Naban, Dean of Iteration
$0.54
$0.54Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Meta Pick
Very popular, most players know the strategy.
Ranking
#1432
Current Rank
#1453
Last Week
#1262
Last Month
Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
CardmarketVideos
Commander gameplay videos featuring Naban, Dean of Iteration.
New Cards
Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Naban, Dean of Iteration decks.
Waterbender's Restoration+2% Synergy
$2.18
Unagi's Spray+1% Synergy
$0.14
Agna Qel'a-3% Synergy
$0.53
Bender's Waterskin-5% Synergy
$0.35
Waterbending Scroll-6% Synergy
$0.17
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Naban, Dean of Iteration's abilities and overall game plan.
Aether Channeler+82% Synergy
$0.30
Barrin, Tolarian Archmage+77% Synergy
$0.17
Cloudkin Seer+73% Synergy
$0.19
Naru Meha, Master Wizard+73% Synergy
$0.86
Azami, Lady of Scrolls+72% Synergy
$0.40
Venser, Shaper Savant+72% Synergy
$1.06
Stonybrook Banneret+70% Synergy
$0.15
Riptide Laboratory+69% Synergy
$0.43
Archaeomancer+67% Synergy
$0.27
Gadwick, the Wizened+66% Synergy
$0.49
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Naban, Dean of Iteration decks.
Step Through+66% Synergy
$0.14
Sea Gate Oracle+65% Synergy
$0.12
Aether Adept+64% Synergy
$0.22
Ghostly Flicker+63% Synergy
$1.06
Sower of Temptation+62% Synergy
$1.18
Panharmonicon+60% Synergy
$5.24
Wizard's Retort+57% Synergy
$0.14
Displace+56% Synergy
$0.41
Sapphire Medallion+8% Synergy
$4.52
Counterspell+3% Synergy
$1.15
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Thassa's Oracle+7% Synergy
$17.64
Cyclonic Rift-5% Synergy
$37.99
Mystical Tutor-6% Synergy
$13.37
Narset, Parter of Veils-7% Synergy
$1.38
Force of Will-8% Synergy
$63.77
Fierce Guardianship-9% Synergy
$40.43
Rhystic Study-13% Synergy
$49.78
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Naban, Dean of Iteration's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Serum Visionary+56% Synergy
$0.05
Cyclone Summoner+56% Synergy
$0.16
Archmage of Echoes+56% Synergy
$7.56
Merchant of Secrets+53% Synergy
$0.28
Master of Waves+51% Synergy
$0.45
Vedalken Aethermage+47% Synergy
$0.51
Exclusion Mage+47% Synergy
$0.28
Winter Eladrin+45% Synergy
$0.06
Dour Port-Mage+42% Synergy
$2.70
Portal Mage+42% Synergy
$0.11
Merfolk Trickster+41% Synergy
$0.35
Patron Wizard+40% Synergy
$4.03
Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir+39% Synergy
$2.40
Galecaster Colossus+39% Synergy
$2.28
Docent of Perfection+35% Synergy
$0.49
Faerie Seer+35% Synergy
$0.33
Sage of Fables+34% Synergy
$0.13
Watcher for Tomorrow+32% Synergy
$0.20
Pol Jamaar, Illusionist+28% Synergy
$1.20
Overwhelmed Apprentice+27% Synergy
$0.13
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling+25% Synergy
$24.29
Oracle of Tragedy+24% Synergy
$0.08
Shipwreck Dowser+23% Synergy
$0.13
Augur of Bolas+23% Synergy
$0.15
High Fae Trickster+22% Synergy
$11.16
Roaming Throne+22% Synergy
$32.89
Tempest Caller+22% Synergy
$0.25
Stern Proctor+22% Synergy
$0.29
Tribute Mage+21% Synergy
$1.68
Spellseeker+21% Synergy
$12.88
Trophy Mage+21% Synergy
$0.52
Champion of Wits+19% Synergy
$0.18
Thundertrap Trainer+18% Synergy
$3.02
Harbinger of the Tides+17% Synergy
$0.18
Pondering Mage+16% Synergy
$0.10
Riptide Director+15% Synergy
$0.56
Riverwise Augur+15% Synergy
$0.07
Tishana's Tidebinder+14% Synergy
$3.46
Vendilion Clique+14% Synergy
$2.41
Smirking Spelljacker+13% Synergy
$0.61
Sigil Tracer+13% Synergy
$5.00
Trinket Mage+12% Synergy
$0.46
Snapcaster Mage+12% Synergy
$15.84
Archetype of Imagination+12% Synergy
$0.36
Triskaidekaphile+11% Synergy
$0.50
Starfield Vocalist+11% Synergy
$1.36
Transit Mage+11% Synergy
$0.23
Laboratory Maniac+5% Synergy
$0.86
Displacer Kitten+4% Synergy
$21.52
Baral, Chief of Compliance+2% Synergy
$2.23
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Naban, Dean of Iteration safe.
