- Price
- €499.58of €500.00
- Overall win rate
- 38%88 wins in 233 scored games
- Games
- 260 (27)played in 26 tournaments, 27 not scored (time limit)
- Rank
- 12in the rankings up to €500 · Elo 1664 (start 1500)
- Cards
- 100incl. commander · 36 lands, 12 of them basic
- Game Changer
- 3of at most 3 allowed
- Combos
- 3complete 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 26, 2026: the tested version had risen to €500.21, above €500.00. Win rate and placement come from the tested version.
Commander (1)
- Atraxa, Praetors' VoiceCombo€16.08
Creatures (19)
- Vorinclex, Monstrous RaiderCombo€35.00
- Bloom Tender Ramp€13.11
- Noble Hierarch Ramp€8.02
- Skrelv, Defector Mite Protection€3.43
- Dreamtide Whale€3.41
- Birds of Paradise Ramp€3.00
- Venerated Rotpriest€2.52
- Tekuthal, Inquiry DominusCombo€2.30
- Bloated Contaminator€2.15
- Evolution Sage€2.09
- Flux Channeler€1.71
- Ichor Rats€1.46
- Ezuri, Stalker of Spheres Card draw€0.56
- Crystalline Crawler RampCombo€0.35
- Winding ConstrictorComboAI limited€0.28
- Metastatic Evangel€0.24
- Corpsejack MenaceCombo€0.21
- Cankerbloom RemovalAI limited€0.20
- Thrummingbird€0.12
Planeswalkers (3)
- Teferi, Master of Time Card draw€7.77
- Vraska, Betrayal's Sting RampCombo€2.99
- Tamiyo, Field Researcher Card draw€1.34
Instants (11)
- Cyclonic Rift Board wipeGame Changer€23.77
- Heroic Intervention Protection€10.37
- Ripples of Potential Protection€4.16
- Assassin's Trophy Removal€1.15
- Swords to Plowshares Removal€1.03
- Counterspell Removal€1.02
- Path to Exile Removal€0.83
- Prologue to Phyresis Card draw€0.44
- Infectious Bite Removal€0.36
- Vraska's Fall Removal€0.32
- Experimental Augury€0.19
Sorceries (11)
- Three Visits Ramp€4.85
- Farewell Board wipeGame Changer€4.11
- Nature's Lore Ramp€2.05
- Drown in Ichor Removal€0.87
- Farseek RampAI limited€0.56
- Unnatural Restoration€0.55
- Contentious Plan Card draw€0.41
- Infectious Inquiry Card draw€0.24
- White Sun's Twilight Board wipe€0.24
- Tezzeret's Gambit Card draw€0.22
- Cultivate Ramp€0.21
Artifacts (10)
- Contagion EngineCombo€9.21
- Rings of BrighthearthCombo€4.31
- Lightning Greaves Protection€3.08
- Magistrate's ScepterCombo€2.46
- Sol Ring Ramp€0.74
- Fellwar Stone Ramp€0.73
- Arcane Signet Ramp€0.39
- Chromatic Lantern Ramp€0.36
- Astral Cornucopia Ramp€0.22
- Everflowing Chalice Ramp€0.19
Enchantments (9)
- Rhystic Study Card drawGame Changer€36.66
- Doubling SeasonCombo€19.91
- Innkeeper's TalentCombo€8.22
- Norn's Decree Card draw€7.57
- Branching EvolutionCombo€6.55
- Hardened ScalesComboAI limited€1.84
- Brokers Ascendancy€1.58
- Inexorable Tide€1.10
- Simic AscendancyCombo€0.54
Lands (36)
- Misty Rainforest€25.10
- Marsh Flats€24.98
- Verdant Catacombs€24.21
- Polluted Delta€19.12
- Zagoth Triome€16.96
- Flooded Strand€14.94
- Spara's Headquarters€12.60
- Windswept Heath€10.30
- Breeding Pool€9.89
- Watery Grave€9.82
- Godless Shrine€8.76
- Overgrown Tomb€8.64
- City of Brass€8.61
- Hallowed Fountain€8.01
- Temple Garden€7.09
- Reflecting Pool€5.21
- Undergrowth Stadium€4.90
- Rejuvenating Springs€3.92
- Karn's Bastion€2.27
- Reliquary Tower€1.61
- Command Tower€0.19
- Opulent Palace€0.19
- Sandsteppe Citadel€0.17
- Exotic Orchard€0.14
- 2× Swamp
- 4× Forest
- 4× Island
- 2× Plains
Combos in the deck (3)
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”.
