Captain N'ghathrod: Control
$11.74
$11.74Legendary Creature — Horror Pirate
New Cards
Recent-set cards that Captain N'ghathrod players are trying out in Control decks.
The Dawning Archaic+5% Synergy
$2.11
Exhibition Tidecaller+4% Synergy
$0.91
High Synergy Cards
The highest-synergy picks for Captain N'ghathrod's Control builds — cards that lean hardest into the Control theme.
Consuming Aberration+76% Synergy
$0.32
Zellix, Sanity Flayer+74% Synergy
$26.86
Nemesis of Reason+67% Synergy
$3.15
Mindcrank+67% Synergy
$10.64
Maddening Cacophony+60% Synergy
$7.28
Fractured Sanity+60% Synergy
$3.27
Sludge Monster+59% Synergy
$0.84
Hullbreaker Horror+56% Synergy
$6.00
Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar+56% Synergy
$1.84
Drown in the Loch+54% Synergy
$1.36
Top Cards
The staple cards most Captain N'ghathrod Control decks run as their core.
Aboleth Spawn+54% Synergy
$9.90
Spellskite+51% Synergy
$7.89
Uchuulon+50% Synergy
$1.98
Brainstealer Dragon+48% Synergy
$11.71
Guiltfeeder+47% Synergy
$1.03
Ruin Crab+46% Synergy
$2.32
Silent Hallcreeper+43% Synergy
$1.98
Lightning Greaves+25% Synergy
$3.93
Feed the Swarm+15% Synergy
$0.33
Counterspell+1% Synergy
$3.43
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a Captain N'ghathrod Control game on their own.
Cyclonic Rift+14% Synergy
$41.26
Rhystic Study+13% Synergy
$69.44
Demonic Tutor+10% Synergy
$70.03
Fierce Guardianship+6% Synergy
$56.78
Vampiric Tutor+6% Synergy
$62.01
Ancient Tomb+6% Synergy
$125.34
The One Ring+3% Synergy
$101.75
Imperial Seal+1% Synergy
$156.62
Mystical Tutor0% Synergy
$17.28
Force of Will0% Synergy
$70.22
Creatures
Creatures that carry the Control plan in Captain N'ghathrod decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Mind Flayer+44% Synergy
$0.33
Sewer Nemesis+44% Synergy
$0.96
Bruvac the Grandiloquent+43% Synergy
$45.96
Wharf Infiltrator+40% Synergy
$0.35
Toxrill, the Corrosive+37% Synergy
$17.67
Ravenous Chupacabra+36% Synergy
$3.09
Phyrexian Obliterator+35% Synergy
$8.72
Nighthowler+34% Synergy
$0.34
Chasm Skulker+32% Synergy
$0.50
The Mindskinner+31% Synergy
$2.99
Grell Philosopher+31% Synergy
$0.55
Thing in the Ice+31% Synergy
$0.90
Phenax, God of Deception+31% Synergy
$15.30
Ancient Cellarspawn+27% Synergy
$6.53
Overcharged Amalgam+25% Synergy
$0.48
Hunted Horror+24% Synergy
$3.69
Arvinox, the Mind Flail+24% Synergy
$0.39
Roaming Throne+21% Synergy
$52.17
Duskmantle Guildmage+21% Synergy
$1.32
Phyrexian Revoker+19% Synergy
$0.38
Vashta Nerada+19% Synergy
$2.68
Cruel Somnophage+18% Synergy
$0.83
Umbris, Fear Manifest+18% Synergy
$12.44
Syr Konrad, the Grim+17% Synergy
$0.74
Forgotten Creation+17% Synergy
$0.21
Elder Brain+17% Synergy
$0.74
Terisian Mindbreaker+17% Synergy
$2.21
Defiler of Flesh+17% Synergy
$0.48
Hedron Crab+16% Synergy
$2.82
Phyrexian Rager+15% Synergy
$0.16
Overlord of the Floodpits+13% Synergy
$2.54
Nihilith+13% Synergy
$0.32
Dauthi Horror+13% Synergy
$0.35
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth+10% Synergy
$0.63
Woe Strider+10% Synergy
$0.32
Intellect Devourer+9% Synergy
$0.35
Horrid Shadowspinner+9% Synergy
$0.23
Fleet Swallower+8% Synergy
$1.33
Imperious Mindbreaker+8% Synergy
$0.36
Clammy Prowler+7% Synergy
$0.14
Gollum, Scheming Guide+7% Synergy
$0.95
Shadow Kin+6% Synergy
$0.81
Overlord of the Balemurk+6% Synergy
$22.35
Illithid Harvester+6% Synergy
$0.34
The Flood of Mars+6% Synergy
$0.34
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind+5% Synergy
$0.73
Wrexial, the Risen Deep+3% Synergy
$1.65
Spark Double-1% Synergy
$13.50
Changeling Outcast-3% Synergy
$2.20
Baleful Strix-17% Synergy
$2.44
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Captain N'ghathrod's Control deck ahead.
