Shizzle My Niv-Mizzle by legobumb

Format: Commander

Commander: Niv-Mizzet, Ghost Counsel

Bracket: 5

DeckCheck Threat Index: 84

Deck overview

This Orzhov deck operates as a competitive Commander Turbo-Naus and Hatebear combo strategy. Led by Niv-Mizzet, Ghost Counsel, the deck leverages premier fast mana and dense, low-cost tutors to assemble game-winning combinations rapidly. Its primary route resolves an early Ad Nauseam on Turn 3, drawing 25 to 35 cards to immediately deploy positive mana artifacts and close the game on the same turn with Sickening Dreams alongside Angel's Grace or Aetherflux Reservoir. To ensure safety, the deck deploys silence effects like Grand Abolisher and Silence, completely locking out opposing responses. As a devastating secondary plan, Opposition Agent combines with Maralen of the Mornsong or Mornsong Aria to strip opponents of their draw steps and library searches, establishing a hard lock. Backed by Bloodchief Ascension and Mindcrank, efficient hatebears, and versatile removal, the deck delivers resilient execution, proactive denial, and explosive finishes.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Ad Nauseam
  • 1 Aetherflux Reservoir
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Angel's Grace
  • 1 Animate Dead
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archivist of Oghma
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Aven Interrupter
  • 1 Aven Mindcensor
  • 1 Bilbo's Gambit
  • 1 Black Market Connections
  • 1 Blind Obedience
  • 1 Bloodchief Ascension
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Boromir, Warden of the Tower
  • 1 Cabal Ritual
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Children of Korlis
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Crystal Barricade
  • 1 Culling the Weak
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Dauthi Voidwalker
  • 1 Defense Grid
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Diabolic Intent
  • 1 Disenchant
  • 1 Disruptor Flute
  • 1 Drannith Magistrate
  • 1 Emergence Zone
  • 1 Erode
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Fatal Push
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Gleaming Splendor
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Imp's Mischief
  • 1 Imperial Seal
  • 1 Kambal, Consul of Allocation
  • 1 Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Maralen of the Mornsong
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Mindcrank
  • 1 Mornsong Aria
  • 1 Mox Diamond
  • 1 Mox Opal
  • 1 Multiply by Zero
  • 1 Niv-Mizzet, Ghost Counsel
  • 1 Opposition Agent
  • 1 Orcish Bowmasters
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Phyrexian Tower
  • 2 Plains
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Praetor's Grasp
  • 1 Ranger-Captain of Eos
  • 1 Reanimate
  • 1 Recruiter of the Guard
  • 1 Reflecting Pool
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Reprieve
  • 1 Scrubland
  • 1 Sensei's Divining Top
  • 1 Shadowy Backstreet
  • 1 Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
  • 1 Sickening Dreams
  • 1 Silence
  • 1 Silent Clearing
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sudden Spoiling
  • 2 Swamp
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 The Queen of Dale
  • 1 The Soul Stone
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Trouble in Pairs
  • 1 Turbulent Moor
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Vampiric Tutor
  • 1 Vault of Champions
  • 1 Verdant Catacombs
  • 1 Voice of Victory
  • 1 Volrath's Stronghold
  • 1 War Room
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Wishclaw Talisman