Captain N'ghathrod
$6.40
$6.40Legendary Creature — Horror Pirate
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Niche Pick
Less common, brings surprise factor.
Ranking
#86
Current Rank
#101
Last Week
#67
Last Month
Links & Decks
Dimir Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
CardmarketVideos
Commander gameplay videos featuring Captain N'ghathrod.
Generic Commander Episode 37: Viewer Decks
Zinnia, Valley's Voice 🆚 Yargle and Multani 🆚 Captain N'ghathrod 🆚 Indoraptor, the perfect hybrid
Azlask vs Esika vs Captain N'gathrod vs Piru | EDH Gameplay | SmoothBrainEDH
Decembonus #3 Captain N'ghathrod vs Archelos vs Ria Ivor vs Rasaad yn Bashir EDH / CMDR game
MORTAL COMBAT CARD? Captain N'gathrod vs Kardu vs Iname vs The Gitrog Halloween gameplay episode
Keeping one land? Captain N'ghathrod v Kardur v Iname v The Gitrog Halloween edh gameplay video
Captain N'gathrod VS Varina 1v1 EDH/CMDR Gameplay
Every Card Must Start with the Same Letter (Alphabet Week) | Commander Clash S16 E28
What if Life Totals Didn't Matter? | EDH Gameplay Ep 48
Alela, Cunning Conqueror vs Mazzy vs Chainer vs Captain N'ghathrod EDH / CMDR game play
Captain N'ghathrod videosNew Cards
Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Captain N'ghathrod decks.
The Water Crystal+28% Synergy
$2.01
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital+15% Synergy
$1.01
Ahriman+6% Synergy
$0.05
Tonberry+3% Synergy
$0.18
Grasping Tentacles+3% Synergy
$30.00
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Captain N'ghathrod's abilities and overall game plan.
Consuming Aberration+81% Synergy
$0.18
Nemesis of Reason+79% Synergy
$1.80
Zellix, Sanity Flayer+78% Synergy
$17.38
Guiltfeeder+74% Synergy
$0.98
Mindcrank+73% Synergy
$13.03
Uchuulon+73% Synergy
$1.06
Fractured Sanity+72% Synergy
$2.10
Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar+72% Synergy
$1.31
Sludge Monster+72% Synergy
$0.44
Sewer Nemesis+72% Synergy
$0.78
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Captain N'ghathrod decks.
Aboleth Spawn+68% Synergy
$3.25
Mind Flayer+64% Synergy
$0.31
Endless Evil+62% Synergy
$3.65
Drown in the Loch+60% Synergy
$1.39
Brainstealer Dragon+60% Synergy
$4.38
Nighthowler+59% Synergy
$0.26
Hullbreaker Horror+57% Synergy
$2.17
Ravenous Chupacabra+57% Synergy
$0.28
Maddening Cacophony+55% Synergy
$5.32
Lightning Greaves+38% Synergy
$4.23
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Rhystic Study-2% Synergy
$48.81
Ancient Tomb-3% Synergy
$111.35
Cyclonic Rift-4% Synergy
$50.27
Demonic Tutor-6% Synergy
$57.93
Fierce Guardianship-8% Synergy
$40.66
Vampiric Tutor-8% Synergy
$53.02
Mystical Tutor-9% Synergy
$12.14
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Captain N'ghathrod's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Grell Philosopher+59% Synergy
$0.45
Wharf Infiltrator+57% Synergy
$0.34
Spellskite+55% Synergy
$6.90
Chasm Skulker+51% Synergy
$1.00
Hunted Horror+51% Synergy
$2.80
Ruin Crab+48% Synergy
$1.41
Silent Hallcreeper+46% Synergy
$0.83
Overcharged Amalgam+41% Synergy
$0.22
Phyrexian Obliterator+40% Synergy
$6.52
Ancient Cellarspawn+37% Synergy
$2.95
Toxrill, the Corrosive+36% Synergy
$14.47
Bruvac the Grandiloquent+33% Synergy
$35.87
The Mindskinner+33% Synergy
$1.03
Forgotten Creation+32% Synergy
$0.30
Vashta Nerada+31% Synergy
$0.96
Dauthi Horror+31% Synergy
$0.32
Thing in the Ice+30% Synergy
$0.35
Phyrexian Revoker+30% Synergy
$0.29
Phyrexian Rager+26% Synergy
$0.06
Syr Konrad, the Grim+23% Synergy
$0.57
Elder Brain+23% Synergy
$0.38
Nihilith+21% Synergy
$0.21
Cruel Somnophage+19% Synergy
$0.29
Phenax, God of Deception+19% Synergy
$9.05
Horrid Shadowspinner+19% Synergy
$0.10
Umbris, Fear Manifest+19% Synergy
$8.29
Overlord of the Floodpits+17% Synergy
$2.57
Defiler of Flesh+17% Synergy
$0.45
Roaming Throne+16% Synergy
$30.14
Terisian Mindbreaker+16% Synergy
$0.76
Arvinox, the Mind Flail+16% Synergy
$0.25
Woe Strider+16% Synergy
$0.18
Illithid Harvester+16% Synergy
$0.18
Duskmantle Guildmage+15% Synergy
$0.60
Shadow Kin+15% Synergy
$0.82
Intellect Devourer+13% Synergy
$0.19
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind+12% Synergy
$0.54
Overlord of the Balemurk+12% Synergy
$24.84
Dark Hatchling+12% Synergy
$0.15
Clammy Prowler+11% Synergy
$0.04
Imperious Mindbreaker+10% Synergy
$0.49
Gollum, Scheming Guide+10% Synergy
$1.00
The Flood of Mars+10% Synergy
$0.22
Dusk Mangler+9% Synergy
$0.03
Psychosis Crawler+8% Synergy
$0.37
Mindleech Mass+7% Synergy
$0.51
Hedron Crab+6% Synergy
$2.91
Wrexial, the Risen Deep+4% Synergy
$1.27
Spark Double+1% Synergy
$6.13
Changeling Outcast-5% Synergy
$0.91
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Captain N'ghathrod safe.
