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Price
€498.90of €500.00
Overall win rate
24%52 wins in 220 scored games
Games
260 (40)played in 26 tournaments, 40 not scored (time limit)
Rank
31in the rankings up to €500 · Elo 1509 (start 1500)
Cards
100incl. commander · 34 lands, 19 of them basic
Game Changer
3of at most 3 allowed
Combos
1complete in the deck
Rules check
Passed100 cards, colors, banlist

At most €500 including the commander. If prices rise above that, the shopping list is rebuilt automatically.

grey: role in the deckGame Changer counts for the bracketCombo part of a comboAI can't play replaced in tournamentsAI limited played weakly by the AI

Commander (1)

Creatures (33)

Planeswalkers (1)

Instants (10)

Sorceries (5)

Artifacts (10)

Enchantments (6)

Lands (34)

Arabella, Abandoned Doll
Card image: © Wizards of the Coast, via Scryfall

Combos in the deck (1)

Detected from the decklist (Commander Spellbook): theoretically possible, see Spellbook for requirements. Whether a combo actually came together in games is shown above under “What the games show”.

  • Storm Herd + … → Near-infinite creature ETB, Near-infinite damage, Near-infinite creature tokens
    5 versions, each with one of: Impact Tremors · Arabella, Abandoned Doll · Molten Gatekeeper · Agate Instigator · Purphoros, God of the Forge

Commander Spellbook lists 5 entries because every version counts separately (for example with a different sacrifice outlet). Here each combo counts once.

Show all 5 entries
  • Storm Herd + Impact Tremors → Near-infinite creature ETB, Near-infinite creature tokens, Near-infinite damage
  • Arabella, Abandoned Doll + Storm Herd → Near-infinite damage, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite creature ETB
  • Storm Herd + Molten Gatekeeper → Near-infinite creature ETB, Near-infinite creature tokens, Near-infinite damage
  • Storm Herd + Agate Instigator → Near-infinite creature ETB, Near-infinite creature tokens, Near-infinite damage
  • Storm Herd + Purphoros, God of the Forge → Near-infinite creature ETB, Near-infinite creature tokens, Near-infinite damage

Adjusted for the Forge AI

The list above is the best tested version, the way you would play it in real games. The Forge AI can't play a few cards – they were replaced in the tournament (the deck builder also rearranges other slots within the budget). The win rate comes from games with these replacements; the original cards themselves were not tested by the AI.

In the list (original cards)
  • Boros Signet: AI can't play it
  • Loran of the Third Path: AI plays it poorly
  • Reconnaissance: AI can't play it
  • Recruiter of the Guard: adjusted to make room for another replacement
  • Rugged Prairie: AI can't play it
Played instead in the tournament
  • Abrade: replacement
  • Krenko, Mob Boss: replacement
  • Raise the Past: replacement
  • Solemn Simulacrum: test
  • Sunbillow Verge: replacement

What the games show

From 220 analysed games in 26 tournaments (tournament lists as played by Forge). Games that hit the time limit don't count, just like in the rankings. Values in brackets: average of all decks in the same price class. “logged”: recorded in the game log. “indication”: recurring pattern, but no proof of cause and effect.

Play style: wins mostly through direct damage – only 25% is combat damage

Strengths

  • Attacks get through: 5% of attackers blocked (all-deck avg: 16%) logged (2400 attackers in 220 games)
  • Applies a lot of pressure: avg 39 damage to opponents per game (all-deck avg: 29) logged (220 games)
  • Wins fast: wins on average already on its 10th own turn (all-deck avg: 11th) logged (52 wins)

Weaknesses

  • Depends on its commander: only 11% wins without it, 25% with it trend – not yet certain (19 games without, 201 with commander)

Damage per game all games

Total damage to opponents ÷ all 220 games – what the card contributes over the whole test

  1. Arabella, Abandoned Doll avg 17.0hit in 113 of 220 games
  2. Purphoros, God of the Forge avg 5.8hit in 44 of 220 games
  3. Agate Instigator avg 3.7hit in 35 of 220 games

