The decklist
100 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 20
- 1 Angrath's Marauders
- 1 Aven Mindcensor
- 1 Blade Historian
- 1 Combat Celebrant
- 1 Ethersworn Canonist
- 1 Gingerbrute
- 1 Magus of the Moon
- 1 Ornithopter
- 1 Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
- 1 Phyrexian Walker
- 1 Quicksilver, Brash Blur
- 1 Raph & Leo, Sibling Rivals
- 1 Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
- 1 Sanctum Prelate
- 1 Serra Ascendant
- 1 Signal Pest
- 1 Skyclave Apparition
- 1 Slicer, Hired Muscle
- 1 Solitude
- 1 Yuffie, Materia Hunter
Stax 11
- 1 Archon of Emeria
- 1 Deafening Silence
- 1 Drannith Magistrate
- 1 Eidolon of Rhetoric
- 1 Grand Abolisher
- 1 Myrel, Shield of Argive
- 1 Silence
- 1 Soulless Jailer
- 1 Spirit of the Labyrinth
- 1 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
- 1 Voice of Victory
Ramp 10
- 1 Arcane Signet
- 1 Chrome Mox
- 1 Howlsquad Heavy
- 1 Lotus Petal
- 1 Mana Vault
- 1 Mox Amber
- 1 Mox Diamond
- 1 Mox Opal
- 1 Simian Spirit Guide
- 1 Sol Ring
Card Advantage 8
- 1 Archivist of Oghma
- 1 Auratouched Mage
- 1 Esper Sentinel
- 1 Imperial Recruiter
- 1 Ranger-Captain of Eos
- 1 Tataru Taru
- 1 The Queen of Dale
- 1 Vexing Bauble
Tokens 7
- 1 Aya of Alexandria
- 1 Charismatic Conqueror
- 1 Clown Car
- 1 Loyal Apprentice
- 1 Ocelot Pride
- 1 Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
- 1 Rionya, Fire Dancer
Protection 4
Land 28
- 1 Ancient Tomb
- 1 Arena of Glory
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Battlefield Forge
- 1 Cavern of Souls
- 1 City of Brass
- 1 City of Traitors
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
- 1 Exotic Orchard
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Gemstone Caverns
- 1 Inkmoth Nexus
- 1 Mana Confluence
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 2 Plains
- 1 Plateau
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Sacred Foundry
- 1 Shatterskull Smashing
- 1 Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
- 1 Spectator Seating
- 1 Sunbaked Canyon
- 1 Urza's Saga
- 1 Windswept Heath
- 1 Witch Enchanter
- 1 Wooded Foothills
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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
2 combos · 2 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 Rionya, Fire Dancer + Combat Celebrant
INFINITE Breath of Fury + Loyal Apprentice
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 14 stax pieces. See what stax means.
- 6 Game Changers — any at all puts a deck at Bracket 3 or above
- 6 Game Changers, past the three 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: 6 slots are outside their band, 4 inside
| Slot | In the deck | Target | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lands | 28 | 37 | 9 short |
| Ramp | 16 | 10 | 6 over |
| Card advantage | 9 | 10 | On target |
| Spot removal | 5 | 8 | 3 short |
| Board wipes | 0 | 3 | 3 short |
| Creatures | 53 | 28 | 25 over |
| Recursion | 0 | 3 | 3 short |
| Protection | 5 | 3 | On target |
| Tutors | 5 | 2 | On target |
| Counterspells | 2 | 1 | On target |
| Artifacts | 20 | — | No target |
| Enchantments | 6 | — | No target |
| Instants | 6 | — | No target |
| Sorceries | 1 | — | No target |
| Graveyard hate | 1 | — | No target |
| Token makers | 15 | — | No target |
| Sacrifice outlets | 1 | — | No target |
| Stax pieces | 14 | — | No target |
Mana curve
Average mana value 2.11 across 71 nonland cards, against a target of 3.54. More on what makes a good curve and on building the mana base.
- 0-1 28
- 2 16
- 3 17
- 4 5
- 5 3
- 6 1
- 7+ 1
The written read
An AI review of this specific list, generated by its owner. Bracket 5: cEDH.
The deck uses Winota's attack-trigger to convert cheap, attacking non-Human creatures and token production into immediate Humans put onto the battlefield tapped and attacking, then leverages extra-combat loops (Rionya/Combat Celebrant/Breath of Fury) and token/ETB damage engines to close the game quickly by repeated combat damage and token swarms.
