The Morgul Lord: Chief of the Nine

Commander / EDH Clone Control Deathtouch Jank Menace Theme/Gimmick Tokens UB (Dimir) Wraith

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Card Draw (11)

• 1x Birthday Escape
• 1x Borne Upon a Wind
• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Call of the Ring
• 1x Consider
• 1x Impulse
• 1x Opt
• 1x Ponder
• 1x Shadow Rift
• 1x The One Ring
• 1x Thought Scour

Counterspells (4)

• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Countersquall
• 1x Mana Leak
• 1x Remand

Creatures - Other (4)

• 1x Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant
• 1x Orcish Bowmasters
• 1x Sauron, the Necromancer
• 1x Wonder

Creatures - Wraiths (16)

• 1x Changeling Outcast
• 1x Graveshifter
• 1x Nazgul
• 1x Nazgul
• 1x Nazgul
• 1x Nazgul
• 1x Nazgul
• 1x Nazgul
• 1x Nazgul
• 1x Nazgul
• 1x Nazgul
• 1x Ringwraiths
• 1x Street Wraith
• 1x Venomous Changeling
• 1x Witch-king of Angmar
• 1x Witch-king, Bringer of Ruin

Equipment (4)

• 1x Helm of the Host
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Whispersilk Cloak

Let's Go Get Some Wraiths (6)

• 1x Assembly Hall
• 1x Echoing Return
• 1x Lim-Dul's Vault
• 1x Mitotic Manipulation
• 1x Sam's Desperate Rescue
• 1x Secret Salvage

Mana (34)

• 1x Choked Estuary
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Creeping Tar Pit
• 1x Darkslick Shores
• 1x Dismal Backwater
• 1x Drowned Catacomb
• 1x Halimar Depths
• 11x Island
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Spawning Pool
• 1x Sunken Hollow
• 11x Swamp
• 1x Temple of Deceit
• 1x Watery Grave

Mana Rocks (2)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Sol Ring

Misc (8)

• 1x Black Market Connections
• 1x Dreadful as the Storm
• 1x High Tide
• 1x Kindred Discovery
• 1x Reflections of Littjara
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Sauron's Ransom
• 1x The Ozolith

Removal (5)

• 1x Claim the Precious
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Go for the Throat
• 1x Raise the Palisade
• 1x Soothing of Smeagol

Tutors (5)

• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Infernal Tutor
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Ringsight
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

Commander (1)

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Better Land (11)

• 1x Clearwater Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Darkwater Catacombs
• 1x Dimir Aqueduct
• 1x Fetid Pools
• 1x Morphic Pool
• 1x Mutavault
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Shipwreck Marsh
• 1x Sunken Ruins
• 1x Tainted Isle

Extra Cantrips (3)

• 1x Blur
• 1x Gitaxian Probe
• 1x Preordain

Stuff I'm Strongly Considering (6)

• 1x Conjurer's Closet
• 1x Mirrorhall Mimic  ^Flip
• 1x Reflections of Littjara
• 1x Sam's Desperate Rescue
• 1x Underground River
• 1x Whispering Madness

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Background for the Deck

I've played MTG since Zendikar. I got my undergrad at a school that was literally called "Rivendell Sanctuary". Fast forward to 2023. This happens. Nuff said.

A Breakdown of the Deck

This deck is so much fun... Starting out, the commander pumps out Wraiths and ultimately buffs them. Playing the nine Nazgul enables you to cash in on a whole list of cards that would otherwise typically be useless in commander, a generally singleton format. Cards such as Infernal Tutor, Assembly Hall, Echoing Return, Mitotic Manipulation, and Secret Salvage become incredibly powerful when trying to ensure your Nazgul make it out in any given game and keep coming back. I play a slough of card draw spells to keep from running out of gas, and a hand full counterspells and removal spells to keep control, but intentionally don't overplay counterspells because I personally don't find them very fun to play. Other non-Wraith/Shapeshifter creatures included in the deck are Gothmog, Morgul Lieutenant, for some amas orc action, Orcish Bowmasters, because it's good... It's just that good, Sauron, the Necromancer for fun, Wonder to flavorfully give my wraiths flying as if they were on their dark flying beasts.

Top Ranked	Achieved #1 position overall 5 months ago
Date added	5 months
Last updated	2 days
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	4 - 0 Mythic Rares 30 - 0 Rares 22 - 0 Uncommons 19 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.73
Tokens	Copy Clone, Orc Army, Shapeshifter 3/2 C, The Ring, The Ring Tempts You, Treasure, Wraith 3/3 B
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