Art: Jeremy Chong · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast
Noctis, Prince of Lucis
WUBLegendary Creature — Human Noble · from $0.29
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.
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
56 of 100 at $5 or less · 39 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 | Swords to Plowshares | Instant | 1 | $0.98 |
| 7 | Swiftfoot Boots | Artifact | 2 | $1.43 |
| 8 | Lightning Greaves | Artifact | 2 | $3.86 |
| 9 | Path of Ancestry | Land | 0 | $0.16 |
| 10 | Path to Exile | Instant | 1 | $0.71 |
| 11 | Counterspell | Instant | 2 | $1.33 |
| 12 | Fellwar Stone | Artifact | 2 | $0.47 |
| 13 | Rogue's Passage | Land | 0 | $0.31 |
| 14 | Evolving Wilds | Land | 0 | $0.09 |
| 15 | Thought Vessel | Artifact | 2 | $2.23 |
| 16 | Bojuka Bog | Land | 0 | $1.12 |
| 17 | Terramorphic Expanse | Land | 0 | $0.10 |
| 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 | Godless Shrine | Land | 0 | $8.47 |
| 43 | Hallowed Fountain | Land | 0 | $6.97 |
| 44 | Generous Gift | Instant | 3 | $0.93 |
| 45 | Demonic Tutor | Sorcery | 2 | $62.80 |
| 46 | Smothering Tithe | Enchantment | 4 | $56.09 |
| 47 | Toxic Deluge | Sorcery | 3 | $5.04 |
| 48 | Swan Song | Instant | 1 | $10.72 |
| 49 | Ancient Tomb | Land | 0 | $56.94 |
| 50 | Brainstorm | Instant | 1 | $0.56 |
| 51 | Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth | Land | 0 | $56.13 |
| 52 | Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth | Land | 0 | $16.76 |
| 53 | Esper Sentinel | Creature | 1 | $58.03 |
| 54 | Fierce Guardianship | Instant | 3 | $59.21 |
| 55 | Temple of the False God | Land | 0 | $0.19 |
| 56 | Chromatic Lantern | Artifact | 3 | $0.38 |
| 57 | Sunken Hollow | Land | 0 | $0.29 |
| 58 | Otawara, Soaring City | Land | 0 | $26.57 |
| 59 | Glacial Fortress | Land | 0 | $0.21 |
| 60 | Isolated Chapel | Land | 0 | $0.21 |
| 61 | Feed the Swarm | Sorcery | 2 | $0.19 |
| 62 | Talisman of Dominance | Artifact | 2 | $0.49 |
| 63 | City of Brass | Land | 0 | $9.17 |
| 64 | The One Ring | Artifact | 4 | $109.88 |
| 65 | Frantic Search | Instant | 3 | $0.82 |
| 66 | Mystic Remora | Enchantment | 1 | $10.97 |
| 67 | Prairie Stream | Land | 0 | $0.19 |
| 68 | Phyrexian Arena | Enchantment | 3 | $1.92 |
| 69 | Drowned Catacomb | Land | 0 | $0.50 |
| 70 | Deadly Rollick | Instant | 4 | $26.52 |
| 71 | Teferi's Protection | Instant | 3 | $34.90 |
| 72 | Cavern of Souls | Land | 0 | $47.72 |
| 73 | Propaganda | Enchantment | 3 | $1.84 |
| 74 | Vampiric Tutor | Instant | 1 | $48.13 |
| 75 | Mana Confluence | Land | 0 | $34.75 |
| 76 | Urza's Saga | Enchantment | 0 | $34.67 |
| 77 | Mana Drain | Instant | 2 | $50.65 |
| 78 | Lotus Petal | Artifact | 0 | $35.11 |
| 79 | Enlightened Tutor | Instant | 1 | $21.99 |
| 80 | Caves of Koilos | Land | 0 | $0.30 |
| 81 | Wayfarer's Bauble | Artifact | 1 | $0.31 |
| 82 | Black Market Connections | Enchantment | 3 | $10.78 |
| 83 | Victimize | Sorcery | 3 | $0.57 |
| 84 | Deadly Dispute | Instant | 2 | $0.29 |
| 85 | Roaming Throne | Creature | 4 | $47.06 |
| 86 | Ashnod's Altar | Artifact | 3 | $8.15 |
| 87 | Talisman of Hierarchy | Artifact | 2 | $0.45 |
| 88 | Talisman of Progress | Artifact | 2 | $0.25 |
| 89 | War Room | Land | 0 | $0.79 |
| 90 | Blood Artist | Creature | 2 | $2.78 |
| 91 | Underground River | Land | 0 | $0.51 |
| 92 | Adarkar Wastes | Land | 0 | $0.34 |
| 93 | Ponder | Sorcery | 1 | $1.82 |
| 94 | Morphic Pool | Land | 0 | $28.50 |
| 95 | Herald's Horn | Artifact | 3 | $2.88 |
| 96 | Mana Vault | Artifact | 1 | $91.59 |
| 97 | Anguished Unmaking | Instant | 3 | $1.58 |
| 98 | Pongify | Instant | 1 | $2.21 |
| 99 | Chrome Mox | Artifact | 0 | $51.19 |
| 100 | Dimir Signet | Artifact | 2 | $0.27 |
Curve of these staples
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Most played with Noctis, Prince of Lucis
The 25 most-played cards in 18 settled top-16 lists running Noctis, Prince of Lucis at 16+ player events since Mar 8, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.
