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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: €0.29
Average lands in decks for Neyam Shai Murad: 35
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The list people actually play per EDHREC (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+ (62/100)
- Consistency75
- Speed50
- Interaction58
- Resilience85
- Closing57
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (24 nonbasic, 5 Plains, 6 Swamp)
Arcane Signet · Sol Ring · Key to the City · Angel of the Ruins · Duelist's Heritage · Talisman of Hierarchy · Orzhov Signet · Sister Hospitaller · Swords to Plowshares · Sepulchral Primordial · Sun Titan · Whispersilk Cloak · Dawnbreak Reclaimer · Buried Alive · Priest of Fell Rites · Swiftfoot Boots · Zephyr Boots · Debtors' Knell · Loran of the Third Path · Path to Exile · Vexilus Praetor · Solemn Simulacrum · Archon of Cruelty · Hostile Negotiations · Syr Konrad, the Grim · Scion of Darkness · Ashen Rider · Perpetual Timepiece · Thieves' Tools · Jailbreak · Karmic Guide · Victimize · Millikin · Skeleton Key · Anguished Unmaking · Entomb · Massacre Wurm · Reanimate · Cut a Deal · Despark · Flaming Fist · Junji, the Midnight Sky · Lion Sash · Oriq Loremage · Twilight Diviner · Incarnation Technique · Generous Gift · Magister of Worth · Ripples of Undeath · Animate Dead · Dark Deal · Lightning Greaves · Secret Rendezvous · Sheoldred, Whispering One · Damn · Mask of Memory · Mind Stone · Breena, the Demagogue · Mortify · Reya Dawnbringer · Your Temple Is Under Attack · Unburial Rites · Fellwar Stone · Dark Ritual · 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 · Vault of Champions · Shadowy Backstreet · Shattered Sanctum · Fetid Heath · Vault of the Archangel · Temple of Silence · Exotic Orchard · Bleachbone Verge · Shizo, Death's Storehouse · Myriad Landscape · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Marsh Flats · Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
🃏 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% |
| Duelist's Heritage | 62% | +58% |
| Angel of the Ruins | 62% | +58% |
| Access Tunnel | 57% | +55% |
| Sister Hospitaller | 56% | +55% |
| Geier Reach Sanitarium | 54% | +52% |
| Sepulchral Primordial | 51% | +51% |
| Rogue's Passage | 68% | +49% |
| Dawnbreak Reclaimer | 47% | +47% |
| Whispersilk Cloak | 49% | +46% |
| Zephyr Boots | 46% | +45% |
| Vexilus Praetor | 45% | +43% |
| Debtors' Knell | 45% | +43% |
| Priest of Fell Rites | 46% | +43% |
| Archon of Cruelty | 43% | +41% |
| Hostile Negotiations | 41% | +40% |
| Buried Alive | 46% | +40% |
| Sun Titan | 51% | +40% |
| Scion of Darkness | 40% | +39% |
| Thieves' Tools | 39% | +38% |
| Ashen Rider | 39% | +38% |
| Perpetual Timepiece | 39% | +38% |
| Jailbreak | 38% | +37% |
| Loran of the Third Path | 45% | +37% |
💰 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
- Duelist's Heritage
- Angel of the Ruins
- 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
- Dark Deal
- Entomb
- Massacre Wurm
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Sister Hospitaller
- Vexilus Praetor
- Incarnation Technique
- Sheoldred, Whispering One
- Shizo, Death's Storehouse
- 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 ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers
- Bloodchief Ascension + Mindcrank → Infinite mill, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifegain triggers, Near-infinite lifeloss
- Nim Deathmantle + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers
- Ashnod's Altar + Cathars' Crusade → Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite +1/+1 counters on most creatures you control, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite sacrifice 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 most-included cards per EDHREC, 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 28 % of the time and floods 12 %. Deck health: C+ (62/100).
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, Duelist's Heritage, Angel of the Ruins. 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, Duelist's Heritage, Angel of the Ruins 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.