- Crystalline Crawler + Simic Ascendancy + … → Infinite colored mana, Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep, Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
20 versions, each with one of: Branching Evolution · Corpsejack Menace · Innkeeper's Talent · Doubling Season · Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider · Hardened Scales and 1 more - Magistrate's Scepter + Contagion Engine + … → Infinite turns, Lock
7 versions, each with one of: Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider · Doubling Season · Rings of Brighthearth · Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus · Atraxa, Praetors' Voice · Winding Constrictor - Vraska, Betrayal's Sting + … → Target opponent loses the game
2 versions, each with one of: Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider · Innkeeper's Talent
Commander Spellbook lists 29 entries because every version counts separately (for example with a different sacrifice outlet). Here each combo counts once.
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- Vraska, Betrayal's Sting + Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider → Target opponent loses the game
- Vraska, Betrayal's Sting + Innkeeper's Talent → Target opponent loses the game
- Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus + Magistrate's Scepter + Contagion Engine → Infinite turns, Lock
- Crystalline Crawler + Simic Ascendancy + Hardened Scales + Branching Evolution → Infinite colored mana, Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep, Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
- Atraxa, Praetors' Voice + Magistrate's Scepter + Contagion Engine → Infinite turns, Lock
- Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider + Magistrate's Scepter + Contagion Engine → Infinite turns, Lock
- Magistrate's Scepter + Contagion Engine + Doubling Season → Infinite turns, Lock
- Crystalline Crawler + Simic Ascendancy + Corpsejack Menace + Hardened Scales → Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control, Infinite colored mana, Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep
- Crystalline Crawler + Simic Ascendancy + Hardened Scales + Innkeeper's Talent → Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control, Infinite colored mana, Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep
- Crystalline Crawler + Simic Ascendancy + Hardened Scales + Doubling Season → Infinite colored mana, Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep, Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control
- Crystalline Crawler + Simic Ascendancy + Branching Evolution + Innkeeper's Talent → Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control, Infinite colored mana, Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep
- Crystalline Crawler + Simic Ascendancy + Corpsejack Menace + Branching Evolution → Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control, Infinite colored mana, Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep
- Crystalline Crawler + Simic Ascendancy + Corpsejack Menace + Winding Constrictor → Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control, Infinite colored mana, Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep
- Crystalline Crawler + Simic Ascendancy + Branching Evolution + Doubling Season → Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control, Infinite colored mana, Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep
- Crystalline Crawler + Simic Ascendancy + Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider + Hardened Scales → Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control, Infinite colored mana, Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep
- Crystalline Crawler + Simic Ascendancy + Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider + Doubling Season → Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control, Infinite colored mana, Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep
- Crystalline Crawler + Simic Ascendancy + Branching Evolution + Winding Constrictor → Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control, Infinite colored mana, Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep
- Crystalline Crawler + Simic Ascendancy + Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider + Branching Evolution → Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control, Infinite colored mana, Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep
- Crystalline Crawler + Simic Ascendancy + Doubling Season + Innkeeper's Talent → Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control, Infinite colored mana, Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep
- Magistrate's Scepter + Rings of Brighthearth + Doubling Season → Infinite turns, Lock
- Crystalline Crawler + Simic Ascendancy + Corpsejack Menace + Doubling Season → Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control, Infinite colored mana, Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep
- Crystalline Crawler + Simic Ascendancy + Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider + Innkeeper's Talent → Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control, Infinite colored mana, Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep
