Naban, Dean of Iteration
$0.72
$0.72Legendary 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
#1587
Current Rank
#1581
Last Week
#1345
Past 2 Years
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.
Mana Sculpt+37% Synergy
$1.07
Jadzi, Steward of Fate+9% Synergy
$0.24
Matterbending Mage+8% Synergy
$0.11
Deluge Virtuoso+7% Synergy
$0.14
Emeritus of Ideation+6% Synergy
$8.57
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Naban, Dean of Iteration's abilities and overall game plan.
Aether Channeler+81% Synergy
$0.34
Barrin, Tolarian Archmage+76% Synergy
$0.33
Azami, Lady of Scrolls+72% Synergy
$0.38
Venser, Shaper Savant+72% Synergy
$1.09
Cloudkin Seer+71% Synergy
$0.16
Naru Meha, Master Wizard+70% Synergy
$0.90
Stonybrook Banneret+70% Synergy
$0.26
Riptide Laboratory+69% Synergy
$0.43
Archaeomancer+69% Synergy
$0.36
Step Through+66% Synergy
$0.21
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Naban, Dean of Iteration decks.
Sea Gate Oracle+64% Synergy
$0.14
Ghostly Flicker+63% Synergy
$1.84
Gadwick, the Wizened+63% Synergy
$0.75
Aether Adept+62% Synergy
$0.11
Panharmonicon+59% Synergy
$7.08
Sower of Temptation+59% Synergy
$2.76
Displace+56% Synergy
$0.41
Wizard's Retort+56% Synergy
$0.30
Sapphire Medallion+9% Synergy
$6.67
Counterspell+4% Synergy
$3.68
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Thassa's Oracle+6% Synergy
$22.54
Mystical Tutor-4% Synergy
$18.15
Cyclonic Rift-5% Synergy
$41.55
Force of Will-8% Synergy
$64.63
Fierce Guardianship-9% Synergy
$58.40
Rhystic Study-12% Synergy
$66.59
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Naban, Dean of Iteration's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Serum Visionary+57% Synergy
$0.19
Cyclone Summoner+56% Synergy
$0.23
Archmage of Echoes+54% Synergy
$18.67
Master of Waves+52% Synergy
$0.41
Merchant of Secrets+51% Synergy
$0.31
Exclusion Mage+46% Synergy
$0.21
Vedalken Aethermage+45% Synergy
$0.50
Winter Eladrin+44% Synergy
$0.20
Dour Port-Mage+42% Synergy
$2.49
Patron Wizard+40% Synergy
$5.21
Portal Mage+40% Synergy
$0.24
Merfolk Trickster+38% Synergy
$0.47
Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir+37% Synergy
$2.11
Galecaster Colossus+36% Synergy
$2.76
Docent of Perfection+35% Synergy
$0.50
Faerie Seer+33% Synergy
$0.39
Sage of Fables+33% Synergy
$0.26
Watcher for Tomorrow+31% Synergy
$0.35
Pol Jamaar, Illusionist+30% Synergy
$0.84
Overwhelmed Apprentice+25% Synergy
$0.21
Rimekin Recluse+25% Synergy
$0.18
Shipwreck Dowser+24% Synergy
$0.12
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling+23% Synergy
$33.15
Spellseeker+22% Synergy
$17.01
Tribute Mage+22% Synergy
$0.91
Augur of Bolas+22% Synergy
$0.30
Oracle of Tragedy+22% Synergy
$0.10
Stern Proctor+22% Synergy
$0.23
Disruptor of Currents+21% Synergy
$0.27
Trophy Mage+20% Synergy
$0.58
High Fae Trickster+20% Synergy
$5.17
Roaming Throne+20% Synergy
$46.08
Tempest Caller+20% Synergy
$0.24
Champion of Wits+19% Synergy
$0.18
Thundertrap Trainer+18% Synergy
$0.81
Harbinger of the Tides+17% Synergy
$0.14
Trinket Mage+14% Synergy
$0.40
Tishana's Tidebinder+14% Synergy
$3.00
Starfield Vocalist+14% Synergy
$1.13
Riptide Director+14% Synergy
$0.60
Pondering Mage+14% Synergy
$0.11
Riverwise Augur+14% Synergy
$0.24
Archetype of Imagination+13% Synergy
$0.47
Vendilion Clique+13% Synergy
$4.01
Smirking Spelljacker+13% Synergy
$3.12
Snapcaster Mage+12% Synergy
$18.05
Transit Mage+12% Synergy
$0.33
Triskaidekaphile+10% Synergy
$0.89
Laboratory Maniac+5% Synergy
$1.63
Archmage Emeritus-7% Synergy
$0.70
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Naban, Dean of Iteration safe.