Familiar's Ruse+43% Synergy
$0.44
Illusionist's Stratagem+38% Synergy
$0.28
Blur+28% Synergy
$0.20
Essence Flux+25% Synergy
$0.60
Planar Incision+17% Synergy
$0.23
High Tide+15% Synergy
$0.89
Aetherize+12% Synergy
$0.36
Teferi's Time Twist+12% Synergy
$0.23
Sage's Dousing+12% Synergy
$0.17
Snap+11% Synergy
$2.71
Arcane Epiphany+9% Synergy
$0.06
Reality Shift+8% Synergy
$0.24
Geistwave+7% Synergy
$0.09
Disappearing Act+7% Synergy
$0.07
Evacuation+6% Synergy
$0.15
Hide on the Ceiling+6% Synergy
$1.03
Paradoxical Outcome+6% Synergy
$0.51
Engulf the Shore+5% Synergy
$2.60
Filter Out+5% Synergy
$0.17
Run Away Together+5% Synergy
$0.02
Flare of Denial+4% Synergy
$4.53
Cackling Counterpart+4% Synergy
$0.14
Unsummon+3% Synergy
$0.24
Negate+2% Synergy
$0.24
Aetherspouts+2% Synergy
$0.58
Rapid Hybridization0% Synergy
$0.68
Rewind-1% Synergy
$0.42
Sublime Epiphany-1% Synergy
$0.22
Pongify-2% Synergy
$1.53
Resculpt-2% Synergy
$0.20
Cryptic Command-2% Synergy
$5.69
Three Steps Ahead-2% Synergy
$3.96
Disallow-2% Synergy
$3.49
Narset's Reversal-3% Synergy
$1.87
Fact or Fiction-3% Synergy
$0.12
Opt-4% Synergy
$0.10
Sink into Stupor-4% Synergy
$8.62
Archmage's Charm-4% Synergy
$1.34
Blue Sun's Zenith-4% Synergy
$1.26
Mystic Confluence-4% Synergy
$0.62
Muddle the Mixture-5% Synergy
$1.77
Brainstorm-7% Synergy
$1.13
Flow of Knowledge-7% Synergy
$0.20
Dramatic Reversal-8% Synergy
$7.78
Force of Negation-8% Synergy
$48.35
Mana Drain-11% Synergy
$45.37
Frantic Search-13% Synergy
$0.39
Swan Song-13% Synergy
$7.39
Arcane Denial-14% Synergy
$1.55
An Offer You Can't Refuse-17% Synergy
$2.29
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Naban, Dean of Iteration's game plan and control the board.
Distant Melody+28% Synergy
$0.49
Splash Portal+11% Synergy
$1.46
Curse of the Swine+9% Synergy
$0.15
Raise the Palisade+8% Synergy
$12.32
Baral's Expertise+8% Synergy
$0.11
Rite of Replication+7% Synergy
$0.22
Quasiduplicate+7% Synergy
$0.46
Ravenform+4% Synergy
$0.16
Flood of Tears+3% Synergy
$0.82
Devastation Tide+3% Synergy
$0.60
Solve the Equation+2% Synergy
$1.84
River's Rebuke+2% Synergy
$0.55
Time Warp+1% Synergy
$12.67
Merchant Scroll0% Synergy
$7.17
Ponder-2% Synergy
$1.29
Irenicus's Vile Duplication-2% Synergy
$7.98
Preordain-3% Synergy
$0.46
Spectral Deluge-3% Synergy
$2.45
Serum Visions-3% Synergy
$1.55
Sea Gate Restoration-6% Synergy
$32.59
Windfall-16% Synergy
$3.75
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Kefnet's Monument+42% Synergy
$0.35
Conjurer's Closet+28% Synergy
$4.21
Crystal Shard+27% Synergy
$2.08
Herald's Horn+25% Synergy
$3.37
Urza's Incubator+18% Synergy
$13.60
Robe of the Archmagi+12% Synergy
$0.33
Door of Destinies+10% Synergy
$9.45
Diviner's Wand+8% Synergy
$0.46
Banner of Kinship+7% Synergy
$6.43
Vanquisher's Banner+7% Synergy
$3.52
Cloudstone Curio+7% Synergy
$11.18
Relic Amulet+6% Synergy
$0.09
Blade of Selves+5% Synergy
$1.84
Pyre of Heroes+5% Synergy
$0.95
Sword of Hearth and Home+4% Synergy
$17.59
Wayfarer's Bauble+2% Synergy
$0.18
Isochron Scepter-9% Synergy
