Captain N'ghathrod
$12.09
$12.09Legendary Creature — Horror Pirate
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Ranking
#123
Current Rank
#129
Last Week
#83
Past 2 Years
Dimir Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
CardmarketVideos
Commander gameplay videos featuring Captain N'ghathrod.
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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
More Captain N'ghathrod VideosNew Cards
Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Captain N'ghathrod decks.
Exhibition Tidecaller+1% Synergy
$0.64
Emeritus of Woe0% Synergy
$17.36
Decorum Dissertation0% Synergy
$8.91
Echocasting Symposium-1% Synergy
$4.72
Grave Researcher-3% Synergy
$2.71
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Captain N'ghathrod's abilities and overall game plan.
Consuming Aberration+80% Synergy
$0.25
Nemesis of Reason+76% Synergy
$3.30
Zellix, Sanity Flayer+73% Synergy
$26.25
Mindcrank+71% Synergy
$10.85
Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar+70% Synergy
$2.06
Guiltfeeder+70% Synergy
$1.14
Uchuulon+69% Synergy
$1.91
Fractured Sanity+68% Synergy
$3.10
Sludge Monster+67% Synergy
$0.65
Sewer Nemesis+67% Synergy
$1.00
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Captain N'ghathrod decks.
Aboleth Spawn+63% Synergy
$9.37
Mind Flayer+60% Synergy
$0.28
Drown in the Loch+57% Synergy
$1.41
Nighthowler+56% Synergy
$0.33
Maddening Cacophony+56% Synergy
$7.66
Endless Evil+56% Synergy
$4.78
Hullbreaker Horror+55% Synergy
$5.97
Brainstealer Dragon+54% Synergy
$11.17
Ravenous Chupacabra+52% Synergy
$2.92
Lightning Greaves+34% Synergy
$4.24
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Rhystic Study+2% Synergy
$68.10
Cyclonic Rift0% Synergy
$41.55
Demonic Tutor-2% Synergy
$71.60
Ancient Tomb-2% Synergy
$129.20
Fierce Guardianship-5% Synergy
$57.92
Vampiric Tutor-5% Synergy
$60.99
Mystical Tutor-6% Synergy
$18.66
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Captain N'ghathrod's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Wharf Infiltrator+54% Synergy
$0.37
Grell Philosopher+53% Synergy
$0.48
Spellskite+51% Synergy
$8.10
Ruin Crab+50% Synergy
$1.56
Silent Hallcreeper+50% Synergy
$2.15
Chasm Skulker+47% Synergy
$0.52
Hunted Horror+45% Synergy
$3.80
Phyrexian Obliterator+43% Synergy
$9.82
Ancient Cellarspawn+41% Synergy
$7.45
Bruvac the Grandiloquent+40% Synergy
$45.64
Overcharged Amalgam+36% Synergy
$0.46
Toxrill, the Corrosive+35% Synergy
$17.81
The Mindskinner+35% Synergy
$3.24
Thing in the Ice+30% Synergy
$0.94
Vashta Nerada+28% Synergy
$2.46
Forgotten Creation+27% Synergy
$0.21
Dauthi Horror+27% Synergy
$0.37
Syr Konrad, the Grim+23% Synergy
$0.81
Phyrexian Revoker+23% Synergy
$0.32
Elder Brain+20% Synergy
$0.73
Phenax, God of Deception+20% Synergy
$15.44
Umbris, Fear Manifest+20% Synergy
$12.44
Phyrexian Rager+19% Synergy
$0.18
Nihilith+19% Synergy
$0.31
Cruel Somnophage+17% Synergy
$0.85
Overlord of the Floodpits+17% Synergy
$2.43
Roaming Throne+16% Synergy
$51.55
Duskmantle Guildmage+16% Synergy
$1.34
Horrid Shadowspinner+16% Synergy
$0.21
Arvinox, the Mind Flail+15% Synergy
$0.40
Terisian Mindbreaker+14% Synergy
$2.50
Defiler of Flesh+13% Synergy
$0.42
Illithid Harvester+13% Synergy
$0.35
Shadow Kin+12% Synergy
$0.95
Woe Strider+12% Synergy
$0.30
Intellect Devourer+11% Synergy
$0.35
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind+10% Synergy
$0.82
Clammy Prowler+10% Synergy
$0.15
Overlord of the Balemurk+9% Synergy
$21.65
Dark Hatchling+9% Synergy
$0.26
Gollum, Scheming Guide+9% Synergy
$1.06
Hedron Crab+8% Synergy
$2.67
Imperious Mindbreaker+8% Synergy
$0.39
Mindleech Mass+7% Synergy
$0.74
Dusk Mangler+7% Synergy
$0.24
Psychosis Crawler+6% Synergy
$1.48
Fleet Swallower+5% Synergy
$1.33
Wrexial, the Risen Deep+3% Synergy
$1.78
Spark Double+1% Synergy
$13.50
Changeling Outcast-4% Synergy
$2.36
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Captain N'ghathrod safe.