Typically closes around turn 4 in a four-player game. An opening with multiple fast mana pieces plus a haste attacker that triggers Winota (or an immediate extra-combat loop) sets the realistic turn-4 wins; adding more consistent single-card combo enablers or tutors would shift that earlier.
Its three strongest interactions
- Rionya, Fire Dancer + Combat Celebrant: Rionya can copy another attacking creature and give haste, while Combat Celebrant grants extra combat phases — together they produce repeated additional combats and token/trigger replication that the deck can turn into infinite combat phases and attacking token chains.
- Breath of Fury + Loyal Apprentice: Loyal Apprentice creates haste Thopter attackers and Breath of Fury moves onto another creature after it deals combat damage and gives an extra combat phase and untaps creatures, allowing repeated attacker reuse that can be looped into infinite combat/damage with the right pieces.
- Winota, Joiner of Forces + Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer (or other cheap non-Human attackers): Cheap, attacking non-Humans trigger Winota to cheat Human creatures from the top of the library into play tapped and attacking, converting small early attackers and token production into immediate, large attacking bodies (including removals or game-ending attackers) on the same turn.
Cards that would extend them
- Relentless Assault: Good — it provides an additional combat phase effect that is cheap and redundant with your extra-combat lines, making your multi-combat gameplans faster and more resilient.
- Impact Tremors: Good — it converts each token or copied creature entering the battlefield into incremental direct damage to opponents, synergizing strongly with Rionya, Loyal Apprentice, and other token/ETB engines.
- Shared Animosity: Good — it amplifies damage from the Humans Winota cheats into play by giving attacking Humans bigger attacks based on the other attacking Humans, turning small cheated Humans into consistently larger swings.
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Commander 1 Winota, Joiner of Forces Deck 1 Aether Vial 1 Ancient Tomb 1 Angrath's Marauders 1 Arcane Signet 1 Archivist of Oghma 1 Archon of Emeria 1 Arena of Glory 1 Arid Mesa 1 Auratouched Mage 1 Aven Interrupter 1 Aven Mindcensor 1 Aya of Alexandria 1 Battlefield Forge 1 Blade Historian 1 Bofur, Reliable Guardian 1 Boromir, Warden of the Tower 1 Breath of Fury 1 Cathar Commando 1 Cavern of Souls 1 Charismatic Conqueror 1 Chrome Mox 1 City of Brass 1 City of Traitors 1 Clown Car 1 Combat Celebrant 1 Command Tower 1 Deafening Silence 1 Deflecting Swat 1 Drannith Magistrate 1 Eidolon of Rhetoric 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire 1 Enlightened Tutor 1 Esper Sentinel 1 Ethersworn Canonist 1 Exotic Orchard 1 Flooded Strand 1 Gemstone Caverns 1 Gingerbrute 1 Giver of Runes 1 Grand Abolisher 1 High Noon 1 Howlsquad Heavy 1 Imperial Recruiter 1 Inkmoth Nexus 1 Lotus Petal 1 Loyal Apprentice 1 Magus of the Moon 1 Mana Confluence 1 Mana Vault 1 Marsh Flats 1 Mox Amber 1 Mox Diamond 1 Mox Opal 1 Myrel, Shield of Argive 1 Ocelot Pride 1 Ornithopter 1 Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd 1 Phyrexian Walker 2 Plains 1 Plateau 1 Prismatic Vista 1 Professional Face-Breaker 1 Quicksilver, Brash Blur 1 Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer 1 Ranger-Captain of Eos 1 Raph & Leo, Sibling Rivals 1 Redirect Lightning 1 Rick, Steadfast Leader 1 Rionya, Fire Dancer 1 Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh 1 Sacred Foundry 1 Sanctum Prelate 1 Serra Ascendant 1 Shatterskull Smashing 1 Signal Pest 1 Silence 1 Simian Spirit Guide 1 Skrelv, Defector Mite 1 Skyclave Apparition 1 Slicer, Hired Muscle 1 Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance 1 Sol Ring 1 Solitude 1 Soulless Jailer 1 Spectator Seating 1 Spirit of the Labyrinth 1 Sunbaked Canyon 1 Swords to Plowshares 1 Tataru Taru 1 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben 1 The Queen of Dale 1 Urza's Saga 1 Vexing Bauble 1 Voice of Victory 1 Windswept Heath 1 Witch Enchanter 1 Wooded Foothills 1 Yuffie, Materia Hunter
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