Captain N'ghathrod commander decks

{U}{B}Dimir commanders

We track 1,439 decks led by Captain N'ghathrod.

Deck numbers as of October 5, 2026 · refreshed weekly

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The card$4.81+1.3% in 30 daysas of Oct 5Price history for Captain N'ghathrod
Decks led
1,439

0.2% of the 787,845 legal decks we track.

Median deck price
$394

Most cost $152 to $1,857.

Median power
6.2

Most rate 4.6 to 8.0 on the 1 to 10 EDH power level scale.

Median salt
3.7

Most score 2.9 to 5.3 out of 10.

Most often built as kindred (49%), then midrange (36%).

Real Captain N'ghathrod 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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Captain N'ghathrod decks by price and bracket

Deck prices

$0 to $50: 10 decks.
$50 to $100: 40 decks.
$100 to $150: 91 decks.
$150 to $200: 146 decks.
$200 to $300: 235 decks.
$300 to $400: 207 decks.
$400 to $500: 151 decks.
$500 to $750: 203 decks.
$750 to $1,000: 94 decks.
$1,000 to $1,500: 56 decks.
$1,500 to $2,000: 105 decks.
$2,000 to $3,000: 65 decks.
$3,000 and up: 36 decks.

Decks per price band. The highlighted band, $300 to $400, holds the median deck at $394. 412 of these decks cost $250 or less.

WotC brackets

  • Bracket 1 (Exhibition)14% · 205
  • Bracket 2 (Core)7% · 99
  • Bracket 3 (Upgraded)20% · 292
  • Bracket 4 (Optimized)54% · 779
  • Bracket 5 (cEDH)4% · 64

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What Captain N'ghathrod decks play

The 40 cards found most often across these 1,439 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.

Creatures19

13 more creatures
  • Guiltfeeder69%$1.36
    Run in 994 of these decks (69%), under 1% of decks that could run it.
  • Uchuulon69%$3.34
    Run in 991 of these decks (69%), 1% of decks that could run it.
  • Sewer Nemesis66%$1.00
    Run in 942 of these decks (66%), under 1% of decks that could run it.
  • Ruin Crab65%$1.15
    Run in 934 of these decks (65%), 2% of decks that could run it.
  • Aboleth Spawn64%$7.09
    Run in 919 of these decks (64%), 1% of decks that could run it.
  • Spellskite60%$7.33
    Run in 862 of these decks (60%), 4% of decks that could run it.
  • Mind Flayer59%$0.41
    Run in 845 of these decks (59%), 1% of decks that could run it.
  • Silent Hallcreeper58%$1.09
    Run in 836 of these decks (58%), 2% of decks that could run it.
  • Nighthowler57%$0.23
    Run in 819 of these decks (57%), 1% of decks that could run it.
  • Brainstealer Dragon56%$9.95
    Run in 813 of these decks (56%), 1% of decks that could run it.
  • Bruvac the Grandiloquent54%$42.24
    Run in 783 of these decks (54%), 2% of decks that could run it.
  • Ravenous Chupacabra54%$0.49
    Run in 777 of these decks (54%), 2% of decks that could run it.
  • Wharf Infiltrator53%$0.33
    Run in 762 of these decks (53%), under 1% of decks that could run it.

Instants2

  • Drown in the Loch75%$1.14
    Run in 1,078 of these decks (75%), 5% of decks that could run it.
  • Counterspell61%$1.62
    Run in 879 of these decks (61%), 46% of decks that could run it.

Sorceries2

  • Fractured Sanity76%$2.42
    Run in 1,099 of these decks (76%), 2% of decks that could run it.
  • Maddening Cacophony74%$5.91
    Run in 1,064 of these decks (74%), 2% of decks that could run it.

Artifacts6

  • Sol Ring96%$1.00
    Run in 1,384 of these decks (96%), 88% of decks that could run it.
  • Arcane Signet93%$0.37
    Run in 1,336 of these decks (93%), 79% of decks that could run it.
  • Mindcrank87%$11.43
    Run in 1,247 of these decks (87%), 2% of decks that could run it.
  • Dimir Signet70%$0.26
    Run in 1,012 of these decks (70%), 22% of decks that could run it.
  • Talisman of Dominance69%$0.40
    Run in 987 of these decks (69%), 37% of decks that could run it.
  • Lightning Greaves59%$3.68
    Run in 845 of these decks (59%), 24% of decks that could run it.

Lands11

  • Command Tower94%$0.20
    Run in 1,345 of these decks (94%), 91% of decks that could run it.
  • Sunken Hollow78%$0.31
    Run in 1,128 of these decks (78%), 33% of decks that could run it.
  • Tainted Isle67%$1.63
    Run in 965 of these decks (67%), 11% of decks that could run it.
  • Nephalia Drownyard62%$0.33
    Run in 896 of these decks (62%), 2% of decks that could run it.
  • Choked Estuary62%$0.29
    Run in 887 of these decks (62%), 15% of decks that could run it.
  • Rogue's Passage62%$0.27
    Run in 885 of these decks (62%), 18% of decks that could run it.
5 more lands
  • Path of Ancestry61%$0.21
    Run in 877 of these decks (61%), 25% of decks that could run it.
  • Drowned Catacomb59%$0.37
    Run in 849 of these decks (59%), 31% of decks that could run it.
  • Darkwater Catacombs58%$0.30
    Run in 838 of these decks (58%), 15% of decks that could run it.
  • Exotic Orchard58%$0.17
    Run in 832 of these decks (58%), 48% of decks that could run it.
  • Watery Grave55%$9.67
    Run in 795 of these decks (55%), 49% of decks that could run it.

Cards that set Captain N'ghathrod decks apart

These show up in Captain N'ghathrod decks far more often than in other decks that could play them.

6 more signature cards
  • Maddening Cacophony$5.91

    74% of these decks, against 2% of other decks that could run it.

  • Drown in the Loch$1.14

    75% of these decks, against 5% of other decks that could run it.

  • Sludge Monster$0.41

    70% of these decks, against 1% of other decks that could run it.

  • Guiltfeeder$1.36

    69% of these decks, against under 1% of other decks that could run it.

  • Uchuulon$3.34

    69% of these decks, against 1% of other decks that could run it.

  • Sewer Nemesis$1.00

    66% of these decks, against under 1% of other decks that could run it.

Captain N'ghathrod combos

1,297 of these decks (90%) run at least one combo listed on Commander Spellbook. These are the ones they run most.

  1. Bloodchief AscensionplusMindcrank

    Infinite mill, lifegain and life loss

    36%521 decks
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  2. Bruvac the GrandiloquentplusMaddening Cacophony

    Infinite mill

    32%463 decks
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  3. Hullbreaker HorrorplusSol Ring

    Infinite mana and storm count

    27%389 decks
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  4. Duskmantle GuildmageplusMindcrank

    Infinite mill and life loss, wins the game

    25%366 decks
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  5. Duskmantle GuildmageplusMaddening Cacophony

    Infinite life loss and mill, wins the game

    25%354 decks
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  6. Hullbreaker HorrorplusSol RingplusAltar of the Brood

    Infinite mana and storm count

    20%285 decks
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  7. Bruvac the GrandiloquentplusSingularity Rupture

    Infinite mill

    20%280 decks
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  8. Bruvac the GrandiloquentplusTraumatize

    Infinite mill

    15%213 decks
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Commanders like Captain N'ghathrod

Their decks lean on many of the same signature cards as Captain N'ghathrod decks do.