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Director Nick Fury
Legendary Creature — Human Spy Hero · URW
Color identity: Red · Blue · White · Jeskai
Director Nick Fury is Jeskai (red, blue and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Hero spells you cast cost {1} less to cast.
Whenever you attack, look at the top four cards of your library. You may reveal a Hero card from among them and put that card into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
Reference price of the card: €0.30
Comes in the precon Avengers Assemble
Average lands in decks for Director Nick Fury: 35
+1/+1 CountersHeroesLegendsHistoricAggroHumansCard DrawEquipment
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The list people actually play (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: C (56/100)
- Consistency64
- Speed55
- Interaction60
- Resilience90
- Closing33
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (25 nonbasic, 5 Plains, 3 Island, 2 Mountain)
Arcane Signet · Sol Ring · Captain America, Team Leader · Agent Phil Coulson · Jarvis, Earth's Mightiest Butler · Swords to Plowshares · Black Widow, Agile Avenger · Iron Man, Armored Avenger · Scarlet Witch, Chaotic Avenger · Raise the Palisade · She-Hulk, Wallbreaker · Winter Soldier, Reborn Avenger · Ant-Man, Elusive Avenger · Captain America, Living Legend · Kindred Discovery · Herald's Horn · Shang-Chi and the Ten Rings · Folk Hero · The Wasp, Winsome Avenger · Professor Hulk · Captain America, Super-Soldier · Talisman of Progress · Captain America, Wings of Freedom · Avengers Assemble! · Relic of Legends · Talisman of Conviction · War Machine, Avenging Arsenal · Fellwar Stone · Talisman of Creativity · Avengers Quinjet · West Coast Expansion · Captain Marvel, Apex Avenger · Daredevil, Man Without Fear · Photon, Mighty Marvel · Arcane Denial · Door of Destinies · Austere Command · Falcon and Redwing · Heroic Sacrifice · Metallic Mimic · Hawkeye, Trick Shot · Reconnaissance Mission · King T'Challa // Black Panther, Hope Enduring · Spectacular Spider-Man · Methods of the Mighty · Path to Exile · Thought Vessel · Quicksilver, Speedster · Spider-Woman, Stunning Savior · Heroic Return · Firebird, Blazing Ranger · Hulkbuster Armor · Thor, Asgard's Avenger · Avenge · Origin of the Avengers · Hercules, Olympian Hero · SP//dr, Piloted by Peni · Rescue, Pepper Potts · Rip Apart · Captain America's Shield · Counterspell · Dismantling Wave · Destroy Evil · Vision, Synthezoid Avenger · Command Tower · Avengers Tower · Path of Ancestry · Plaza of Heroes · Spectator Seating · Clifftop Retreat · Exotic Orchard · Glacial Fortress · Mystic Monastery · Sulfur Falls · Secluded Courtyard · Prairie Stream · Unclaimed Territory · Radiant Summit · Scorched Geyser · Port Town · Frostboil Snarl · Furycalm Snarl · Irrigated Farmland · Glittering Massif · Coastal Peak · Scavenger Grounds · Hallowed Fountain · Sacred Foundry · Raugrin Triome
🃏 Recommended cards for Director Nick Fury
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Director Nick Fury, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Captain America, Team Leader | 86% | +86% |
| Avengers Tower | 91% | +85% |
| Agent Phil Coulson | 80% | +75% |
| Jarvis, Earth's Mightiest Butler | 79% | +74% |
| Black Widow, Agile Avenger | 78% | +73% |
| Iron Man, Armored Avenger | 77% | +72% |
| Scarlet Witch, Chaotic Avenger | 77% | +71% |
| Plaza of Heroes | 74% | +70% |
| She-Hulk, Wallbreaker | 72% | +67% |
| Winter Soldier, Reborn Avenger | 72% | +67% |
| Raise the Palisade | 72% | +67% |
| Ant-Man, Elusive Avenger | 71% | +66% |
| Kindred Discovery | 71% | +65% |
| Captain America, Living Legend | 71% | +65% |
| Folk Hero | 66% | +64% |
| Shang-Chi and the Ten Rings | 67% | +62% |
| Herald's Horn | 69% | +62% |
| The Wasp, Winsome Avenger | 66% | +61% |
| Professor Hulk | 65% | +61% |
| Captain America, Super-Soldier | 63% | +60% |
| Secluded Courtyard | 66% | +59% |
| Unclaimed Territory | 60% | +57% |
| Captain America, Wings of Freedom | 61% | +57% |
| Avengers Assemble! | 60% | +56% |
💰 The best cards for your Director Nick Fury deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Captain America, Team Leader
- Avengers Tower
- Agent Phil Coulson
- Jarvis, Earth's Mightiest Butler
- Scarlet Witch, Chaotic Avenger
- She-Hulk, Wallbreaker
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Black Widow, Agile Avenger
- Iron Man, Armored Avenger
- Plaza of Heroes
- Raise the Palisade
- Kindred Discovery
- Herald's Horn
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Mjölnir, Hammer of Thor
- Thor, God of Thunder
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Director Nick Fury
- Dramatic Reversal + Isochron Scepter → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite mana nonland permanents you control can produce, Infinite storm count, Infinite untap of nonland permanents you control
- Teferi, Time Raveler + Displacer Kitten + Sol Ring → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite colorless mana, Near-infinite storm count
- Sword of Feast and Famine + Aggravated Assault → Infinite combat phases
- Aurelia, the Warleader + Helm of the Host → Infinite combat phases, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite untap of creatures you control
- The One Ring + Displacer Kitten + Teferi, Time Raveler → Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you, You have protection from everything, Lock
- Teferi, Time Raveler + Displacer Kitten + Mox Amber → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite mana among colors of legendary creatures and planeswalkers you control, Near-infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is Director Nick Fury's color identity?
Director Nick Fury is Jeskai (red, blue and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Director Nick Fury come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Director Nick Fury deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.3 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 99 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 26 % of the time and floods 12 %. Deck health: C (56/100).
How many lands should a Director Nick Fury deck run?
Real Director Nick Fury decks run 35 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Director Nick Fury?
The three highest-synergy cards are Captain America, Team Leader, Avengers Tower, Agent Phil Coulson. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Director Nick Fury decks.
What combos does Director Nick Fury have?
Director Nick Fury has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Dramatic Reversal + Isochron Scepter. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Director Nick Fury deck cost?
You can start cheap: Captain America, Team Leader, Avengers Tower, Agent Phil Coulson are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.