The decklist
103 cards, grouped by the main job each one does, lands last. Every name links to its own page, with its win rate and the commanders it's most played under.
Creature 17
- 1 Aerith Gainsborough
- 1 Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness
- 1 Arvad the Cursed
- 1 Athreos, God of Passage
- 1 Breena, the Demagogue
- 1 Darkstar
- 1 Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
- 1 Frodo, Sauron's Bane
- 1 Judge Magister Gabranth
- 1 Kambal, Consul of Allocation
- 1 Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
- 1 Liesa, Forgotten Archangel
- 1 Orc Army
- 1 Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
- 1 Thalia, Heretic Cathar
- 1 Wernog, Rider's Chaplain
- 1 Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful
Card Advantage 11
Ramp 9
Spot Removal 7
Protection 6
Tokens 6
Recursion 4
Board Wipe 2
Counterspell 1
Instant 1
Sacrifice Outlet 1
Graveyard Hate 1
Stax 1
Artifact 1
Land 32
- 1 Barad-dûr
- 1 Bojuka Bog
- 1 Brightclimb Pathway // Grimclimb Pathway
- 1 Castle Locthwain
- 1 Caves of Koilos
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Concealed Courtyard
- 1 Fetid Heath
- 1 Godless Shrine
- 1 Isolated Chapel
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Minas Tirith
- 5 Plains
- 1 Plaza of Heroes
- 1 Shadowy Backstreet
- 1 Shambling Vent
- 1 Shattered Sanctum
- 1 Shizo, Death's Storehouse
- 1 Silent Clearing
- 4 Swamp
- 1 Tainted Field
- 1 The Grey Havens
- 1 Vault of Champions
- 1 Vault of the Archangel
- 1 War Room
Still identifying 3
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These are results from Commander games recorded at a table, not a rating. See commander stats worth tracking and what mmr means in magic, which rates the deck rather than its pilot.
Combos in this deck
1 combo · 1 infinite. These come from Commander Spellbook, which only knows the ones somebody has written up, so this deck can hold more than these and never fewer.
INFINITE Ratadrabik of Urborg + Boromir, Warden of the Tower
Bracket 4: Optimized
This is a floor, read off the cards in the list, 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.
Game Changers in this list
Running 1 stax piece. See what stax means.
- 1 Game Changer — any at all puts a deck at Bracket 3 or above
- a two-card infinite combo (Ratadrabik of Urborg + Boromir, Warden of the Tower) — more than Bracket 3 allows
What it's built out of
Measured against the Balanced Midrange blueprint. Counts overlap and sum past 100, because a card counts toward every job it does, which is how deck builders count. See the 100-card commander deck template.
Slot by slot: 4 slots are outside their band, 5 inside
| Slot | In the deck | Target | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lands | 32 | 37 | 5 short |
| Ramp | 10 | 10 | On target |
| Card advantage | 17 | 10 | 7 over |
| Spot removal | 8 | 8 | On target |
| Board wipes | 2 | 3 | On target |
| Creatures | 42 | 28 | 14 over |
| Recursion | 5 | 3 | On target |
| Protection | 13 | 3 | 10 over |
| Tutors | 0 | 2 | On target |
| Artifacts | 11 | — | No target |
| Enchantments | 5 | — | No target |
| Instants | 7 | — | No target |
| Sorceries | 4 | — | No target |
| Counterspells | 1 | — | No target |
| Graveyard hate | 3 | — | No target |
| Token makers | 8 | — | No target |
| Sacrifice outlets | 1 | — | No target |
| Stax pieces | 1 | — | No target |
Mana curve
Average mana value 2.72 across 69 nonland cards, against a target of 3.54. More on what makes a good curve and on building the mana base.
- 0-1 9
- 2 25
- 3 19
- 4 7
- 5 8
- 6 0
- 7+ 1
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Commander 1 Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness Deck 1 Aerith Gainsborough 1 Arvad the Cursed 1 Athreos, God of Passage 1 Barad-dûr 1 Bastion Protector 1 Bojuka Bog 1 Boromir, Warden of the Tower 1 Breena, the Demagogue 1 Brightclimb Pathway // Grimclimb Pathway 1 Brigone, Soldier of Meletis 1 Castle Locthwain 1 Cauldron Haze 1 Caves of Koilos 1 Command Tower 1 Concealed Courtyard 1 Darkstar 1 Deathbringer Liege 1 Despark 1 Dire Tactics 1 Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim 1 Elena, Turk Recruit 1 Elenda, the Dusk Rose 1 Felisa, Fang of Silverquill 1 Fetid Heath 1 Flare of Fortitude 1 Flowering of the White Tree 1 Fracture 1 Frodo, Sauron's Bane 1 Glasswing Grace // Age-Graced Chapel 1 Godless Shrine 1 Heroes' Podium 1 Inkshield 1 Isolated Chapel 1 Jirina, Dauntless General 1 Judge Magister Gabranth 1 Kambal, Consul of Allocation 1 Karlov of the Ghost Council 1 Killian, Ink Duelist 1 Kunoros, Hound of Athreos 1 Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion 1 Land Tax 1 Liesa, Forgotten Archangel 1 Lightning Greaves 1 Loran of the Third Path 1 Lord Jyscal Guado 1 Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff 1 Marsh Flats 1 Mimic Vat 1 Minas Tirith 1 Mirror of Galadriel 1 Night's Whisper 1 Ondu Inversion // Ondu Skyruins 1 Orc Army 1 Orzhov Signet 5 Plains 1 Plaza of Heroes 1 Primevals' Glorious Rebirth 1 Ratadrabik of Urborg 1 Ravos, Soultender 1 Relic of Legends 1 Rufus Shinra 1 Secret Rendezvous 1 Shadowy Backstreet 1 Shambling Vent 1 Shattered Sanctum 1 Shay Cormac 1 Shizo, Death's Storehouse 1 Silent Clearing 1 Sol Ring 1 Spectacular Spider-Man 4 Swamp 1 Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar 1 Tainted Field 1 Talisman of Hierarchy 1 Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle 1 Thalia, Heretic Cathar 1 The Grey Havens 1 The Kenriths' Royal Funeral 1 The Meathook Massacre 1 The One Ring 1 The Ozolith 1 The Soul Stone 1 Tomik, Wielder of Law 1 Treasure 1 Tymna the Weaver 1 Urza's Ruinous Blast 1 Vanishing Verse 1 Vault of Champions 1 Vault of the Archangel 1 Venat, Heart of Hydaelyn // Hydaelyn, the Mothercrystal 1 Vona, Butcher of Magan 1 War Room 1 Wernog, Rider's Chaplain 1 Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful 1 Zack Fair
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