Some would say, I’m the reverse by HimmyNeutron

Format: Commander

Commander: Niv-Mizzet, Ghost Counsel

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 50

Deck overview

This deck is a high-power Orzhov control and combo strategy led by Niv-Mizzet, Ghost Counsel. The primary game plan slows opposing tempo through early asymmetric stax and tax pieces, including Authority of the Consuls, Blind Obedience, and Kambal, Consul of Allocation. These taxing permanents generate continuous life gain, which Niv-Mizzet, Ghost Counsel converts directly into explosive card draw. The deck aims to assemble Niv-Mizzet, Ghost Counsel alongside draw/gain multipliers like Sheoldred, the Apocalypse or Alhammarret's Archive, drawing the entire library in a single turn cycle. Once the library is in hand, the deck finishes opponents immediately by firing Aetherflux Reservoir lasers or draining the table with Psychosis Crawler and Enduring Tenacity. Strong defensive tools such as Silence, Flawless Maneuver, and Deadly Rollick shield the combo turns, while alternate win conditions like Doctor Doom, Unrivaled combined with Demonic Consultation provide robust independence.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aetherflux Reservoir
  • 1 Alhammarret's Archive
  • 1 Anguished Unmaking
  • 1 Approach of the Second Sun
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archangel of Thune
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Beacon of Immortality
  • 1 Bilbo's Gambit
  • 1 Blind Obedience
  • 1 Bloodchief Ascension
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Boon Reflection
  • 1 Charismatic Conqueror
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Crypt Ghast
  • 1 Crypt Incursion
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Darksteel Mutation
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Demonic Consultation
  • 1 Doctor Doom, Unrivaled
  • 1 Enduring Tenacity
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Fumigate
  • 1 Ghostly Prison
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Heliod's Intervention
  • 1 Imp's Mischief
  • 1 Inkshield
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Jet Medallion
  • 1 Kambal, Consul of Allocation
  • 1 Kaya's Ghostform
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Mana Confluence
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Mithril Coat
  • 1 Monologue Tax
  • 1 Necropotence
  • 1 Niv-Mizzet, Ghost Counsel
  • 1 Nykthos Paragon
  • 1 Orzhov Signet
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Pearl Medallion
  • 1 Phyrexian Arena
  • 9 Plains
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Prismatic Vista
  • 1 Psychosis Crawler
  • 1 Reanimate
  • 1 Rebuff the Wicked
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Reprieve
  • 1 Restoration Magic
  • 1 Rhox Faithmender
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Sanguine Bond
  • 1 Serra Ascendant
  • 1 Shattered Sanctum
  • 1 Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
  • 1 Silence
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Soul Warden
  • 1 Soul's Attendant
  • 1 Suture Priest
  • 9 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 The Meathook Massacre
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Vampiric Tutor
  • 1 Vault of Champions
  • 1 Verdant Catacombs
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Words of Worship