NIV by user7154640

Format: Commander

Commander: Niv-Mizzet, Ghost Counsel

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 43

Deck overview

This deck is an Orzhov Lifegain Control strategy commanded by Niv-Mizzet, Ghost Counsel. It operates by establishing low-cost lifegain engines such as Soul Warden, Auriok Champion, and Authority of the Consuls in the opening turns, which translate directly into massive card advantage once the commander hits the battlefield. Drawing deep into its library allows the deck to assemble potent life-drain pieces like Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose, Enduring Tenacity, Vizkopa Guildmage, and Starscape Cleric. The deck controls the board using efficient spot removal, board wipes like Toxic Deluge, and unexpected Orzhov stack interaction like Reprieve and Imp's Mischief. It closes games by converting large lifegain swings from Beacon of Immortality, Gray Merchant of Asphodel, or Bolas's Citadel into lethal table-wide damage, overwhelming opponents with unmatched card flow and life-total manipulation.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Adventurer's Inn
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archaeomancer's Map
  • 1 Arid Archway
  • 1 Auriok Champion
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Beacon of Immortality
  • 1 Black Market Connections
  • 1 Blind Obedience
  • 1 Bolas's Citadel
  • 1 Brought Back
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Celestine, the Living Saint
  • 1 Children of Korlis
  • 1 Command Beacon
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Council's Judgment
  • 1 Decanter of Endless Water
  • 1 Defiling Daemogoth
  • 1 Don't Move
  • 1 Eclipsed Steppe
  • 1 Enduring Tenacity
  • 1 Everglades
  • 1 Fell the Profane // Fell Mire
  • 1 Foot Headquarters
  • 1 Generous Gift
  • 1 Gray Merchant of Asphodel
  • 1 Greed
  • 1 Haliya, Guided by Light
  • 1 Imp's Mischief
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Ivory Tower
  • 1 Kabira Crossroads
  • 1 Kambal, Consul of Allocation
  • 1 Karoo
  • 1 Land Tax
  • 1 Leonin Elder
  • 1 Light of Hope
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
  • 1 Lotus Field
  • 1 Loyal Warhound
  • 1 Mana Tithe
  • 1 Mister Negative
  • 1 Moseo, Vein's New Dean
  • 1 Niv-Mizzet, Ghost Counsel
  • 1 Orzhov Basilica
  • 1 Orzhov Signet
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 9 Plains
  • 1 Radiant Fountain
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Reprieve
  • 1 Restoration Magic
  • 1 Rhox Faithmender
  • 1 Riot Control
  • 1 Sand Scout
  • 1 Scavenger Grounds
  • 1 Scheming Silvertongue // Sign in Blood
  • 1 Scoured Barrens
  • 1 Sevinne's Reclamation
  • 1 Shattered Sanctum
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sorin of House Markov // Sorin, Ravenous Neonate
  • 1 Soul Warden
  • 1 Soul's Attendant
  • 1 Starscape Cleric
  • 1 Sunscorch Regent
  • 1 Surveyor's Scope
  • 8 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Tainted Field
  • 1 Tainted Sigil
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 The Gaffer
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Venser's Journal
  • 1 Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
  • 1 Vizkopa Guildmage
  • 1 Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow
  • 1 Withering Boon
  • 1 Words of Worship