Lazav, Familiar Stranger commander decks

{U}{B}Dimir commanders

We track 103 decks led by Lazav, Familiar Stranger.

Deck numbers as of November 8, 2026 · refreshed weekly

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The card$0.23-17.9% in 30 daysas of Nov 9Price history for Lazav, Familiar Stranger
Decks led
103

0.01% of the 859,743 legal decks we track.

Median deck price
$118

Most cost $44 to $1,384.

Median power
4.9

Most rate 4.0 to 6.1 on the 1 to 10 EDH power level scale.

Median salt
3.3

Most score 2.5 to 4.7 out of 10.

Most often built as control (33%), then stompy (29%).

Real Lazav, Familiar Stranger 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.

By budget

  • Budget build
    $42.85
    price
    4.5
    power
    2.2
    salt
    Bracket 1 (Exhibition)
    {U}{B}midrange
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  • Typical build
    $135
    price
    4.6
    power
    4.1
    salt
    Bracket 1 (Exhibition)
    {U}{B}midrange
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  • High-end build
    $1,384
    price
    5.1
    power
    3.2
    salt
    Bracket 2 (Core)
    {U}{B}combo
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By bracket

  • Bracket 1 · Exhibition
    $117
    price
    5.8
    power
    2.6
    salt
    Bracket 1 (Exhibition)
    {U}{B}combo
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  • Bracket 2 · Core
    $50.53
    price
    5.0
    power
    3.3
    salt
    Bracket 2 (Core)
    {U}{B}midrange
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  • Bracket 3 · Upgraded
    $170
    price
    4.4
    power
    3.0
    salt
    Bracket 3 (Upgraded)
    {U}{B}combo
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  • Bracket 4 · Optimized
    $369
    price
    5.7
    power
    3.5
    salt
    Bracket 4 (Optimized)
    {U}{B}combo
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Lazav, Familiar Stranger decks by price and bracket

Deck prices

17 decks from $100 to $150, the median band

Decks per price band. Pick a band to see its count. The highlighted band, $100 to $150, holds the median deck at $118. 73 of these decks cost $250 or less.

WotC brackets

  • Bracket 1 (Exhibition)24%25
  • Bracket 2 (Core)17%18
  • Bracket 3 (Upgraded)44%45
  • Bracket 4 (Optimized)15%15
  • Bracket 5 (cEDH)0%0

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Under $100 (41) Under $250 (73) Bracket 3 builds (45)

What Lazav, Familiar Stranger decks play

The 40 cards found most often across these 103 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.

Creatures5

Instants8

  • Counterspell54%$2.23
    Run in 56 of these decks (54%), 46% of decks that could run it.
  • Negate50%$0.13
    Run in 51 of these decks (50%), 21% of decks that could run it.
  • Frantic Search43%$0.61
    Run in 44 of these decks (43%), 17% of decks that could run it.
  • Thought Scour43%$0.34
    Run in 44 of these decks (43%), 2% of decks that could run it.
  • Drown in the Loch38%$0.91
    Run in 39 of these decks (38%), 5% of decks that could run it.
  • Go for the Throat36%$0.27
    Run in 37 of these decks (36%), 6% of decks that could run it.
  • Shoot the Sheriff36%$0.55
    Run in 37 of these decks (36%), 1% of decks that could run it.
  • An Offer You Can't Refuse32%$2.95
    Run in 33 of these decks (32%), 34% of decks that could run it.

Sorceries2

  • Feed the Swarm48%$0.18
    Run in 49 of these decks (48%), 16% of decks that could run it.
  • Seize the Secrets34%$0.17
    Run in 35 of these decks (34%), under 1% of decks that could run it.

Artifacts10

  • Arcane Signet78%$0.40
    Run in 80 of these decks (78%), 79% of decks that could run it.
  • Sol Ring73%$1.14
    Run in 75 of these decks (73%), 88% of decks that could run it.
  • Codex Shredder54%$0.31
    Run in 56 of these decks (54%), under 1% of decks that could run it.
  • Dimir Signet45%$0.37
    Run in 46 of these decks (45%), 22% of decks that could run it.
  • Talisman of Dominance45%$0.43
    Run in 46 of these decks (45%), 37% of decks that could run it.
  • Swiftfoot Boots39%$1.61
    Run in 40 of these decks (39%), 25% of decks that could run it.
4 more artifacts
  • Glasses of Urza34%$0.52
    Run in 35 of these decks (34%), under 1% of decks that could run it.
  • Bandit's Haul33%$0.28
    Run in 34 of these decks (33%), under 1% of decks that could run it.
  • Riverchurn Monument33%$1.30
    Run in 34 of these decks (33%), 1% of decks that could run it.
  • Lightning Greaves32%$2.84
    Run in 33 of these decks (32%), 24% of decks that could run it.

