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Neyam Shai Murad
Legendary Creature — Human Rogue · 2WB
Color identity: Black · White · Orzhov
Neyam Shai Murad is Orzhov (black and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Rogue Trader — Whenever Neyam Shai Murad deals combat damage to a player, you may have that player return target permanent card from their graveyard to their hand. If you do, that player chooses a permanent card in your graveyard, then you put it onto the battlefield under your control.
Reference price of the card: €0.35
Average lands in decks for Neyam Shai Murad: 35
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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+ (61/100)
- Consistency71
- Speed50
- Interaction58
- Resilience85
- Closing53
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (25 nonbasic, 4 Plains, 6 Swamp)
Arcane Signet · Sol Ring · Key to the City · Angel of the Ruins · Duelist's Heritage · Orzhov Signet · Talisman of Hierarchy · Sister Hospitaller · Swords to Plowshares · Sepulchral Primordial · Sun Titan · Whispersilk Cloak · Buried Alive · Dawnbreak Reclaimer · Zephyr Boots · Priest of Fell Rites · Debtors' Knell · Loran of the Third Path · Path to Exile · Solemn Simulacrum · Swiftfoot Boots · Archon of Cruelty · Vexilus Praetor · Scion of Darkness · Hostile Negotiations · Syr Konrad, the Grim · Thieves' Tools · Ashen Rider · Perpetual Timepiece · Victimize · Jailbreak · Karmic Guide · Millikin · Reanimate · Skeleton Key · Twilight Diviner · Entomb · Massacre Wurm · Anguished Unmaking · Flaming Fist · Oriq Loremage · Incarnation Technique · Junji, the Midnight Sky · Lion Sash · Ripples of Undeath · Cut a Deal · Despark · Lightning Greaves · Magister of Worth · Animate Dead · Dark Deal · Generous Gift · Mask of Memory · Mind Stone · Sheoldred, Whispering One · Breena, the Demagogue · Mortify · Secret Rendezvous · Damn · Reya Dawnbringer · Your Temple Is Under Attack · Unburial Rites · Dark Ritual · Eye Collector · Command Tower · Rogue's Passage · Isolated Chapel · Access Tunnel · Geier Reach Sanitarium · Caves of Koilos · Godless Shrine · Tainted Field · Orzhov Basilica · Bojuka Bog · Shineshadow Snarl · Shadowy Backstreet · Vault of Champions · Shattered Sanctum · Fetid Heath · Temple of Silence · Vault of the Archangel · Exotic Orchard · Bleachbone Verge · Marsh Flats · Shizo, Death's Storehouse · Takenuma, Abandoned Mire · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Myriad Landscape · Evolving Wilds
🃏 Recommended cards for Neyam Shai Murad
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Neyam Shai Murad, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Key to the City | 74% | +71% |
| Angel of the Ruins | 62% | +58% |
| Duelist's Heritage | 61% | +57% |
| Access Tunnel | 58% | +56% |
| Sister Hospitaller | 54% | +53% |
| Geier Reach Sanitarium | 54% | +52% |
| Sepulchral Primordial | 52% | +51% |
| Rogue's Passage | 69% | +49% |
| Dawnbreak Reclaimer | 47% | +47% |
| Whispersilk Cloak | 50% | +47% |
| Zephyr Boots | 47% | +46% |
| Debtors' Knell | 45% | +43% |
| Priest of Fell Rites | 46% | +43% |
| Buried Alive | 48% | +42% |
| Archon of Cruelty | 43% | +41% |
| Vexilus Praetor | 43% | +41% |
| Scion of Darkness | 40% | +39% |
| Sun Titan | 51% | +39% |
| Hostile Negotiations | 39% | +39% |
| Thieves' Tools | 39% | +38% |
| Perpetual Timepiece | 38% | +37% |
| Ashen Rider | 38% | +37% |
| Skeleton Key | 36% | +36% |
| Jailbreak | 36% | +36% |
💰 The best cards for your Neyam Shai Murad 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.
- Key to the City
- Angel of the Ruins
- Duelist's Heritage
- Access Tunnel
- Geier Reach Sanitarium
- Sepulchral Primordial
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Archon of Cruelty
- Loran of the Third Path
- Twilight Diviner
- Massacre Wurm
- Dark Deal
- Ripples of Undeath
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Sister Hospitaller
- Vexilus Praetor
- Incarnation Technique
- Entomb
- Sheoldred, Whispering One
- Shadowy Backstreet
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Neyam Shai Murad
- Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Bloodthirsty Conqueror → Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite lifeloss, Infinite lifegain
- Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar + Reassembling Skeleton → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Bloodchief Ascension + Mindcrank → Infinite mill, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifegain triggers, Near-infinite lifeloss
- Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
- Nim Deathmantle + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
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Frequently asked questions
What is Neyam Shai Murad's color identity?
Neyam Shai Murad is Orzhov (black 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 Neyam Shai Murad come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Neyam Shai Murad deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.8 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 27 % of the time and floods 14 %. Deck health: C+ (61/100).
How many lands should a Neyam Shai Murad deck run?
Real Neyam Shai Murad 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 Neyam Shai Murad?
The three highest-synergy cards are Key to the City, Angel of the Ruins, Duelist's Heritage. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Neyam Shai Murad decks.
What combos does Neyam Shai Murad have?
Neyam Shai Murad has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood. 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 Neyam Shai Murad deck cost?
You can start cheap: Key to the City, Angel of the Ruins, Duelist's Heritage 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.