Familiar's Ruse+42% Synergy
$0.71
Illusionist's Stratagem+37% Synergy
$0.36
Essence Flux+28% Synergy
$1.46
Blur+28% Synergy
$0.39
Planar Incision+18% Synergy
$0.34
High Tide+16% Synergy
$1.52
Sage's Dousing+13% Synergy
$0.23
Snap+12% Synergy
$3.49
Teferi's Time Twist+12% Synergy
$0.36
Aetherize+10% Synergy
$0.39
Hide on the Ceiling+9% Synergy
$1.13
Reality Shift+8% Synergy
$0.25
Arcane Epiphany+8% Synergy
$0.19
Evacuation+7% Synergy
$0.34
Waterbender's Restoration+7% Synergy
$4.08
Disappearing Act+7% Synergy
$0.11
Flare of Denial+6% Synergy
$2.71
Run Away Together+6% Synergy
$0.14
Harmonized Crescendo+6% Synergy
$0.96
Paradoxical Outcome+6% Synergy
$0.42
Geistwave+6% Synergy
$0.25
Siren's Ruse+5% Synergy
$0.22
Engulf the Shore+4% Synergy
$2.75
Cackling Counterpart+4% Synergy
$0.25
Unsummon+3% Synergy
$0.06
Filter Out+3% Synergy
$0.32
Negate+2% Synergy
$0.23
Aetherspouts+1% Synergy
$0.78
Rapid Hybridization-1% Synergy
$0.50
Resculpt-1% Synergy
$0.22
Three Steps Ahead-2% Synergy
$7.61
Fact or Fiction-2% Synergy
$0.25
Pongify-3% Synergy
$1.72
Narset's Reversal-3% Synergy
$2.65
Rewind-3% Synergy
$0.43
Cryptic Command-3% Synergy
$5.99
Opt-4% Synergy
$0.27
Archmage's Charm-4% Synergy
$1.44
Muddle the Mixture-4% Synergy
$2.17
Sink into Stupor-5% Synergy
$7.00
Blue Sun's Zenith-5% Synergy
$2.49
Dramatic Reversal-7% Synergy
$0.50
Flow of Knowledge-7% Synergy
$0.30
Brainstorm-8% Synergy
$1.39
Force of Negation-8% Synergy
$50.22
Mana Drain-11% Synergy
$55.81
Frantic Search-13% Synergy
$1.05
Swan Song-13% Synergy
$8.00
Arcane Denial-14% Synergy
$2.02
An Offer You Can't Refuse-17% Synergy
$2.07
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Naban, Dean of Iteration's game plan and control the board.
Distant Melody+28% Synergy
$0.34
Splash Portal+11% Synergy
$0.38
Rite of Replication+10% Synergy
$0.32
Raise the Palisade+9% Synergy
$20.90
Curse of the Swine+8% Synergy
$0.27
Baral's Expertise+8% Synergy
$0.31
Quasiduplicate+7% Synergy
$0.70
Ravenform+4% Synergy
$0.29
Devastation Tide+3% Synergy
$0.52
Solve the Equation+2% Synergy
$3.68
Time Warp+2% Synergy
$8.00
Flood of Tears+2% Synergy
$1.26
River's Rebuke+2% Synergy
$0.40
Merchant Scroll+1% Synergy
$5.50
Ponder-2% Synergy
$1.65
Preordain-2% Synergy
$0.52
Spectral Deluge-2% Synergy
$4.29
Serum Visions-2% Synergy
$1.31
Irenicus's Vile Duplication-2% Synergy
$11.17
Sea Gate Restoration-5% Synergy
$37.19
Windfall-14% Synergy
$4.86
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Kefnet's Monument+41% Synergy
$0.42
Conjurer's Closet+30% Synergy
$4.33
Crystal Shard+25% Synergy
$2.89
Herald's Horn+23% Synergy
$4.96
Urza's Incubator+19% Synergy
$16.01
Robe of the Archmagi+11% Synergy
$0.38
Door of Destinies+10% Synergy
$7.38
Cloudstone Curio+8% Synergy
$15.45
Banner of Kinship+6% Synergy
$5.71
Vanquisher's Banner+6% Synergy
$4.20
Diviner's Wand+6% Synergy
$0.50
Pyre of Heroes+6% Synergy
$1.65
Relic Amulet+6% Synergy
$0.07
Blade of Selves+5% Synergy
$2.81
Sword of Hearth and Home+3% Synergy
$19.41
Wayfarer's Bauble+2% Synergy
