Nihiloor: Control
$0.34
$0.34
High Synergy Cards
The highest-synergy picks for Nihiloor's Control builds — cards that lean hardest into the Control theme.
Mind Flayer+78% Synergy
$0.33
Extract Brain+60% Synergy
$0.37
Blue Sun's Twilight+60% Synergy
$0.69
Control Magic+60% Synergy
$0.90
Hostage Taker+56% Synergy
$0.35
Gonti, Lord of Luxury+50% Synergy
$0.40
Sower of Temptation+47% Synergy
$2.65
Arvinox, the Mind Flail+47% Synergy
$0.39
Brainstealer Dragon+45% Synergy
$11.71
Agent of Treachery+43% Synergy
$5.44
Top Cards
The staple cards most Nihiloor Control decks run as their core.
Thief of Sanity+40% Synergy
$0.45
Intellect Devourer+39% Synergy
$0.35
Elder Brain+39% Synergy
$0.74
Beguiler of Wills+36% Synergy
$2.41
Debtors' Knell+35% Synergy
$0.73
Damn+19% Synergy
$2.06
Void Rend+11% Synergy
$0.76
Dovin's Veto+10% Synergy
$3.25
Counterspell+4% Synergy
$3.43
Swords to Plowshares-25% Synergy
$1.44
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a Nihiloor Control game on their own.
Opposition Agent+10% Synergy
$23.76
Notion Thief+2% Synergy
$1.61
Farewell0% Synergy
$5.86
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV0% Synergy
$17.55
Thassa's Oracle-3% Synergy
$22.93
Vampiric Tutor-5% Synergy
$62.01
Teferi's Protection-7% Synergy
$51.92
Cyclonic Rift-11% Synergy
$41.26
Smothering Tithe-18% Synergy
$53.72
Rhystic Study-25% Synergy
$69.44
Creatures
Creatures that carry the Control plan in Nihiloor decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Thieving Amalgam+36% Synergy
$0.66
Nightveil Specter+33% Synergy
$0.61
Stormscape Familiar+31% Synergy
$2.06
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector+30% Synergy
$3.25
Athreos, Shroud-Veiled+28% Synergy
$0.88
Captain N'ghathrod+27% Synergy
$11.74
Dragonlord Silumgar+24% Synergy
$4.10
Sepulchral Primordial+23% Synergy
$0.35
Daxos of Meletis+23% Synergy
$0.25
Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar+23% Synergy
$1.84
Lorcan, Warlock Collector+21% Synergy
$0.50
Draugr Necromancer+21% Synergy
$0.32
Rakshasa Debaser+21% Synergy
$0.35
Evil Twin+20% Synergy
$0.46
Sen Triplets+20% Synergy
$9.47
Burnished Hart+18% Synergy
$0.32
Merieke Ri Berit+18% Synergy
$2.74
Solemn Simulacrum+17% Synergy
$0.26
Xanathar, Guild Kingpin+17% Synergy
$2.17
Gonti, Night Minister+17% Synergy
$1.22
Soulherder+15% Synergy
$2.29
Keiga, the Tide Star+15% Synergy
$0.28
Consuming Aberration+14% Synergy
$0.32
Tinybones, the Pickpocket+12% Synergy
$5.22
Simic Manipulator+12% Synergy
$0.35
Callous Oppressor+12% Synergy
$1.68
Empress Galina+12% Synergy
$13.11
Silent Hallcreeper+11% Synergy
$1.98
Havengul Lich+11% Synergy
$0.76
Dauthi Voidwalker+10% Synergy
$5.36
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling+10% Synergy
$32.72
Master Thief+9% Synergy
$0.12
Thieving Varmint+9% Synergy
$3.92
The Ever-Changing 'Dane+9% Synergy
$0.20
Ravenous Chupacabra+8% Synergy
$3.09
Hama, the Bloodbender+8% Synergy
$0.16
Knight of the White Orchid+7% Synergy
$4.56
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion+7% Synergy
$3.69
Aang, Swift Savior+7% Synergy
$2.21
Black Cat, Cunning Thief+6% Synergy
$0.66
Fire Nation Sentinels+6% Synergy
$0.47
Katara, Bending Prodigy+6% Synergy
$0.24
Katara, Heroic Healer+6% Synergy
$0.84
Angel of Despair+6% Synergy
$1.51
Guiltfeeder+6% Synergy
$1.03
Fallen Shinobi+5% Synergy
$9.63
Spark Double+4% Synergy
$13.50
Baleful Strix+3% Synergy
$2.44
Sun Titan+1% Synergy
$0.38
Esper Sentinel-15% Synergy
$58.30
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Nihiloor's Control deck ahead.
