Commander sample deck

Monstrosity of the Lake Commander Deck From Your Collection

A real BinderBrew Monstrosity of the Lake Commander shell for Control Value, U role balance, missing-card estimates, and a buy-list preview.

Legendary Creature — KrakenControl Value

10 draw pieces vs floor of 6.

Synergy data from EDHREC.

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CommanderMonstrosity of the Lake

VariantMidrange

StrategyControl Value

Full retail if you own nothing$503

Starting shell, not a prescription

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

Synergy data from Monstrosity of the Lake 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: 10 cards, target 6-20
Interaction: 10 cards, target 3-13
Board Wipes: 3 cards, target 1-5
Protection: 5 cards, target 0-8
Theme and Utility: 24 cards, target 0-99

Buy-list preview

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

Rhystic Study - $67.41
Monument to Endurance - $18.31
Cyclonic Rift - $30.32
Shadowspear - $21.59
Ledger Shredder - $9.48
Raise the Palisade - $4.58

Sample decklist by role

Lands (37)

1 Ash Barrens, 1 Cavern of Souls, 1 Cephalid Coliseum, 1 Command Tower, 1 Geier Reach Sanitarium, 1 Gemstone Caverns, 25 Island, 1 Karn's Bastion, 1 Lonely Sandbar, 1 Mistrise Village, 1 Otawara, Soaring City, 1 Urza's Saga, 1 War Room

Ramp (10)

1 Arcane Signet, 1 Commander's Sphere, 1 Everflowing Chalice, 1 Midnight Clock, 1 Mind Stone, 1 Monument to Endurance, 1 Sol Ring, 1 Solemn Simulacrum, 1 Thran Dynamo, 1 Worn Powerstone

Card Draw (10)

1 Borrowing 100,000 Arrows, 1 Contentious Plan, 1 Hylda's Crown of Winter, 1 Ledger Shredder, 1 Rhystic Study, 1 Steady Progress, 1 Tezzeret's Gambit, 1 The Watcher in the Water, 1 Three Steps Ahead, 1 Verity Circle

Interaction (10)

1 An Offer You Can't Refuse, 1 Arcane Denial, 1 Conjurer's Closet, 1 Counterspell, 1 Cyclonic Rift, 1 Essence Flux, 1 Kozilek, the Great Distortion, 1 Muddle the Mixture, 1 Negate, 1 Refute

Board Wipes (3)

1 Evacuation, 1 Raise the Palisade, 1 Whelming Wave

Protection (5)

1 Blur, 1 Chimil, the Inner Sun, 1 Not of This World, 1 Shadowspear, 1 Siren Stormtamer

Theme and Utility (24)

1 Deep-Sea Kraken, 1 Deepglow Skate, 1 Displacer Kitten, 1 Fear of Sleep Paralysis, 1 Flux Channeler, 1 Freeze in Place, 1 Grappling Kraken, 1 Guildpact Informant, 1 High Tide, 1 Hullbreaker Horror, 1 Inexorable Tide, 1 Inkwell Leviathan, 1 Kederekt Leviathan, 1 Lulu, Stern Guardian, ...

Common questions

Is this Monstrosity of the Lake 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.