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Inalla, Archmage Ritualist

UBR

Legendary Creature — Human Wizard · from $1.59

Eminence — Whenever another nontoken Wizard you control enters, if Inalla is in the command zone or on the battlefield, you may pay {1}. If you do, create a token that's a copy of that Wizard. The token gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step. Tap five untapped Wizards you control: Target player loses 7 life.

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A typical Commander deck

A starting template, not a rule — counts to fill in around the commander.

Lands3736–38 for most decks; fewer with cheap curves
Ramp10mana rocks, dorks, land ramp — mostly 2–3 mana
Card draw10repeatable engines beat one-shot cantrips
Targeted removal6answers for creatures AND artifacts/enchantments
Board wipes3sweepers reset boards you've lost
Synergy & win conditions33the deck's actual plan

Staples in these colors

The 100 cards that fit this color identity in the most EDHREC decklists (EDHREC rank via Scryfall).

Budget

57 of 100 at $5 or less · 40 at $1 or less

#	Card	Type	MV	Price
1	Sol Ring	Artifact	1	$1.07
2	Command Tower	Land	0	$0.26
3	Arcane Signet	Artifact	2	$0.34
4	Exotic Orchard	Land	0	$0.19
5	Reliquary Tower	Land	0	$4.28
6	Swiftfoot Boots	Artifact	2	$1.43
7	Lightning Greaves	Artifact	2	$3.86
8	Path of Ancestry	Land	0	$0.16
9	Counterspell	Instant	2	$1.33
10	Fellwar Stone	Artifact	2	$0.47
11	Rogue's Passage	Land	0	$0.31
12	Evolving Wilds	Land	0	$0.09
13	Thought Vessel	Artifact	2	$2.23
14	Blasphemous Act	Sorcery	9	$0.72
15	Bojuka Bog	Land	0	$1.12
16	Terramorphic Expanse	Land	0	$0.10
17	Chaos Warp	Instant	3	$0.32
18	Myriad Landscape	Land	0	$0.25
19	Mind Stone	Artifact	2	$0.21
20	Dark Ritual	Instant	1	$0.44
21	An Offer You Can't Refuse	Instant	1	$3.01
22	Polluted Delta	Land	0	$19.85
23	Flooded Strand	Land	0	$12.78
24	Skullclamp	Artifact	1	$4.85
25	Solemn Simulacrum	Creature	4	$0.27
26	Misty Rainforest	Land	0	$35.98
27	Bloodstained Mire	Land	0	$14.54
28	Fabled Passage	Land	0	$0.65
29	Windswept Heath	Land	0	$11.19
30	Rhystic Study	Enchantment	3	$61.06
31	Wooded Foothills	Land	0	$17.96
32	Verdant Catacombs	Land	0	$29.16
33	Scalding Tarn	Land	0	$36.86
34	Watery Grave	Land	0	$9.86
35	Marsh Flats	Land	0	$32.04
36	Arcane Denial	Instant	2	$1.88
37	Commander's Sphere	Artifact	3	$0.19
38	Reanimate	Sorcery	1	$6.56
39	Negate	Instant	2	$0.12
40	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
41	Cyclonic Rift	Instant	2	$29.75
42	Steam Vents	Land	0	$9.63
43	Demonic Tutor	Sorcery	2	$62.80
44	Toxic Deluge	Sorcery	3	$5.04
45	Swan Song	Instant	1	$10.72
46	Blood Crypt	Land	0	$8.68
47	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
48	Brainstorm	Instant	1	$0.56
49	Deflecting Swat	Instant	3	$70.85
50	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
51	Sulfur Falls	Land	0	$0.20
52	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
53	Fierce Guardianship	Instant	3	$59.21
54	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
55	Dragonskull Summit	Land	0	$0.45
56	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
57	Sunken Hollow	Land	0	$0.29
58	Otawara, Soaring City	Land	0	$26.57
59	Feed the Swarm	Sorcery	2	$0.19
60	Talisman of Dominance	Artifact	2	$0.49
61	Smoldering Marsh	Land	0	$0.27
62	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
63	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
64	Faithless Looting	Sorcery	1	$0.36
65	Frantic Search	Instant	3	$0.82
66	Mystic Remora	Enchantment	1	$10.97
67	Vandalblast	Sorcery	1	$1.74
68	Phyrexian Arena	Enchantment	3	$1.92
69	Jeska's Will	Sorcery	3	$39.58
70	Drowned Catacomb	Land	0	$0.50
71	Deadly Rollick	Instant	4	$26.52
72	Cavern of Souls	Land	0	$47.72
73	Propaganda	Enchantment	3	$1.84
74	Shivan Reef	Land	0	$0.22
75	Vampiric Tutor	Instant	1	$48.13
76	Mana Confluence	Land	0	$34.75
77	Urza's Saga	Enchantment	0	$34.67
78	Mana Drain	Instant	2	$50.65
79	Lotus Petal	Artifact	0	$35.11
80	Talisman of Creativity	Artifact	2	$0.45
81	Wayfarer's Bauble	Artifact	1	$0.31
82	Talisman of Indulgence	Artifact	2	$0.47
83	Black Market Connections	Enchantment	3	$10.78
84	Victimize	Sorcery	3	$0.57
85	Deadly Dispute	Instant	2	$0.29
86	Roaming Throne	Creature	4	$47.06
87	Ashnod's Altar	Artifact	3	$8.15
88	Big Score	Instant	4	$0.41
89	War Room	Land	0	$0.79
90	Blood Artist	Creature	2	$2.78
91	Underground River	Land	0	$0.51
92	Sulfurous Springs	Land	0	$0.49
93	Abrade	Instant	2	$0.17
94	Ponder	Sorcery	1	$1.82
95	Morphic Pool	Land	0	$28.50
96	Herald's Horn	Artifact	3	$2.88
97	Mana Vault	Artifact	1	$91.59
98	Training Center	Land	0	$17.67
99	Pongify	Instant	1	$2.21
100	Chrome Mox	Artifact	0	$51.19

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Most played with Inalla, Archmage Ritualist

The 25 most-played cards in 124 settled top-16 lists running Inalla, Archmage Ritualist at 16+ player events since Mar 6, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.