Memory Plunder+44% Synergy
$1.29
Drown in Dreams+27% Synergy
$2.89
Didn't Say Please+22% Synergy
$0.37
Visions of Beyond+21% Synergy
$4.91
Curtains' Call+20% Synergy
$0.62
Pull from Tomorrow+19% Synergy
$0.25
Thought Collapse+14% Synergy
$0.37
Kitsune's Technique+13% Synergy
$1.69
Thought Scour+12% Synergy
$1.38
Fact or Fiction+10% Synergy
$0.25
Psychic Strike+9% Synergy
$0.35
Unseal the Necropolis+9% Synergy
$0.19
Archive Trap+6% Synergy
$1.63
Into the Story+5% Synergy
$0.32
Grisly Spectacle+5% Synergy
$0.11
Spoils of Blood+5% Synergy
$1.93
Counterspell+1% Synergy
$3.66
Mana Drain0% Synergy
$55.69
Malakir Rebirth-2% Synergy
$13.73
Dark Ritual-3% Synergy
$3.95
Withering Torment-3% Synergy
$3.61
Infernal Grasp-4% Synergy
$0.30
Negate-5% Synergy
$0.19
Deadly Rollick-5% Synergy
$28.86
Waterlogged Teachings-5% Synergy
$0.48
Pongify-6% Synergy
$2.08
Fell the Profane-7% Synergy
$2.81
Go for the Throat-8% Synergy
$0.61
Reality Shift-8% Synergy
$0.30
Swan Song-9% Synergy
$7.94
Sink into Stupor-9% Synergy
$7.44
Arcane Denial-12% Synergy
$2.03
An Offer You Can't Refuse-15% Synergy
$2.14
Brainstorm-16% Synergy
$1.39
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Captain N'ghathrod's game plan and control the board.
Extract from Darkness+48% Synergy
$0.23
Psionic Ritual+44% Synergy
$0.30
Mind Grind+28% Synergy
$4.70
Singularity Rupture+28% Synergy
$0.56
Breach the Multiverse+27% Synergy
$10.20
Crippling Fear+22% Synergy
$2.76
Glimpse the Unthinkable+22% Synergy
$3.18
Rise of the Dark Realms+20% Synergy
$7.09
Cut Your Losses+20% Synergy
$1.41
Syphon Mind+18% Synergy
$0.39
Feed the Swarm+15% Synergy
$0.22
Traumatize+13% Synergy
$3.97
Mind Funeral+13% Synergy
$1.14
In Garruk's Wake+12% Synergy
$2.77
From the Catacombs+12% Synergy
$0.83
Hex+9% Synergy
$0.33
Reanimate+7% Synergy
$8.51
Pilfered Plans+7% Synergy
$0.18
Tasha's Hideous Laughter+6% Synergy
$3.68
Grasping Tentacles+6% Synergy
$0.58
Irenicus's Vile Duplication+4% Synergy
$12.10
Arcane Heist+4% Synergy
$4.75
Damnation+1% Synergy
$20.53
Kindred Dominance+1% Synergy
$16.58
Night's Whisper0% Synergy
$0.27
Sign in Blood0% Synergy
$3.20
Raise the Palisade0% Synergy
$20.90
Windfall-1% Synergy
$4.77
Blasphemous Edict-2% Synergy
$4.26
Toxic Deluge-8% Synergy
$5.41
Ponder-9% Synergy
$1.88
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Herald's Horn+46% Synergy
$4.59
The Water Crystal+42% Synergy
$3.47
Altar of the Brood+32% Synergy
$8.74
Urza's Incubator+17% Synergy
$16.29
Riverchurn Monument+16% Synergy
$2.57
Mesmeric Orb+14% Synergy
$18.72
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree+12% Synergy
$0.65
Sword of Body and Mind+9% Synergy
$16.56
Maskwood Nexus+8% Synergy
$2.07
Strionic Resonator+8% Synergy
$8.97
Trepanation Blade+6% Synergy
$0.30
Winged Boots+5% Synergy
$10.38
Whispersilk Cloak+3% Synergy
$4.23
Chronicle of Victory+3% Synergy
$19.44
Sapphire Medallion+2% Synergy
$6.53
Altar of Dementia+2% Synergy
$18.13
Swiftfoot Boots+1% Synergy
$2.38
Bident of Thassa0% Synergy
$0.41
Jet Medallion0% Synergy
$10.81
Wayfarer's Bauble-5% Synergy
$0.27
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Captain N'ghathrod's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Court of Cunning+42% Synergy
$4.34
Reflections of Littjara+35% Synergy
$2.52
Psychic Corrosion+35% Synergy
$5.97
Haunted One+28% Synergy
$5.55
Bloodchief Ascension+21% Synergy
$20.29
Fraying Sanity+17% Synergy
$0.57
Memory Erosion+15% Synergy
$9.00
Black Market+13% Synergy
$5.88
Kindred Discovery+10% Synergy
$14.01
Sphinx's Tutelage+9% Synergy
$2.80
