Noctis, Trash Panda

Constructed By: Mattie Schraeder

Noctis, Prince of Lucis is yet another graveyard abuse deck. There are several good Limit Break spells in the deck, but ultimately I chose Dreams of Laguna as easy card draw and graveyard filling, and Noctis will just bring back that sacrificed trash, so it’s pretty good. You could also swap it out for Vayne’s Treachery for removal, Rite of Replication, but that’s a little pricey, Sephiroth’s Intervention for the life gain, or even Resentful Revelation.

Originally, I’d have sworn up and down that surveil was just a worse scry. Why would you want to graveyard off the library, when you could be putting it back in the library. Delaying it coming back, by basically requiring a shuttle, but ultimately it could still come back.

The more I play Limit Breaker the more I really appreciate easily getting things into the graveyard. I just built a Noctis, Prince of Lucis Limit Breaker deck and I realize how strong Dreams of Laguna is for his limit break. Might as well read as draw two cards.

I do wonder how many casts of his limit break can be viable though. When does Commander tax make it not worth the cost? Is Resentful Revelation just better, because it’s draw 1 and graveyard 2? Probably? But the mana base is far heavier leaning to blue over black. It’s easier to hit a blue than a black in the early game.

Updates:

1/2/26

12/31/25

Deck List

Command Zone (2)
Noctis, Prince of Lucis (FIN) 401
Dreams of Laguna

Creatures (12)
Baleful Strix (FIC)
Demon Wall
Gaelicat
Iron Giant
Rook Turret
Seymour Flux
Scorpion Sentinel
Summon: Bahamut
Tidus, Blitzball Star
Torrential Gearhulk (FIC)
Ultima, Origin of Oblivion
Valkyrie Aerial Unit

Sorceries (4)
Promise of Loyalty (FIC)
Resentful Revelation
Rite of Replication (FIC)
Sephiroth’s Intervention

Instants (6)
Into the Story (FIC)
Overkill
Pull from Tomorrow (FIC)
Slash of Light
Vayne’s Treachery
You’re Not Alone

Artifacts (14)
Aettir and Priwen (FIN) 350
Astrologian’s Planisphere
Blue Mage’s Cane
Cargo Ship
Colossus Hammer (FIC)
Dark Knight’s Greatsword
Elixir
Instant Ramen
Lunatic Pandora
Ring of the Lucii
Sage’s Nouliths
The Lunar Whale
The Prima Vistagat
White Mage’s Staff
Lands (22)
Adventurer’s Inn
Ash Barrens (FIC)
Capital City
Darkwater Catacombs (FIC)
Demolition Field (FIC)
Insomnia, Crown City
Island (FIN)
Plains (FIN)
Prairie Stream (FIC)
Scavenger Grounds (FIC)
Sharlayan, Nation of Scholars
Skycloud Expanse (FIC)
Sunken Hollow (FIC)
Sunken Ruins (FIC)
Swamp (FIN)
Temple of the False God (FIC)
Treno, Dark City