Mind Flayarrrs Commander Deck Upgrade Guide

Dross Harvester is a 4/4 Horror for {1}{B}{B} that costs you 4 life each end step. It is not a card N'ghathrod decks usually play.

Silent Hallcreeper is a 1/1 Horror enchantment creature for {1}{U} that cannot be blocked. When it deals combat damage to a player you choose one that has not been chosen: two +1/+1 counters, a card, or a copy of another creature you control. A Horror that connects every turn, which makes the captain mill.

Plague Spitter is a 2/2 Phyrexian Horror for {2}{B} that damages every creature and player each upkeep. It is not a card N'ghathrod decks usually play.

Ruin Crab is a 0/3 Crab for {U}. Landfall: whenever a land enters under your control, each opponent mills three cards. A one-drop that mills the table on every land drop.

Dusk Mangler is a seven-mana 5/4 Horror with an additional cost. It is played in about one N'ghathrod deck in twelve.

The Mindskinner is a 10/1 legendary Nightmare for {U}{U}{U} that cannot be blocked. If a source you control would deal damage to an opponent, that damage is prevented and each opponent mills that many cards. A three-mana threat that mills for its power every turn.

Psychosis Crawler is a five-mana artifact Horror whose size is your hand. It is played in about one N'ghathrod deck in twelve.

Mind Grind costs {X}{U}{B}. Each opponent reveals cards until they reveal X lands and puts all revealed cards into their graveyard, which gives the captain a lot to steal. A mill spell that scales.

Hex is a six-mana sorcery that destroys six target creatures, so it kills your Horrors too. It is played in about one N'ghathrod deck in eleven.

Syr Konrad, the Grim is a 5/4 for {3}{B}{B}. Whenever another creature dies, or a creature card is put into a graveyard from anywhere other than the battlefield, it deals 1 damage to each opponent, and for {1}{B} each player mills a card. A mill outlet that pings the table.

Dark Hatchling is a six-mana 3/3 flying Horror that destroys a nonblack creature. It is played in about one N'ghathrod deck in eleven.

Drown in Dreams costs {X}{2}{U} at instant speed. A player draws X cards or mills twice X, and if you control a commander you may choose both. A flexible spell that fills a graveyard at instant speed.

Leyline of Anticipation is a four-mana enchantment that gives your spells flash. It is played in about one N'ghathrod deck in nine.

Vashta Nerada is a 1/1 Alien Horror for {2}{B} with indestructible and shadow. At each end step, if a creature died this turn, it gets a +1/+1 counter. A Horror that is nearly unblockable and grows as creatures die.

From the Catacombs ({3}{B}{B}) is one of the lowest-scoring cards in the precon, at 11 in the Oracle: it is in 12% of Captain N'ghathrod decks with 10% synergy. It reads: Put target creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control with a corpse counter on it. You take the initiative.

Maddening Cacophony ({1}{U}) scores 60: it is in 67% of Captain N'ghathrod decks with 56% synergy. It reads: Kicker {3}{U}. Each opponent mills eight cards. If this spell was kicked, instead each opponent mills half their library, rounded up.

Everflowing Chalice ({0}) is one of the lowest-scoring cards in the precon, at 11 in the Oracle: it is in 14% of Captain N'ghathrod decks with 9% synergy. It reads: Multikicker {2}. This artifact enters with a charge counter on it for each time it was kicked. {T}: Add {C} for each charge counter on this artifact.

The Water Crystal ({2}{U}{U}) scores 46: it is in 52% of Captain N'ghathrod decks with 43% synergy. It reads: Blue spells you cast cost {1} less to cast. If an opponent would mill one or more cards, they mill that many cards plus four instead. {4}{U}{U}, {T}: Each opponent mills cards equal to the number of cards in your hand.

Woe Strider ({2}{B}) is one of the lowest-scoring cards in the precon, at 11 in the Oracle: it is in 12% of Captain N'ghathrod decks with 11% synergy. It reads: When this creature enters, create a 0/1 white Goat creature token. Sacrifice another creature: Scry 1. Escape:{3}{B}{B}, Exile four other cards from your graveyard.

Ancient Cellarspawn ({1}{B}{B}) scores 45: it is in 48% of Captain N'ghathrod decks with 43% synergy. It reads: Each spell you cast that's a Demon, Horror, or Nightmare costs {1} less to cast. Whenever you cast a spell, if the amount of mana spent to cast it was less than its mana value, target opponent loses life equal to the difference.

In Garruk's Wake ({7}{B}{B}) is one of the lowest-scoring cards in the precon, at 13 in the Oracle: it is in 15% of Captain N'ghathrod decks with 11% synergy. It reads: Destroy all creatures you don't control and all planeswalkers you don't control.

Phyrexian Obliterator ({B}{B}{B}{B}) scores 45: it is in 47% of Captain N'ghathrod decks with 43% synergy. It reads: Trample. Whenever a source deals damage to this creature, that source's controller sacrifices that many permanents of their choice.