Budget Dralnu

Commander / EDH Budget Casual Control UB (Dimir)

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Creature (6)

• 1x Aeon Chronicler
• 1x Docent of Perfection  ^Flip
• 1x Lorthos, the Tidemaker
• 1x Pontiff of Blight
• 1x Skeletal Vampire
• 1x Sphinx of the Final Word

Land (37)

• 1x Dimir Aqueduct
• 1x Dimir Guildgate
• 1x Dreadship Reef
• 1x Ebon Stronghold
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 14x Island
• 1x Svyelunite Temple
• 15x Swamp
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse
• 1x Vivid Creek

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Mystic Remora
• 1x Trail of Evidence

Artifact (5)

• 1x Darksteel Ingot
• 1x Everflowing Chalice
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Sky Diamond
• 1x Thought Vessel

Instant (29)

• 1x AEtherize
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Crypt Incursion
• 1x Dismiss
• 1x Dissipate
• 1x Epiphany at the Drownyard
• 1x Exclude
• 1x Fact or Fiction
• 1x Far / Away
• 1x Forbidden Alchemy
• 1x Frantic Search
• 1x Geth's Verdict
• 1x Grim Return
• 1x Impulse
• 1x Kor Dirge
• 1x Misinformation
• 1x Murder
• 1x Murderous Cut
• 1x Mystical Teachings
• 1x Negate
• 1x Psychic Rebuttal
• 1x Ray of Command
• 1x Reality Shift
• 1x Recoil
• 1x Reins of Power
• 1x Remove Soul
• 1x Silumgar's Command
• 1x Tragic Slip
• 1x Treacherous Urge

Sorcery (20)

• 1x Aether Snap
• 1x Ashes to Ashes
• 1x Compulsive Research
• 1x Concentrate
• 1x Dark Deal
• 1x Deadly Tempest
• 1x Diabolic Tutor
• 1x Extinguish All Hope
• 1x Extract from Darkness
• 1x Gruesome Encore
• 1x Icequake
• 1x Incremental Blight
• 1x Innocent Blood
• 1x Necromantic Summons
• 1x Phthisis
• 1x Rise from the Tides
• 1x Syphon Flesh
• 1x Tidings
• 1x Tyrant's Choice
• 1x Whispering Madness

Commander (1)

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My attempt at a budget deck with Dralnu. I originally based my prices on SCG, and aimed at nothing over $2.00. There are a few cards over one dollar in cost, but I tried to keep those to a minimum.

The main goal of the deck is to control the board through removal and counter spells until you lock down the game through Lorthos, chip everyone's life away through Pontiff of Blight, or get a very large Rise from the Tides. Sphinx-Bone Wand would be another good win condition, but I didn't have another on hand. I've included Misinformation for now as a means to mess with people's draws, or gain political help by assisting another player into getting the cards they need to continue playing. It'll be a really weird card for multiplayer.

Another smaller strategy of the deck is with a few reanimation spells like Necromantic Summons, Extract from Darkness, and Grim Return.

I've done my best to vary the cards against possible other strategies I might face, like Stronghold Discipline against token decks. Further play testing will show if there's enough of these answers.

Date added	8 years
Last updated	8 years
Exclude colors	WRG
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	1 - 0 Mythic Rares 13 - 0 Rares 37 - 0 Uncommons 20 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.62
Tokens	Bat 1/1 B, Clue, Human Wizard 1/1 U, Manifest 2/2 C, Zombie 2/2 B
Folders	+1 Budget, Commander, EDH, Decks to look at