Lieutenant Nyota Uhura wants a deck that steals its opponents' creatures and spells. It also suits a deck that casts extra spells for free off the top of its deck.
Mana cost
Blue ()
Power / toughness2 / 3
RarityRare
Strange new worlds — , : Target opponent exiles the top X cards of their library, where X is the number of differently named lands you control. You may cast an instant or sorcery spell from among them without paying its mana cost. Then that player puts the rest on the bottom of their library in a random order.
Picked for what they do in Lieutenant Nyota Uhura's deck. When two cards do the same job, the one with the lower comes first. All of them fit Lieutenant Nyota Uhura's color identity.Mana ValueThe total amount of mana a card costs, all added up. A card costing two generic and one green has a mana value of three. Wizards renamed this from "converted mana cost" in 2021, so older cards and articles may still use the old name.Open the full glossary
Color identityEvery color of mana symbol on a card, in its cost and in its rules text. Your commander's color identity sets the limit for your whole deck: every other card has to fit inside it. A deck led by a green and white commander cannot play a card with any blue in its color identity.Open the full glossaryUPlayers write colors as letters: U for blue. Blue is U because B was already taken by black.TheftTheft decks take control of opponents' creatures and other cards, or cast spells from their decks, and use them against them. Some steals last one turn so you can attack with the borrowed creature; others are permanent.Open the Theft pageTheftTakes something that belongs to an opponent: a creature, another permanent, or even a spell cast straight off the top of their deck. Act of Treason, Hellkite TyrantOpen the Theft pageMana SinkGives you somewhere useful to spend spare mana, usually through an ability you can activate again and again. Rogue's Passage, Mind StoneOpen the Mana Sink pageCascade/Free CastCascade decks cast extra spells for free, straight from the top of their deck, every time they cast the right card. Cascade turns over cards from the top of your library until it hits a cheaper spell, which you may cast without paying for it.Open the Cascade/Free Cast pageFree CastCan be cast without paying its mana cost when a condition is met, often "if you control your commander". Because it costs nothing, you can still answer something after your mana is already spent. Fierce Guardianship, Deflecting SwatOpen the Free Cast pageLibrary ManipulationCards that let you look at, rearrange or play from the top of your deck, so you control what you draw next.Open the Library Manipulation page
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: Target opponent exiles the top X cards of their library, where X is the number of differently named lands you control. You may cast an instant or sorcery spell from among them without paying its mana cost. Then that player puts the rest on the bottom of their library in a random order.
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