How it has actually done
Not a rating — results from Commander games recorded at a table. See commander stats worth tracking.
MMR is a skill rating for the deck, not for its pilot — what mmr means in magic.
Bracket 4 — Optimized
A floor, not a verdict. It is read off the cards in the list, and counting cards cannot see a two-card infinite combo — so a deck can play higher than this and never lower. Read how the commander bracket system works, and bring it to your Rule 0 conversation.
- a two-card infinite combo (Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar) — more than Bracket 3 allows
What it's built out of
Measured against the Balanced Midrange blueprint. These counts overlap and sum past 100 — a card counts toward every job it does, so Solemn Simulacrum is a creature and an artifact and ramp. That is how deck builders count; see the 100-card commander deck template.
| Slot | In the deck | Target | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lands | 36 | 37 | On target |
| Ramp | 11 | 10 | On target |
| Card advantage | 7 | 10 | 3 short |
| Spot removal | 3 | 8 | 5 short |
| Board wipes | 5 | 3 | On target |
| Creatures | 33 | 28 | On target |
| Recursion | 10 | 3 | 7 over |
| Protection | 0 | 3 | 3 short |
| Tutors | 2 | 2 | On target |
| Planeswalkers | 3 | 0 | 3 over |
| Artifacts | 13 | — | No target |
| Enchantments | 4 | — | No target |
| Instants | 1 | — | No target |
| Sorceries | 10 | — | No target |
| Graveyard hate | 1 | — | No target |
| Token makers | 17 | — | No target |
| Sacrifice outlets | 10 | — | No target |
Mana curve
Average mana value 3.41 across 63 nonland cards, against a target of 3.54. More on what makes a good curve and on building the mana base.
- 0-1 8
- 2 6
- 3 21
- 4 14
- 5 11
- 6 1
- 7+ 2
5 slots are outside their band, 5 inside.
The written read
An AI review of this specific list, generated by its owner. Bracket 3 — Upgraded.
The deck leverages Ghoulcaller Gisa to double every creature returned to the battlefield (via reanimation, Dread Return, mass discard or graveyard recursion) to produce a huge zombie army, then turns those bodies into a win through anthem effects and sacrifice outlets that drain opponents or trigger removal (often closing the game by turning repeated sacrifices into lethal life loss or an overwhelming attack).
Typically closes around turn 8 in a four-player game. An eight-turn win is set by assembling at least one reliable reanimation route plus token engines (Endless Ranks / Liliana's Mastery) and a sacrifice/drain outlet; adding a dedicated sacrifice-to-damage piece (e.g., Blood Artist) or faster tutors would move it earlier.
Its three strongest interactions
- Ghoulcaller Gisa + Reanimate / Dread Return / From Under the Floorboards: returning a creature from graveyard creates a second token copy (Gisa makes a token for the returning creature), effectively doubling each reanimation to flood the board with creature tokens.
- Phyrexian Altar / Ashnod's Altar + Gravecrawler + repeatable recursion (Dread Return / Reanimate / Gravecrawler loops): sacrifice-recursion loops let you repeatedly sacrifice zombies for value (drain, sacrifice triggers, or fuel for Dread Return), turning one recurring body into continuous triggers and token generation under Gisa.
- Endless Ranks of the Dead / Liliana's Mastery + Anthem effects (Coat of Arms / Undead Warchief / Lord of the Accursed): mass token creation combined with zombie anthem effects and static buffs turns the doubled tokens from Gisa into a fast, wide army that can alpha-strike or be traded for value with sacrifice synergies.
Cards that would extend them
- Blood Artist: extends the Phyrexian Altar + Gravecrawler recursion synergy by converting each sacrifice into opponent life loss, turning repeatable sacrifices into a reliable kill condition.
- Sheoldred, Whispering One: extends the Ghoulcaller Gisa + reanimation synergy by reanimating creatures each turn and forcing opponent sacrifices, which both increases bodies to double with Gisa and pressures opponents while you refill your board.
- Grave Pact: extends the Endless Ranks / Liliana's Mastery + anthem synergy by turning your dying tokens into board control, ensuring opponents lose creatures whenever you sacrifice or lose yours and making your mass token strategy much more punishing.
The decklist
100 cards, grouped by the main job each one does. Every card links to its own page — win rate, the commanders it's most played under, and the colors it turns up in.
