Mind Flayarrrs
Captain N'ghathrod · CLB 2022 · official decklist · 100 cards
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What originality means here
Every card scores 0 to 1: one minus how close its nearest match anywhere in Magic gets, so 0.30 means something out there is 70% like it. A deck's figure is the average across its most original half of nonland cards, so it climbs by holding cards with less competition, never by holding more cards.
- 116 Arcane Wizardry 0.161
- 117 Silverquill Influence 0.161
- 118 Enduring Enchantments 0.161
- 119 Mind Flayarrrs 0.160
- 120 Devour for Power 0.160
- 121 Hatsune Miku 0.159
- 122 Arm for Battle 0.159
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What originality means here
Every card scores 0 to 1: one minus how close its nearest match anywhere in Magic gets, so 0.30 means something out there is 70% like it. A deck's figure is the average across its most original half of nonland cards, so it climbs by holding cards with less competition, never by holding more cards.
- 57 Arm for Battle 0.159
- 58 Hatsune Miku 0.159
- 59 Devour for Power 0.160
- 60 Mind Flayarrrs 0.160
- 61 Enduring Enchantments 0.161
- 62 Silverquill Influence 0.161
- 63 Arcane Wizardry 0.161
Most original cards
- Grell Philosopher 0.37
- Haunted One 0.32
- Uchuulon 0.32
- Brainstealer Dragon 0.29
- Consuming Aberration 0.22
- Captain N'ghathrod 0.21
- Drown in the Loch 0.21
- Zellix, Sanity Flayer 0.20
- Aboleth Spawn 0.19
- Sludge Monster 0.18
- Hunted Horror 0.17
- From the Catacombs 0.17
- Psionic Ritual 0.17
- Guiltfeeder 0.16
- Dimir Keyrune 0.15
- Herald's Horn 0.14
- Everflowing Chalice 0.13
- Fractured Sanity 0.13
- Nighthowler 0.13
- Dusk Mangler 0.13
- Nihilith 0.11
- Reflections of Littjara 0.10
- Pull from Tomorrow 0.09
- Endless Evil 0.09
- Chasm Skulker 0.09
- Psychosis Crawler 0.09
- Mind Flayer 0.09
- Forgotten Creation 0.09
- Lightning Greaves 0.08
- Feed the Swarm 0.08
- Sewer Nemesis 0.07
- Memory Plunder 0.07
- Hullbreaker Horror 0.06
- In Garruk's Wake 0.06
- Nemesis of Reason 0.05
- Overcharged Amalgam 0.05
- Extract from Darkness 0.05
- Spellskite 0.05
- Syphon Mind 0.04
- Wharf Infiltrator 0.04
- Dark Hatchling 0.04
- Black Market 0.03
- Fact or Fiction 0.03
- Crippling Fear 0.01
- Mindcrank 0.01
- Talisman of Dominance 0.01
- Curtains' Call 0.00
- Plague Spitter 0.00
- Hex 0.00
- Dross Harvester 0.00
- Woe Strider 0.00
- Phyrexian Rager 0.00
- Thought Vessel 0.00
- Arcane Signet 0.00
- Leyline of Anticipation 0.00
- Phyrexian Revoker 0.00
- Ravenous Chupacabra 0.00
- Sol Ring 0.00
- Dauthi Horror -0.00
- Dimir Signet -0.00
- Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar -0.00
- Mind Stone -0.00
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What salt means here
EDHREC's annual survey asks players which cards they least enjoy facing, scoring each 0 to about 3: Stasis is 3.06, Rhystic Study 2.73, Mind Stone a flat 0. A deck's figure is those scores added up, so it gets there either through a few famous offenders or a long tail of mildly irritating ones. The one number here that is an opinion rather than a measurement.
