Black Waltz No. 3 commander decks

{B}{R}Rakdos commanders

We track 298 decks led by Black Waltz No. 3.

Deck numbers as of October 5, 2026 · refreshed weekly

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The card$0.330.0% in 30 daysas of Oct 5Price history for Black Waltz No. 3
Decks led
298

0.04% of the 787,845 legal decks we track.

Median deck price
$148

Most cost $33 to $1,731.

Median power
5.5

Most rate 3.8 to 8.0 on the 1 to 10 EDH power level scale.

Median salt
3.4

Most score 2.2 to 5.6 out of 10.

Most often built as control (48%), then group slug (18%).

Real Black Waltz No. 3 decks

Real decks from our database, picked from this commander's own price range and from every bracket people build it in. Open any of them for the full list. The picks rotate weekly.

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Black Waltz No. 3 decks by price and bracket

Deck prices

$0 to $50: 47 decks.
$50 to $100: 64 decks.
$100 to $150: 39 decks.
$150 to $200: 21 decks.
$200 to $300: 21 decks.
$300 to $400: 15 decks.
$400 to $500: 14 decks.
$500 to $750: 24 decks.
$750 to $1,000: 8 decks.
$1,000 to $1,500: 12 decks.
$1,500 to $2,000: 7 decks.
$2,000 to $3,000: 3 decks.
$3,000 and up: 23 decks.

Decks per price band. The highlighted band, $100 to $150, holds the median deck at $148. 179 of these decks cost $250 or less.

WotC brackets

  • Bracket 1 (Exhibition)33% · 97
  • Bracket 2 (Core)21% · 64
  • Bracket 3 (Upgraded)23% · 69
  • Bracket 4 (Optimized)16% · 49
  • Bracket 5 (cEDH)6% · 19

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Under $100 (111) Under $250 (179) Bracket 1 builds (97)

What Black Waltz No. 3 decks play

The 40 cards found most often across these 298 decks, with each card's current price. The bar is the share of decks running the card, and its green part is how far that share runs above the card's rate in every deck that could play it.

Creatures6

Instants12

  • Dark Ritual65%$4.44
    Run in 193 of these decks (65%), 34% of decks that could run it.
  • Lightning Bolt48%$0.70
    Run in 144 of these decks (48%), 13% of decks that could run it.
  • Thrill of Possibility41%$0.17
    Run in 122 of these decks (41%), 9% of decks that could run it.
  • Abrade39%$0.17
    Run in 117 of these decks (39%), 13% of decks that could run it.
  • Seething Song39%$9.93
    Run in 117 of these decks (39%), 9% of decks that could run it.
  • Terminate36%$0.28
    Run in 108 of these decks (36%), 18% of decks that could run it.
6 more instants
  • Big Score36%$0.38
    Run in 107 of these decks (36%), 11% of decks that could run it.
  • Chaos Warp32%$0.31
    Run in 95 of these decks (32%), 29% of decks that could run it.
  • Pyretic Ritual32%$6.67
    Run in 94 of these decks (32%), 5% of decks that could run it.
  • Laughing Mad29%$0.18
    Run in 86 of these decks (29%), 2% of decks that could run it.
  • Demand Answers28%$0.50
    Run in 85 of these decks (28%), 5% of decks that could run it.
  • Cabal Ritual28%$14.61
    Run in 84 of these decks (28%), 8% of decks that could run it.

Sorceries8

  • Cornered by Black Mages55%$0.23
    Run in 164 of these decks (55%), 1% of decks that could run it.
  • Night's Whisper49%$0.24
    Run in 147 of these decks (49%), 10% of decks that could run it.
  • Faithless Looting46%$0.36
    Run in 138 of these decks (46%), 16% of decks that could run it.
  • Circle of Power36%$0.27
    Run in 108 of these decks (36%), 2% of decks that could run it.
  • Feed the Swarm35%$0.19
    Run in 105 of these decks (35%), 17% of decks that could run it.
  • Blasphemous Act30%$0.72
    Run in 90 of these decks (30%), 35% of decks that could run it.
  • Sign in Blood29%$0.27
    Run in 87 of these decks (29%), 6% of decks that could run it.
  • Grab the Prize28%$0.54
    Run in 84 of these decks (28%), 2% of decks that could run it.

