Commander sample deck

Hythonia the Cruel Commander Deck From Your Collection

A real BinderBrew Hythonia the Cruel Commander shell for Counters, B role balance, missing-card estimates, and a buy-list preview.

Legendary Creature — GorgonCounters

9 draw pieces vs floor of 6.

Synergy data from EDHREC.

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CommanderHythonia the Cruel

VariantMidrange

StrategyCounters

Full retail if you own nothing$683

Starting shell, not a prescription

This page is anchored by a real generated deck fixture. BinderBrew uses it to show the shape of a Hythonia the Cruel build, then your uploaded collection decides which cards are already covered and which upgrades are actually worth buying.

Synergy data from Hythonia the Cruel on EDHREC.

Role counts

The list is grouped against BinderBrew's Tier 1 role targets.

Lands: 37 cards, target 33-38
Ramp: 10 cards, target 4-16
Card Draw: 9 cards, target 6-20
Interaction: 10 cards, target 3-13
Board Wipes: 3 cards, target 1-5
Protection: 4 cards, target 0-8
Theme and Utility: 26 cards, target 0-99

Buy-list preview

Only missing-card estimates are shown here. Marketplace totals can change.

Necropotence - $34.50
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician - $24.06
Damnation - $17.21
Agatha's Soul Cauldron - $37.71
Deadly Rollick - $27.59
Shadowspear - $21.59

Sample decklist by role

Lands (37)

1 Bonders' Enclave, 1 Castle Locthwain, 1 Cavern of Souls, 1 Command Beacon, 1 Command Tower, 1 Gemstone Caverns, 1 Karn's Bastion, 1 Opal Palace, 1 Spymaster's Vault, 25 Swamp, 1 Tyrite Sanctum, 1 Urza's Saga, 1 War Room

Ramp (10)

1 Arcane Signet, 1 Black Market Connections, 1 Commander's Sphere, 1 Deadly Dispute, 1 Dragon's Hoard, 1 Everflowing Chalice, 1 Liliana of the Dark Realms, 1 Mind Stone, 1 Sol Ring, 1 Solemn Simulacrum

Card Draw (9)

1 Archfiend of Ifnir, 1 Lethal Scheme, 1 Necropotence, 1 Night's Whisper, 1 Phyrexian Arena, 1 Read the Bones, 1 Staff of Compleation, 1 Vraska, Betrayal's Sting, 1 Yawgmoth, Thran Physician

Interaction (10)

1 Agatha's Soul Cauldron, 1 Conjurer's Closet, 1 Deadly Rollick, 1 Feed the Swarm, 1 Go for the Throat, 1 Infernal Grasp, 1 Undercity Eliminator, 1 Visara the Dreadful, 1 Warping Wail, 1 Withering Torment

Board Wipes (3)

1 Damnation, 1 Kindred Dominance, 1 Toxic Deluge

Protection (4)

1 Chimil, the Inner Sun, 1 Not of This World, 1 Shadowspear, 1 Yahenni, Undying Partisan

Theme and Utility (26)

1 Animate Dead, 1 Archetype of Finality, 1 Banner of Kinship, 1 Bloodchief Ascension, 1 Bolas's Citadel, 1 Carrion Feeder, 1 Crypt Ghast, 1 Dauthi Voidwalker, 1 Decorum Dissertation, 1 Defile, 1 Demonic Tutor, 1 Diabolic Intent, 1 Dreadhorde Invasion, 1 Exsanguinate, ...

Common questions

Is this Hythonia the Cruel deck generated by BinderBrew?

Yes. This is a committed sample fixture produced by the deterministic BinderBrew generation use case. It is not generated during the web request.

Will my deck look exactly like this?

No. Treat this as a starting shell. Uploading your collection changes owned-card coverage, missing cards, budget pressure, and final recommendations.

Are the prices exact?

No. Prices are estimates from the committed card cache and marketplace checkout can differ by printing, condition, seller, tax, and shipping.