Niv Mizzet Guildmages by TrueConvictionMTG

Format: Commander

Commander: Niv-Mizzet, Guildpact

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

This is a five-color "Guildpact" theme deck helmed by Niv-Mizzet, Guildpact, built around every two-color guildmage, guild charm, and signet in the game. The commander's combat-damage trigger scales with the number of distinct color pairs among two-color permanents you control, and the deck's 30 guildmages are all exactly two colors - so X can reach 10, turning each hit into a 10-damage, 10-card, 10-life swing. The primary win is commander damage: Niv-Mizzet is a 6/6 flyer with hexproof from multicolored, and the trigger accelerates the clock while drawing into more guildmages. The backup is Maze's End, supported by 19 gates and a small land-tutor package. The guildmages double as a control suite (tapping, counters, discard, removal), and Training Grounds and Heartstone make their activations cheap. It is a slow, value-driven, heavily themed deck that wins through repeated commander hits.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Azorius Charm
  • 1 Azorius Guildgate
  • 1 Azorius Guildmage
  • 1 Azorius Signet
  • 1 Baldur's Gate
  • 1 Basilisk Gate
  • 1 Black Dragon Gate
  • 1 Boros Charm
  • 1 Boros Guildgate
  • 1 Boros Guildmage
  • 1 Boros Signet
  • 1 Cascading Cataracts
  • 1 Circuitous Route
  • 1 Citadel Gate
  • 1 Clan Guildmage
  • 1 Cliffgate
  • 1 Combine Guildmage
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Conclave Guildmage
  • 1 Cult Guildmage
  • 1 Dimir Charm
  • 1 Dimir Guildgate
  • 1 Dimir Guildmage
  • 1 Dimir Signet
  • 1 Duskmantle Guildmage
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 3 Forest
  • 1 General Ferrous Rokiric
  • 1 Golgari Charm
  • 1 Golgari Guildgate
  • 1 Golgari Guildmage
  • 1 Golgari Signet
  • 1 Gond Gate
  • 1 Gruul Charm
  • 1 Gruul Guildgate
  • 1 Gruul Guildmage
  • 1 Gruul Signet
  • 1 Heap Gate
  • 1 Heartstone
  • 1 House Guildmage
  • 1 Invasion of Ravnica // Guildpact Paragon
  • 2 Island
  • 1 Izzet Charm
  • 1 Izzet Guildgate
  • 1 Izzet Guildmage
  • 1 Izzet Signet
  • 1 Korozda Guildmage
  • 1 League Guildmage
  • 1 Legion Guildmage
  • 1 Manor Gate
  • 1 Maze's End
  • 2 Mountain
  • 1 New Prahv Guildmage
  • 1 Niv-Mizzet, Guildpact
  • 1 Nivix Guildmage
  • 1 Open the Gates
  • 1 Open the Way
  • 1 Orzhov Charm
  • 1 Orzhov Guildgate
  • 1 Orzhov Guildmage
  • 1 Orzhov Signet
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Pillar of the Paruns
  • 2 Plains
  • 1 Rakdos Charm
  • 1 Rakdos Guildgate
  • 1 Rakdos Guildmage
  • 1 Rakdos Signet
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Rix Maadi Guildmage
  • 1 Sea Gate
  • 1 Selesnya Charm
  • 1 Selesnya Guildgate
  • 1 Selesnya Guildmage
  • 1 Selesnya Signet
  • 1 Senate Guildmage
  • 1 Simic Charm
  • 1 Simic Guildgate
  • 1 Simic Guildmage
  • 1 Simic Signet
  • 1 Skarrg Guildmage
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spelunking
  • 1 Sunhome Guildmage
  • 2 Swamp
  • 1 Swarm Guildmage
  • 1 Syndicate Guildmage
  • 1 Tam, Mindful First-Year
  • 1 Training Grounds
  • 1 Urza's Cave
  • 1 Vitu-Ghazi Guildmage
  • 1 Vizkopa Guildmage
  • 1 Zameck Guildmage