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Xanathar, Guild Kingpin - Decklist

Creatures 23$11.56

  1. Arvinox, the Mind Flail1Arvinox, the Mind Flail$0.34
  2. Cathartic Adept1Cathartic Adept$0.24
  3. Circu, Dimir Lobotomist1Circu, Dimir Lobotomist$0.41
  4. Dakra Mystic1Dakra Mystic$0.18
  5. Elder Brain1Elder Brain$0.80
  6. Evil Twin1Evil Twin$0.44
  7. Gonti, Lord of Luxury1Gonti, Lord of Luxury$0.25
  8. Gonti, Night Minister1Gonti, Night Minister$0.79
  9. Hostage Taker1Hostage Taker$0.20
  10. Intellect Devourer1Intellect Devourer$0.38
  11. Lazav, Dimir Mastermind1Lazav, Dimir Mastermind$0.67
  12. Mind Flayer1Mind Flayer$0.40

Creatures continued

  1. Nightveil Specter1Nightveil Specter$0.53
  2. Notion Thief1Notion Thief$1.61
  3. Sage of the Beyond1Sage of the Beyond$0.68
  4. Scrib Nibblers1Scrib Nibblers$0.38
  5. Thief of Sanity1Thief of Sanity$0.39
  6. Thieving Amalgam1Thieving Amalgam$0.89
  7. Thieving Skydiver1Thieving Skydiver$0.24
  8. Tribute Mage1Tribute Mage$0.85
  9. Trinket Mage1Trinket Mage$0.29
  10. Vantress Gargoyle1Vantress Gargoyle$0.30
  11. Wizened Snitches1Wizened Snitches$0.30

Instants 9$4.79

  1. Aetherspouts1Aetherspouts$0.76
  2. Dramatic Reversal1Dramatic Reversal$0.38
  3. Expel from Orazca1Expel from Orazca$0.13
  4. Hinder1Hinder$0.26
  5. Memory Lapse1Memory Lapse$0.37
  6. Memory Plunder1Memory Plunder$1.41
  7. Outrageous Robbery1Outrageous Robbery$0.37
  8. Predict1Predict$0.91
  9. Siphon Insight1Siphon Insight$0.20

Sorceries 13$7.03

  1. Aether Gale1Aether Gale$0.22
  2. Blatant Thievery1Blatant Thievery$1.30
  3. Blue Sun's Twilight1Blue Sun's Twilight$0.55
  4. Covetous Urge1Covetous Urge$0.06
  5. Cruelclaw's Heist1Cruelclaw's Heist$0.31
  6. Displacement Wave1Displacement Wave$0.48
  7. Extract Brain1Extract Brain$0.28

Sorceries continued

  1. Extract from Darkness1Extract from Darkness$0.17
  2. Heartless Conscription1Heartless Conscription$1.99
  3. Hex1Hex$0.28
  4. Inevitable Betrayal1Inevitable Betrayal$0.91
  5. Portent1Portent$0.35
  6. Split the Party1Split the Party$0.13

Artifacts 11$6.09

  1. Codex Shredder1Codex Shredder$0.31
  2. Everflowing Chalice1Everflowing Chalice$0.28
  3. Ghoulcaller's Bell1Ghoulcaller's Bell$0.27
  4. Gilded Lotus1Gilded Lotus$0.61
  5. Grindclock1Grindclock$0.32
  6. Hedron Archive1Hedron Archive$0.25
  7. Mind Stone1Mind Stone$0.21
  8. Neurok Stealthsuit1Neurok Stealthsuit$1.75
  9. Pyxis of Pandemonium1Pyxis of Pandemonium$0.29
  10. Swiftfoot Boots1Swiftfoot Boots$1.54
  11. Worn Powerstone1Worn Powerstone$0.26

Enchantments 5$3.81

  1. Control Magic1Control Magic$0.57
  2. Mind's Dilation1Mind's Dilation$0.32
  3. Propaganda1Propaganda$1.90
  4. Psychic Surgery1Psychic Surgery$0.50
  5. Telepathy1Telepathy$0.52

Lands 38 / 38$18.26

  1. Bojuka Bog1Bojuka Bog$1.18
  2. Choked Estuary1Choked Estuary$0.27
  3. Command Tower1Command Tower$0.21
  4. Darkslick Shores1Darkslick Shores$1.70
  5. Darkwater Catacombs1Darkwater Catacombs$0.28
  6. Dimir Aqueduct1Dimir Aqueduct$0.25
  7. Dimir Guildgate1Dimir Guildgate$0.13
  8. Dismal Backwater1Dismal Backwater$0.13
  9. Drowned Catacomb1Drowned Catacomb$0.42
  10. Duskmantle, House of Shadow1Duskmantle, House of Shadow$0.20
  11. Evolving Wilds1Evolving Wilds$0.09

Lands continued

  1. Exotic Orchard1Exotic Orchard$0.20
  2. Fabled Passage1Fabled Passage$0.77
  3. Fetid Pools1Fetid Pools$0.27
  4. Geier Reach Sanitarium1Geier Reach Sanitarium$0.79
  5. Hive of the Eye Tyrant1Hive of the Eye Tyrant$0.47
  6. Island×33Island$0.21
  7. Jwar Isle Refuge1Jwar Isle Refuge$0.17
  8. Myriad Landscape1Myriad Landscape$0.26
  9. Mystic Sanctuary1Mystic Sanctuary$1.14
  10. Nephalia Drownyard1Nephalia Drownyard$0.31
  11. Rogue's Passage1Rogue's Passage$0.34

Lands continued

  1. Shipwreck Marsh1Shipwreck Marsh$1.42
  2. Snow-Covered Island×22Snow-Covered Island$2.12
  3. Snow-Covered Swamp×22Snow-Covered Swamp$1.18
  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 Xanathar, Guild Kingpin deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: Xanathar, Guild Kingpin, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. Its estimated price is $53.72 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what Xanathar, Guild Kingpin decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Thief of Sanity, Gonti, Lord of Luxury and Memory Lapse. The picks most particular to this commander are Ghoulcaller's Bell, Codex Shredder and Scrib Nibblers, which turn up here far more often than in other Dimir decks.

Its average mana value is 3.37. It runs 1 Game Changer.

The most expensive cards are Heartless Conscription ($1.99), Propaganda ($1.90) and Neurok Stealthsuit ($1.75); 40 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $38.03, and with no limit $287.07; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value3.37
Game Changers1
Combos0
Deck match64%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 2 cards
  2. Mana value 1: 7 cards
  3. Mana value 2: 17 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 8 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 13 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 6 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 2 cards
  8. Mana value 7+: 7 cards

The curve and the average cover Xanathar, Guild Kingpin 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
Lands3838+0
Plan3024-6

These targets add up to 108 because a card can fill more than one role. 5 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 Xanathar, Guild Kingpin 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 Xanathar, Guild Kingpin 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.

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