Art by Ekaterina Burmak
Commander deckU
Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
Leverage Lier to recast powerful spells from the graveyard while ignoring countermagic. The goal is to control the board and win via a High Tide combo or Thassa's Oracle.
Asked for“A mono blue deck with Lier Disciple of the Drowned as the commander. I want it to be as competitive as possible, but please keep the budget BELOW $500.”
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 · 60 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
1Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
3UULegendary Creature — Human Wizard
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Sapphire Medallion
2Artifact
Reduces the cost of all blue spells including those cast with Flashback.
Card Draw
12
Archmage Emeritus
2UUCreature — Human Wizard
Draws a card for every spell cast or copied.
Removal
11
Imprisoned in the Moon
2UEnchantment — Aura
Shuts down problematic commanders or lands.
Unsubstantiate
1UInstant
Can bounce spells on the stack since they can't be countered.
Threats/Wincons
12
Thassa's Oracle
UUCreature — Merfolk Wizard
Primary win condition with an empty library.
Laboratory Maniac
2UCreature — Human Wizard
Alternative win condition for empty library.
Talrand, Sky Summoner
2UULegendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard
Generates flyers for every spell cast.
Murmuring Mystic
3UCreature — Human Wizard
Generates tokens to stabilize the board.
Hullbreaker Horror
5UUCreature — Kraken Horror
Control finisher that bounces non-land permanents.
Wavebreak Hippocamp
2UEnchantment Creature — Horse Fish
Rewards playing on opponents turns.
Utility
15
Baral, Chief of Compliance
1ULegendary Creature — Human Wizard
Reduces spell costs and provides looting.
Narset, Parter of Veils
1UULegendary Planeswalker — Narset
Prevents opponents from drawing extra cards.
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
1UUULegendary Planeswalker — Jace
Third self-mill win condition.
Thirst for Discovery
2UInstant
Excellent draw that discards cards to flashback later.
