Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate · 2022 Commander precon
Mind Flayarrrs upgrade guide
Budget upgrades, cuts and the full decklist for Captain N'ghathrod.
Mind Flayarrrs is a Dimir (blue-black) Commander precon from Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate (2022), led by Captain N'ghathrod. Out of the box it runs 38 lands, 8 ramp pieces, 11 card-draw effects, 8 removal spells and 2 board wipes, with an average mana value of 3.70.
Measured against a typical Commander build, it's lightest on board wipes and ramp, and 6 of its lands enter tapped. Its game plan leans on horror tribal and graveyard, so the plan below favors cards that push that. The $50 plan below makes 10 swaps for $23.05.
Deck health
$50 budget plan
Best upgrades for Mind Flayarrrs
10 swaps for $23.05, built around horror tribal and graveyard. Prices as of November 6, 2026.
Add 10
Protection: deck has 1 of ~2 · #12 on EDHREC$1.89
Board wipes: deck has 2 of ~3 · #66 on EDHREC$5.47
Ramp: deck has 8 of ~10 · #17 on EDHREC$0.84
Ramp: deck has 8 of ~10 · #43 on EDHREC$0.24
Fits your Horror tribal plan · #831 on EDHREC$0.24
Fits your Graveyard plan · #53 on EDHREC$8.69
Fits your Horror tribal plan · #1,904 on EDHREC$0.39
Untapped land for all your colors · #49 on EDHREC$4.47
Untapped land for all your colors · #103 on EDHREC$0.35
Untapped land for all your colors · #141 on EDHREC$0.47
Cut 10
Enters tapped — slows your early turns
Enters tapped — slows your early turns
Enters tapped — slows your early turns
Trims you to 37 lands — the deck runs 38
Rarely played (#15,931 on EDHREC) · Costs 6 mana
Doesn't support the deck's plan
Doesn't support the deck's plan
Costs 7 mana · Extra card draw: deck already has 11 (~10 is plenty)
Costs 6 mana
Doesn't support the deck's plan
Mind Flayarrrs decklist
Commander (1)
- 1Captain N'ghathrod$11.78
Creatures (31)
- 1Aboleth Spawn$5.97
- 1Brainstealer Dragon$10.99
- 1Chasm Skulker$0.72
- 1Consuming Aberration$0.50
- 1Dark Hatchling$0.31
- 1Dauthi Horror$0.39
- 1Dross Harvester$0.36
- 1Dusk Mangler$0.19
- 1Forgotten Creation$0.30
- 1Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar$1.70
- 1Grell Philosopher$0.63
- 1Guiltfeeder$1.27
- 1Hullbreaker Horror$7.58
- 1Hunted Horror$4.64
- 1Mind Flayer$0.42
- 1Nemesis of Reason$3.04
- 1Nighthowler$0.32
- 1Nihilith$0.30
- 1Overcharged Amalgam$0.38
- 1Phyrexian Rager$0.23
- 1Phyrexian Revoker$0.39
- 1Plague Spitter$0.71
- 1Psychosis Crawler$1.06
- 1Ravenous Chupacabra$0.49
- 1Sewer Nemesis$1.37
- 1Sludge Monster$0.45
- 1Spellskite$7.58
- 1Uchuulon$7.23
- 1Wharf Infiltrator$0.39
- 1Woe Strider$0.42
- 1Zellix, Sanity Flayer$24.67
Instants (5)
- 1Curtains' Call$0.52
- 1Drown in the Loch$1.50
- 1Fact or Fiction$0.27
- 1Memory Plunder$1.45
- 1Pull from Tomorrow$0.34
Sorceries (9)
- 1Crippling Fear$0.51
- 1Extract from Darkness$0.34
- 1Feed the Swarm$0.38
- 1Fractured Sanity$2.69
- 1From the Catacombs$0.93
- 1Hex$0.39
- 1In Garruk's Wake$2.98
- 1Psionic Ritual$0.41
- 1Syphon Mind$0.35
Artifacts (11)
- 1Arcane Signet$0.77
- 1Dimir Keyrune$0.37
- 1Dimir Signet$1.40
- 1Everflowing Chalice$0.33
- 1Herald's Horn$5.52
- 1Lightning Greaves$4.84
- 1Mind Stone$0.39
- 1Mindcrank$13.20
- 1Sol Ring$1.96
- 1Talisman of Dominance$2.26
- 1Thought Vessel$3.20
Enchantments (5)
- 1Black Market$5.96
- 1Endless Evil$3.77
- 1Haunted One$4.59
- 1Leyline of Anticipation$4.61
- 1Reflections of Littjara$2.05
Lands (38)
- 1Ash Barrens$0.28
- 1Choked Estuary$0.31
- 1Command Tower$0.33
- 1Creeping Tar Pit$0.40
- 1Darkwater Catacombs$0.29
- 1Dimir Aqueduct$0.37
- 1Drownyard Temple$0.35
- 1Exotic Orchard$0.36
- 3Island$0.26
- 2Island$0.22
- 2Island$0.20
- 2Island$0.11
- 1Myriad Landscape$0.36
- 1Nephalia Drownyard$0.36
- 1Path of Ancestry$0.35
- 1Port of Karfell$0.29
- 1River of Tears$0.33
- 1Rogue's Passage$0.77
- 1Sunken Hollow$0.39
- 3Swamp$0.26
- 3Swamp$0.22
- 3Swamp$0.18
- 2Swamp$0.21
- 1Tainted Isle$1.80
- 1Temple of Deceit$0.39
- 1Temple of the False God$0.25
FAQ
How much is the Mind Flayarrrs precon worth?
At current prices the 100 cards in Mind Flayarrrs are worth about $177.28 as singles (cheapest printings, TCGplayer market price as of November 6, 2026).
What are the best budget upgrades for Mind Flayarrrs?
For about $23.05, our top picks are Swiftfoot Boots, Toxic Deluge, Fellwar Stone, Solemn Simulacrum, Thrummingbird. The full 10-card plan with cuts is above, and the upgrade tool can rebuild it for any budget.
What should I cut from Mind Flayarrrs?
Start with Port of Karfell, Creeping Tar Pit, Dimir Aqueduct, Temple of Deceit. These are the least-played or slowest cards that don't support the deck's plan.
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