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Price
€498.42of €500.00
Overall win rate
22%45 wins in 207 scored games
Games
260 (53)played in 26 tournaments, 53 not scored (time limit)
Rank
34in the rankings up to €500 · Elo 1487 (start 1500)
Cards
100incl. commander · 36 lands, 12 of them basic
Game Changer
2of at most 3 allowed
Combos
0complete 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.

The shopping list was rebuilt with current prices on Oct 25, 2026: the tested version had risen to €500.05, above €500.00. Win rate and placement come from the tested version.

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 (31)

Instants (13)

Sorceries (7)

Artifacts (7)

Enchantments (5)

Lands (36)

Aragorn, the Uniter
Card image: © Wizards of the Coast, via Scryfall

What the games show

From 207 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 through combat – 83% of the damage to opponents is combat damage

Strengths

  • Applies a lot of pressure: avg 33 damage to opponents per game (all-deck avg: 29) logged (207 games)

Weaknesses

  • Slow to win: wins on average only on its 12th own turn (all-deck avg: 11th) logged (45 wins)
  • Often eliminated first: in 34% of games (all-deck avg: 25%) logged (71 of 207 games)
  • Depends on its commander: only 6% wins without it, 23% with it indication (18 games without, 189 with commander)

Damage per game all games

Total damage to opponents ÷ all 207 games – what the card contributes over the whole test

  1. Aragorn, the Uniter avg 14.0hit in 147 of 207 games
  2. Human Soldier Token avg 1.9hit in 51 of 207 games
  3. Jetmir, Nexus of Revels avg 1.5hit in 22 of 207 games

Damage when used when it hits

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

  1. Golem Token avg 21.1hit in 11 of 207 games
  2. Aragorn, the Uniter avg 19.7hit in 147 of 207 games
  3. Jetmir, Nexus of Revels avg 14.4hit in 22 of 207 games

Top finishers eliminates opponents

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

  1. Aragorn, the Uniter 39×207 games in deck
  2. Human Soldier Token 34×207 games in deck
  3. Human Knight Token 11×207 games in deck

Best interaction answers threats

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

  1. Supreme Verdict 77×avg 0.4 per game · 207 games in deck
  2. Éowyn, Fearless Knight 30×avg 0.1 per game · 207 games in deck
  3. Aragorn, the Uniter 30×avg 0.1 per game · 207 games in deck

Biggest walls blocks the most

Opposing cards that blocked this deck's attackers most often – 19% of 2446 attackers blocked in total, 10% of those by flyers or reach

  1. Zombie Token 25×blocked in 6 games
  2. Goblin Token 24×blocked in 5 games
  3. Dog Token 5×blocked in 3 games

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. Friendly Rivalry 0%cast in 0 of 190 games
  2. Théoden, King of Rohan 6%cast in 12 of 207 games
  3. Dovin's Veto 9%cast in 18 of 207 games

Wins by turn speed

On which own turn the 45 wins came

  • by turn 70%
  • turns 8–911%
  • turns 10–1131%
  • turns 12–1324%
  • turn 14+33%

Mana curve without lands

Average 2.63

0
10
1
24
2
15
3
8
4
5
5
1
6
7+

Roles in the deck

Ramp
19 / 17
Card draw
7 / 5
Removal
13 / 12
Board wipe
2 / 2
Protection
6 / 6
Strategy
16 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. 63 non-land cards in total.

Card types

Creatures
31
Instants
13
Sorceries
7
Artifacts
7
Enchantments
5
Lands
36

Most expensive cards

Esper Sentinel
€39.56
Rhystic Study
€36.66
Scalding Tarn
€28.11
Arid Mesa
€27.18
Misty Rainforest
€25.10
Cyclonic Rift
€23.77
Delighted Halfling
€20.71
The Queen of Dale
€20.08

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 Ruby, Daring Tracker instead of Avacyn's Pilgrim · win rate 26% with, 18% without (98 / 109 games)
  • no clear difference Kyler, Sigardian Emissary instead of Rienne, Angel of Rebirth · win rate 20% with, 24% without (101 / 106 games)
  • no clear difference Simic Charm instead of An Offer You Can't Refuse · win rate 23% with, 19% without (140 / 67 games) · from an earlier version, not in the deck now
  • no clear difference An Offer You Can't Refuse instead of Friendly Rivalry · win rate 24% with, 21% without (51 / 156 games)
  • no clear difference Eladamri's Call instead of Jetmir, Nexus of Revels · win rate 22% with, 21% without (104 / 103 games)

12 more tested cards are still collecting games.

Shopping list for Cardmarket

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Total €498.42 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 16 · average place 33.3 · 0× top 3 · 0× top 10 out of 26 tournaments

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