Art by Andrey Kuzinskiy
Commander deckBU
Captain N'ghathrod
Command a terrifying swarm of Horrors with evasive menace to mill opponents' libraries in combat and reanimate their best creatures and artifacts straight from the graveyard.
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Deck anatomy
What this list actually runs on: how cheaply it casts things, and whether it has enough ramp, card draw and interaction to keep up at the table. Each block is one card — hover for its name.
Mana curve · 62 nonland cards
The working parts
Counted from Scryfall’s community card tags, not from the builder’s own labels. A card that does two jobs counts twice, so these add up to more than the deck. The hatched band is a common rule of thumb, not a law — combo decks run leaner, battlecruiser decks heavier.
Colored mana symbols
Commander
1Captain N'ghathrod
3UBLegendary Creature — Horror Pirate
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Card Draw
10
Removal
10
Drown in the Loch
UBInstant
counters or destroys relying on opponent graveyard size
Threats/Wincons
24
Brainstealer Dragon
5BBCreature — Dragon Horror
Horror that exiles cards and drains opponents
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
2ULegendary Creature — Horror
Horror that generates tokens whenever creatures are milled
Aboleth Spawn
2UCreature — Fish Horror
flash Horror that copies opponents' enter-the-battlefield triggers
Uchuulon
3BCreature — Crab Ooze Horror
Horror that continually clones itself from graveyards
Toxrill, the Corrosive
5BBLegendary Creature — Slug Horror
Horror powerhouse that wipes opposing boards with slime
Hullbreaker Horror
5UUCreature — Kraken Horror
massive Horror that bounces spells and nonlands
Consuming Aberration
3UBCreature — Horror
Horror that grows massive and mills on every spell
Nemesis of Reason
3UBCreature — Leviathan Horror
Horror that mills ten cards simply by attacking
Sludge Monster
3UUCreature — Horror
Horror that neutralizes opponent creatures with slime counters
Guiltfeeder
3BBCreature — Horror
Horror that deals life loss based on graveyard size
Wharf Infiltrator
1UCreature — Human Horror
cheap Horror that loots and makes Eldrazi Horror tokens
Thing in the Ice // Awoken Horror
1UCreature — Horror // Creature — Kraken Horror
defensive early play that flips into Awoken Horror
Ravenous Chupacabra
2BBCreature — Beast Horror
Horror that removes a creature on entry
Spellskite
2Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Horror
Horror that redirects targeted removal away from the commander
Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar
1UULegendary Creature — Horror
Horror that draws cards on combat damage and protects attackers
Sewer Nemesis
3BCreature — Horror
Horror that scales with milled cards and triggers on spells
Nihilith
4BBCreature — Horror
Horror with suspend that ticks down rapidly off opponent milling
Umbris, Fear Manifest
3UBLegendary Creature — Nightmare Horror
Horror that exiles cards and grows enormous
Woe Strider
2BCreature — Horror
Horror that provides a sacrifice outlet and recursive body
Chasm Skulker
2UCreature — Squid Horror
Horror that grows from draw and bursts into Squid Horrors
Phyrexian Revoker
2Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Horror
Horror that shuts down problematic activated abilities
Utility
8
Maddening Cacophony
1USorcery
powerful mill spell that mills half a deck when kicked
Fractured Sanity
UUUSorcery
efficient mill for each opponent with cycling versatility
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
provides haste and crucial protection for the commander
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
grants hexproof and haste to vital creatures
Altar of the Brood
1Artifact
mills opponents whenever permanents enter under your control
Court of Cunning
1UUEnchantment
provides card advantage via monarch and mills opponents each upkeep
