Bant Nadu
Nadu is a creature combo deck seeking to build an overwhelming board or outright win using Nadu, Winged Wisdom and an unbounded targeting effect like Nomads en-Kor or Shuko. Due to the density of tutors for assembling A + B, the deck can leverage a toolbox of other creatures to have a flexible gameplan in various matchups.
Although the deck usually employs a midrange gameplan with a combo pivot, one of its strengths is the ability to present a win as early as turn 2 or 3 with the right opener of moxen and mana dorks. As a result, opponents face a conundrum where they can lose to the midrange plan if they mulligan for the combo plan and vice versa. Brightglass Gearhulk and Urza's Saga are two marquee cards which emphasize this strength — both are potential 3-for-1's capable of threatening midrange beats while assembling half of the combo, which can exhaust the opponent's removal before beating them with the remaining half.
The deck is favored against fair non-blue decks due to its ability to stall the board with midrange threats before going 'over the top' with the combo. Blue midrange and control matchups tend to be more even and are highly dependent on the skill of both pilots. The deck performs best when it is the fastest combo in the room, as it can struggle against more all-in decks like Citadel Storm, Breach Storm, Time Vault, or Paradox Academy due to reduced disruptive elements and limited ability to race faster decks.
The most common point spreads involve a pair of moxen, Nadu, Urza's Saga, and a pair of flexible points dependent on pilot preference. Common options include Natural Order, White Plume Adventurer, Gifts Ungiven, and Strip Mine.
— written by cymbalman
Example Decklist
Bant Nadu Lands
By: CliffClaff
Event: Lodestone Canadian Clash - 1st
Date: 2026-10-03
Points (10): Mox Emerald (3), Mox Pearl (3), Nadu, Winged Wisdom (1), Natural Order (1), Strip Mine (1), Urza's Saga (1)
Planeswalkers (1)
- 1Oko, Thief of Crowns
Creatures (36)
- 1Avacyn's Pilgrim
- 1Birds of Paradise
- 1Deathrite Shaman
- 1Delighted Halfling
- 1Elvish Mystic
- 1Haywire Mite
- 1Ignoble Hierarch
- 1Llanowar Elves
- 1Mockingbird
- 1Mother of Runes
- 1Noble Hierarch
- 1Nomads en-Kor
- 1Sylvan Safekeeper
- 1Badgermole Cub
- 1Bristly Bill, Spine Sower
- 1Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
- 1Fiend Artisan
- 1Loki, God of Mischief
- 1Scavenging Ooze
- 1Scythecat Cub
- 1Springheart Nantuko
- 1Stoneforge Mystic
- 1Voice of Victory
- 1Wall of Roots
- 1Formidable Speaker
- 1Mole Man, Moloid Master
- 1Nadu, Winged Wisdom
- 1Ranger-Captain of Eos
- 1Six
- 1Skyclave Apparition
- 1Brightglass Gearhulk
- 1Icetill Explorer
- 1Sowing Mycospawn
- 1Timeless Witness
- 1Titania, Protector of Argoth
- 1Atraxa, Grand Unifier
Sorceries (10)
- 1Green Sun's Zenith
- 1Prismatic Ending
- 1Finale of Devastation
- 1Malevolent Rumble
- 1Nature's Rhythm
- 1Neoform
- 1Eldritch Evolution
- 1Stock Up
- 1Wargate
- 1Natural Order
Instants (7)
- 1Crop Rotation
- 1Erode
- 1March of Otherworldly Light
- 1Path to Exile
- 1Eladamri's Call
- 1Chord of Calling
Artifacts (7)
- 1Mox Diamond
- 1Mox Emerald
- 1Mox Pearl
- 1Zuran Orb
- 1Shuko
- 1Skullclamp
- 1Pre-War Formalwear
Enchantments (2)
- 1Fastbond
- 1Survival of the Fittest
Lands (37)
- 1Arid Mesa
- 1Bayou
- 1Boseiju, Who Endures
- 1Breeding Pool
- 1Field of the Dead
- 1Flooded Strand
- 1Forest
- 1Gaea's Cradle
- 1Hallowed Fountain
- 1Hedge Maze
- 1Horizon Canopy
- 1Island
- 1Karakas
- 1Lush Portico
- 1Marsh Flats
- 1Meticulous Archive
- 1Misty Rainforest
- 1Plains
- 1Polluted Delta
- 1Prismatic Vista
- 1Razorverge Thicket
- 1Savannah
- 1Scalding Tarn
- 1Shifting Woodland
- 1Snow-Covered Forest
- 1Spara's Headquarters
- 1Strip Mine
- 1Temple Garden
- 1Tropical Island
- 1Tundra
- 1Urza's Saga
- 1Verdant Catacombs
- 1Wasteland
- 1Waterlogged Grove
- 1Windswept Heath
- 1Wooded Foothills
- 1Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