Didn't Say Please+23% Synergy
$0.38
Memory Plunder+22% Synergy
$1.28
Drown in Dreams+20% Synergy
$3.24
Visions of Beyond+19% Synergy
$4.66
Psychic Strike+13% Synergy
$0.35
Thought Scour+11% Synergy
$0.70
Thought Collapse+11% Synergy
$0.37
Mana Drain+10% Synergy
$52.75
Archive Trap+10% Synergy
$1.63
Unseal the Necropolis+9% Synergy
$0.13
Pull from Tomorrow+8% Synergy
$0.32
Deadly Rollick+7% Synergy
$26.21
Kitsune's Technique+7% Synergy
$1.16
Into the Story+6% Synergy
$0.36
Fact or Fiction+5% Synergy
$0.22
Curtains' Call+4% Synergy
$0.49
Grisly Spectacle+4% Synergy
$0.10
Unbury+4% Synergy
$0.22
Malakir Rebirth+2% Synergy
$12.67
Dark Ritual+1% Synergy
$4.19
Force of Negation0% Synergy
$49.82
Rapid Hybridization-1% Synergy
$0.60
Pongify-2% Synergy
$1.98
Swan Song-3% Synergy
$7.86
Infernal Grasp-3% Synergy
$0.28
Waterlogged Teachings-3% Synergy
$0.44
Lim-Dûl's Vault-3% Synergy
$7.62
Negate-4% Synergy
$0.14
Arcane Denial-4% Synergy
$1.46
Go for the Throat-4% Synergy
$0.61
Reality Shift-4% Synergy
$0.28
Sink into Stupor-5% Synergy
$7.11
Withering Torment-6% Synergy
$3.27
Fell the Profane-6% Synergy
$3.00
Brainstorm-9% Synergy
$1.43
An Offer You Can't Refuse-11% Synergy
$2.26
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the Control game plan forward for Captain N'ghathrod.
Extract from Darkness+27% Synergy
$0.23
Cut Your Losses+27% Synergy
$1.38
Breach the Multiverse+25% Synergy
$9.77
Mind Grind+24% Synergy
$4.94
Singularity Rupture+23% Synergy
$1.09
Glimpse the Unthinkable+22% Synergy
$3.16
Psionic Ritual+22% Synergy
$0.32
Traumatize+17% Synergy
$3.87
Mind Funeral+14% Synergy
$1.11
Syphon Mind+12% Synergy
$0.38
Reanimate+10% Synergy
$8.59
Damnation+10% Synergy
$21.38
Rise of the Dark Realms+10% Synergy
$7.08
Pilfered Plans+10% Synergy
$0.17
Crippling Fear+9% Synergy
$2.44
Tasha's Hideous Laughter+8% Synergy
$3.63
From the Catacombs+8% Synergy
$0.85
In Garruk's Wake+7% Synergy
$2.36
Windfall+6% Synergy
$4.34
Toxic Deluge+5% Synergy
$4.98
Increasing Confusion+5% Synergy
$1.03
Peer into the Abyss+4% Synergy
$3.51
Agadeem's Awakening+2% Synergy
$28.02
Scheming Symmetry+2% Synergy
$9.46
Dread Summons+2% Synergy
$0.24
Grim Tutor+2% Synergy
$23.87
Sea Gate Restoration+1% Synergy
$35.07
Irenicus's Vile Duplication+1% Synergy
$12.94
Blasphemous Edict0% Synergy
$4.22
Diabolic Tutor-1% Synergy
$2.09
Kindred Dominance-3% Synergy
$16.88
Ponder-4% Synergy
$2.00
Victimize-7% Synergy
$2.02
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Captain N'ghathrod Control decks.