| # | Card | Played in | Top 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aetherflux Reservoir | 100% · 18 of 18 | 3 |
| 2 | Ancient Tomb | 100% · 18 of 18 | 3 |
| 3 | Arcane Signet | 100% · 18 of 18 | 3 |
| 4 | Chrome Mox | 100% · 18 of 18 | 3 |
| 5 | City of Brass | 100% · 18 of 18 | 3 |
| 6 | Command Tower | 100% · 18 of 18 | 3 |
| 7 | Demonic Tutor | 100% · 18 of 18 | 3 |
| 8 | Esper Sentinel | 100% · 18 of 18 | 3 |
| 9 | Flooded Strand | 100% · 18 of 18 | 3 |
| 10 | Gemstone Caverns | 100% · 18 of 18 | 3 |
| 11 | Lotus Petal | 100% · 18 of 18 | 3 |
| 12 | Mana Vault | 100% · 18 of 18 | 3 |
| 13 | Mox Diamond | 100% · 18 of 18 | 3 |
| 14 | Mystic Remora | 100% · 18 of 18 | 3 |
| 15 | Polluted Delta | 100% · 18 of 18 | 3 |
| 16 | Rhystic Study | 100% · 18 of 18 | 3 |
| 17 | Sol Ring | 100% · 18 of 18 | 3 |
| 18 | Tundra | 100% · 18 of 18 | 3 |
| 19 | Urza's Saga | 100% · 18 of 18 | 3 |
| 20 | Vampiric Tutor | 100% · 18 of 18 | 3 |
| 21 | Watery Grave | 100% · 18 of 18 | 3 |
| 22 | Dark Ritual | 94% · 17 of 18 | 3 |
| 23 | Demonic Consultation | 94% · 17 of 18 | 3 |
| 24 | Force of Will | 94% · 17 of 18 | 3 |
| 25 | Godless Shrine | 94% · 17 of 18 | 3 |
Combos with Noctis, Prince of Lucis
The 10 most popular of 15 combos (by EDHREC decklist count) using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.
Aetherflux Reservoir + Noctis, Prince of Lucis + Vexing Bauble + Artifact Castable for {0} that survives
Infinite damage · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifegain · Infinite storm count
Aetherflux Reservoir + Lotus Petal + Noctis, Prince of Lucis + Solemnity
Infinite colored mana · Infinite damage · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifegain · Infinite storm count
Aetherflux Reservoir + Mishra's Bauble + Noctis, Prince of Lucis + Solemnity
Infinite damage · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifegain · Infinite storm count · Infinite card draw at the beginning of the next upkeep · Infinite draw triggers at the beginning of the next upkeep
Aetherflux Reservoir + Hex Parasite + Lotus Petal + Noctis, Prince of Lucis
Infinite damage · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifegain · Infinite storm count
Aetherflux Reservoir + Mox Diamond + Noctis, Prince of Lucis
Infinite damage · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifegain · Infinite storm count
Aetherflux Reservoir + Chalice of the Void + Noctis, Prince of Lucis + Artifact Castable for {0} that survives
Infinite damage · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifegain · Infinite storm count
Aetherflux Reservoir + Noctis, Prince of Lucis + Solemnity + Urza's Bauble
Infinite damage · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifegain · Infinite storm count · Infinite card draw at the beginning of the next upkeep · Infinite draw triggers at the beginning of the next upkeep
Aetherflux Reservoir + Noctis, Prince of Lucis + Solemnity + Tormod's Crypt
Infinite damage · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifegain · Infinite storm count
Aetherflux Reservoir + Lion's Eye Diamond + Noctis, Prince of Lucis + Solemnity
Infinite colored mana · Infinite damage · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite lifegain · Infinite storm count
Aetherflux Reservoir + Krark-Clan Ironworks + Noctis, Prince of Lucis + Power Conduit
Infinite artifact ETB · Infinite artifact LTB · Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers · Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control · Infinite charge counters on a permanent · Infinite damage · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite storm count
Top finishes
The 8 most recent of 19 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.
- 16th of 23 — CEDH - But it’s a dry heat. Savannah Edition on Topdeck.ggSep 6, 2026 · 0–2–2 · by Beau Moody
- 15th of 23 — Pre-game SC3 on Topdeck.ggJul 17, 2026 · 0–2–1 · by Hunter Mccaffrey
- 16th of 42 — Krypton Comics $2,600 Summer CEDH Championship on Topdeck.ggJul 11, 2026 · 0–0–0 · by Patrick
- 5th of 40 — Liga SYSTEMA Julio 2026 on Topdeck.ggJul 1, 2026 · 1–2–2 · by Rafael Enrique Salinas Salinas
- 15th of 23 — King of Games Series #15 on Topdeck.ggJun 21, 2026 · 1–3–0 · by Matteo Nogueira
- 5th of 29 — Twin Valley Game Con (Gaea's Cradle) on Topdeck.ggJun 20, 2026 · 3–1–2 · by Jon Owens
- 2nd of 31 — Med City cEDH: Caduceus Cup (Monthly Dual Land Top Prize) on Topdeck.ggMay 24, 2026 · 2–1–2 · by Hunter Mccaffrey
- 4th of 18 — Krypton Comics Monthly CEDH JP Demonic Tutor plus other prizes! on Topdeck.ggMay 24, 2026 · 2–3–1 · by Patrick
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.