Art by Andrey Kuzinskiy
Commander deckBU
Captain N'ghathrod
Command an armada of menacing Horrors to mill opponents through combat damage, then reanimate their best milled creatures and artifacts under your control.
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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
Bident of Thassa
2UULegendary Enchantment Artifact
rewards menacing Horrors dealing combat damage with card draw
Reconnaissance Mission
2UUEnchantment
draws cards whenever your Horrors connect with players
Kindred Discovery
3UUEnchantment
massive draw engine for attacking and entering Horrors
Fact or Fiction
3UInstant
instant-speed card selection that fuels graveyard synergy
Removal
10
Drown in the Loch
UBInstant
versatile counter or kill spell powered by opponent mill
Threats/Wincons
24
Zellix, Sanity Flayer
2ULegendary Creature — Horror
Horror that mills players and generates Horror tokens
Brainstealer Dragon
5BBCreature — Dragon Horror
flying Horror that exiles and casts opponents' cards
Aboleth Spawn
2UCreature — Fish Horror
Horror that copies opponents' beneficial creature ETBs
Mind Flayer
3UUCreature — Horror
Horror that permanently steals an opponent's creature
Uchuulon
3BCreature — Crab Ooze Horror
Horror that replicates itself by exiling creatures from graveyards
Thing in the Ice // Awoken Horror
1UCreature — Horror // Creature — Kraken Horror
defensive early play that flips into a giant Horror board wipe
Hullbreaker Horror
5UUCreature — Kraken Horror
game-ending flash Horror that bounces spells and permanents
Consuming Aberration
3UBCreature — Horror
massive Horror that grows huge and mills on every spell cast
Nemesis of Reason
3UBCreature — Leviathan Horror
attacks to instantly mill ten cards to feed commander steals
Sludge Monster
3UUCreature — Horror
Horror that turns opposing threats into harmless slime
Toxrill, the Corrosive
5BBLegendary Creature — Slug Horror
devastating Slug Horror that wipes boards and draws cards
Arvinox, the Mind Flail
4BBBLegendary Enchantment Creature — Horror
legendary Horror that exiles cards and manifests as a huge beater
Guiltfeeder
3BBCreature — Horror
Horror that weaponizes loaded enemy graveyards into direct life loss
Sewer Nemesis
3BCreature — Horror
Horror that scales with graveyard size and mills on spell casts
Woe Strider
2BCreature — Horror
Horror that brings a token and offers a repeatable sacrifice outlet
Psychosis Crawler
5Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Horror
Horror that burns all opponents whenever you draw cards
Phyrexian Rager
2BCreature — Phyrexian Horror
cheap early Horror that replaces itself on entry
Phyrexian Fleshgorger
7Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Wurm
menacing Horror with ward and lifelink to pressure life totals
Wharf Infiltrator
1UCreature — Human Horror
skulking Horror that loots and spawns Horror creature tokens
Shadow Kin
3UCreature — Shapeshifter
flash Horror that mills opponents and clones the best milled creature
Phyrexian Obliterator
BBBBCreature — Phyrexian Horror
devastating Horror that discourages blocks and attacks alike
Elder Brain
5BBCreature — Horror
Horror that exiles an opponent's hand to play all their cards
Chasm Skulker
2UCreature — Squid Horror
grows with draws and bursts into a swarm of Horror tokens
Overcharged Amalgam
2UUCreature — Zombie Horror
flash flying Horror with exploit to counter spells or abilities
Utility
8
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
protects commander and gives Horrors immediate haste
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
grants hexproof and haste to crucial board pieces
Mesmeric Orb
2Artifact
continuous mill engine for every untapping permanent on board
Court of Cunning
1UUEnchantment
introduces monarchy for card draw and mills ten per upkeep
Reanimate
BSorcery
efficiently steals the best creature from any milled graveyard
