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Lord of the Nazgûl
Legendary Creature — Wraith Noble · 3UB
Color identity: Black · Blue · Dimir
Lord of the Nazgûl is Dimir (black and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying
Wraiths you control have protection from Ring-bearers.
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, create a 3/3 black Wraith creature token with menace. Then if you control nine or more Wraiths, Wraiths you control have base power and toughness 9/9 until end of turn.
Reference price of the card: €3.37
Comes in the precon The Hosts of Mordor
Average lands in decks for Lord of the Nazgûl: 34
SpellslingerWraithsTokensCantripsControl+1/+1 CountersClonesThe Ring
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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+ (64/100)
- Consistency72
- Speed56
- Interaction100
- Resilience97
- Closing38
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (24 nonbasic, 6 Island, 4 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Nazgûl · Counterspell · Opt · Birthday Escape · Dark Ritual · Brainstorm · Call of the Ring · Consider · Preordain · Ringsight · Witch-king of Angmar · Ponder · Talisman of Dominance · Arcane Denial · Dimir Signet · Archmage Emeritus · Feed the Swarm · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Frantic Search · Sam's Desperate Rescue · Soothing of Sméagol · Negate · Ringwraiths · Swan Song · Thought Vessel · Claim the Precious · Raise the Palisade · Pongify · Snap · Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin · Glorious Gale · Kindred Discovery · Night's Whisper · Reanimate · Gitaxian Probe · Roaming Throne · Go for the Throat · Lightning Greaves · Sauron's Ransom · The One Ring · Toxic Deluge · Gandalf, Friend of the Shire · Serum Visions · Fellwar Stone · Gríma, Saruman's Footman · Deadly Rollick · Rapid Hybridization · Cyclonic Rift · Infernal Grasp · Sauron, the Necromancer · Black Market Connections · Mind Stone · Swiftfoot Boots · Changeling Outcast · Inherited Envelope · Mana Drain · Rhystic Study · Irenicus's Vile Duplication · Archmage of Runes · Spark Double · Talrand, Sky Summoner · Fierce Guardianship · Kindred Dominance · Command Tower · Sunken Hollow · Drowned Catacomb · Underground River · Watery Grave · Choked Estuary · Reliquary Tower · Shipwreck Marsh · Bojuka Bog · Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress · Morphic Pool · Path of Ancestry · Tainted Isle · Polluted Delta · Mystic Sanctuary · Darkwater Catacombs · Exotic Orchard · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · The Black Gate · Dimir Aqueduct · Gloomlake Verge · Clearwater Pathway // Murkwater Pathway · Temple of Deceit · Rogue's Passage
🃏 Recommended cards for Lord of the Nazgûl
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Lord of the Nazgûl, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Nazgûl | 82% | +79% |
| Birthday Escape | 70% | +67% |
| Call of the Ring | 68% | +65% |
| Witch-king of Angmar | 64% | +61% |
| Ringsight | 66% | +61% |
| Opt | 71% | +60% |
| Preordain | 67% | +57% |
| Consider | 67% | +54% |
| Archmage Emeritus | 55% | +51% |
| Sam's Desperate Rescue | 48% | +46% |
| Soothing of Sméagol | 48% | +46% |
| Ponder | 61% | +45% |
| Ringwraiths | 47% | +45% |
| Claim the Precious | 44% | +43% |
| Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin | 43% | +42% |
| Glorious Gale | 42% | +41% |
| Brainstorm | 68% | +38% |
| Raise the Palisade | 44% | +38% |
| Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress | 41% | +38% |
| Gandalf, Friend of the Shire | 36% | +35% |
| Sauron's Ransom | 37% | +35% |
| Gitaxian Probe | 39% | +34% |
| Night's Whisper | 40% | +33% |
| Snap | 43% | +33% |
💰 The best cards for your Lord of the Nazgûl 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.
- Birthday Escape
- Ringsight
- Opt
- Preordain
- Consider
- Archmage Emeritus
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Call of the Ring
- Witch-king of Angmar
- Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin
- Raise the Palisade
- Gitaxian Probe
- Snap
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Nazgûl
- Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
- The One Ring
- Roaming Throne
- The Black Gate
- Swan Song
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Lord of the Nazgûl's color identity?
Lord of the Nazgûl is Dimir (black and blue): 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 Lord of the Nazgûl come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Lord of the Nazgûl deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.5 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 97 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 20 % of the time and floods 28 %. Deck health: C+ (64/100).
How many lands should a Lord of the Nazgûl deck run?
Real Lord of the Nazgûl decks run 34 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 Lord of the Nazgûl?
The three highest-synergy cards are Nazgûl, Birthday Escape, Call of the Ring. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Lord of the Nazgûl decks.
What combos does Lord of the Nazgûl have?
We have no known combos catalogued for Lord of the Nazgûl. That does not mean there are none — just that they do not show up in the public combo databases.
How much does a Lord of the Nazgûl deck cost?
You can start cheap: Birthday Escape, Ringsight, Opt 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.