Artifacts7

  • Arcane Signet82%$0.37
    Run in 244 of these decks (82%), 79% of decks that could run it.
  • Sol Ring65%$1.00
    Run in 194 of these decks (65%), 88% of decks that could run it.
  • Black Mage's Rod61%$0.26
    Run in 183 of these decks (61%), 2% of decks that could run it.
  • Talisman of Indulgence40%$0.45
    Run in 119 of these decks (40%), 31% of decks that could run it.
  • Rakdos Signet36%$0.37
    Run in 106 of these decks (36%), 22% of decks that could run it.
  • Mind Stone31%$0.23
    Run in 93 of these decks (31%), 10% of decks that could run it.
  • Fellwar Stone29%$0.50
    Run in 86 of these decks (29%), 26% of decks that could run it.

Lands7

  • Command Tower81%$0.20
    Run in 241 of these decks (81%), 91% of decks that could run it.
  • Dragonskull Summit41%$0.44
    Run in 123 of these decks (41%), 37% of decks that could run it.
  • Smoldering Marsh38%$0.28
    Run in 113 of these decks (38%), 34% of decks that could run it.
  • Sulfurous Springs35%$0.49
    Run in 105 of these decks (35%), 30% of decks that could run it.
  • Blood Crypt33%$9.41
    Run in 98 of these decks (33%), 45% of decks that could run it.
  • Bojuka Bog30%$0.93
    Run in 88 of these decks (30%), 31% of decks that could run it.
  • Evolving Wilds30%$0.09
    Run in 88 of these decks (30%), 21% of decks that could run it.

Cards that set Black Waltz No. 3 decks apart

These show up in Black Waltz No. 3 decks far more often than in other decks that could play them.

  • Black Mage's Rod$0.26

    61% of these decks, against 2% of other decks that could run it.

  • Cornered by Black Mages$0.23

    55% of these decks, against 1% of other decks that could run it.

  • Guttersnipe$0.23

    52% of these decks, against 6% of other decks that could run it.

  • Mysidian Elder$0.23

    42% of these decks, against 1% of other decks that could run it.

  • Night's Whisper$0.24

    49% of these decks, against 10% of other decks that could run it.

  • Firebrand Archer$0.27

    42% of these decks, against 3% of other decks that could run it.

6 more signature cards

Black Waltz No. 3 combos

91 of these decks (31%) run at least one combo listed on Commander Spellbook. These are the ones they run most.

  1. Dualcaster MageplusTwinflame

    Infinite ETBs, LTBs and tokens with haste

    7%21 decks
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  2. Dualcaster MageplusSaw in Half

    Infinite tokens, ETBs and LTBs

    5%15 decks
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  3. Jeska's WillplusReiterate

    Infinite mana and storm count

    5%15 decks
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  4. ReiterateplusSeething SongplusStorm-Kiln Artist

    Infinite mana, cast and storm count

    5%14 decks
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  5. Jeska's WillplusUnderworld BreachplusWheel of Fortune

    Infinite draw, looting and storm count

    3%10 decks
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  6. ReiterateplusSeething Song

    Infinite storm count

    3%9 decks
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  7. Chain of SmogplusStorm-Kiln Artist

    Infinite mana and storm count

    3%9 decks
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  8. Dualcaster MageplusMolten Duplication

    Infinite ETBs, LTBs and tokens with haste

    3%9 decks
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Commanders like Black Waltz No. 3

Their decks lean on many of the same signature cards as Black Waltz No. 3 decks do.