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 13
- 1 Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
- 1 Bazaar Trader
- 1 Captivating Crew
- 1 Coercive Recruiter
- 1 Hellkite Tyrant
- 1 Hideous Taskmaster
- 1 Ingenious Artillerist
- 1 Lightning, Army of One
- 1 Molten Primordial
- 1 Reckless Fireweaver
- 1 Spiteful Prankster
- 1 Treasure Nabber
- 1 Zealous Conscripts
Card Advantage 11
- 1 Aurelia, the Law Above
- 1 Idol of Oblivion
- 1 Jaxis, the Troublemaker
- 1 Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant
- 1 Rumor Gatherer
- 1 Scrollshift
- 1 Soul-Guide Lantern
- 1 Stiltzkin, Moogle Merchant
- 1 Thrill of Possibility
- 1 Tocasia's Welcome
- 1 Your Temple Is Under Attack
Ramp 7
- 1 Arcane Signet
- 1 Boros Signet
- 1 Furnace Reins
- 1 Mind Stone
- 1 Sol Ring
- 1 Talisman of Conviction
- 1 Unexpected Windfall
Sorcery 7
- 1 Call for Aid
- 1 Claim the Firstborn
- 1 Insurrection
- 1 Kari Zev's Expertise
- 1 Mass Mutiny
- 1 Mob Rule
- 1 Thud
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Buy this deck on TCGplayerHow it has actually done
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 The Jolly Balloon Man + Coercive Recruiter
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.
- a two-card infinite combo (The Jolly Balloon Man + Coercive Recruiter) — 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: 5 slots are outside their band, 4 inside
| Slot | In the deck | Target | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lands | 39 | 37 | On target |
| Ramp | 8 | 10 | On target |
| Card advantage | 13 | 10 | 3 over |
| Spot removal | 7 | 8 | On target |
| Board wipes | 0 | 3 | 3 short |
| Creatures | 23 | 28 | 5 short |
| Recursion | 0 | 3 | 3 short |
| Protection | 7 | 3 | 4 over |
| Tutors | 0 | 2 | On target |
| Artifacts | 9 | — | No target |
| Enchantments | 5 | — | No target |
| Instants | 18 | — | No target |
| Sorceries | 9 | — | No target |
| Graveyard hate | 1 | — | No target |
| Token makers | 9 | — | No target |
| Sacrifice outlets | 3 | — | No target |
Mana curve
Average mana value 3.08 across 61 nonland cards, against a target of 3.54. More on what makes a good curve and on building the mana base.
- 0-1 10
- 2 15
- 3 17
- 4 7
- 5 7
- 6 2
- 7+ 3
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Commander 1 Zidane, Tantalus Thief Deck 1 Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos 1 Arcane Signet 1 Aurelia, the Law Above 1 Bazaar Trader 1 Boros Charm 1 Boros Garrison 1 Boros Signet 1 Call for Aid 1 Captivating Crew 1 Claim the Firstborn 1 Clever Concealment 1 Clifftop Retreat 1 Cloudshift 1 Coercive Recruiter 1 Command Tower 1 Conjurer's Closet 1 Ephemerate 1 Exotic Orchard 1 Flicker of Fate 1 Fling 1 Frenzied Fugue 1 Furnace Reins 1 Furycalm Snarl 1 Generous Gift 1 Hellkite Tyrant 1 Hideous Taskmaster 1 High Market 1 Idol of Oblivion 1 Ingenious Artillerist 1 Insurrection 1 Iroh, Tea Master 1 Jaxis, the Troublemaker 1 Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant 1 Justiciar's Portal 1 Kari Zev's Expertise 1 Lightning, Army of One 1 Long Road Home 1 Loran's Escape 1 Magda, the Hoardmaster 1 Makeshift Munitions 1 Mass Mutiny 1 Mind Stone 1 Mob Rule 1 Molten Primordial 17 Mountain 1 Myriad Landscape 1 Path to Exile 9 Plains 1 Reckless Fireweaver 1 Rumor Gatherer 1 Rustvale Bridge 1 Sacred Peaks 1 Scrollshift 1 Sol Ring 1 Song-Mad Treachery 1 Soul-Guide Lantern 1 Spiteful Prankster 1 Stiltzkin, Moogle Merchant 1 Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion 1 Swords to Plowshares 1 Talisman of Conviction 1 Teleportation Circle 1 Temple of Triumph 1 The Jolly Balloon Man 1 Thrill of Possibility 1 Thud 1 Tocasia's Welcome 1 Treasure Nabber 1 Unbreakable Formation 1 Unexpected Windfall 1 Wear 1 Wind-Scarred Crag 1 Xorn 1 Your Temple Is Under Attack 1 Zealous Conscripts
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