Niv Murder

Commander / EDH UR (Izzet)

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Card draw (12)

• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Consecrated Sphinx
• 1x Consider
• 1x Demand Answers
• 1x Frantic Search
• 1x Gitaxian Probe
• 1x Narset, Parter of Veils
• 1x Opt
• 1x Ponder
• 1x Preordain
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Thrill of Possibility

Combo (4)

• 1x Curiosity
• 1x Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
• 1x Ophidian Eye
• 1x Tandem Lookout

Counters (15)

• 1x An Offer You Can't Refuse
• 1x Arcane Denial
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cryptic Command
• 1x Dispel
• 1x Force of Negation
• 1x Force of Will
• 1x Izzet Charm
• 1x Mana Drain
• 1x Muddle the Mixture
• 1x Mystic Confluence
• 1x Pact of Negation
• 1x Pyroblast
• 1x Red Elemental Blast
• 1x Swan Song

Land (36)

• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Fiery Islet
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Frostboil Snarl
• 9x Island
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 9x Mountain
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Prismatic Vista
• 1x Remote Isle
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Shivan Reef
• 1x Smoldering Crater
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Sulfur Falls
• 1x Volcanic Island
• 1x Wooded Foothills

Ramp (9)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Chrome Mox
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Izzet Signet
• 1x Jeska's Will
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Mox Diamond
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Talisman of Creativity

Removal (9)

• 1x Abrade
• 1x Blasphemous Act
• 1x Chain Reaction
• 1x Chain of Vapor
• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Curse of the Swine
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Gilded Drake
• 1x Reality Shift

Tutors (6)

• 1x Dizzy Spell
• 1x Drift of Phantasms
• 1x Gamble
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Snapcaster Mage
• 1x Spellseeker

Value (3)

• 1x Storm-Kiln Artist
• 1x Talrand, Sky Summoner
• 1x Third Path Iconoclast

Wheel (5)

• 1x Echo of Eons
• 1x Time Spiral
• 1x Timetwister
• 1x Wheel of Fortune
• 1x Windfall

Commander (1)

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Maybeboard

Card draw (2)

• 1x Dack Fayden
• 1x Deep Analysis

Counterspell (1)

• 1x Mental Misstep

Removal (1)

• 1x Capsize

Tutors (2)

• 1x Imperial Recruiter
• 1x Merchant Scroll

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Winning Combos:

Curiosity + Niv-Mizzet, Parun

Niv-Mizzet, Parun + Ophidian Eye

Niv-Mizzet, Parun + Tandem Lookout

Niv + any of these three result drawing cards equal to our opponents combined life total if allowed to resolve. Notably, this is not an infinite combo, as we are limited by cards in library. This combo also works with Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind

Getting the Combo

Dizzy Spell transmutes for Curiosity

Drift of Phantasms transmutes for Ophidian Eye or Tandem Lookout

Mystical Tutor and Spellseeker can both get Dizzy Spell

Gamble can also get anything we need

Otherwise, we are relying on Niv-Mizzet, Parun or Wheels to generate enough card draw to find our combo pieces

Executing the Win

It's important that we don't go off before reaching the critical point of having more cards in library than our opponents combined life totals. This is easier to get the fewer opponents we start with.

Alternatively, we need to have enough mana open to cast Time Spiral (or Echo of Eons / Timetwister) to refill our library on the fly. Notably, wheels are sorcery speed so we have to let the stack resolve before casting one. As such, it is a good idea to leave an amount of cards in library to avoid decking ourselves.

Getting Galaxy Points

Since this version of the Niv combo is Not infinite, we win on non-combat damage for more points

We can ping ourselves for 25 (or whatever the number is these days) if resources allow

We can also bring our own life total below 5 (or whatever the number is these days)

Having less than 10 cards in library is EZ

Date added	5 months
Last updated	1 week
Key combos	Curiosity + Niv-Mizzet, Parun Niv-Mizzet, Parun + Tandem Lookout Niv-Mizzet, Parun + Ophidian Eye
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 0 Mythic Rares 37 - 0 Rares 15 - 0 Uncommons 22 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.45
Tokens	Bird 2/2 U, Boar 2/2 G, Drake 2/2 U, Manifest 2/2 C, Soldier, Treasure
Folders	Galaxy