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Nathan Drake, Treasure Hunter
Legendary Creature — Human Rogue · UBR
Color identity: Black · Red · Blue · Grixis
Nathan Drake, Treasure Hunter is Grixis (black, red and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
First strike
You may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast spells you don't own or to activate abilities of permanents you control but don't own.
Whenever Nathan Drake attacks, exile the top card of each player's library. You may cast a spell from among those cards.
Reference price of the card: €4.35
Average lands in decks for Nathan Drake, Treasure Hunter: 36
TheftExileTreasureAggroRoguesChaosControlArtifacts
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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 (53/100)
- Consistency86
- Speed54
- Interaction56
- Resilience87
- Closing16
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (26 nonbasic, 2 Island, 5 Swamp, 3 Mountain)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Passionate Archaeologist · Don Andres, the Renegade · Vaan, Street Thief · Etali, Primal Storm · Laughing Jasper Flint · Gonti, Night Minister · Locke, Treasure Hunter · Prosper, Tome-Bound · Thief of Sanity · Cunning Rhetoric · Thieving Varmint · Chain Reaction · Counterspell · Grenzo, Havoc Raiser · Midnight Clock · Hostage Taker · Whip of Erebos · Plargg and Nassari · Tasha, the Witch Queen · Talisman of Dominance · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Black Cat, Cunning Thief · Talisman of Indulgence · Chaos Warp · Lightning Greaves · Blasphemous Act · Gríma, Saruman's Footman · Professional Face-Breaker · Rev, Tithe Extractor · Talisman of Creativity · Swiftfoot Boots · Siphon Insight · Gonti, Lord of Luxury · Fellwar Stone · Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer · Tinybones, the Pickpocket · Brotherhood Regalia · Dauthi Voidwalker · Brainstealer Dragon · Dark Ritual · Aqueous Form · Ensnared by the Mara · Whispersilk Cloak · Staff of Eden, Vault's Key · Stolen Strategy · Wild-Magic Sorcerer · You Find Some Prisoners · Terminate · Bribery · Expedition Map · Hurl Through Hell · Interdimensional Web Watch · Deadly Rollick · Mind's Dilation · Agent of Treachery · Black Market Connections · Praetor's Grasp · Arcane Denial · Feed the Swarm · Keeper of Secrets · Nightscape Familiar · Command Tower · Exotic Orchard · Rogue's Passage · Dragonskull Summit · Sulfur Falls · Crumbling Necropolis · Watery Grave · Blood Crypt · Steam Vents · Drowned Catacomb · Xander's Lounge · Smoldering Marsh · Sunken Hollow · Luxury Suite · Stormcarved Coast · Training Center · Morphic Pool · Shivan Reef · Bloodstained Mire · Path of Ancestry · Sulfurous Springs · Polluted Delta · Haunted Ridge · Reliquary Tower · Underground River · Access Tunnel
🃏 Recommended cards for Nathan Drake, Treasure Hunter
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Nathan Drake, Treasure Hunter, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Passionate Archaeologist | 84% | +82% |
| Don Andres, the Renegade | 81% | +76% |
| Vaan, Street Thief | 75% | +72% |
| Laughing Jasper Flint | 73% | +69% |
| Gonti, Night Minister | 68% | +66% |
| Etali, Primal Storm | 73% | +66% |
| Locke, Treasure Hunter | 60% | +58% |
| Thieving Varmint | 57% | +56% |
| Thief of Sanity | 58% | +56% |
| Prosper, Tome-Bound | 58% | +55% |
| Cunning Rhetoric | 57% | +55% |
| Grenzo, Havoc Raiser | 55% | +54% |
| Chain Reaction | 55% | +53% |
| Midnight Clock | 54% | +51% |
| Tasha, the Witch Queen | 50% | +49% |
| Whip of Erebos | 52% | +48% |
| Black Cat, Cunning Thief | 48% | +47% |
| Plargg and Nassari | 50% | +46% |
| Rev, Tithe Extractor | 45% | +44% |
| Hostage Taker | 52% | +43% |
| Siphon Insight | 43% | +41% |
| Gonti, Lord of Luxury | 42% | +40% |
| Gríma, Saruman's Footman | 45% | +40% |
| Professional Face-Breaker | 45% | +40% |
💰 The best cards for your Nathan Drake, Treasure Hunter 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.
- Don Andres, the Renegade
- Vaan, Street Thief
- Laughing Jasper Flint
- Gonti, Night Minister
- Etali, Primal Storm
- Locke, Treasure Hunter
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Thieving Varmint
- Prosper, Tome-Bound
- Tasha, the Witch Queen
- Whip of Erebos
- Gríma, Saruman's Footman
- Professional Face-Breaker
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Passionate Archaeologist
- Rev, Tithe Extractor
- Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
- Keeper of Secrets
- Opposition Agent
- Grim Hireling
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Nathan Drake, Treasure Hunter
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Demonic Consultation + Thassa's Oracle → Exile your library, Win the game
- Tainted Pact + Thassa's Oracle → Win the game
- Underworld Breach + Lotus Petal + Brain Freeze → Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite mill
- 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
- Underworld Breach + Lion's Eye Diamond + Brain Freeze → Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite colored mana, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite mill, Near-infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is Nathan Drake, Treasure Hunter's color identity?
Nathan Drake, Treasure Hunter is Grixis (black, red 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 Nathan Drake, Treasure Hunter come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Nathan Drake, Treasure Hunter deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.2 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 18 % of the time and floods 2 %. Deck health: C (53/100).
How many lands should a Nathan Drake, Treasure Hunter deck run?
Real Nathan Drake, Treasure Hunter decks run 36 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 Nathan Drake, Treasure Hunter?
The three highest-synergy cards are Passionate Archaeologist, Don Andres, the Renegade, Vaan, Street Thief. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Nathan Drake, Treasure Hunter decks.
What combos does Nathan Drake, Treasure Hunter have?
Nathan Drake, Treasure Hunter has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring. 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 Nathan Drake, Treasure Hunter deck cost?
You can start cheap: Don Andres, the Renegade, Vaan, Street Thief, Laughing Jasper Flint 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.