Lord of the Nazgûl - Wraiths by ketola

Format: Commander

Commander: Lord of the Nazgûl

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 36

Deck overview

This deck is a synergistic Dimir Spellslinger Kindred strategy built around Lord of the Nazgûl and the unique rule allowance of nine copies of Nazgûl. The game plan accelerates into an early commander cast on Turn 4 using efficient 2-mana artifacts and rituals, then converts low-cost cantrips and interaction into a wide army of 3/3 Wraith tokens with menace. As the Ring tempts the player through Nazgûl entries and spells, the entire Wraith team accumulates +1/+1 counters. Reaching nine Wraiths turns every instant and sorcery into an anthem that sets all Wraiths to 9/9 base power and toughness. Supporting engines like Kindred Discovery, Raise the Palisade, and clone spells ensure sustained card flow, unblockable swings, and resilient board states. While exposed to heavy sweepers, the deck maintains high velocity and smooth sequencing to overwhelm three opponents across mid-game combat steps.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Barad-dûr
  • 1 Birthday Escape
  • 1 Black Market
  • 1 Black Market Connections
  • 1 Borne Upon a Wind
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Burnished Hart
  • 1 Cabal Ritual
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Chart a Course
  • 1 Chimil, the Inner Sun
  • 1 Claim the Precious
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Consider
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Cover of Darkness
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Deliberate
  • 1 Dimir Aqueduct
  • 1 Dimir Signet
  • 1 Distant Melody
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Gitaxian Probe
  • 1 Glorious Gale
  • 1 Go for the Throat
  • 1 Hithlain Knots
  • 1 Irenicus's Vile Duplication
  • 13 Island
  • 1 Isochron Scepter
  • 1 Jet Medallion
  • 1 Kindred Discovery
  • 1 Lithoform Engine
  • 1 Lord of the Nazgûl
  • 1 Mana Drain
  • 1 Minas Morgul, Dark Fortress
  • 1 Mithril Coat
  • 1 Narset's Reversal
  • 1 Nasty End
  • 9 Nazgûl
  • 1 Negate
  • 1 Night's Whisper
  • 1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
  • 1 Opt
  • 1 Orcish Medicine
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City
  • 1 Palantír of Orthanc
  • 1 Preordain
  • 1 Raise the Palisade
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Resurrection Orb
  • 1 Ringwraiths
  • 1 Rite of Replication
  • 1 Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
  • 1 Sapphire Medallion
  • 1 Saruman's Trickery
  • 1 Shizo, Death's Storehouse
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Solemn Simulacrum
  • 1 Sunken Hollow
  • 1 Sunken Ruins
  • 9 Swamp
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 The Black Gate
  • 1 Three Tree City
  • 1 Treason of Isengard
  • 1 Village Rites
  • 1 Volrath's Stronghold
  • 1 Whispersilk Cloak
  • 1 Witch-king of Angmar
  • 1 Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin