Niv-Mizzet, Gatepact by Naandres98

Format: Commander

Commander: Niv-Mizzet, Guildpact

Bracket: 2

Deck overview

Built around Niv-Mizzet, Guildpact, this five-color deck aims to maximize his triggered ability by filling the board with exactly two-color permanents, then using combat damage to draw, bolt, and gain life in massive bursts. The commander is the primary engine and win condition, supported by a Gates subtheme (ten Guildgates plus Maze's End) that fuels life gain, creature advantages, and an alternate land-win. Secondary lines include a large Exsanguinate fueled by Ramos or Savage Ventmaw mana, and a grindy chip-through with flying beaters. With a slow tapped-lands manabase and high mana curve, the deck seeks to out-value opponents before finishing with commander damage or Maze's End.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abzan Devotee
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Archway Angel
  • 1 Azorius Guildgate
  • 1 Bite Down
  • 1 Bogwater Lumaret
  • 1 Boros Guildgate
  • 1 Broken Wings
  • 1 Bronzehide Lion
  • 1 Bushwhack
  • 1 Cathar Commando
  • 1 Chrome Courier
  • 1 Dimir Guildgate
  • 1 Dragonfire Blade
  • 1 Dreadwing Scavenger
  • 1 Drogskol Reaver
  • 1 Duel Tactics
  • 1 Essence Backlash
  • 1 Expressive Iteration
  • 1 Exsanguinate
  • 1 Fiendish Panda
  • 1 Fleeting Flight
  • 7 Forest
  • 1 Forum Necroscribe
  • 1 Gatecreeper Vine
  • 1 Glister Bairn
  • 1 Goldvein Pick
  • 1 Golgari Guildgate
  • 1 Gruul Guildgate
  • 1 Heaped Harvest
  • 1 Imperious Inkmage
  • 6 Island
  • 1 Izzet Guildgate
  • 1 Jeskai Devotee
  • 1 Kirol, History Buff // Pack a Punch
  • 1 Kishla Skimmer
  • 1 Leyline Binding
  • 1 Lightfoot Technique
  • 1 Mage Tower Referee
  • 1 Make Your Move
  • 1 Mardu Devotee
  • 1 Masterful Flourish
  • 1 Maze Behemoth
  • 1 Maze Rusher
  • 1 Maze's End
  • 5 Mountain
  • 1 Niv-Mizzet, Guildpact
  • 1 Opal Lake Gatekeepers
  • 1 Orzhov Guildgate
  • 5 Plains
  • 1 Proctor's Gaze
  • 1 Prophetic Prism
  • 1 Rakdos Guildgate
  • 1 Rakdos Shred-Freak
  • 1 Ramos, Dragon Engine
  • 1 Reckless Ransacking
  • 1 Refute
  • 1 Run Away Together
  • 1 Sanar, Unfinished Genius // Wild Idea
  • 1 Saruli Gatekeepers
  • 1 Savage Ventmaw
  • 1 Selesnya Guildgate
  • 1 Shimmerwilds Growth
  • 1 Simic Guildgate
  • 1 Smelt-Ward Gatekeepers
  • 1 Spirit Mascot
  • 1 Stadium Tidalmage
  • 1 Sultai Devotee
  • 1 Sunspire Gatekeepers
  • 4 Swamp
  • 1 Tatyova, Benthic Druid
  • 1 Temur Devotee
  • 1 Think Twice
  • 1 Three Tree Mascot
  • 1 Wandertale Mentor
  • 1 Wardens of the Cycle
  • 1 Wary Farmer
  • 1 Witness Protection