Siphon Insight+36% Synergy
$0.37
Mortify+28% Synergy
$0.23
Fracture+27% Synergy
$0.28
Cloudshift+22% Synergy
$1.84
Despark+21% Synergy
$0.34
Reins of Power+21% Synergy
$2.59
Ghostly Flicker+18% Synergy
$1.68
Desertion+18% Synergy
$0.86
Ephemerate+15% Synergy
$5.43
Dominate+12% Synergy
$0.41
Debt of Loyalty+12% Synergy
$14.72
Flicker of Fate+12% Synergy
$0.29
Negate+11% Synergy
$0.14
Momentary Blink+11% Synergy
$0.19
Esper Charm+10% Synergy
$0.38
Deadly Dispute+9% Synergy
$0.38
Behold the Multiverse+9% Synergy
$0.27
Rapid Hybridization+8% Synergy
$0.60
Memory Plunder+8% Synergy
$1.28
Infernal Grasp+8% Synergy
$0.28
Zuko's Conviction+8% Synergy
$0.21
Sold Out+8% Synergy
$0.07
Generous Gift+7% Synergy
$1.62
Drown in the Loch+7% Synergy
$1.36
Go for the Throat+7% Synergy
$0.61
Village Rites+7% Synergy
$0.74
Absorb+6% Synergy
$0.42
It'll Quench Ya!+6% Synergy
$0.15
Run Away Together+6% Synergy
$0.26
Spelljack+6% Synergy
$1.57
Sanguine Sacrament+6% Synergy
$0.28
True Polymorph+6% Synergy
$0.26
Waterlogged Teachings+5% Synergy
$0.44
Essence Scatter+5% Synergy
$0.19
Essence Flux+5% Synergy
$1.53
Reality Shift+5% Synergy
$0.28
Cancel+5% Synergy
$0.32
Consider+4% Synergy
$0.30
Bitter Triumph+4% Synergy
$1.28
Opt+2% Synergy
$0.26
Aetherize+2% Synergy
$0.37
Malakir Rebirth+2% Synergy
$12.67
Arcane Denial+1% Synergy
$1.46
Brainstorm-2% Synergy
$1.43
Demonic Consultation-2% Synergy
$5.46
Anguished Unmaking-5% Synergy
$0.81
Mana Drain-5% Synergy
$52.75
Path to Exile-6% Synergy
$1.05
Dark Ritual-8% Synergy
$4.19
An Offer You Can't Refuse-18% Synergy
$2.26
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the Control game plan forward for Nihiloor.
Inevitable Betrayal+36% Synergy
$1.40
Entrancing Melody+33% Synergy
$0.30
Bribery+32% Synergy
$5.83
Subjugate the Hobbits+27% Synergy
$0.25
Mass Manipulation+18% Synergy
$1.67
Breach the Multiverse+16% Synergy
$9.77
Tempted by the Oriq+15% Synergy
$0.23
Blatant Thievery+14% Synergy
$4.11
Heartless Conscription+12% Synergy
$2.29
Extract from Darkness+12% Synergy
$0.23
Aberrant Return+11% Synergy
$0.28
Unburial Rites+9% Synergy
$0.25
Necromantic Selection+8% Synergy
$0.32
Deadly Precision+8% Synergy
$0.13
Supreme Verdict+7% Synergy
$2.91
Painful Truths+7% Synergy
$0.30
Starfall Invocation+7% Synergy
$0.77
Expropriate+7% Synergy
$14.37
Sign in Blood+7% Synergy
$2.85
Afterlife from the Loam+7% Synergy
$0.38
Praetor's Grasp+6% Synergy
$12.35
Rise of the Dark Realms+6% Synergy
$7.08
Waterbending Lesson+6% Synergy
$0.21
Command the Dreadhorde+6% Synergy
$0.40
Psionic Ritual+6% Synergy
$0.32
Connive // Concoct+6% Synergy
$0.29
Hour of Revelation+6% Synergy
$1.30
Beacon of Unrest+6% Synergy
$0.40
Pilfered Plans+6% Synergy
$0.17
Impale+6% Synergy
$0.07
Lullmage's Domination+6% Synergy
$0.07
Exert Influence+6% Synergy
$0.10
Reanimate+5% Synergy
$8.59
Wrath of God+5% Synergy
$3.32
Torment of Hailfire+5% Synergy
$39.44
Deep Analysis+5% Synergy
$0.23
Time Wipe+3% Synergy
$0.28
Winds of Rath+3% Synergy
$0.28
Space-Time Anomaly+3% Synergy
$0.34
Read the Bones+2% Synergy
$0.31
Irenicus's Vile Duplication+2% Synergy
$12.94
Preordain+1% Synergy
$0.66
Cleansing Nova+1% Synergy
$0.52
Vindicate-2% Synergy
$0.92
Austere Command-2% Synergy
$0.94
Ponder-3% Synergy
$2.00
Toxic Deluge-11% Synergy
$4.98
Demonic Tutor-14% Synergy
$70.03
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Nihiloor Control decks.