Tokens 13
- 1 Cemetery Reaper 3
- 1 Cursecloth Wrappings 4
- 1 Diregraf Colossus 3
- 1 Endless Ranks of the Dead 4
- 1 From Under the Floorboards 5
- 1 Headless Rider 3
- 1 Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia 2
- 1 Josu Vess, Lich Knight 4
- 1 Liliana's Devotee 3
- 1 Liliana's Mastery 5
- 1 Mirkwood Bats 4
- 1 Open the Graves 5
- 1 Tormod, the Desecrator 4
Ramp 11
- 1 Arcane Signet 2
- 1 Ashnod's Altar 3
- 1 Bontu's Monument 3
- 1 Commander's Sphere 3
- 1 Dark Petition 5
- 1 Dark Ritual 1
- 1 Phyrexian Altar 3
- 1 Sol Ring 1
- 1 The Darkness Crystal 4
- 1 Undead Warchief 4
- 1 Wayfarer's Bauble 1
Creature 10
- 1 Champion of the Perished 1
- 1 Death Baron 3
- 1 Falkenrath Noble 4
- 1 Lord of the Accursed 3
- 1 Mikaeus, the Unhallowed 6
- 1 Plague Belcher 3
- 1 Shepherd of Rot 2
- 1 Syr Konrad, the Grim 5
- 1 Vengeful Bloodwitch 2
- 1 Vengeful Dead 4
Recursion 8
- 1 Army of the Damned 8
- 1 Dread Return 4
- 1 Gravecrawler 1
- 1 Gravedig 2
- 1 Liliana, Heretical Healer 3
- 1 Reanimate 1
- 1 Tomb Tyrant 4
- 1 Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist 3
Card Advantage 6
- 1 Archghoul of Thraben 3
- 1 Ayara, First of Locthwain 3
- 1 Midnight Reaper 3
- 1 Risky Shortcut 3
- 1 Spark Reaper 3
- 1 Vampiric Rites 1
Board Wipe 5
- 1 Butcher of Malakir 7
- 1 Fleshbag Marauder 3
- 1 Liliana, Death's Majesty 5
- 1 Ravenous Rotbelly 5
- 1 Rot-Tide Gargantua 5
Artifact 3
- 1 Coat of Arms 5
- 1 Grimoire of the Dead 4
- 1 Urza's Incubator 3
Spot Removal 3
- 1 Dark Salvation 1
- 1 Liliana, Untouched by Death 4
- 1 Thornbite Staff 2
Sacrifice Outlet 2
- 1 Fell Stinger 3
- 1 Ghoulcaller Gisa 5
Land 36
- 1 Phyrexian Tower
- 35 Swamp
Tutor 1
- 1 Diabolic Tutor 4
Sorcery 1
Still identifying 1
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Commander 1 Ghoulcaller Gisa Deck 1 Arcane Signet 1 Archghoul of Thraben 1 Army of the Damned 1 Ashnod's Altar 1 Ayara, First of Locthwain 1 Bontu's Monument 1 Butcher of Malakir 1 Cemetery Reaper 1 Champion of the Perished 1 Coat of Arms 1 Commander's Sphere 1 Cursecloth Wrappings 1 Dark Petition 1 Dark Ritual 1 Dark Salvation 1 Death Baron 1 Diabolic Tutor 1 Diregraf Colossus 1 Dread Return 1 Ellie's Rage 1 Endless Ranks of the Dead 1 Falkenrath Noble 1 Fell Stinger 1 Fleshbag Marauder 1 From Under the Floorboards 1 Ghouls' Night Out 1 Gravecrawler 1 Gravedig 1 Grimoire of the Dead 1 Headless Rider 1 Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia 1 Josu Vess, Lich Knight 1 Liliana's Devotee 1 Liliana's Mastery 1 Liliana, Death's Majesty 1 Liliana, Heretical Healer 1 Liliana, Untouched by Death 1 Lord of the Accursed 1 Midnight Reaper 1 Mikaeus, the Unhallowed 1 Mirkwood Bats 1 Open the Graves 1 Phyrexian Altar 1 Phyrexian Tower 1 Plague Belcher 1 Ravenous Rotbelly 1 Reanimate 1 Risky Shortcut 1 Rot-Tide Gargantua 1 Shepherd of Rot 1 Sol Ring 1 Spark Reaper 35 Swamp 1 Syr Konrad, the Grim 1 The Darkness Crystal 1 Thornbite Staff 1 Tomb Tyrant 1 Tormod, the Desecrator 1 Undead Warchief 1 Urza's Incubator 1 Vampiric Rites 1 Vengeful Bloodwitch 1 Vengeful Dead 1 Wayfarer's Bauble 1 Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist
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