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Neheb, Dreadhorde Champion

Legendary Creature — Zombie Minotaur Warrior · from $0.52

Trample Whenever Neheb deals combat damage to a player or planeswalker, you may discard any number of cards. If you do, draw that many cards and add that much {R}. Until end of turn, you don't lose this mana as steps and phases end.

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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

54 of 100 at $5 or less · 35 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	Fellwar Stone	Artifact	2	$0.47
10	Rogue's Passage	Land	0	$0.31
11	Evolving Wilds	Land	0	$0.09
12	Thought Vessel	Artifact	2	$2.23
13	Blasphemous Act	Sorcery	9	$0.72
14	Terramorphic Expanse	Land	0	$0.10
15	Chaos Warp	Instant	3	$0.32
16	Myriad Landscape	Land	0	$0.25
17	Mind Stone	Artifact	2	$0.21
18	Polluted Delta	Land	0	$19.85
19	Flooded Strand	Land	0	$12.78
20	Skullclamp	Artifact	1	$4.85
21	Solemn Simulacrum	Creature	4	$0.27
22	Misty Rainforest	Land	0	$35.98
23	Bloodstained Mire	Land	0	$14.54
24	Fabled Passage	Land	0	$0.65
25	Windswept Heath	Land	0	$11.19
26	Wooded Foothills	Land	0	$17.96
27	Verdant Catacombs	Land	0	$29.16
28	Scalding Tarn	Land	0	$36.86
29	Marsh Flats	Land	0	$32.04
30	Commander's Sphere	Artifact	3	$0.19
31	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
32	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
33	Deflecting Swat	Instant	3	$70.85
34	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
35	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
36	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
37	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
38	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
39	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
40	Faithless Looting	Sorcery	1	$0.36
41	Vandalblast	Sorcery	1	$1.74
42	Jeska's Will	Sorcery	3	$39.58
43	Cavern of Souls	Land	0	$47.72
44	Mana Confluence	Land	0	$34.75
45	Urza's Saga	Enchantment	0	$34.67
46	Lotus Petal	Artifact	0	$35.11
47	Wayfarer's Bauble	Artifact	1	$0.31
48	Roaming Throne	Creature	4	$47.06
49	Ashnod's Altar	Artifact	3	$8.15
50	Big Score	Instant	4	$0.41
51	War Room	Land	0	$0.79
52	Abrade	Instant	2	$0.17
53	Herald's Horn	Artifact	3	$2.88
54	Mana Vault	Artifact	1	$91.59
55	Chrome Mox	Artifact	0	$51.19
56	Lightning Bolt	Instant	1	$0.75
57	Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx	Land	0	$45.68
58	Reflecting Pool	Land	0	$5.50
59	Three Tree City	Land	0	$29.09
60	Gemstone Caverns	Land	0	$62.05
61	Command Beacon	Land	0	$7.99
62	Idol of Oblivion	Artifact	2	$2.40
63	Prismatic Vista	Land	0	$28.10
64	Buried Ruin	Land	0	$0.38
65	Thran Dynamo	Artifact	4	$1.94
66	Storm-Kiln Artist	Creature	4	$1.74
67	Impact Tremors	Enchantment	2	$2.52
68	Patchwork Banner	Artifact	3	$1.52
69	Mox Amber	Artifact	0	$86.45
70	Karn's Bastion	Land	0	$2.51
71	Professional Face-Breaker	Creature	3	$4.99
72	Ash Barrens	Land	0	$0.15
73	Thrill of Possibility	Instant	2	$0.17
74	Secluded Courtyard	Land	0	$0.31
75	Ornithopter of Paradise	Creature	2	$0.35
76	Sensei's Divining Top	Artifact	1	$36.48
77	Sword of the Animist	Artifact	2	$2.79
78	Mithril Coat	Artifact	3	$27.09
79	Gamble	Sorcery	1	$16.21
80	Mox Opal	Artifact	0	$229.58
81	Unclaimed Territory	Land	0	$0.30
82	Mox Diamond	Artifact	0	$1108.66
83	Foundry Inspector	Creature	3	$0.28
84	Everflowing Chalice	Artifact	0	$0.28
85	Basilisk Collar	Artifact	1	$2.73
86	Academy Manufactor	Creature	3	$8.00
87	Inventors' Fair	Land	0	$15.74
88	Panharmonicon	Artifact	4	$4.98
89	Unexpected Windfall	Instant	4	$1.87
90	Jet Medallion	Artifact	2	$13.02
91	Etali, Primal Storm	Creature	6	$0.46
92	Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer	Creature	1	$39.93
93	Darksteel Citadel	Artifact	0	$0.45
94	Mana Geyser	Sorcery	5	$0.52
95	Ruby Medallion	Artifact	2	$14.04
96	Scavenger Grounds	Land	0	$0.23
97	Seething Song	Instant	3	$6.78
98	The Ozolith	Artifact	1	$60.88
99	Shadowspear	Artifact	1	$21.06
100	Phyrexian Altar	Artifact	3	$54.22

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Combos with Neheb, Dreadhorde Champion

3 combos using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.

Aggravated Assault + Neheb, Dreadhorde Champion
Infinite draw triggers · Infinite rummaging · Infinite self-discard triggers · Near-infinite combat damage · Near-infinite combat phases · Near-infinite untap of creatures you control · Near-infinite mana creatures you control can produce
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Hellkite Charger + Kozilek, Butcher of Truth + Neheb, Dreadhorde Champion
Infinite damage · Infinite rummaging
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Hellkite Charger + Neheb, Dreadhorde Champion + Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
Infinite damage · Infinite rummaging
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Top finishes

3 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.

8th of 17 — cEDH Open 4 on Topdeck.ggSep 20, 2026 · 1–3–0 · by Oskar Carton
14th of 26 — cEDH - NM 2026 on Topdeck.ggAug 8, 2026 · 1–4–0 · by Oskar Carton
6th of 32 — cEDH Wildgames Grand Opening! on Topdeck.ggMay 10, 2026 · 2–3–0 · by Oskar Carton

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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. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.

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