$17.15
Lightning Greaves-13% Synergy
$3.86
Swiftfoot Boots-17% Synergy
$1.38
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Naban, Dean of Iteration's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Reflections of Littjara+54% Synergy
$0.64
Virtue of Knowledge+34% Synergy
$3.72
Kindred Discovery+25% Synergy
$5.93
Wizard Class+17% Synergy
$1.10
Cunning Evasion+17% Synergy
$0.33
Equilibrium+12% Synergy
$3.25
Leyline of Anticipation+8% Synergy
$7.03
Gossip's Talent+7% Synergy
$0.12
Proft's Eidetic Memory+4% Synergy
$2.80
Mirror Room // Fractured Realm+4% Synergy
$2.27
Imprisoned in the Moon-1% Synergy
$0.16
Omniscience-2% Synergy
$5.59
Teferi's Ageless Insight-8% Synergy
$3.13
Propaganda-9% Synergy
$2.67
Mystic Remora-15% Synergy
$8.99
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Naban, Dean of Iteration to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Kasmina, Enigmatic Mentor+13% Synergy
$0.18
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries-3% Synergy
$6.04
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Castle Vantress+16% Synergy
$0.18
Reliquary Tower+11% Synergy
$2.27
Three Tree City+11% Synergy
$20.88
Mystic Sanctuary+10% Synergy
$6.69
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+8% Synergy
$37.97
Rivendell+6% Synergy
$1.51
Halimar Depths+6% Synergy
$0.22
Sunscorched Desert+6% Synergy
$0.24
Arcane Lighthouse+5% Synergy
$6.15
Detection Tower+5% Synergy
$1.84
Lonely Sandbar+4% Synergy
$0.07
Scavenger Grounds+3% Synergy
$0.42
Tolaria West+2% Synergy
$1.36
Emergence Zone+2% Synergy
$3.71
Desert of the Mindful+2% Synergy
$0.15
Remote Isle0% Synergy
$0.10
Mistrise Village-1% Synergy
$5.67
Temple of the False God-2% Synergy
$0.13
War Room-4% Synergy
$4.85
Otawara, Soaring City-8% Synergy
$19.12
Seat of the Synod-11% Synergy
$0.64
Academy Ruins-13% Synergy
$10.45
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Sky Diamond+10% Synergy
$0.18
Progenitor's Icon+10% Synergy
$0.23
Heraldic Banner+7% Synergy
$0.28
Patchwork Banner+7% Synergy
$5.64
Thought Vessel+3% Synergy
$1.22
Caged Sun+2% Synergy
$3.17
Nyx Lotus+2% Synergy
$5.03
Mind Stone-1% Synergy
$0.19
Mox Amber-1% Synergy
$61.28
Arcane Signet-2% Synergy
$0.35
Midnight Clock-2% Synergy
$0.41
Commander's Sphere-2% Synergy
$0.14
Extraplanar Lens-2% Synergy
$9.68
Throne of Eldraine-3% Synergy
$25.64
Sol Ring-4% Synergy
$1.27
Decanter of Endless Water-4% Synergy
$3.63
Gilded Lotus-5% Synergy
$0.84
Fellwar Stone-8% Synergy
$0.85
Everflowing Chalice-9% Synergy
$0.16
Lands
The mana base foundation for Naban, Dean of Iteration decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Path of Ancestry+37% Synergy
$0.16
Cavern of Souls+11% Synergy
$35.60
Myriad Landscape+4% Synergy
$0.15
Island+2% Synergy
$0.08
Glasspool Mimic+2% Synergy
$4.51
Demolition Field+1% Synergy
$0.43
Snow-Covered Island-3% Synergy
$0.83
Sink into Stupor-4% Synergy
$8.62
Sea Gate Restoration-6% Synergy
$32.59
Hydroelectric Specimen-7% Synergy
$1.36
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