- 18 Turtle Power! 25.5
- 19 Draconic Dissent 25.5
- 20 Entropic Uprising 25.3
- 21 Mind Flayarrrs 25.2
- 22 Scions & Spellcraft (FINAL FANTASY XIV) 25.0
- 23 Masters of Evil 24.8
- 24 Multiverse Reforged 24.6
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What salt means here
EDHREC's annual survey asks players which cards they least enjoy facing, scoring each 0 to about 3: Stasis is 3.06, Rhystic Study 2.73, Mind Stone a flat 0. A deck's figure is those scores added up, so it gets there either through a few famous offenders or a long tail of mildly irritating ones. The one number here that is an opinion rather than a measurement.
- 155 Multiverse Reforged 24.6
- 156 Masters of Evil 24.8
- 157 Scions & Spellcraft (FINAL FANTASY XIV) 25.0
- 158 Mind Flayarrrs 25.2
- 159 Entropic Uprising 25.3
- 160 Draconic Dissent 25.5
- 161 Turtle Power! 25.5
Saltiest cards
- Hullbreaker Horror 2.00
- Sol Ring 1.59
- Captain N'ghathrod 1.15
- Mindcrank 1.13
- Sludge Monster 0.73
- Spellskite 0.73
- Leyline of Anticipation 0.70
- Psychosis Crawler 0.70
- Consuming Aberration 0.69
- Nemesis of Reason 0.68
- Fractured Sanity 0.65
- Brainstealer Dragon 0.63
- Mind Flayer 0.60
- In Garruk's Wake 0.53
- Lightning Greaves 0.53
- Black Market 0.52
- Reflections of Littjara 0.51
- Memory Plunder 0.49
- Syphon Mind 0.49
- Overcharged Amalgam 0.47
- Aboleth Spawn 0.42
- Crippling Fear 0.42
- Phyrexian Revoker 0.41
- Arcane Signet 0.40
- Guiltfeeder 0.39
- Rogue's Passage 0.37
- Chasm Skulker 0.34
- Dusk Mangler 0.33
- Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar 0.33
- Extract from Darkness 0.32
- Drown in the Loch 0.30
- Fact or Fiction 0.28
- Temple of the False God 0.26
- Dimir Keyrune 0.25
- Sewer Nemesis 0.25
- Everflowing Chalice 0.24
- Grell Philosopher 0.24
- Herald's Horn 0.24
- Psionic Ritual 0.24
- Uchuulon 0.24
- Ravenous Chupacabra 0.23
- Dross Harvester 0.22
- Endless Evil 0.21
- Command Tower 0.20
- Forgotten Creation 0.20
- Feed the Swarm 0.19
- Port of Karfell 0.19
- Zellix, Sanity Flayer 0.19
- Curtains' Call 0.18
- From the Catacombs 0.13
- Dauthi Horror 0.12
- Hex 0.12
- Haunted One 0.11
- Nephalia Drownyard 0.10
- Plague Spitter 0.10
- Pull from Tomorrow 0.10
- Woe Strider 0.09
- Drownyard Temple 0.08
- Exotic Orchard 0.08
- Path of Ancestry 0.08
- Nighthowler 0.07
- Creeping Tar Pit 0.06
- River of Tears 0.06
- Choked Estuary 0.05
- Nihilith 0.05
- Tainted Isle 0.04
- Dimir Aqueduct 0.03
- Hunted Horror 0.03
- Myriad Landscape 0.03
- Temple of Deceit 0.03
- Ash Barrens 0.02
- Darkwater Catacombs 0.02
- Dark Hatchling 0.00
- Dimir Signet 0.00
- Mind Stone 0.00
- Phyrexian Rager 0.00
- Sunken Hollow 0.00
- Talisman of Dominance 0.00
- Thought Vessel 0.00
- Wharf Infiltrator 0.00
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What of cards means here
The cheapest paper printing of every card, added together: what the hundred cards cost to own as singles, not what the sealed box sells for. That is why one reserved list card can put a deck above four decks of staples. Basic lands count toward the total but are left out of the card list below, since thirty Islands are not what anyone means by a deck's cheapest cards.