Wayfarer's Bauble+20% Synergy
$0.32
Staff of Eden, Vault's Key+18% Synergy
$2.49
Nautiloid Ship+12% Synergy
$15.70
Conjurer's Closet+10% Synergy
$3.73
Sapphire Medallion+10% Synergy
$6.10
Helm of Possession+9% Synergy
$4.98
Waterbending Scroll+8% Synergy
$0.24
Eriette's Tempting Apple+6% Synergy
$0.33
Lightning Greaves+5% Synergy
$3.93
Panharmonicon+3% Synergy
$7.28
Archaeomancer's Map0% Synergy
$1.30
Swiftfoot Boots-9% Synergy
$2.99
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Control strategy in Nihiloor decks.
Mind Control+30% Synergy
$0.18
Cunning Rhetoric+30% Synergy
$3.01
Corrupted Conscience+28% Synergy
$1.69
Court of Locthwain+24% Synergy
$7.76
King Narfi's Betrayal+21% Synergy
$0.30
The Eldest Reborn+13% Synergy
$0.35
Minion's Return+11% Synergy
$0.36
Teleportation Circle+10% Synergy
$10.23
Soul Ransom+9% Synergy
$0.28
Mind's Dilation+6% Synergy
$6.67
Endless Evil+6% Synergy
$4.53
In Bolas's Clutches+6% Synergy
$0.26
Curse of Conformity+6% Synergy
$0.32
Rogue Class+6% Synergy
$1.80
The Trickster-God's Heist+6% Synergy
$0.20
Lay Claim+6% Synergy
$0.15
Confiscate+6% Synergy
$0.14
Dead Man's Chest+6% Synergy
$0.49
Tenuous Truce+6% Synergy
$0.40
Frogify+5% Synergy
$0.22
Military Intelligence+5% Synergy
$0.36
Curse of Unbinding+5% Synergy
$1.09
Oubliette+5% Synergy
$2.86
Duelist's Heritage+4% Synergy
$6.87
Curator's Ward+3% Synergy
$0.39
Phyrexian Arena+1% Synergy
$4.02
Animate Dead0% Synergy
$4.74
Darksteel Mutation0% Synergy
$0.50
Monologue Tax0% Synergy
$1.95
Land Tax0% Synergy
$13.05
Black Market Connections-3% Synergy
$18.31
Propaganda-4% Synergy
$3.52
Ghostly Prison-7% Synergy
$3.94
Mystic Remora-14% Synergy
$11.44
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Nihiloor's Control game plan.
Tasha, the Witch Queen+23% Synergy
$6.94
Ashiok, Sculptor of Fears+15% Synergy
$1.93
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools+6% Synergy
$9.09
Aminatou, the Fateshifter+3% Synergy
$3.01
Narset, Parter of Veils+2% Synergy
$2.95
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Nihiloor Control decks.
Temple of the False God+19% Synergy
$0.32
Endless Sands+6% Synergy
$0.34
Creeping Tar Pit+5% Synergy
$0.32
Shambling Vent+5% Synergy
$0.35
Celestial Colonnade+5% Synergy
$0.62
Mortuary Mire+4% Synergy
$0.35
Vault of the Archangel0% Synergy
$0.52
Urza's Saga-3% Synergy
$39.67
Rogue's Passage-4% Synergy
$0.36
Reliquary Tower-7% Synergy
$2.76
Bojuka Bog-12% Synergy
$0.63
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Nihiloor's Control strategy.