Enchantments2

  • Jace's Erasure39%$0.27
    Run in 40 of these decks (39%), under 1% of decks that could run it.
  • Teferi's Tutelage33%$0.28
    Run in 34 of these decks (33%), 1% of decks that could run it.

Lands13

  • Command Tower80%$0.20
    Run in 82 of these decks (80%), 91% of decks that could run it.
  • Sunken Hollow54%$0.28
    Run in 56 of these decks (54%), 33% of decks that could run it.
  • Rogue's Passage52%$0.38
    Run in 53 of these decks (52%), 18% of decks that could run it.
  • Drowned Catacomb47%$0.42
    Run in 48 of these decks (47%), 32% of decks that could run it.
  • Tainted Isle42%$1.79
    Run in 43 of these decks (42%), 10% of decks that could run it.
  • Dimir Aqueduct39%$0.22
    Run in 40 of these decks (39%), 11% of decks that could run it.
7 more lands
  • Soured Springs39%$0.26
    Run in 40 of these decks (39%), 1% of decks that could run it.
  • Nephalia Drownyard38%$0.26
    Run in 39 of these decks (38%), 2% of decks that could run it.
  • Choked Estuary37%$0.29
    Run in 38 of these decks (37%), 15% of decks that could run it.
  • Bojuka Bog36%$1.44
    Run in 37 of these decks (36%), 31% of decks that could run it.
  • Darkwater Catacombs35%$0.28
    Run in 36 of these decks (35%), 14% of decks that could run it.
  • Underground River35%$0.51
    Run in 36 of these decks (35%), 29% of decks that could run it.
  • Watery Grave33%$6.11
    Run in 34 of these decks (33%), 49% of decks that could run it.

Cards that set Lazav decks apart

These show up in Lazav decks far more often than in other decks that could play them.

  • Codex Shredder$0.31

    54% of these decks, against under 1% of other decks that could run it.

  • Deepmuck Desperado$0.13

    48% of these decks, against under 1% of other decks that could run it.

  • Consuming Aberration$0.21

    50% of these decks, against 4% of other decks that could run it.

  • Thought Scour$0.34

    43% of these decks, against 2% of other decks that could run it.

  • Hedron Crab$3.53

    43% of these decks, against 2% of other decks that could run it.

  • Jace's Erasure$0.27

    39% of these decks, against under 1% of other decks that could run it.

6 more signature cards
  • Soured Springs$0.26

    39% of these decks, against 1% of other decks that could run it.

  • Nephalia Drownyard$0.26

    38% of these decks, against 2% of other decks that could run it.

  • Shoot the Sheriff$0.55

    36% of these decks, against 1% of other decks that could run it.

  • Glasses of Urza$0.52

    34% of these decks, against under 1% of other decks that could run it.

  • Seize the Secrets$0.17

    34% of these decks, against under 1% of other decks that could run it.

  • Rogue's Passage$0.38

    52% of these decks, against 18% of other decks that could run it.

Lazav, Familiar Stranger combos

51 of these decks (50%) run at least one combo listed on Commander Spellbook. These are the ones they run most.

  1. Riverchurn Monument plus Singularity Rupture

    Infinite mill

    18%18 decks
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  2. Riverchurn Monument plus Terisian Mindbreaker

    Infinite mill

    15%15 decks
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  3. Fleet Swallower plus Riverchurn Monument

    Infinite mill

    11%11 decks
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  4. Syr Konrad, the Grim plus The Mindskinner

    Infinite mill

    10%10 decks
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  5. Duskmantle Guildmage plus Mindcrank

    Infinite mill and life loss, wins the game

    9%9 decks
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  6. Hullbreaker Horror plus Sol Ring plus Codex Shredder

    Infinite mana and storm count

    7%7 decks
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  7. Maddening Cacophony plus Riverchurn Monument

    Infinite mill

    7%7 decks
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  8. Bruvac the Grandiloquent plus Terisian Mindbreaker

    Infinite mill

    6%6 decks
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Commanders like Lazav, Familiar Stranger

Their decks lean on many of the same signature cards as Lazav decks do.