- 28 Mutant Menace €104.46
- 29 Legends' Legacy €103.29
- 30 We Are the Borg €103.24
- 31 Mind Flayarrrs €100.96
- 32 Entropic Uprising €99.95
- 33 Draconic Domination €97.98
- 34 Fae Dominion €94.93
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What of cards means here
The cheapest paper printing of every card, added together: what the hundred cards cost to own as singles, not what the sealed box sells for. That is why one reserved list card can put a deck above four decks of staples. Basic lands count toward the total but are left out of the card list below, since thirty Islands are not what anyone means by a deck's cheapest cards.
- 145 Fae Dominion €94.93
- 146 Draconic Domination €97.98
- 147 Entropic Uprising €99.95
- 148 Mind Flayarrrs €100.96
- 149 We Are the Borg €103.24
- 150 Legends' Legacy €103.29
- 151 Mutant Menace €104.46
Priciest cards
- Zellix, Sanity Flayer €9.26
- Captain N'ghathrod €8.72
- Brainstealer Dragon €7.94
- Mindcrank €7.09
- Spellskite €7.04
- Haunted One €5.39
- Hullbreaker Horror €5.09
- Uchuulon €4.95
- Endless Evil €3.66
- Black Market €3.41
- Herald's Horn €3.22
- Aboleth Spawn €3.21
- Lightning Greaves €3.16
- Hunted Horror €2.16
- From the Catacombs €1.95
- Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar €1.53
- Memory Plunder €1.44
- Fractured Sanity €1.40
- Reflections of Littjara €1.29
- Tainted Isle €1.11
- Thought Vessel €1.05
- Drown in the Loch €0.94
- Nemesis of Reason €0.89
- Sol Ring €0.82
- In Garruk's Wake €0.78
- Leyline of Anticipation €0.78
- Guiltfeeder €0.70
- Plague Spitter €0.68
- Talisman of Dominance €0.58
- Psychosis Crawler €0.47
- Dimir Signet €0.43
- Sewer Nemesis €0.43
- Curtains' Call €0.37
- Chasm Skulker €0.36
- Crippling Fear €0.36
- Ravenous Chupacabra €0.32
- Creeping Tar Pit €0.29
- Grell Philosopher €0.29
- Nephalia Drownyard €0.29
- Arcane Signet €0.28
- Rogue's Passage €0.27
- Sludge Monster €0.27
- Psionic Ritual €0.26
- Choked Estuary €0.25
- Phyrexian Revoker €0.25
- Mind Flayer €0.24
- River of Tears €0.23
- Sunken Hollow €0.22
- Dauthi Horror €0.21
- Feed the Swarm €0.21
- Forgotten Creation €0.21
- Overcharged Amalgam €0.21
- Woe Strider €0.21
- Darkwater Catacombs €0.20
- Everflowing Chalice €0.20
- Mind Stone €0.20
- Nighthowler €0.20
- Nihilith €0.20
- Dross Harvester €0.19
- Wharf Infiltrator €0.19
- Myriad Landscape €0.18
- Drownyard Temple €0.17
- Exotic Orchard €0.17
- Consuming Aberration €0.16
- Dimir Aqueduct €0.16
- Dimir Keyrune €0.15
- Syphon Mind €0.14
- Command Tower €0.13
- Dark Hatchling €0.12
- Path of Ancestry €0.12
- Temple of Deceit €0.12
- Extract from Darkness €0.11
- Hex €0.10
- Port of Karfell €0.10
- Pull from Tomorrow €0.10
- Fact or Fiction €0.09
- Temple of the False God €0.08
- Ash Barrens €0.07
- Dusk Mangler €0.07
- Phyrexian Rager €0.03
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What median play rate means here
EDHREC ranks every card by how many Commander decks run it, #1 being the most played in the format. A deck's figure is the median rank across its nonland cards, so #1200 means half this deck sits inside the format's twelve hundred most played cards. A smaller number is the deck built out of staples.