Altar of the Brood+38% Synergy
$9.09
The Water Crystal+33% Synergy
$3.77
Herald's Horn+22% Synergy
$4.72
Mesmeric Orb+21% Synergy
$18.53
Riverchurn Monument+17% Synergy
$2.77
Urza's Incubator+11% Synergy
$15.56
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree+9% Synergy
$0.64
Sword of Body and Mind+8% Synergy
$16.68
Trepanation Blade+6% Synergy
$0.31
Maskwood Nexus+5% Synergy
$2.23
Winged Boots+5% Synergy
$10.31
Barbed Bloodletter+5% Synergy
$0.16
Rimefire Torque+4% Synergy
$0.30
Strionic Resonator+3% Synergy
$9.59
Jet Medallion+2% Synergy
$10.47
Sapphire Medallion+2% Synergy
$6.10
Whispersilk Cloak+2% Synergy
$3.27
Bident of Thassa-2% Synergy
$0.45
Swiftfoot Boots-6% Synergy
$2.99
Wayfarer's Bauble-7% Synergy
$0.32
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Control strategy in Captain N'ghathrod decks.
Court of Cunning+43% Synergy
$4.07
Psychic Corrosion+37% Synergy
$5.83
Bloodchief Ascension+33% Synergy
$19.87
Endless Evil+28% Synergy
$4.53
Memory Erosion+25% Synergy
$8.90
Fraying Sanity+22% Synergy
$0.49
Reflections of Littjara+16% Synergy
$1.29
Haunted One+16% Synergy
$5.99
Animate Dead+14% Synergy
$4.74
Black Market Connections+11% Synergy
$18.31
Sphinx's Tutelage+10% Synergy
$1.87
Kindred Discovery+8% Synergy
$14.98
Virtue of Persistence+7% Synergy
$7.23
Phyrexian Arena+5% Synergy
$4.02
Mystic Remora+4% Synergy
$11.44
Cover of Darkness+3% Synergy
$18.09
Black Market+3% Synergy
$5.25
Leyline of Transformation+3% Synergy
$0.45
Propaganda-1% Synergy
$3.52
Aqueous Form-2% Synergy
$0.51
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Captain N'ghathrod's Control game plan.
Jace, the Perfected Mind+12% Synergy
$1.70
Jace, Memory Adept+8% Synergy
$2.54
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears+8% Synergy
$1.93
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries+6% Synergy
$10.01
Ashiok, Dream Render+3% Synergy
$1.78
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Captain N'ghathrod Control decks.
Nephalia Drownyard+47% Synergy
$0.25
Rogue's Passage+23% Synergy
$0.36
Creeping Tar Pit+18% Synergy
$0.32
Restless Reef+17% Synergy
$2.60
Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital+12% Synergy
$1.56
Shizo, Death's Storehouse+10% Synergy
$38.10
Drownyard Temple+9% Synergy
$0.21
Temple of the False God+8% Synergy
$0.32
Hostile Hostel+8% Synergy
$0.51
Secret Tunnel+7% Synergy
$2.74
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+6% Synergy
$11.57
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+5% Synergy
$57.13
Otawara, Soaring City+4% Synergy
$31.72
The Black Gate+3% Synergy
$8.36
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+3% Synergy
$49.84
Three Tree City+1% Synergy
$24.13
Command Beacon+1% Synergy
$6.42
Urza's Saga0% Synergy
$39.67
Cabal Coffers-1% Synergy
$29.69
Reliquary Tower-8% Synergy
$2.76
Mystic Sanctuary-8% Synergy
$0.85
Bojuka Bog-9% Synergy
$0.63
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Captain N'ghathrod's Control strategy.
