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Vadrik, Astral Archmage - Decklist

Creatures 3$3.78

  1. Livaan, Cultist of Tiamat1Livaan, Cultist of Tiamat$0.20
  2. Runaway Steam-Kin1Runaway Steam-Kin$1.84
  3. Storm-Kiln Artist1Storm-Kiln Artist$1.74

Instants 24$8.11

  1. Downhill Charge1Downhill Charge$0.28
  2. Drown in Dreams1Drown in Dreams$1.00
  3. Electrodominance1Electrodominance$0.65
  4. Enrage1Enrage$0.15
  5. Epiphany at the Drownyard1Epiphany at the Drownyard$0.33
  6. Firemind's Foresight1Firemind's Foresight$0.23
  7. Fists of Flame1Fists of Flame$0.18
  8. Fists of the Anvil1Fists of the Anvil$0.19
  9. Invert // Invent1Invert // Invent$0.15
  10. Invigorated Rampage1Invigorated Rampage$0.15
  11. Lunar Frenzy1Lunar Frenzy$0.14
  12. Negate1Negate$0.17

Instants continued

  1. Pull from Tomorrow1Pull from Tomorrow$0.17
  2. Rewind1Rewind$0.35
  3. Rush of Blood1Rush of Blood$0.32
  4. Scour from Existence1Scour from Existence$0.22
  5. Spell Burst1Spell Burst$0.34
  6. Starstorm1Starstorm$0.24
  7. Stroke of Genius1Stroke of Genius$0.29
  8. Sudden Breakthrough1Sudden Breakthrough$0.20
  9. Unleash Fury1Unleash Fury$0.40
  10. Unwind1Unwind$1.58
  11. Water Wings1Water Wings$0.28
  12. Whirlwind Denial1Whirlwind Denial$0.10

Sorceries 29$13.08

  1. Apex of Power1Apex of Power$0.99
  2. Brass's Bounty1Brass's Bounty$0.57
  3. Chain Reaction1Chain Reaction$0.20
  4. Curse of the Swine1Curse of the Swine$0.27
  5. Epic Experiment1Epic Experiment$0.26
  6. Expanded Anatomy1Expanded Anatomy$0.27
  7. Fervent Mastery1Fervent Mastery$0.35
  8. Finale of Revelation1Finale of Revelation$0.37
  9. Fireball1Fireball$0.13
  10. Grapeshot1Grapeshot$0.31

Sorceries continued

  1. Haze of Rage1Haze of Rage$1.37
  2. Ingenious Mastery1Ingenious Mastery$0.17
  3. Inner Fire1Inner Fire$0.61
  4. Inspired Tinkering1Inspired Tinkering$1.24
  5. Into the Night1Into the Night$0.28
  6. Introduction to Prophecy1Introduction to Prophecy$0.14
  7. Jaya's Immolating Inferno1Jaya's Immolating Inferno$1.78
  8. Mishra's Command1Mishra's Command$0.29
  9. Mystic Retrieval1Mystic Retrieval$0.20
  10. Pirate's Pillage1Pirate's Pillage$0.57

Sorceries continued

  1. Pirate's Prize1Pirate's Prize$0.13
  2. Quiet Speculation1Quiet Speculation$0.67
  3. Reckless Charge1Reckless Charge$0.11
  4. Recoup1Recoup$0.25
  5. Seething Anger1Seething Anger$0.17
  6. Temporal Fissure1Temporal Fissure$0.28
  7. Tezzeret's Gambit1Tezzeret's Gambit$0.19
  8. Visions of Ruin1Visions of Ruin$0.41
  9. Volcanic Vision1Volcanic Vision$0.50

Artifacts 4$1.78

  1. Hero's Blade1Hero's Blade$0.18
  2. Ring of Evos Isle1Ring of Evos Isle$0.37
  3. Runechanter's Pike1Runechanter's Pike$0.34
  4. The Celestus1The Celestus$0.89

Enchantments 1$1.97

  1. Clout of the Dominus1Clout of the Dominus$1.97

Lands 38 / 38$12.14

  1. Cascade Bluffs1Cascade Bluffs$0.34
  2. Castle Vantress1Castle Vantress$0.31
  3. Cephalid Coliseum1Cephalid Coliseum$0.27
  4. Command Tower1Command Tower$0.21
  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. Forge of Heroes1Forge of Heroes$0.32
  11. Forgotten Cave1Forgotten Cave$0.13

Lands continued

  1. Frostboil Snarl1Frostboil Snarl$0.22
  2. Hall of Oracles1Hall of Oracles$0.27
  3. Island×33Island$0.21
  4. Izzet Boilerworks1Izzet Boilerworks$0.26
  5. Izzet Guildgate1Izzet Guildgate$0.11
  6. Molten Tributary1Molten Tributary$0.25
  7. Mountain×22Mountain$0.16
  8. Myriad Landscape1Myriad Landscape$0.26
  9. Mystic Sanctuary1Mystic Sanctuary$1.14
  10. Opal Palace1Opal Palace$0.13
  11. Path of Ancestry1Path of Ancestry$0.17

Lands continued

  1. Prismari Campus1Prismari Campus$0.25
  2. Riptide Laboratory1Riptide Laboratory$0.66
  3. Rogue's Passage1Rogue's Passage$0.34
  4. Shivan Reef1Shivan Reef$0.22
  5. Snow-Covered Island×22Snow-Covered Island$2.12
  6. Snow-Covered Mountain×22Snow-Covered Mountain$1.00
  7. Sulfur Falls1Sulfur Falls$0.18
  8. Swiftwater Cliffs1Swiftwater Cliffs$0.11
  9. Temple of Epiphany1Temple of Epiphany$0.16
  10. Terramorphic Expanse1Terramorphic Expanse$0.10
  11. Volatile Fjord1Volatile Fjord$0.69

About this Vadrik, Astral Archmage deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: Vadrik, Astral Archmage, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. Its estimated price is $41.12 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what Vadrik, Astral Archmage decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Storm-Kiln Artist, Tezzeret's Gambit and Haze of Rage. The picks most particular to this commander are Seething Anger, Sudden Breakthrough and The Celestus, which turn up here far more often than in other Izzet decks.

Its average mana value is 3.05. It runs no Game Changers and holds every piece of 1 known combo.

The most expensive cards are Clout of the Dominus ($1.97), Runaway Steam-Kin ($1.84) and Jaya's Immolating Inferno ($1.78); 46 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $29.74, and with no limit $1186.07; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value3.05
Game Changers0
Combos1
Deck match70%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 0 cards
  2. Mana value 1: 9 cards
  3. Mana value 2: 22 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 12 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 10 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 3 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 0 cards
  8. Mana value 7+: 6 cards

The curve and the average cover Vadrik, Astral Archmage 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 advantage1214+2
Targeted disruption1214+2
Mass disruption66+0
Lands3838+0
Plan3024-6

These targets add up to 108 because a card can fill more than one role. 8 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 Vadrik, Astral Archmage 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 Vadrik, Astral Archmage decks usually play.

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