Damage when used when it hits

Total damage ÷ games in which the card dealt damage – its strength when used

  1. Arabella, Abandoned Doll avg 33.2hit in 113 of 220 games
  2. Purphoros, God of the Forge avg 28.8hit in 44 of 220 games
  3. Agate Instigator avg 23.3hit in 35 of 220 games

Top finishers eliminates opponents

Cards that most often knocked an opposing commander out of the game

  1. Arabella, Abandoned Doll 82×220 games in deck
  2. Purphoros, God of the Forge 22×220 games in deck
  3. Agate Instigator 9×220 games in deck

Best interaction answers threats

Opposing cards destroyed, exiled, bounced or countered when this card resolved (tokens excluded)

  1. The Battle of Bywater 102×avg 0.5 per game · 220 games in deck
  2. Dusk 79×avg 0.4 per game · 220 games in deck
  3. Fell the Mighty 75×avg 0.3 per game · 220 games in deck

Biggest walls blocks the most

Opposing cards that blocked this deck's attackers most often – 5% of 2400 attackers blocked in total, 16% of those by flyers or reach

Not enough blocks logged yet.

Rarely cast candidates to cut

Cards in this list that were cast least often in their games – often too expensive or too slow (lands excluded)

  1. Dusk // Dawn 0%cast in 0 of 220 games
  2. Teferi's Protection 0%cast in 0 of 220 games
  3. Storm Herd 3%cast in 6 of 220 games

Wins by turn speed

On which own turn the 52 wins came

  • by turn 713%
  • turns 8–919%
  • turns 10–1127%
  • turns 12–1333%
  • turn 14+8%

Combos in play logged Storm Herd + Impact Tremors: all pieces cast in 1 games, 1 won · Arabella, Abandoned Doll + Storm Herd: all pieces cast in 6 games, 5 won · Storm Herd + Molten Gatekeeper: all pieces cast in 1 games, 1 won · Storm Herd + Agate Instigator: all pieces cast in 1 games, 1 won

Mana curve without lands

Average 2.62

0
12
1
24
2
21
3
3
4
2
5
1
6
2
7+

Roles in the deck

Ramp
9 / 9
Card draw
9 / 9
Removal
6 / 6
Board wipe
4 / 4
Protection
7 / 6
Strategy
30 cards no target

Count / target from the EDHREC average deck (the line), red means clearly below. Strategy: the remaining cards without one of these roles, such as the creatures and effects the deck is built around. 65 non-land cards in total.

Card types

Creatures
33
Planeswalkers
1
Instants
10
Sorceries
5
Artifacts
10
Enchantments
6
Lands
34

Most expensive cards

Esper Sentinel
€39.56
Ocelot Pride
€38.29
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
€33.09
Smothering Tithe
€32.60
Delney, Streetwise Lookout
€30.10
Teferi's Protection
€28.06
Arid Mesa
€27.18
Enlightened Tutor
€25.41

What the program has learned

Each tournament the deck tests one card. A verdict needs at least 40 games with and without the card. Since the deck is rebuilt every tournament with current prices and data, tested cards can drop out again later.

  • no clear difference Solemn Simulacrum instead of Professional Face-Breaker · win rate 25% with, 18% without (170 / 50 games) · from an earlier version, not in the deck now
  • no clear difference Raise the Past instead of Song of Totentanz · win rate 22% with, 26% without (120 / 100 games)
  • no clear difference Ainok Strike Leader instead of Song of Totentanz · win rate 23% with, 26% without (166 / 54 games)
  • no clear difference Tocasia's Welcome instead of Idol of Oblivion · win rate 25% with, 23% without (76 / 144 games)

5 more tested cards are still collecting games.

Shopping list for Cardmarket

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Total €498.90 Cardmarket average as of Oct 27, 2026

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Placement in every tournament

Oldest on the left. Green: top 3, blue: top 10.

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Best place 2 · average place 31.9 · 1× top 3 · 2× top 10 out of 26 tournaments

Played by the Forge AI, four players per game. An average deck wins 25%. How are decks tested?