Nezahal, Primal Tide

Commander / EDH Mono-Blue

Starscream117

Artifact (27)

• 1x Blackblade Reforged
• 1x Cobbled Wings
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Empyrial Plate
• 1x Everflowing Chalice
• 1x Eye of Ramos
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Fireshrieker
• 1x Fractured Powerstone
• 1x Guardian Idol
• 1x Hedron Archive
• 1x Hot Soup
• 1x Key to the City
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Loxodon Warhammer
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Prismatic Lens
• 1x Sisay's Ring
• 1x Sky Diamond
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Sphere of the Suns
• 1x Star Compass
• 1x Strata Scythe
• 1x Sword of Feast and Famine
• 1x Thran Dynamo
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak
• 1x Worn Powerstone

Creature (14)

• 1x Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor
• 1x Apprentice Wizard
• 1x Breaching Leviathan
• 1x Fog Bank
• 1x Hedron Crawler
• 1x Manakin
• 1x Millikin
• 1x Palladium Myr
• 1x Scourge of Fleets
• 1x Sea Scryer
• 1x Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep
• 1x Suspicious Bookcase
• 1x Tempest Caller
• 1x Wonder

Sorcery (7)

• 1x Breaking Wave
• 1x Coastal Breach
• 1x Devastation Tide
• 1x Exhaustion
• 1x River's Rebuke
• 1x Sleep
• 1x Whelming Wave

Land (35)

• 33x Island
• 1x Mystifying Maze
• 1x Rogue's Passage

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Teferi, Master of Time

Commander (1)

Instant (12)

• 1x Blustersquall
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cyclonic RiftGC
• 1x Deluge
• 1x Domineering Will
• 1x Engulf the Shore
• 1x Evacuation
• 1x High Tide
• 1x Icy Blast
• 1x Illusionist's Gambit
• 1x Negate
• 1x Reins of Power

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Dragon Wings
• 1x Rhystic StudyGC
• 1x Trade Routes

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When the tide rolls in, everything else gets swept away.

This is mono-blue control with a Kraken-sized twist — Nezahal doesn’t just sit back and counter spells; it crashes in like a tidal wave, drawing cards, dodging removal, and leaving nothing standing.

Game Plan:

Mana-Ramp Like a Blue Mage: With mana rocks galore (Sol Ring, Mind Stone, Fellwar Stone, Worn Powerstone, Everflowing Chalice), plus blue ramp tech like High Tide, Sea Scryer, Apprentice Wizard, and Millikin, you’re aiming to power out Nezahal as early as possible — and keep the tempo up.

Bounce and Bury: The board is your oyster, and everyone else's boards are going back to hand. You’ve got a ridiculous arsenal of bounce spells like Cyclonic Rift, Evacuation, Engulf the Shore, Devastation Tide, Whelming Wave, and River’s Rebuke. Sleep, Icy Blast, and Deluge make sure no one’s swinging back either.

Nezahal: The Immovable Ocean: Your commander is uncounterable, can’t be discarded, draws cards on every opponent’s spell, and dodges removal. He’s also an absolute beatstick, especially once he's wearing Loxodon Warhammer, Fireshrieker, or Sword of Feast and Famine.

Combat Trickery: Tools like Illusionist’s Gambit, Domineering Will, and Reins of Power add a tricksy blue flair that can blow out aggressive players and turn the tide in an instant.

Evasion & Finishers: Unblockables like Whispersilk Cloak, Suspicious Bookcase, Hot Soup, and Rogue’s Passage help Nezahal punch through, while Scourge of Fleets, Slinn Voda, and Breaching Leviathan ensure the sea is clear for a final smash.

Card Draw for Days: Rhystic Study, Trade Routes, Key to the City, and Empyrial Plate all help keep your hand full — but nothing beats Nezahal’s passive draw engine in a multiplayer game.

Date added	6 months
Last updated	6 months
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	2 - 0 Mythic Rares 26 - 0 Rares 26 - 0 Uncommons 13 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.14