Niv-Mizzet, Guildpact
Flying, hexproof from multicolored Whenever Niv-Mizzet deals combat damage to a player, it deals X damage to any target, target player draws X cards, and you gain X life, where X is the number of different color pairs among permanents you control that are exactly two colors.
How Niv-Mizzet decks play in EDH
Niv-Mizzet, Guildpact is a five-colour commander in white, blue, black, red and green costing WUBRG, and its legendary creature - dragon avatar line shapes the whole deck around it. The payoff is combat damage, so evasion and extra-combat effects matter more than raw power. It draws extra cards, so the deck can afford a lower curve and lean on volume. The cards below are the ones Niv-Mizzet, Guildpact decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $33.15Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Card draw (4)
Removal (1)
Creatures (8)
Synergy & payoffs (7)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Niv-Mizzet, Guildpact decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
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What colours can I use in a Niv-Mizzet, Guildpact deck?
Niv-Mizzet, Guildpact has a five-colour colour identity, so every card in the deck must be white, blue, black, red and green or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Niv-Mizzet, Guildpact?
The cards played most often in Niv-Mizzet, Guildpact decks include Niv-Mizzet, Ghost Counsel, Smaug, Wicked Worm, Ferocity of the Hunt. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.
How much does a Niv-Mizzet, Guildpact deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $33.15 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.
Can I build a Niv-Mizzet, Guildpact deck from cards I already own?
Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.