Noctis, Prince of Lucis
Color Identity
Details
Mana Value
4
Special Set
Universes Beyond
Popularity
#1,486
of 3,381 commanders · via EDHREC
Card Text
Legendary Creature — Human Noble
Lifelink
You may cast artifact spells from your graveyard by paying 3 life in addition to paying their other costs. If you cast a spell this way, that artifact enters with a finality counter on it.
4/3
Playstyle
Midrange · Steady · Minimal interaction · Wins by combo
- Aggression
- 2 of 5
- Speed
- 2 of 5
- Interaction
- 2 of 5
- Combat
- 3 of 5
- Engine
- 4 of 5
- Complexity
- 4 of 5
Card Price
Strategy Guides
Artifacts Strategy Guide
Artifact decks are for players who want cheap permanents, mana rocks, and utility pieces to become one connected engine. This strategy wants to build artifact count and mana density, using artifact commanders, cost reducers, Treasure, recursion, and untap effects, to win through construct armies, loops, or artifact payoffs. Unlike Equipment, it cares about every artifact rather than just weapons, and unlike Ramp it turns the mana rocks themselves into the engine instead of only casting bigger spells. The best artifact decks EDH players build reward careful sequencing because each small piece can convert the next piece into more mana or cards.
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Combo Strategy Guide
Combo decks are for players who enjoy finding a narrow line, protecting it, and ending the game with specific cards working together. This strategy wants to assemble combo commanders, tutors, draw, and compact two-card or three-card packages, using infinite combos or deterministic loops, to win in one decisive moment. Unlike Spellslinger it is not paid for every spell cast, unlike Storm it does not need a long chain turn, and unlike Big Mana it does not rely on casting one enormous payoff. The best combo decks EDH players build balance speed with enough interaction to survive the table's disruption.
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Reanimator Strategy Guide
Reanimator decks are for players who want to turn the graveyard into a shortcut for creatures that should cost far more mana. This strategy wants to load its own graveyard with high-impact targets, using discard, self-mill, and Entomb-style tutors, to win by casting cheap reanimation spells that cheat creatures into play ahead of schedule. Unlike Graveyard value decks, Reanimator is less about recurring small resources every turn, and unlike Mill it is not trying to empty libraries as the primary weapon. The best reanimator commanders and graveyard commanders help discard threats, return them, or convert each reanimated creature into immediate pressure.
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Equipment Strategy Guide
Equipment decks are for players who want the gear itself to be the engine, turning ordinary creatures into credible attackers. This strategy wants to assemble weapons, tutors, and equip-cost shortcuts, using equipment commanders that find or attach gear, to win through upgraded combat, commander damage, or a team carrying shared tools. Unlike Voltron, Equipment does not have to put every card on one creature, and unlike Artifacts it focuses on weapons rather than every artifact type. The best equipment decks EDH players build recover well after creature sweepers because the gear usually stays on the battlefield.
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