Budget Bauble
Thada Adel, Acquisitor - Decklist

Creatures 23$8.81

  1. Cosi's Trickster1Cosi's Trickster$0.49
  2. Emry, Lurker of the Loch1Emry, Lurker of the Loch$0.64
  3. Etherium Sculptor1Etherium Sculptor$0.38
  4. Foundry Inspector1Foundry Inspector$0.26
  5. Kitesail Larcenist1Kitesail Larcenist$0.54
  6. Kopala, Warden of Waves1Kopala, Warden of Waves$0.35
  7. Merfolk Sovereign1Merfolk Sovereign$0.35
  8. Padeem, Consul of Innovation1Padeem, Consul of Innovation$0.57
  9. Replication Specialist1Replication Specialist$0.23
  10. Scourge of Fleets1Scourge of Fleets$0.45
  11. Seafloor Oracle1Seafloor Oracle$0.31
  12. Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep1Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep$0.34

Creatures continued

  1. Steel Hellkite1Steel Hellkite$0.25
  2. Stormtide Leviathan1Stormtide Leviathan$0.47
  3. Streambed Aquitects1Streambed Aquitects$0.16
  4. Thieving Skydiver1Thieving Skydiver$0.24
  5. Tidal Warrior1Tidal Warrior$0.19
  6. Tide Shaper1Tide Shaper$0.24
  7. Tideshaper Mystic1Tideshaper Mystic$0.23
  8. Tribute Mage1Tribute Mage$0.85
  9. Trinket Mage1Trinket Mage$0.29
  10. Trophy Mage1Trophy Mage$0.62
  11. Vedalken Plotter1Vedalken Plotter$0.36

Instants 2$0.80

  1. Dramatic Reversal1Dramatic Reversal$0.38
  2. Engulf the Shore1Engulf the Shore$0.42

Sorceries 10$4.50

  1. Aquitect's Will1Aquitect's Will$0.30
  2. Blatant Thievery1Blatant Thievery$1.30
  3. Curse of the Swine1Curse of the Swine$0.27
  4. Hidden Strings1Hidden Strings$0.31
  5. Rite of Replication1Rite of Replication$0.26
  6. Saheeli's Artistry1Saheeli's Artistry$0.21
  7. Stolen Identity1Stolen Identity$0.31
  8. Telemin Performance1Telemin Performance$0.68
  9. Tempted by the Oriq1Tempted by the Oriq$0.25
  10. Thoughtcast1Thoughtcast$0.61

Artifacts 14$12.08

  1. Brass Knuckles1Brass Knuckles$0.26
  2. Cloak and Dagger1Cloak and Dagger$1.19
  3. Cursed Totem1Cursed Totem$1.40
  4. Fellwar Stone1Fellwar Stone$0.59
  5. Fireshrieker1Fireshrieker$0.21
  6. Manifold Key1Manifold Key$1.54
  7. Mask of Memory1Mask of Memory$0.32

Artifacts continued

  1. Mirage Mirror1Mirage Mirror$0.32
  2. Nettlecyst1Nettlecyst$1.11
  3. Sculpting Steel1Sculpting Steel$1.66
  4. Swiftfoot Boots1Swiftfoot Boots$1.54
  5. The Key to the Vault1The Key to the Vault$0.54
  6. Trailblazer's Boots1Trailblazer's Boots$1.06
  7. Weathered Runestone1Weathered Runestone$0.34

Enchantments 12$3.84

  1. Aqueous Form1Aqueous Form$0.29
  2. Combat Research1Combat Research$0.48
  3. Confiscate1Confiscate$0.12
  4. Convincing Mirage1Convincing Mirage$0.24
  5. Curiosity1Curiosity$0.71
  6. Dress Down1Dress Down$0.33
  7. Lingering Mirage1Lingering Mirage$0.36
  8. Mind's Dilation1Mind's Dilation$0.32
  9. Phantasmal Terrain1Phantasmal Terrain$0.13
  10. Psychic Surgery1Psychic Surgery$0.50
  11. Sea's Claim1Sea's Claim$0.17
  12. Spreading Seas1Spreading Seas$0.19