#	Card	Played in	Top 4
1	Command Tower	100% · 124 of 124	28
2	Sol Ring	100% · 124 of 124	28
3	Watery Grave	99% · 123 of 124	27
4	Blood Crypt	98% · 122 of 124	26
5	Polluted Delta	98% · 122 of 124	26
6	Reanimate	98% · 122 of 124	26
7	Step Through	98% · 122 of 124	27
8	Arcane Signet	98% · 121 of 124	26
9	Bloodstained Mire	98% · 121 of 124	25
10	Burnt Offering	98% · 121 of 124	26
11	City of Brass	98% · 121 of 124	26
12	Culling the Weak	98% · 121 of 124	26
13	Dark Ritual	98% · 121 of 124	26
14	Demonic Tutor	98% · 121 of 124	25
15	Entomb	98% · 121 of 124	26
16	Lotus Petal	98% · 121 of 124	26
17	Mystic Remora	98% · 121 of 124	26
18	Rhystic Study	98% · 121 of 124	25
19	Scalding Tarn	98% · 121 of 124	25
20	Shallow Grave	98% · 121 of 124	26
21	Spellseeker	98% · 121 of 124	26
22	Unearth	98% · 121 of 124	26
23	Vampiric Tutor	98% · 121 of 124	25
24	Ancient Tomb	97% · 120 of 124	25
25	Finale of Promise	97% · 120 of 124	26

Combos with Inalla, Archmage Ritualist

The 10 most popular of 42 combos (by EDHREC decklist count) using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.

Bloodline Necromancer + Inalla, Archmage Ritualist + Ruthless Technomancer
Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers · Infinite artifact tokens · Infinite colored mana · Infinite creature tokens with haste · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite Treasure tokens · Return all creature cards from your graveyard to the battlefield
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Inalla, Archmage Ritualist + Riptide Laboratory + Timestream Navigator
Infinite turns · Lock
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Ashnod's Altar + Bloodline Necromancer + Inalla, Archmage Ritualist
Infinite colorless mana · Infinite creature tokens with haste · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Archaeomancer + Burnt Offering + Inalla, Archmage Ritualist + Persist
Infinite creature tokens with haste · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Conjurer's Closet + Inalla, Archmage Ritualist + Timestream Navigator
Infinite turns · Lock
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Inalla, Archmage Ritualist + Wanderwine Prophets
Infinite combat damage · Infinite turns · Lock
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Archaeomancer + Culling the Weak + Inalla, Archmage Ritualist + Persist
Infinite creature tokens with haste · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite lifeloss · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite storm count
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Bloodline Necromancer + Inalla, Archmage Ritualist + Phyrexian Altar
Infinite colored mana · Infinite creature tokens with haste · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Ashnod's Altar + Inalla, Archmage Ritualist + Wanderwine Prophets
Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite colorless mana · Infinite combat damage · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers · Infinite turns · Lock
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Archaeomancer + Burnt Offering + Culling the Weak + Entomb + Finale of Promise + Inalla, Archmage Ritualist + Reanimate + Shallow Grave + Spellseeker + Unearth
Infinite creature tokens with haste · Infinite death triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
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Top finishes

The 8 most recent of 136 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.

4th of 16 — cEDH ITALY - One Shot Night on Topdeck.ggOct 9, 2026 · 1–1–1 · by Francesco Saponi
16th of 29 — IDubz Seasonal Series 4 Season 2 on Topdeck.ggOct 5, 2026 · 1–4–0 · by Jack Aris
1st of 22 — Naus am Rathaus #3 cEDH Tournament on Topdeck.ggOct 4, 2026 · 3–1–1 · by JPS [🍍]
2nd of 21 — Merchants' Guild Qualifier October on Topdeck.ggOct 4, 2026 · 3–1–1 · by Sam Thompson
9th of 21 — Merchants' Guild Qualifier October on Topdeck.ggOct 4, 2026 · 1–3–1 · by Andrew Chapman
5th of 84 — Quantum Nexus' Highlander 10K on Topdeck.ggOct 3, 2026 · 3–2–0 · by Xxpxs
11th of 43 — Sonoma Con cEDH $3K on Topdeck.ggOct 3, 2026 · 1–2–3 · by John Christie
12th of 26 — Rule Them All - cEDH Tournament 2026 on Topdeck.ggSep 27, 2026 · 1–2–2 · by Federico Manna

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Precons led by Inalla, Archmage Ritualist

Official preconstructed decks with Inalla, Archmage Ritualist at the helm.

Arcane Wizardry
PreconCommander· Released Aug 2017

Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. Combo data courtesy of Commander Spellbook. Tournament results courtesy of Topdeck.gg. Precon product lists via MTGJSON. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.

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