Leyline of Anticipation+8% Synergy
$8.42
Teferi's Tutelage+6% Synergy
$0.37
Animate Dead+5% Synergy
$5.02
Black Market Connections+4% Synergy
$20.19
Virtue of Persistence+4% Synergy
$7.80
Cover of Darkness+3% Synergy
$18.89
Leyline of Transformation+3% Synergy
$0.43
Phyrexian Arena+2% Synergy
$4.08
Arcane Adaptation+2% Synergy
$3.92
Propaganda-2% Synergy
$3.71
Reconnaissance Mission-3% Synergy
$1.53
Mystic Remora-6% Synergy
$11.77
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Captain N'ghathrod to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Jace, the Perfected Mind+15% Synergy
$1.78
Jace, Memory Adept+11% Synergy
$2.64
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears+7% Synergy
$1.99
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Nephalia Drownyard+55% Synergy
$0.34
Rogue's Passage+36% Synergy
$0.38
Creeping Tar Pit+24% Synergy
$0.32
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital+21% Synergy
$1.59
Temple of the False God+15% Synergy
$0.26
Restless Reef+13% Synergy
$2.71
Drownyard Temple+12% Synergy
$0.27
Secret Tunnel+5% Synergy
$3.18
Hostile Hostel+5% Synergy
$0.52
Three Tree City+3% Synergy
$23.19
Shizo, Death's Storehouse+2% Synergy
$39.84
Cabal Coffers+1% Synergy
$33.08
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth-1% Synergy
$62.43
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire-2% Synergy
$10.42
Otawara, Soaring City-7% Synergy
$31.45
Mystic Sanctuary-7% Synergy
$1.00
Reliquary Tower-9% Synergy
$2.84
Bojuka Bog-11% Synergy
$0.72
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Dimir Keyrune+40% Synergy
$0.37
Thought Vessel+12% Synergy
$2.41
Mind Stone+11% Synergy
$0.29
Everflowing Chalice+11% Synergy
$0.33
Dimir Signet+10% Synergy
$1.19
Patchwork Banner+7% Synergy
$2.34
Arcane Signet+6% Synergy
$0.38
Sol Ring+5% Synergy
$1.20
Talisman of Dominance+5% Synergy
$2.46
The Soul Stone0% Synergy
$85.96
Charcoal Diamond-1% Synergy
$0.32
Sky Diamond-2% Synergy
$0.27
Commander's Sphere-4% Synergy
$0.35
Fellwar Stone-7% Synergy
$2.16
Lands
The mana base foundation for Captain N'ghathrod decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Path of Ancestry+38% Synergy
$0.24
Port of Karfell+24% Synergy
$0.28
Tainted Isle+23% Synergy
$0.81
River of Tears+23% Synergy
$0.32
Exotic Orchard+20% Synergy
$0.23
Darkwater Catacombs+19% Synergy
$0.35
Myriad Landscape+17% Synergy
$0.34
Choked Estuary+16% Synergy
$0.38
Temple of Deceit+16% Synergy
$0.25
Dimir Aqueduct+15% Synergy
$0.36
Sunken Hollow+13% Synergy
$0.35
Ash Barrens+13% Synergy
$0.20
Cavern of Souls+8% Synergy
$49.79
Shipwreck Marsh+5% Synergy
$7.12
Command Tower+4% Synergy
$0.23
Island+2% Synergy
$0.07
Swamp+2% Synergy
$2.00
Fabled Passage+2% Synergy
$1.03
Reflecting Pool+2% Synergy
$16.67
Sunken Ruins0% Synergy
$9.12
Contaminated Aquifer0% Synergy
$0.33
Secluded Courtyard0% Synergy
$0.32
Morphic Pool-1% Synergy
$31.11
Clearwater Pathway-1% Synergy
$4.31
Darkslick Shores-1% Synergy
$2.11
Glasspool Mimic-1% Synergy
$6.61
Gloomlake Verge-2% Synergy
$11.39
Terramorphic Expanse-2% Synergy
$0.17
Malakir Rebirth-2% Synergy
$13.73
Evolving Wilds-3% Synergy
$0.36
Dismal Backwater-3% Synergy
$0.19
Underground Sea-3% Synergy
Drowned Catacomb-5% Synergy
$3.69
Waterlogged Teachings-5% Synergy
$0.48
Watery Grave-6% Synergy
$10.15
Polluted Delta-6% Synergy
$19.95
Undercity Sewers-6% Synergy
$17.67
Fetid Pools-6% Synergy
$0.29
Fell the Profane-7% Synergy
$2.81
Sink into Stupor-9% Synergy
$7.44
Underground River-13% Synergy
$1.50
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