1Mondo Gecko$0.38
  5. Naga Fleshcrafter1Naga Fleshcrafter$0.36
  6. Omni-Changeling1Omni-Changeling$0.31
  7. Prismabasher1Prismabasher$0.18
  8. Progenitor Mimic1Progenitor Mimic$1.09
  9. Rancorous Archaic1Rancorous Archaic$0.12
  10. Scrapbasket1Scrapbasket$0.17

Creatures continued

  1. Scuttlemutt1Scuttlemutt$0.14
  2. Shinestriker1Shinestriker$0.32
  3. Soul of Ravnica1Soul of Ravnica$0.41
  4. Swirling Spriggan1Swirling Spriggan$0.15
  5. Tidal Visionary1Tidal Visionary$0.16
  6. Vizier of Tumbling Sands1Vizier of Tumbling Sands$0.20
  7. Vodalian Mystic1Vodalian Mystic$0.25
  8. Wildvine Pummeler1Wildvine Pummeler$0.12

Instants 10$3.49

  1. Blue Elemental Blast1Blue Elemental Blast$1.31
  2. Display of Dominance1Display of Dominance$0.07
  3. First Family1First Family$0.24
  4. Hibernation1Hibernation$0.26
  5. Illusion // Reality1Illusion // Reality$0.10
  6. Jaded Response1Jaded Response$0.13
  7. Might of the Nephilim1Might of the Nephilim$0.58
  8. Quickchange1Quickchange$0.16
  9. Rime Chill1Rime Chill$0.11
  10. Sway of Illusion1Sway of Illusion$0.53

Sorceries 6$2.73

  1. Aggressive Biomancy1Aggressive Biomancy$0.30
  2. Bridgeworks Battle // Tanglespan Bridgeworks1Bridgeworks Battle // Tanglespan Bridgeworks$1.28
  3. Bring to Light1Bring to Light$0.33
  4. Elemental Spectacle1Elemental Spectacle$0.19
  5. Together as One1Together as One$0.24
  6. Wash Out1Wash Out$0.39

Artifacts 5$3.02

  1. Civic Saber1Civic Saber$0.08
  2. Conqueror's Flail1Conqueror's Flail$0.57
  3. Distorting Lens1Distorting Lens$0.79
  4. Dragonfire Blade1Dragonfire Blade$1.44
  5. Puca's Eye1Puca's Eye$0.14

Enchantments 12$5.77

  1. Ana Sanctuary1Ana Sanctuary$0.21
  2. Case of the Shattered Pact1Case of the Shattered Pact$0.28
  3. Ceta Sanctuary1Ceta Sanctuary$0.23
  4. Compost1Compost$1.14
  5. Insight1Insight$1.60
  6. Prismatic Undercurrents1Prismatic Undercurrents$0.32
  7. Shifting Sky1Shifting Sky$0.25
  8. Shimmerwilds Growth1Shimmerwilds Growth$0.29
  9. Snake Pit1Snake Pit$0.28
  10. Swirl the Mists1Swirl the Mists$0.42
  11. Well-Laid Plans1Well-Laid Plans$0.42
  12. Wrath of Marit Lage1Wrath of Marit Lage$0.33

Lands 38 / 38$16.43

  1. Alchemist's Refuge1Alchemist's Refuge$0.72
  2. Botanical Sanctum1Botanical Sanctum$1.42
  3. Command Tower1Command Tower$0.21
  4. Dreamroot Cascade1Dreamroot Cascade$0.84
  5. Evolving Wilds1Evolving Wilds$0.09
  6. Exotic Orchard1Exotic Orchard$0.20
  7. Fabled Passage1Fabled Passage$0.77
  8. Flooded Grove1Flooded Grove$0.24
  9. Forest×33Forest$0.27
  10. Hinterland Harbor1Hinterland Harbor$0.25
  11. Island×22Island$0.14

Lands continued

  1. Mosswort Bridge1Mosswort Bridge$0.22
  2. Myriad Landscape1Myriad Landscape$0.26
  3. Mystic Sanctuary1Mystic Sanctuary$1.14
  4. Overflowing Basin1Overflowing Basin$0.20
  5. Path of Ancestry1Path of Ancestry$0.17
  6. Rain-Slicked Copse1Rain-Slicked Copse$0.28
  7. Restless Vinestalk1Restless Vinestalk$0.38
  8. Rimewood Falls1Rimewood Falls$0.36
  9. Riptide Laboratory1Riptide Laboratory$0.66
  10. Rogue's Passage1Rogue's Passage$0.34
  11. Simic Growth Chamber1Simic Growth Chamber$0.24

Lands continued

  1. Snow-Covered Forest×22Snow-Covered Forest$1.98
  2. Snow-Covered Island×22Snow-Covered Island$2.12
  3. Sodden Verdure1Sodden Verdure$0.32
  4. Tangled Islet1Tangled Islet$0.26
  5. Temple of Mystery1Temple of Mystery$0.15
  6. Temple of the False God1Temple of the False God$0.19
  7. Terramorphic Expanse1Terramorphic Expanse$0.10
  8. Thornwood Falls1Thornwood Falls$0.13
  9. Vineglimmer Snarl1Vineglimmer Snarl$0.22
  10. Waterlogged Grove1Waterlogged Grove$1.25
  11. Yavimaya Coast1Yavimaya Coast$0.31

About this Tam, Mindful First-Year deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: Tam, Mindful First-Year, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. Its estimated price is $40.91 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what Tam, Mindful First-Year decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Aurora Awakener, Shinestriker and Prismatic Undercurrents. The picks most particular to this commander are Glister Bairn, Case of the Shattered Pact and Elemental Spectacle, which turn up here far more often than in other Simic decks.

Its average mana value is 3.58. It runs no Game Changers.

The most expensive cards are Insight ($1.60), Dragonfire Blade ($1.44) and Blue Elemental Blast ($1.31); 48 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $30.65, and with no limit $367.19; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value3.58
Game Changers0
Combos0
Deck match71%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 0 cards
  2. Mana value 1: 4 cards
  3. Mana value 2: 16 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 12 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 14 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 5 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 8 cards
  8. Mana value 7+: 3 cards

The curve and the average cover Tam, Mindful First-Year 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 disruption1214+2
Mass disruption66+0
Lands3839+1
Plan3025-5

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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