Lands 38 / 38$19.11

  1. Access Tunnel1Access Tunnel$0.30
  2. Archway of Innovation1Archway of Innovation$1.20
  3. Buried Ruin1Buried Ruin$0.36
  4. Castle Vantress1Castle Vantress$0.31
  5. Cephalid Coliseum1Cephalid Coliseum$0.27
  6. Command Tower1Command Tower$0.21
  7. Darksteel Citadel1Darksteel Citadel$0.45
  8. Demolition Field1Demolition Field$0.23
  9. Evolving Wilds1Evolving Wilds$0.09
  10. Exotic Orchard1Exotic Orchard$0.20
  11. Ghost Quarter1Ghost Quarter$0.44

Lands continued

  1. Halimar Depths1Halimar Depths$0.33
  2. Island×55Island$0.35
  3. Lonely Sandbar1Lonely Sandbar$0.18
  4. Myriad Landscape1Myriad Landscape$0.26
  5. Mystic Sanctuary1Mystic Sanctuary$1.14
  6. Remote Isle1Remote Isle$0.23
  7. Rivendell1Rivendell$1.03
  8. Rogue's Passage1Rogue's Passage$0.34
  9. Scavenger Grounds1Scavenger Grounds$0.21
  10. Seat of the Synod1Seat of the Synod$0.90
  11. Snow-Covered Island×44Snow-Covered Island$4.24

Lands continued

  1. Spire of Industry1Spire of Industry$0.21
  2. Svyelunite Temple1Svyelunite Temple$0.68
  3. Temple of the False God1Temple of the False God$0.19
  4. Terrain Generator1Terrain Generator$1.38
  5. The Mycosynth Gardens1The Mycosynth Gardens$0.39
  6. Thespian's Stage1Thespian's Stage$0.40
  7. Tolaria West1Tolaria West$0.47
  8. Treasure Vault1Treasure Vault$1.30
  9. War Room1War Room$0.82

About this Thada Adel, Acquisitor deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: Thada Adel, Acquisitor, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. Its estimated price is $59.74 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what Thada Adel, Acquisitor decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Aquitect's Will, Spreading Seas and Swiftfoot Boots. The picks most particular to this commander are Tidal Warrior, Thieving Skydiver and Sea's Claim, which turn up here far more often than in other Mono-Blue decks.

Its average mana value is 3.11. It runs no Game Changers.

The most expensive cards are Sculpting Steel ($1.66), Manifold Key ($1.54) and Swiftfoot Boots ($1.54); 43 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $45.29, and with no limit $1336.27; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value3.11
Game Changers0
Combos0
Deck match51%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 0 cards
  2. Mana value 1: 10 cards
  3. Mana value 2: 19 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 15 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 6 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 3 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 4 cards
  8. Mana value 7+: 5 cards

The curve and the average cover Thada Adel, Acquisitor 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

The Command Zone ↗
Draft compared with the Command Zone deck-building template
RoleTargetYour draftDifference
Ramp1010+0
Card advantage1212+0
Targeted disruption1217+5
Mass disruption66+0
Lands3838+0
Plan3028-2

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.

Check your own decklist against the template →

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.

Compare prices at other card limits

Full deck price by per-card cap

  1. Up to $0.25 per card: $26.78 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 19% deck match
  2. Up to $0.50 per card: $37.11 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 43% deck match
  3. Up to $0.75 per card: $42.33 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 47% deck match
  4. Up to $1 per card: $45.29 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 48% deck match
  5. Up to $1.50 per card: $56.79 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 48% deck match
  6. Up to $2 per card: $62.91 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 52% deck match
  7. Up to $3 per card: $91.04 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 59% deck match
  8. Up to $5 per card: $134.51 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 69% deck match
  9. Up to $7.50 per card: $157.94 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 70% deck match
  10. Up to $10 per card: $173.99 for 100 of 100 cards; the commander costs more than this cap; 72% deck match
  11. Up to $15 per card: $232.44 for 100 of 100 cards; 73% deck match
  12. Up to $20 per card: $276.43 for 100 of 100 cards; 74% deck match
  13. Up to $30 per card: $358.82 for 100 of 100 cards; 76% deck match
  14. Up to $50 per card: $532.16 for 100 of 100 cards; 75% deck match
  15. Up to $100 per card: $700.40 for 100 of 100 cards; 75% deck match
  16. No per-card cap: $1336.27 for 100 of 100 cards; 76% deck match

Each bar is the complete Command Zone template deck for Thada Adel, Acquisitor 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 Thada Adel, Acquisitor 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.

Download .txt

Submit feedback

Your message goes to the Budget Bauble team with this page’s address and your browser type. Privacy