- Crystalline Crawler + Simic Ascendancy + Corpsejack Menace + Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider → Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control, Infinite colored mana, Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep
- Crystalline Crawler + Simic Ascendancy + Corpsejack Menace + Innkeeper's Talent → Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control, Infinite colored mana, Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep
- Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider + Magistrate's Scepter + Rings of Brighthearth → Infinite turns, Lock
- Crystalline Crawler + Simic Ascendancy + Winding Constrictor + Doubling Season → Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control, Infinite colored mana, Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep
- Crystalline Crawler + Simic Ascendancy + Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider + Winding Constrictor → Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control, Infinite colored mana, Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep
- Crystalline Crawler + Simic Ascendancy + Winding Constrictor + Innkeeper's Talent → Infinite +1/+1 counters on creatures you control, Infinite colored mana, Win the game at the beginning of your next upkeep
- Magistrate's Scepter + Contagion Engine + Winding Constrictor → Infinite turns, Lock
What the games show
From 233 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 – 100% of the damage to opponents is combat damage
Strengths
- Rarely out first: eliminated first in only 16% of games (all-deck avg: 25%) logged (37 of 233 games)
Weaknesses
- Little pressure: only avg 18 damage to opponents per game (all-deck avg: 29) logged (233 games)
- Slow to win: wins on average only on its 13th own turn (all-deck avg: 11th) logged (88 wins)
- Depends on its commander: only 12% wins without it, 40% with it indication (16 games without, 217 with commander)
- Vulnerable to direct damage: only 44% of losses to combat, the rest to spells, drain or abilities (all-deck avg: 59% combat) logged (64 of 145 losses)
Damage per game all games
Total damage to opponents ÷ all 233 games – what the card contributes over the whole test
- Atraxa, Praetors' Voice avg 10.3hit in 157 of 233 games
- Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider avg 1.2hit in 21 of 233 games
- Dreamtide Whale avg 0.9hit in 17 of 233 games
Damage when used when it hits
Total damage ÷ games in which the card dealt damage – its strength when used
- Atraxa, Praetors' Voice avg 15.3hit in 157 of 233 games
- Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider avg 13.2hit in 21 of 233 games
- Dreamtide Whale avg 11.9hit in 17 of 233 games
Top finishers eliminates opponents
Cards that most often knocked an opposing commander out of the game
- Atraxa, Praetors' Voice 41×233 games in deck
- Karn's Bastion 20×233 games in deck
- Simic Ascendancy 13×233 games in deck
Best interaction answers threats
Opposing cards destroyed, exiled, bounced or countered when this card resolved (tokens excluded)
- Farewell 286×avg 1.3 per game · 214 games in deck
- Supreme Verdict 120×avg 0.7 per game · 179 games in deck
- Vraska's Fall 66×avg 0.3 per game · 233 games in deck
Biggest walls blocks the most
Opposing cards that blocked this deck's attackers most often – 14% of 1117 attackers blocked in total, 28% of those by flyers or reach
- Goblin Token 7×blocked in 5 games
- Thopter Token 5×blocked in 3 games
- Birds of Paradise 4×blocked in 4 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)
- Infectious Bite 0%cast in 1 of 233 games
- Unnatural Restoration 1%cast in 2 of 189 games
- Drown in Ichor 1%cast in 3 of 233 games
Wins by turn speed
On which own turn the 88 wins came
- by turn 72%
- turns 8–914%
- turns 10–1125%
- turns 12–1326%
- turn 14+33%
Combos in play logged Vraska, Betrayal's Sting + Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider: all pieces cast in 4 games, 2 won · Vraska, Betrayal's Sting + Innkeeper's Talent: all pieces cast in 3 games, 2 won · Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus + Magistrate's Scepter + Contagion Engine: all pieces cast in 0 games, 0 won · Crystalline Crawler + Simic Ascendancy + Hardened Scales + Branching Evolution: all pieces cast in 0 games, 0 won
Mana curve without lands
Average 2.62
Roles in the deck
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
Most expensive cards
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 Metastatic Evangel instead of Deepglow Skate · win rate 43% with, 33% without (110 / 123 games)
- no clear difference Deepglow Skate instead of Ichor Rats · win rate 34% with, 41% without (119 / 114 games)
- no clear difference Unnatural Restoration instead of Experimental Augury · win rate 37% with, 41% without (189 / 44 games)
5 more tested cards are still collecting games.
Shopping list for Cardmarket
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Total €499.58 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.
Best place 3 · average place 17.7 · 3× top 3 · 8× top 10 out of 26 tournaments
Played by the Forge AI, four players per game. An average deck wins 25%. How are decks tested?
