Captain N'ghathrod
Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate 931 • mythic
- Set
- Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate
- Collector number
- 931
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana blue mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black · Blue
- Artist
- Andrey Kuzinskiy
- Finish
- Etched
What it does
Horrors you control have menace.
Whenever a Horror you control deals combat damage to a player, that player mills that many cards.
At the beginning of your end step, choose target artifact or creature card in an opponent's graveyard that was put there from their library this turn. Put it onto the battlefield under your control.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Captain N'ghathrod was introduced in the 2022 set Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate, a product designed specifically for the Commander format of Magic: The Gathering. Drawing deep from Dungeons & Dragons lore, the card represents a Mind Flayer pirate who helms the nautiloid ship known as the Scavenger. The set aimed to blend the mechanical possibilities of Magic with the expansive character rosters of the Forgotten Realms, providing players with distinct thematic commanders that encourage specific tribal playstyles.
The art was created by illustrator Antonio José Manzanedo, who rendered the captain with the classic, tentacled aesthetic associated with Illithids. The design focuses on the creature's ability to manipulate the minds of opponents, leaning into the 'Horror' creature type by milling libraries and reanimating fallen foes. Upon release, the card was widely received as a definitive choice for players looking to build a blue-black deck centered on mill and theft mechanics, establishing itself as a popular cornerstone for themed D&D-inspired decks.
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