EDH Optimizer
Nebuchadnezzar
Legendary Creature — Human Wizard · 3UB
Color identity: Black · Blue · Dimir
Nebuchadnezzar is Dimir (black and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
{X}, {T}: Choose a card name. Target opponent reveals X cards at random from their hand. Then that player discards all cards with that name revealed this way. Activate only during your turn.
Reference price of the card: €0.36
Average lands in decks for Nebuchadnezzar: 36
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Build your Nebuchadnezzar deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Nebuchadnezzar 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Nebuchadnezzar deck starts over 4,000 games
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)
- Consistency45
- Speed51
- Interaction66
- Resilience82
- Closing45
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (19 nonbasic, 8 Island, 9 Swamp)
Sol Ring · Telepathy · Glasses of Urza · Arcane Signet · Seer's Vision · Waste Not · Geth's Grimoire · Megrim · Zur's Weirding · Counterspell · Peek · Syphon Mind · Gitaxian Probe · Recoil · Spy Network · Dimir Signet · Liliana's Caress · Wandering Eye · Duress · Perplex · Talisman of Dominance · Fell Specter · Clairvoyance · Raiders' Wake · Dream Salvage · Windfall · Dark Ritual · Doomsday Specter · Painful Quandary · The Raven Man · Hypnotic Specter · Notion Thief · Breathstealer's Crypt · Propaganda · Thoughtseize · Tinybones, Bauble Burglar · Lantern of Insight · Lazav, Dimir Mastermind · Tourach, Dread Cantor · Tinybones, Trinket Thief · Consuming Aberration · Ghastlord of Fugue · Drown in the Loch · Sangromancer · Siren of the Silent Song · Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern · Blackmail · Dark Deal · Thought Vessel · Blizzard Specter · Fellwar Stone · Oppression · Boomerang · Bottomless Pit · Sorcerous Sight · Thought Erasure · Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal // Temple of the Dead · Mind Stone · Unsummon · Brainstorm · Negate · Aetherize · Thoughtcutter Agent · Command Tower · Sunken Hollow · Drowned Catacomb · Bojuka Bog · Watery Grave · Reliquary Tower · Dimir Aqueduct · Tainted Isle · Shipwreck Marsh · Underground River · Temple of Deceit · Choked Estuary · Geier Reach Sanitarium · Darkwater Catacombs · Morphic Pool · Polluted Delta · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Mystic Sanctuary · Exotic Orchard
🃏 Recommended cards for Nebuchadnezzar
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Nebuchadnezzar, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Telepathy | 82% | +82% |
| Glasses of Urza | 79% | +79% |
| Seer's Vision | 72% | +72% |
| Waste Not | 66% | +65% |
| Geth's Grimoire | 65% | +64% |
| Zur's Weirding | 64% | +64% |
| Megrim | 64% | +64% |
| Peek | 62% | +60% |
| Syphon Mind | 60% | +57% |
| Recoil | 57% | +56% |
| Spy Network | 55% | +54% |
| Liliana's Caress | 53% | +53% |
| Wandering Eye | 53% | +53% |
| Gitaxian Probe | 57% | +52% |
| Duress | 52% | +51% |
| Fell Specter | 50% | +50% |
| Perplex | 51% | +48% |
| Raiders' Wake | 47% | +47% |
| Clairvoyance | 47% | +46% |
| Dream Salvage | 46% | +45% |
| Doomsday Specter | 43% | +43% |
| The Raven Man | 42% | +42% |
| Hypnotic Specter | 41% | +40% |
| Painful Quandary | 42% | +40% |
💰 The best cards for your Nebuchadnezzar 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.
- Telepathy
- Glasses of Urza
- Seer's Vision
- Zur's Weirding
- Megrim
- Peek
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Waste Not
- Geth's Grimoire
- Liliana's Caress
- Gitaxian Probe
- Thoughtseize
- Breathstealer's Crypt
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Bloodchief Ascension
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Nebuchadnezzar
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Demonic Consultation + Thassa's Oracle → Exile your library, Win the game
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Tainted Pact + Thassa's Oracle → Win the game
- 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
- Hullbreaker Horror + Mana Vault → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is Nebuchadnezzar's color identity?
Nebuchadnezzar 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 Nebuchadnezzar come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Nebuchadnezzar deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.7 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 24 % of the time and floods 18 %. Deck health: C (56/100).
How many lands should a Nebuchadnezzar deck run?
Real Nebuchadnezzar 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 Nebuchadnezzar?
The three highest-synergy cards are Telepathy, Glasses of Urza, Seer's Vision. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Nebuchadnezzar decks.
What combos does Nebuchadnezzar have?
Nebuchadnezzar 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 Nebuchadnezzar deck cost?
You can start cheap: Telepathy, Glasses of Urza, Seer's Vision 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.