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Venser, Corpse Puppet - Decklist

Creatures 18$8.56

  1. Bilious Skulldweller1Bilious Skulldweller$0.33
  2. Blightbelly Rat1Blightbelly Rat$0.22
  3. Blighted Agent1Blighted Agent$1.45
  4. Carnifex Demon1Carnifex Demon$0.25
  5. Core Prowler1Core Prowler$0.77
  6. Dross Scorpion1Dross Scorpion$0.28
  7. Dune Mover1Dune Mover$0.25
  8. Guildpact Informant1Guildpact Informant$0.54
  9. Gulping Scraptrap1Gulping Scraptrap$0.20

Creatures continued

  1. Myr Convert1Myr Convert$0.25
  2. Pestilent Syphoner1Pestilent Syphoner$0.27
  3. Plague Stinger1Plague Stinger$0.41
  4. Scheming Aspirant1Scheming Aspirant$0.32
  5. Sheoldred's Headcleaver1Sheoldred's Headcleaver$0.17
  6. Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus1Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus$1.68
  7. Thrummingbird1Thrummingbird$0.24
  8. Viral Drake1Viral Drake$0.64
  9. Voidwing Hybrid1Voidwing Hybrid$0.29

Instants 14$4.60

  1. Anoint with Affliction1Anoint with Affliction$0.27
  2. Bring the Ending1Bring the Ending$0.22
  3. Corrupted Conviction1Corrupted Conviction$0.35
  4. Corrupted Resolve1Corrupted Resolve$0.25
  5. Experimental Augury1Experimental Augury$0.21
  6. Fuel for the Cause1Fuel for the Cause$0.38
  7. Grim Affliction1Grim Affliction$0.26

Instants continued

  1. Nasty End1Nasty End$0.24
  2. Prologue to Phyresis1Prologue to Phyresis$0.85
  3. Reject Imperfection1Reject Imperfection$0.33
  4. Serum Snare1Serum Snare$0.33
  5. Steady Progress1Steady Progress$0.26
  6. Vraska's Fall1Vraska's Fall$0.35
  7. Whisper of the Dross1Whisper of the Dross$0.30

Sorceries 13$4.78

  1. Black Sun's Zenith1Black Sun's Zenith$0.36
  2. Caress of Phyrexia1Caress of Phyrexia$0.29
  3. Contentious Plan1Contentious Plan$0.34
  4. Decree of Pain1Decree of Pain$0.29
  5. Distorted Curiosity1Distorted Curiosity$0.27
  6. Drown in Ichor1Drown in Ichor$0.98
  7. Feed the Infection1Feed the Infection$0.25

Sorceries continued

  1. Geth's Summons1Geth's Summons$0.39
  2. Gix's Command1Gix's Command$0.48
  3. Infectious Inquiry1Infectious Inquiry$0.38
  4. Tezzeret's Gambit1Tezzeret's Gambit$0.19
  5. Vat Emergence1Vat Emergence$0.31
  6. Vivisurgeon's Insight1Vivisurgeon's Insight$0.25

Artifacts 11$4.69

  1. Astral Cornucopia1Astral Cornucopia$0.27
  2. Contagion Clasp1Contagion Clasp$0.30
  3. Empowered Autogenerator1Empowered Autogenerator$0.23
  4. Everflowing Chalice1Everflowing Chalice$0.28
  5. Mindsplice Apparatus1Mindsplice Apparatus$1.16
  6. Pentad Prism1Pentad Prism$0.29
  7. Phyrexian Atlas1Phyrexian Atlas$0.21
  8. Replicating Ring1Replicating Ring$0.42
  9. The Filigree Sylex1The Filigree Sylex$0.30
  10. Throne of Geth1Throne of Geth$0.92
  11. Vat of Rebirth1Vat of Rebirth$0.31

Enchantments 5$2.27

  1. Corruption of Towashi1Corruption of Towashi$0.03
  2. Inexorable Tide1Inexorable Tide$0.97
  3. Mesmerizing Dose1Mesmerizing Dose$0.26
  4. Necrogen Communion1Necrogen Communion$0.34
  5. Phyrexian Scriptures1Phyrexian Scriptures$0.67

Lands 38 / 38$17.85

  1. Access Tunnel1Access Tunnel$0.30
  2. Bojuka Bog1Bojuka Bog$1.18
  3. Choked Estuary1Choked Estuary$0.27
  4. Command Tower1Command Tower$0.21
  5. Darkslick Shores1Darkslick Shores$1.70
  6. Darkwater Catacombs1Darkwater Catacombs$0.28
  7. Dimir Aqueduct1Dimir Aqueduct$0.25
  8. Dismal Backwater1Dismal Backwater$0.13
  9. Dreadship Reef1Dreadship Reef$0.19
  10. Drowned Catacomb1Drowned Catacomb$0.42
  11. Evolving Wilds1Evolving Wilds$0.09

Lands continued

  1. Exotic Orchard1Exotic Orchard$0.20
  2. Fetid Pools1Fetid Pools$0.27
  3. Island×33Island$0.21
  4. Mage-Ring Network1Mage-Ring Network$0.30
  5. Mirrex1Mirrex$0.86
  6. Mistvault Bridge1Mistvault Bridge$0.81
  7. Myriad Landscape1Myriad Landscape$0.26
  8. Path of Ancestry1Path of Ancestry$0.17
  9. Peat Bog1Peat Bog$1.29
  10. River of Tears1River of Tears$0.32
  11. Rogue's Passage1Rogue's Passage$0.34

Lands continued

  1. Seat of the Synod1Seat of the Synod$0.90
  2. Shipwreck Marsh1Shipwreck Marsh$1.42
  3. Snow-Covered Island×22Snow-Covered Island$2.12
  4. Snow-Covered Swamp×22Snow-Covered Swamp$1.18
  5. Sunken Hollow1Sunken Hollow$0.28
  6. Sunken Ruins1Sunken Ruins$0.50
  7. Swamp×22Swamp$0.20
  8. Temple of Deceit1Temple of Deceit$0.19
  9. Terramorphic Expanse1Terramorphic Expanse$0.10
  10. The Seedcore1The Seedcore$0.38
  11. Underground River1Underground River$0.53

About this Venser, Corpse Puppet deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: Venser, Corpse Puppet, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. Its estimated price is $42.99 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what Venser, Corpse Puppet decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Thrummingbird, Experimental Augury and Tezzeret's Gambit. The picks most particular to this commander are Throne of Geth, Prologue to Phyresis and Infectious Inquiry, which turn up here far more often than in other Dimir decks.

Its average mana value is 2.92. It runs no Game Changers and holds every piece of 1 known combo.

The most expensive cards are Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus ($1.68), Blighted Agent ($1.45) and Mindsplice Apparatus ($1.16); 50 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $35.16, and with no limit $209.65; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value2.92
Game Changers0
Combos1
Deck match84%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 2 cards
  2. Mana value 1: 4 cards
  3. Mana value 2: 25 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 10 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 12 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 7 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 1 card
  8. Mana value 7+: 1 card

The curve and the average cover Venser, Corpse Puppet 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 advantage1214+2
Targeted disruption1214+2
Mass disruption66+0
Lands3838+0
Plan3020-10

These targets add up to 108 because a card can fill more than one role. 3 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 Venser, Corpse Puppet 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 Venser, Corpse Puppet decks usually play.

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