Nin's Community Art Class

Commander / EDH* Budget Control Group Hug UR (Izzet)

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Artifact (18)

• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Diviner's Wand
• 1x Ebony Owl Netsuke
• 1x Elixir of Immortality
• 1x Everflowing Chalice
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Illusionist's Bracers
• 1x Izzet Signet
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Nevinyrral's Disk
• 1x Otherworld Atlas
• 1x Seal of the Guildpact
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Spellbook
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Temple Bell
• 1x Thornbite Staff
• 1x Worn Powerstone

Sorcery (10)

• 1x Aether Gale
• 1x Chain Reaction
• 1x Coastal Breach
• 1x Compulsive Research
• 1x Inner Fire
• 1x Master the Way
• 1x Molten Psyche
• 1x Prosperity
• 1x Twinflame
• 1x Windfall

Creature (18)

• 1x Arjun, the Shifting Flame
• 1x Charmbreaker Devils
• 1x Coalhauler Swine
• 1x Docent of Perfection  ^Flip
• 1x Dragon Mage
• 1x Goblin Electromancer
• 1x Hypersonic Dragon
• 1x Illusory Ambusher
• 1x Jace's Archivist
• 1x Needletooth Raptor
• 1x Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
• 1x Nivix Guildmage
• 1x Psychosis Crawler
• 1x Reef Worm
• 1x Silverclad Ferocidons
• 1x Talrand, Sky Summoner
• 1x Vexing Sphinx
• 1x Viseling

Land (36)

• 1x Buried Ruin
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Darksteel Citadel
• 15x Island
• 1x Izzet Boilerworks
• 1x Mage-Ring Network
• 14x Mountain
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Temple of the False God

Commander (1)

Instant (10)

• 1x Arcane Denial
• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Cerebral Vortex
• 1x Cerulean Wisps
• 1x Commit / Memory
• 1x Into the Roil
• 1x Izzet Charm
• 1x Pull from Tomorrow
• 1x Rapid Hybridization
• 1x Words of Wisdom

Enchantment (7)

• 1x Clout of the Dominus
• 1x Fevered Visions
• 1x Sunbird's Invocation
• 1x The Mirari Conjecture
• 1x Vicious Shadows
• 1x Words of War
• 1x Words of Wind

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Maybeboard

Creature (4)

• 1x Laboratory Maniac
• 1x Neheb, the Eternal
• 1x Stuffy Doll
• 1x The Locust God

Artifact (2)

• 1x Paradox Engine
• 1x Thought Vessel

Sorcery (3)

• 1x Mizzix's Mastery
• 1x Rite of Replication
• 1x Vandalblast

Land (2)

• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Sulfur Falls

Enchantment (2)

• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Search for Azcanta  ^Flip

Instant (1)

• 1x Cyclonic Rift

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Dack Fayden

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I decided recently (after one of my decks was described by another player as “the TCG equivalent of ‘Stop Hitting Yourself’”) that I should make a group hug deck. But because I’m a monster, that ended up becoming a Wheel deck featuring Nin, the Pain Artist with a wizard tribal subtheme.

My playgroup is very casual, though (Myself and two others only started playing last year and half of us use the 2017 precon decks out of the box), so I decided to keep my budget below $50. However, I also wanted a way to upgrade my deck in case I go to a different playgroup or my current one gets more competitive, so I added a list of more expensive upgrades I can add in the future (some of which I already own).

The main strategies are the basic ramp and draw to find combo pieces, sometimes using Nin for removal, and then to either

Keep opponents’ hands full as possible using Nin and spells like Jace's Archivist, Windfal, Dragon Mage, and Prosperity, which will be translated to damage with spells like Viseling, Vicious Shadows, Fevered Visions, Molten Psyche and Cerebral Vortex.

Go wide with a bunch of wizards pumped up by the likes of Docent of Perfection   and Talrand, Sky Summoner.

Go nuclear with our own card draw, translating cards we get from Nin and Arjun, the Shifting Flame into damage with Diviner's Wand, Niv Mizzet Firemind, and Psychosis Crawler.

I also included a few extra creature cards with Enrage effects like Silverclad Ferocidons and Coalhauler Swine to use as Nin fodder and dissuade attackers.

In playtesting, it feels like the wheels take a long time to get turning, but after that it really takes off. I’m thinking that I might have too many payoffs and not enough fuel (in either draw or ramp) to get things going faster, or not enough control elements to keep me safe until that happens.

I also think it’s entirely possible that I’ve split myself between too many themes to be super effective at any of them, but what can you do with a $50 budget?

Nonbudget Upgrades Show

Vandalblast replaces Aether Gale

Stuffy Doll replaces Coalhauler Swine

Neheb, the Eternal replaces Inner Fire

Chasm Skulker replaces Reef Worm

Rite of Replication replaces Twinflame

The Locust God replaces Talrand, Sky Summoner

Laboratory Maniac replaces Words of War

Thought Vessel replaces Spellbook

Cyclonic Rift replaces Coastal Breach

Rhystic Study replaces Compulsive Research

Dack Fayden replaces Vexing Sphinx

Search for Azcanta   replaces Words of Wind

Paradox Engine replaces Temple Bell

Mizzix's Mastery replaces The Mirari Conjecture

Please help me streamline my game plan of forcing other players to draw and punishing them for not being able to empty their hands.

Date added	5 years
Last updated	5 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	1 - 0 Mythic Rares 29 - 0 Rares 27 - 0 Uncommons 14 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.41
Tokens	Copy Clone, Drake 2/2 U, Fish 3/3 U, Frog Lizard 3/3 G, Human Wizard 1/1 U, Kraken 9/9 U, Whale 6/6 U