Memory Plunder+51% Synergy
$1.24
Drown in Dreams+27% Synergy
$0.70
Curtains' Call+26% Synergy
$0.30
Pull from Tomorrow+25% Synergy
$0.28
Didn't Say Please+20% Synergy
$0.27
Visions of Beyond+17% Synergy
$5.84
Fact or Fiction+14% Synergy
$0.15
Thought Collapse+13% Synergy
$0.26
Thought Scour+11% Synergy
$0.44
Unseal the Necropolis+11% Synergy
$0.06
Psychic Strike+10% Synergy
$0.20
Into the Story+6% Synergy
$0.17
Grisly Spectacle+6% Synergy
$0.05
Spoils of Blood+6% Synergy
$1.24
Archive Trap+4% Synergy
$2.27
Baleful Mastery+1% Synergy
$1.30
Counterspell-1% Synergy
$2.00
Mana Drain-2% Synergy
$41.94
Withering Torment-3% Synergy
$2.55
Malakir Rebirth-3% Synergy
$9.22
Infernal Grasp-4% Synergy
$0.36
Waterlogged Teachings-4% Synergy
$0.58
Negate-7% Synergy
$0.25
Deadly Rollick-7% Synergy
$16.46
Pongify-7% Synergy
$1.97
Dark Ritual-8% Synergy
$3.38
Fell the Profane-8% Synergy
$4.41
Sink into Stupor-9% Synergy
$6.71
Go for the Throat-10% Synergy
$0.79
Reality Shift-10% Synergy
$0.22
Swan Song-11% Synergy
$10.80
Arcane Denial-14% Synergy
$1.85
An Offer You Can't Refuse-16% Synergy
$1.49
Brainstorm-19% Synergy
$1.52
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Captain N'ghathrod's game plan and control the board.
Extract from Darkness+53% Synergy
$0.17
Psionic Ritual+51% Synergy
$0.20
Mind Grind+31% Synergy
$3.04
Breach the Multiverse+28% Synergy
$5.29
Crippling Fear+27% Synergy
$1.46
Syphon Mind+24% Synergy
$0.51
Cut Your Losses+22% Synergy
$0.71
Glimpse the Unthinkable+20% Synergy
$2.59
Feed the Swarm+19% Synergy
$0.27
In Garruk's Wake+17% Synergy
$1.31
From the Catacombs+17% Synergy
$0.79
Rise of the Dark Realms+16% Synergy
$2.90
Mind Funeral+13% Synergy
$1.27
Traumatize+12% Synergy
$3.21
Hex+12% Synergy
$0.15
Pilfered Plans+7% Synergy
$0.05
Tasha's Hideous Laughter+6% Synergy
$2.98
Arcane Heist+6% Synergy
$0.35
Reanimate+4% Synergy
$7.36
Irenicus's Vile Duplication+4% Synergy
$7.59
Damnation+2% Synergy
$18.51
Kindred Dominance0% Synergy
$8.06
Night's Whisper0% Synergy
$0.97
Sign in Blood0% Synergy
$0.55
Raise the Palisade0% Synergy
$8.72
Blasphemous Edict-1% Synergy
$4.53
Windfall-4% Synergy
$3.79
Toxic Deluge-10% Synergy
$4.79
Ponder-10% Synergy
$1.61
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Herald's Horn+50% Synergy
$4.27
Altar of the Brood+30% Synergy
$8.98
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree+16% Synergy
$0.55
Riverchurn Monument+13% Synergy
$0.48
Urza's Incubator+13% Synergy
$13.27
Mesmeric Orb+11% Synergy
$20.65
Strionic Resonator+11% Synergy
$4.91
Sword of Body and Mind+10% Synergy
$16.23
Maskwood Nexus+8% Synergy
$1.50
Trepanation Blade+7% Synergy
$0.27
Winged Boots+5% Synergy
$4.32
Whispersilk Cloak+4% Synergy
$2.26
Altar of Dementia+2% Synergy
$11.19
Swiftfoot Boots0% Synergy
$1.39
Bident of Thassa0% Synergy
$0.36
Sapphire Medallion0% Synergy
$3.61
Wayfarer's Bauble-6% Synergy
$0.22
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Captain N'ghathrod's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Court of Cunning+44% Synergy
$3.68
Reflections of Littjara+39% Synergy
$0.62
Psychic Corrosion+33% Synergy
$4.28
Haunted One+33% Synergy
$7.29
Black Market+19% Synergy
$3.35
Bloodchief Ascension+16% Synergy
$15.19
Memory Erosion+15% Synergy
$6.30
Fraying Sanity+15% Synergy
$0.66
Leyline of Anticipation+12% Synergy
$2.20
Kindred Discovery+9% Synergy
$4.72
Sphinx's Tutelage+9% Synergy