$0.30
Isochron Scepter-8% Synergy
$13.86
Lightning Greaves-12% Synergy
$4.39
Swiftfoot Boots-15% Synergy
$1.95
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Naban, Dean of Iteration's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Reflections of Littjara+52% Synergy
$2.64
Virtue of Knowledge+32% Synergy
$5.50
Kindred Discovery+24% Synergy
$13.20
Cunning Evasion+16% Synergy
$0.39
Wizard Class+15% Synergy
$1.90
Equilibrium+11% Synergy
$3.57
Leyline of Anticipation+7% Synergy
$8.43
Gossip's Talent+7% Synergy
$0.28
Mirror Room // Fractured Realm+4% Synergy
$2.40
Proft's Eidetic Memory+2% Synergy
$1.60
Imprisoned in the Moon-1% Synergy
$0.24
Omniscience-3% Synergy
$6.42
Teferi's Ageless Insight-8% Synergy
$5.32
Propaganda-9% Synergy
$3.04
Mystic Remora-14% Synergy
$11.88
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Naban, Dean of Iteration to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Kasmina, Enigmatic Mentor+12% Synergy
$0.34
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries-3% Synergy
$9.05
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Castle Vantress+15% Synergy
$0.30
Three Tree City+13% Synergy
$24.60
Reliquary Tower+10% Synergy
$2.93
Mystic Sanctuary+10% Synergy
$0.87
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+7% Synergy
$50.07
Rivendell+6% Synergy
$1.72
Arcane Lighthouse+6% Synergy
$1.17
Sunscorched Desert+6% Synergy
$0.32
Halimar Depths+5% Synergy
$0.36
Detection Tower+5% Synergy
$2.93
Lonely Sandbar+4% Synergy
$0.29
Scavenger Grounds+3% Synergy
$0.35
Tolaria West+3% Synergy
$1.84
Desert of the Mindful+2% Synergy
$0.29
Emergence Zone+1% Synergy
$4.39
Mistrise Village-1% Synergy
$9.55
Temple of the False God-2% Synergy
$0.33
War Room-4% Synergy
$2.44
Otawara, Soaring City-8% Synergy
$30.75
Seat of the Synod-12% Synergy
$0.67
Academy Ruins-14% Synergy
$9.68
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Sky Diamond+9% Synergy
$0.29
Progenitor's Icon+9% Synergy
$0.54
Patchwork Banner+7% Synergy
$3.29
Heraldic Banner+6% Synergy
$0.34
Nyx Lotus+3% Synergy
$5.82
Thought Vessel+2% Synergy
$2.48
Caged Sun+2% Synergy
$3.59
Mox Amber-1% Synergy
$74.65
Arcane Signet-2% Synergy
$0.36
Mind Stone-2% Synergy
$0.31
Midnight Clock-2% Synergy
$0.63
Extraplanar Lens-2% Synergy
$11.72
Sol Ring-3% Synergy
$0.98
Commander's Sphere-3% Synergy
$0.33
Throne of Eldraine-3% Synergy
$35.66
Decanter of Endless Water-4% Synergy
$4.08
Gilded Lotus-4% Synergy
$1.10
Fellwar Stone-9% Synergy
$2.20
Everflowing Chalice-9% Synergy
$0.36
Lands
The mana base foundation for Naban, Dean of Iteration decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Path of Ancestry+35% Synergy
$0.22
Cavern of Souls+11% Synergy
$49.31
Myriad Landscape+4% Synergy
$0.34
Glasspool Mimic+3% Synergy
$6.56
Island+2% Synergy
$0.07
Demolition Field+1% Synergy
$0.31
Snow-Covered Island-2% Synergy
$1.14
Sink into Stupor-5% Synergy
$7.00
Sea Gate Restoration-5% Synergy
$37.19
Hydroelectric Specimen-7% Synergy
$0.81
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