Azorius Signet+25% Synergy
$0.24
Orzhov Signet+20% Synergy
$0.31
Commander's Sphere+16% Synergy
$0.25
Fellwar Stone+9% Synergy
$0.60
Dimir Signet+9% Synergy
$1.19
Mind Stone+9% Synergy
$0.34
Chromatic Lantern+8% Synergy
$1.31
Component Pouch+6% Synergy
$5.11
Talisman of Dominance+5% Synergy
$2.58
Replicating Ring+5% Synergy
$1.15
Decanter of Endless Water+1% Synergy
$4.11
Bender's Waterskin+1% Synergy
$0.73
Arcane Signet0% Synergy
$0.46
Sol Ring-2% Synergy
$1.40
Talisman of Progress-5% Synergy
$0.35
Talisman of Hierarchy-5% Synergy
$0.40
Thought Vessel-10% Synergy
$2.60
Lands
The mana base behind Nihiloor's Control decks.
Choked Estuary+26% Synergy
$0.38
Azorius Chancery+26% Synergy
$0.32
Orzhov Basilica+21% Synergy
$0.33
Exotic Orchard+20% Synergy
$0.36
Dimir Aqueduct+20% Synergy
$0.31
Arcane Sanctum+19% Synergy
$0.37
Port Town+19% Synergy
$0.22
Temple of Enlightenment+15% Synergy
$0.25
Esper Panorama+15% Synergy
$0.39
Deserted Beach+13% Synergy
$5.38
Prairie Stream+11% Synergy
$0.26
Temple of Deceit+10% Synergy
$0.25
Sunken Hollow+9% Synergy
$0.36
Obscura Storefront+9% Synergy
$0.38
Tranquil Cove+9% Synergy
$0.13
Contaminated Landscape+8% Synergy
$0.19
Fetid Heath+8% Synergy
$0.35
Concealed Courtyard+8% Synergy
$1.40
Seachrome Coast+8% Synergy
$0.39
Drowned Catacomb+7% Synergy
$2.51
Fabled Passage+7% Synergy
$1.02
Darkwater Catacombs+6% Synergy
$0.33
Swamp+5% Synergy
$0.07
Plains+5% Synergy
$0.07
Island+4% Synergy
$0.07
Shattered Sanctum+4% Synergy
$1.74
Myriad Landscape+4% Synergy
$0.24
Evolving Wilds+3% Synergy
$0.39
Temple of Silence+3% Synergy
$0.28
Command Tower+1% Synergy
$0.25
Shipwreck Marsh+1% Synergy
$7.35
Ash Barrens+1% Synergy
$0.25
Skycloud Expanse-3% Synergy
$0.26
Terramorphic Expanse-4% Synergy
$0.26
Isolated Chapel-5% Synergy
$0.35
Caves of Koilos-5% Synergy
$0.51
Glacial Fortress-9% Synergy
$0.34
Adarkar Wastes-11% Synergy
$0.34
Raffine's Tower-14% Synergy
$13.46
Sea of Clouds-14% Synergy
$18.75
Underground River-16% Synergy
$1.42
Path of Ancestry-16% Synergy
$0.32
Hallowed Fountain-17% Synergy
$8.39
Godless Shrine-18% Synergy
$10.16
Watery Grave-18% Synergy
$12.40
Marsh Flats-18% Synergy
$30.45
Morphic Pool-19% Synergy
$27.85
Vault of Champions-20% Synergy
$15.25
Polluted Delta-23% Synergy
$18.92
Flooded Strand-23% Synergy
$15.52
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Nihiloor: Control.
Dragonlord Silumgar
Gonti, Night Minister
Merieke Ri Berit
Xanathar, Guild Kingpin
Arvinox, the Mind Flail
Empress Galina
Gonti, Canny Acquisitor
Rubinia Soulsinger
Reno and Rude
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
The Beast, Deathless Prince
Gríma, Saruman's Footman
Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
Tasha, the Witch Queen
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar // Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
Esior, Wardwing Familiar // Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
Ertai, the Corrupted
The First Doctor // K-9, Mark I
Keiga, the Tide Star
Rev, Tithe Extractor
Thada Adel, Acquisitor
Lobelia, Defender of Bag End
Eriette, the Beguiler
Alora, Merry Thief // Street Urchin
Aminatou, the Fateshifter
The Ever-Changing 'Dane
Queza, Augur of Agonies
The Celestial Toymaker
Elenda and Azor
Meneldor, Swift Savior
Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder // Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
Alela, Artful Provocateur
Noctis, Prince of Lucis
Sephiroth, Planet's Heir
Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist // Silas Renn, Seeker Adept
Gadwick, the Wizened
Sharuum the Hegemon
Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
Esior, Wardwing Familiar // Ravos, Soultender
Esior, Wardwing Familiar // Tymna the Weaver