- 76 Call for Backup #3162
- 77 Built From Scratch #3164
- 78 Vampiric Bloodlust #3176
- 79 Mind Flayarrrs #3190
- 80 Draconic Destruction #3194
- 81 Explorers of the Deep #3222
- 82 Land's Wrath #3240
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What median play rate means here
EDHREC ranks every card by how many Commander decks run it, #1 being the most played in the format. A deck's figure is the median rank across its nonland cards, so #1200 means half this deck sits inside the format's twelve hundred most played cards. A smaller number is the deck built out of staples.
- 97 Land's Wrath #3240
- 98 Explorers of the Deep #3222
- 99 Draconic Destruction #3194
- 100 Mind Flayarrrs #3190
- 101 Vampiric Bloodlust #3176
- 102 Built From Scratch #3164
- 103 Call for Backup #3162
Most played cards
- Sol Ring #1
- Arcane Signet #3
- Lightning Greaves #13
- Thought Vessel #21
- Mind Stone #32
- Talisman of Dominance #91
- Feed the Swarm #93
- Herald's Horn #153
- Dimir Signet #157
- Everflowing Chalice #251
- Hullbreaker Horror #277
- Psychosis Crawler #428
- Black Market #685
- Fact or Fiction #700
- Chasm Skulker #701
- Reflections of Littjara #703
- Leyline of Anticipation #766
- Pull from Tomorrow #936
- Mindcrank #990
- Spellskite #1042
- Syphon Mind #1044
- Ravenous Chupacabra #1166
- Drown in the Loch #1460
- In Garruk's Wake #1515
- Consuming Aberration #1618
- Woe Strider #1676
- Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar #2021
- Fractured Sanity #2056
- Crippling Fear #2087
- Brainstealer Dragon #2269
- Zellix, Sanity Flayer #3084
- Extract from Darkness #3295
- Forgotten Creation #3497
- Curtains' Call #3673
- Aboleth Spawn #3898
- Sludge Monster #4127
- Captain N'ghathrod #4494
- Nighthowler #4503
- Hunted Horror #4637
- Nemesis of Reason #4649
- Mind Flayer #4660
- Uchuulon #4688
- Endless Evil #4705
- Haunted One #4783
- Memory Plunder #4841
- Overcharged Amalgam #4979
- Phyrexian Revoker #5583
- Sewer Nemesis #6156
- Wharf Infiltrator #6656
- Guiltfeeder #6978
- Dimir Keyrune #7254
- Hex #7553
- Plague Spitter #7609
- From the Catacombs #8644
- Phyrexian Rager #8652
- Grell Philosopher #8729
- Dauthi Horror #9174
- Psionic Ritual #10450
- Dusk Mangler #10458
- Dross Harvester #15387
- Nihilith #15944
- Dark Hatchling #19048
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What a card on average means here
How long ago each card was first printed, averaged across the deck. A reprint does not make an old card new, so a deck published last year and stuffed with reprints still reads old. The total underneath is every card's age added together; the ranking uses the average, because a sum quietly rewards the bigger deck for being bigger.
- 44 Primal Genesis 14.2 years
- 45 Wretched Ranks 14.1 years
- 46 Dungeons of Death 14.0 years
- 47 Mind Flayarrrs 13.9 years
- 48 Arcane Maelstrom 13.9 years
- 49 Mystic Intellect 13.8 years
- 50 Everyone's Invited! 13.8 years
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What a card on average means here
How long ago each card was first printed, averaged across the deck. A reprint does not make an old card new, so a deck published last year and stuffed with reprints still reads old. The total underneath is every card's age added together; the ranking uses the average, because a sum quietly rewards the bigger deck for being bigger.