Dimir Keyrune+30% Synergy
$0.38
Thought Vessel+7% Synergy
$2.60
Dimir Signet+5% Synergy
$1.19
Talisman of Dominance+4% Synergy
$2.58
Arcane Signet+3% Synergy
$0.46
The Soul Stone+2% Synergy
$84.04
Mind Stone+1% Synergy
$0.34
Sol Ring0% Synergy
$1.40
Thran Dynamo0% Synergy
$4.03
Sky Diamond-1% Synergy
$0.26
Midnight Clock-1% Synergy
$0.57
Patchwork Banner-2% Synergy
$1.91
Charcoal Diamond-2% Synergy
$0.32
Fellwar Stone-3% Synergy
$0.60
Commander's Sphere-6% Synergy
$0.25
Lands
The mana base behind Captain N'ghathrod's Control decks.
River of Tears+27% Synergy
$0.35
Path of Ancestry+21% Synergy
$0.32
Port of Karfell+21% Synergy
$0.26
Darkwater Catacombs+19% Synergy
$0.33
Cavern of Souls+16% Synergy
$49.78
Tainted Isle+15% Synergy
$0.70
Exotic Orchard+13% Synergy
$0.36
Myriad Landscape+13% Synergy
$0.24
Sunken Ruins+11% Synergy
$8.65
Clearwater Pathway+10% Synergy
$4.24
Polluted Delta+9% Synergy
$18.92
Reflecting Pool+9% Synergy
$17.20
Dimir Aqueduct+8% Synergy
$0.31
Morphic Pool+8% Synergy
$27.85
Shipwreck Marsh+7% Synergy
$7.35
Underground Sea+7% Synergy
Fabled Passage+7% Synergy
$1.02
Gloomlake Verge+6% Synergy
$10.63
Ash Barrens+6% Synergy
$0.25
Sunken Hollow+5% Synergy
$0.36
Choked Estuary+5% Synergy
$0.38
Watery Grave+4% Synergy
$12.40
Temple of Deceit+3% Synergy
$0.25
Scalding Tarn+3% Synergy
$38.66
Verdant Catacombs+3% Synergy
$32.22
City of Brass+3% Synergy
$9.98
Mana Confluence+3% Synergy
$33.09
Swamp+2% Synergy
$0.07
Malakir Rebirth+2% Synergy
$12.67
Flooded Strand+2% Synergy
$15.52
Marsh Flats+2% Synergy
$30.45
Agadeem's Awakening+2% Synergy
$28.02
Island+1% Synergy
$0.07
Misty Rainforest+1% Synergy
$36.10
Bloodstained Mire+1% Synergy
$17.82
Sea Gate Restoration+1% Synergy
$35.07
Unclaimed Territory+1% Synergy
$0.33
Secluded Courtyard+1% Synergy
$0.31
Command Tower0% Synergy
$0.25
Darkslick Shores-1% Synergy
$2.49
Terramorphic Expanse-1% Synergy
$0.26
Dismal Backwater-2% Synergy
$0.18
Undercity Sewers-3% Synergy
$19.18
Fetid Pools-3% Synergy
$0.26
Evolving Wilds-3% Synergy
$0.39
Waterlogged Teachings-3% Synergy
$0.44
Drowned Catacomb-4% Synergy
$2.51
Sink into Stupor-5% Synergy
$7.11
Underground River-6% Synergy
$1.42
Fell the Profane-6% Synergy
$3.00
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The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Captain N'ghathrod: Control.
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Brinelin, the Moon Kraken // Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar
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The Haunt of Hightower
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