$1.21
Teferi's Tutelage+6% Synergy
$0.32
Virtue of Persistence+5% Synergy
$5.01
Patient Rebuilding+5% Synergy
$0.47
Animate Dead+4% Synergy
$6.73
Black Market Connections+3% Synergy
$14.75
Leyline of Transformation+3% Synergy
$0.32
Phyrexian Arena+2% Synergy
$1.44
Arcane Adaptation+2% Synergy
$2.56
Cover of Darkness0% Synergy
$13.60
Propaganda-2% Synergy
$2.21
Reconnaissance Mission-4% Synergy
$0.86
Mystic Remora-8% Synergy
$8.48
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Captain N'ghathrod to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Jace, the Perfected Mind+17% Synergy
$3.89
Jace, Memory Adept+12% Synergy
$3.38
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears+8% Synergy
$1.39
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Nephalia Drownyard+61% Synergy
$0.17
Rogue's Passage+41% Synergy
$0.34
Creeping Tar Pit+30% Synergy
$0.27
Temple of the False God+18% Synergy
$0.13
Drownyard Temple+16% Synergy
$0.15
Restless Reef+13% Synergy
$0.51
Hostile Hostel+6% Synergy
$0.58
Three Tree City+3% Synergy
$18.23
Shizo, Death's Storehouse+1% Synergy
$21.03
Castle Locthwain+1% Synergy
$3.89
Cabal Coffers0% Synergy
$23.01
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-3% Synergy
$48.76
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-4% Synergy
$6.57
Mystic Sanctuary-8% Synergy
$1.50
Otawara, Soaring City-10% Synergy
$17.69
Reliquary Tower-12% Synergy
$2.01
Bojuka Bog-15% Synergy
$1.00
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Dimir Keyrune+45% Synergy
$0.21
Thought Vessel+17% Synergy
$1.25
Everflowing Chalice+17% Synergy
$0.30
Mind Stone+16% Synergy
$0.24
Dimir Signet+11% Synergy
$0.45
Patchwork Banner+8% Synergy
$3.74
Talisman of Dominance+7% Synergy
$0.84
Arcane Signet+6% Synergy
$0.40
Sol Ring+5% Synergy
$2.00
Sky Diamond-1% Synergy
$0.18
Charcoal Diamond-2% Synergy
$0.26
Commander's Sphere-4% Synergy
$0.20
Fellwar Stone-8% Synergy
$0.97
Lands
The mana base foundation for Captain N'ghathrod decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Path of Ancestry+43% Synergy
$0.19
Port of Karfell+30% Synergy
$0.10
River of Tears+28% Synergy
$0.14
Tainted Isle+28% Synergy
$0.25
Exotic Orchard+24% Synergy
$0.21
Darkwater Catacombs+23% Synergy
$0.22
Myriad Landscape+21% Synergy
$0.16
Temple of Deceit+20% Synergy
$0.20
Choked Estuary+19% Synergy
$0.23
Dimir Aqueduct+18% Synergy
$0.21
Ash Barrens+18% Synergy
$0.14
Sunken Hollow+15% Synergy
$0.28
Cavern of Souls+6% Synergy
$33.78
Command Tower+5% Synergy
$0.21
Swamp+3% Synergy
$0.07
Shipwreck Marsh+3% Synergy
$3.02
Island+2% Synergy
$0.05
Fabled Passage+2% Synergy
$5.16
Reflecting Pool+2% Synergy
$8.08
Contaminated Aquifer0% Synergy
$0.17
Sunken Ruins-1% Synergy
$17.52
Glasspool Mimic-1% Synergy
$3.38
Gloomlake Verge-2% Synergy
$8.01
Darkslick Shores-3% Synergy
$3.35
Terramorphic Expanse-3% Synergy
$0.10
Malakir Rebirth-3% Synergy
$9.22
Clearwater Pathway-4% Synergy
$3.95
Evolving Wilds-4% Synergy
$0.05
Dismal Backwater-4% Synergy
$0.05
Underground Sea-4% Synergy
Waterlogged Teachings-4% Synergy
$0.58
Morphic Pool-5% Synergy
$14.95
Undercity Sewers-6% Synergy
$20.50
Fetid Pools-6% Synergy
$0.20
Drowned Catacomb-8% Synergy
$1.68
Polluted Delta-8% Synergy
$14.46
Fell the Profane-8% Synergy
$4.41
Sink into Stupor-9% Synergy
$6.71
Watery Grave-10% Synergy
$14.14
Underground River-15% Synergy
$1.55
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