Lord Nazgul Ring Hunter by Buddadragon

Format: Commander

Commander: Lord of the Nazgûl

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 72

Deck overview

This high-power Dimir deck is built around Lord of the Nazgûl, merging Wraith tribal synergy with competitive-tier spellslinging. The primary plan leverages explosive fast mana (Dark Ritual, Mana Vault, Chrome Mox) to deploy the commander on Turn 2 or 3. Once established, every instant and sorcery creates 3/3 menace Wraith tokens, which rapidly grow into lethal 9/9 beaters once nine Wraiths are present. Nine copies of Nazgûl bolster this army with deathtouch and Ring-tempt triggers. An elite interaction package featuring Force of Will, Fierce Guardianship, and Deadly Rollick protects the board while controlling opposing threats. When combat is contested, the deck effortlessly pivots to a compact infinite combo: Sedgemoor Witch and Chain of Smog create arbitrarily large token swarms and drain tables with Mirkwood Bats, while extra turn spells like Time Warp ensure swift closures.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Altar of Dementia
  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Archmage Emeritus
  • 1 Archmage of Runes
  • 1 Beseech the Mirror
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Borne Upon a Wind
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Capture of Jingzhou
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Chain of Smog
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Crippling Fear
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Diabolic Intent
  • 1 Dimir Signet
  • 1 Entomb
  • 1 Faerie Mastermind
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Fierce Guardianship
  • 1 Firdoch Core
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Flusterstorm
  • 1 Forbidden Orchard
  • 1 Force of Negation
  • 1 Force of Will
  • 1 Gemstone Caverns
  • 1 Gloomlake Verge
  • 1 Grim Monolith
  • 1 Imperial Seal
  • 6 Island
  • 1 Lord of the Nazgûl
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Mana Confluence
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Merchant Scroll
  • 1 Mindbreak Trap
  • 1 Mirkwood Bats
  • 1 Misty Rainforest
  • 1 Morphic Pool
  • 1 Mox Amber
  • 1 Mox Diamond
  • 1 Mox Opal
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Mystic Sanctuary
  • 1 Mystical Tutor
  • 9 Nazgûl
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City
  • 1 Pact of Negation
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Ponder
  • 1 Preordain
  • 1 Reality Shift
  • 1 Reanimate
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Roaming Throne
  • 1 Sedgemoor Witch
  • 1 Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 6 Swamp
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Talisman of Dominance
  • 1 Temporal Manipulation
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 Time Warp
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Undercity Sewers
  • 1 Underground River
  • 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
  • 1 Urza's Cave
  • 1 Valley Floodcaller
  • 1 Vampiric Tutor
  • 1 Watery Grave
  • 1 Wizard's Staff
  • 1 Yawgmoth's Will