- 129 Everyone's Invited! 13.8 years
- 130 Mystic Intellect 13.8 years
- 131 Arcane Maelstrom 13.9 years
- 132 Mind Flayarrrs 13.9 years
- 133 Dungeons of Death 14.0 years
- 134 Wretched Ranks 14.1 years
- 135 Primal Genesis 14.2 years
Oldest cards
- Sol Ring 33.3 years
- Mind Stone 29.4 years
- Dauthi Horror 29.1 years
- Dark Hatchling 28.1 years
- Black Market 27.1 years
- Phyrexian Rager 26.5 years
- Fact or Fiction 26.1 years
- Plague Spitter 26.1 years
- Darkwater Catacombs 25.1 years
- Tainted Isle 24.8 years
- Guiltfeeder 24.5 years
- Syphon Mind 24.1 years
- Temple of the False God 23.5 years
- Dross Harvester 23.1 years
- Lightning Greaves 23.1 years
- Talisman of Dominance 23.1 years
- Dimir Aqueduct 21.1 years
- Dimir Signet 21.1 years
- Hex 21.1 years
- Hunted Horror 21.1 years
- Nihilith 19.5 years
- River of Tears 19.5 years
- Memory Plunder 18.5 years
- Exotic Orchard 17.8 years
- Nemesis of Reason 17.5 years
- Creeping Tar Pit 16.8 years
- Everflowing Chalice 16.8 years
- Leyline of Anticipation 16.3 years
- Phyrexian Revoker 15.8 years
- Psychosis Crawler 15.8 years
- Mindcrank 15.5 years
- Spellskite 15.5 years
- Command Tower 15.4 years
- Sewer Nemesis 15.4 years
- Nephalia Drownyard 15.1 years
- Rogue's Passage 14.1 years
- Consuming Aberration 13.8 years
- Dimir Keyrune 13.8 years
- Nighthowler 13.1 years
- Temple of Deceit 13.1 years
- Extract from Darkness 12.4 years
- Chasm Skulker 12.3 years
- In Garruk's Wake 12.3 years
- Myriad Landscape 12.0 years
- Sunken Hollow 11.1 years
- Thought Vessel 11.0 years
- Choked Estuary 10.6 years
- Drownyard Temple 10.6 years
- Forgotten Creation 10.6 years
- Wharf Infiltrator 10.3 years
- Ash Barrens 10.0 years
- Curtains' Call 10.0 years
- Pull from Tomorrow 9.5 years
- Herald's Horn 9.2 years
- Path of Ancestry 9.2 years
- Ravenous Chupacabra 8.8 years
- Arcane Signet 7.1 years
- Drown in the Loch 7.1 years
- Woe Strider 6.8 years
- Feed the Swarm 6.1 years
- Crippling Fear 5.8 years
- Port of Karfell 5.8 years
- Reflections of Littjara 5.8 years
- Fractured Sanity 5.5 years
- Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar 5.3 years
- Mind Flayer 5.3 years
- Sludge Monster 5.1 years
- Hullbreaker Horror 5.0 years
- Overcharged Amalgam 5.0 years
- Dusk Mangler 4.5 years
- Aboleth Spawn 4.4 years
- Brainstealer Dragon 4.4 years
- Captain N'ghathrod 4.4 years
- Endless Evil 4.4 years
- From the Catacombs 4.4 years
- Grell Philosopher 4.4 years
- Haunted One 4.4 years
- Psionic Ritual 4.4 years
- Uchuulon 4.4 years
- Zellix, Sanity Flayer 4.4 years
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What the figures on each card mean
- Originality
- One minus how close the card's nearest match anywhere in Magic gets, so a card at 0.30 has something out there 70% like it.
- Play rate
- EDHREC's rank for how often the card is played in Commander, where #1 is the most played card in the format.
- Salt
- Out of about 3, from EDHREC's salt survey, where players vote on the cards they least enjoy facing.
- Card age
- How long ago the card was first printed, counted from its earliest printing, so a reprint does not make an old card new.
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