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Zethi, Arcane Blademaster - Decklist

Creatures 18$9.17

  1. Archmage Emeritus1Archmage Emeritus$0.74
  2. Clever Lumimancer1Clever Lumimancer$0.23
  3. Curious Homunculus // Voracious Reader1Curious Homunculus // Voracious Reader$0.32
  4. Deekah, Fractal Theorist1Deekah, Fractal Theorist$0.25
  5. Docent of Perfection // Final Iteration1Docent of Perfection // Final Iteration$0.59
  6. Geralf, the Fleshwright1Geralf, the Fleshwright$1.06
  7. Leonin Lightscribe1Leonin Lightscribe$0.43
  8. Mocking Sprite1Mocking Sprite$0.20
  9. Monastery Mentor1Monastery Mentor$0.79

Creatures continued

  1. Murmuring Mystic1Murmuring Mystic$0.33
  2. Niblis of Frost1Niblis of Frost$0.35
  3. Octavia, Living Thesis1Octavia, Living Thesis$0.87
  4. Stenn, Paranoid Partisan1Stenn, Paranoid Partisan$0.28
  5. Talrand, Sky Summoner1Talrand, Sky Summoner$0.39
  6. Thunderclap Drake1Thunderclap Drake$0.52
  7. Tura Kennerüd, Skyknight1Tura Kennerüd, Skyknight$0.16
  8. Vega, the Watcher1Vega, the Watcher$0.27
  9. Wizards of Thay1Wizards of Thay$1.39

Instants 34$14.66

  1. Acrobatic Leap1Acrobatic Leap$0.11
  2. Angelic Intervention1Angelic Intervention$0.27
  3. Astral Steel1Astral Steel$0.10
  4. Azorius Charm1Azorius Charm$0.27
  5. Boon of Safety1Boon of Safety$0.33
  6. Brain Freeze1Brain Freeze$1.82
  7. Consider1Consider$0.35
  8. Curate1Curate$0.15
  9. Disenchant1Disenchant$0.09
  10. Dramatic Reversal1Dramatic Reversal$0.38
  11. Engulf the Shore1Engulf the Shore$0.42
  12. Evacuation1Evacuation$0.26

Instants continued

  1. Fading Hope1Fading Hope$0.25
  2. Faithful Mending1Faithful Mending$0.88
  3. Filter Out1Filter Out$0.22
  4. Fleeting Flight1Fleeting Flight$0.22
  5. Frantic Search1Frantic Search$0.74
  6. Gods Willing1Gods Willing$0.07
  7. High Tide1High Tide$0.83
  8. Leap1Leap$0.52
  9. Light the Way1Light the Way$0.19
  10. Loran's Escape1Loran's Escape$1.52
  11. Opt1Opt$0.18
  12. Path to Exile1Path to Exile$0.71

Instants continued

  1. Rapid Hybridization1Rapid Hybridization$0.80
  2. Run Away Together1Run Away Together$0.09
  3. Shadow Rift1Shadow Rift$1.48
  4. Shelter1Shelter$0.18
  5. Show of Confidence1Show of Confidence$0.16
  6. Take Up the Shield1Take Up the Shield$0.15
  7. Thought Scour1Thought Scour$0.42
  8. Unsummon1Unsummon$0.08
  9. Valorous Stance1Valorous Stance$0.13
  10. You Come to a River1You Come to a River$0.29

Sorceries 3$1.35

  1. Single Combat1Single Combat$0.50
  2. Slash the Ranks1Slash the Ranks$0.69
  3. Time Wipe1Time Wipe$0.16

Artifacts 3$3.11

  1. Mindsplice Apparatus1Mindsplice Apparatus$1.16
  2. Sphinx-Bone Wand1Sphinx-Bone Wand$0.41
  3. Swiftfoot Boots1Swiftfoot Boots$1.54

Enchantments 3$2.67

  1. Case of the Ransacked Lab1Case of the Ransacked Lab$0.58
  2. Jace's Sanctum1Jace's Sanctum$0.57
  3. Metallurgic Summonings1Metallurgic Summonings$1.52

Lands 38 / 38$13.08

  1. Access Tunnel1Access Tunnel$0.30
  2. Adarkar Wastes1Adarkar Wastes$0.34
  3. Azorius Chancery1Azorius Chancery$0.16
  4. Azorius Guildgate1Azorius Guildgate$0.08
  5. Castle Vantress1Castle Vantress$0.31
  6. Command Tower1Command Tower$0.21
  7. Deserted Beach1Deserted Beach$1.35
  8. Evolving Wilds1Evolving Wilds$0.09
  9. Exotic Orchard1Exotic Orchard$0.20
  10. Fabled Passage1Fabled Passage$0.77
  11. Glacial Floodplain1Glacial Floodplain$0.37

Lands continued

  1. Glacial Fortress1Glacial Fortress$0.19
  2. Idyllic Beachfront1Idyllic Beachfront$0.25
  3. Irrigated Farmland1Irrigated Farmland$0.16
  4. Island×33Island$0.21
  5. Myriad Landscape1Myriad Landscape$0.26
  6. Mystic Gate1Mystic Gate$0.62
  7. Mystic Sanctuary1Mystic Sanctuary$1.14
  8. Path of Ancestry1Path of Ancestry$0.17
  9. Plains×22Plains$0.10
  10. Port Town1Port Town$0.20
  11. Prairie Stream1Prairie Stream$0.19

Lands continued

  1. Restless Anchorage1Restless Anchorage$0.22
  2. Rivendell1Rivendell$1.03
  3. Rogue's Passage1Rogue's Passage$0.34
  4. Seachrome Coast1Seachrome Coast$0.34
  5. Sejiri Refuge1Sejiri Refuge$0.11
  6. Skycloud Expanse1Skycloud Expanse$0.19
  7. Snow-Covered Island×22Snow-Covered Island$2.12
  8. Snow-Covered Plains×22Snow-Covered Plains$0.76
  9. Temple of Enlightenment1Temple of Enlightenment$0.13
  10. Terramorphic Expanse1Terramorphic Expanse$0.10
  11. Tranquil Cove1Tranquil Cove$0.07

About this Zethi, Arcane Blademaster deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: Zethi, Arcane Blademaster, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. Its estimated price is $46.98 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what Zethi, Arcane Blademaster decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Frantic Search, Path to Exile and Vega, the Watcher. The picks most particular to this commander are Show of Confidence, Shadow Rift and High Tide, which turn up here far more often than in other Azorius decks.

Its average mana value is 2.73. It runs no Game Changers.

The most expensive cards are Brain Freeze ($1.82), Swiftfoot Boots ($1.54) and Loran's Escape ($1.52); 39 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $33.07, and with no limit $1007.37; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value2.73
Game Changers0
Combos0
Deck match74%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 0 cards
  2. Mana value 1: 17 cards
  3. Mana value 2: 18 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 9 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 8 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 8 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 0 cards
  8. Mana value 7+: 2 cards

The curve and the average cover Zethi, Arcane Blademaster 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 advantage1213+1
Targeted disruption1212+0
Mass disruption66+0
Lands3838+0
Plan3022-8

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 Zethi, Arcane Blademaster 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 Zethi, Arcane Blademaster 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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