CommanderTestLabor DE
Price
€99.14of €100.00
Overall win rate
48%124 wins in 259 scored games
Games
271 (12)played in 27 tournaments, 12 not scored (time limit)
Rank
3in the rankings up to €100 · Elo 1736 (start 1500)
Cards
100incl. commander · 34 lands, 24 of them basic
Game Changer
1of at most 3 allowed
Combos
0complete in the deck
Rules check
Passed100 cards, colors, banlist

At most €100 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)

Planeswalkers (1)

Instants (4)

Sorceries (3)

Artifacts (9)

Enchantments (4)

Lands (34)

Giada, Font of Hope
Card image: © Wizards of the Coast, via Scryfall

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)
  • Lyra, Archangel of Dawn: not in Forge
  • Ob Nixilis, the Ascended: not in Forge
  • Radiant Fountain: adjusted to make room for another replacement
  • Serra the Benevolent: adjusted to make room for another replacement
  • Swiftfoot Boots: adjusted to make room for another replacement
Played instead in the tournament
  • Authority of the Consuls: replacement
  • Cleansing Nova: replacement
  • Emancipation Angel: replacement
  • Reliquary Tower: replacement
  • Seraph of Dawn: replacement

What the games show

From 259 analysed games in 27 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

  • Applies a lot of pressure: avg 60 damage to opponents per game (all-deck avg: 31) logged (259 games)
  • Clears the table: eliminates 1.22 opponents per game on average (all-deck avg: 0.63) logged (259 games)
  • Attacks get through: 10% of attackers blocked (all-deck avg: 19%) logged (3977 attackers in 216 games)

Weaknesses

  • Slow to win: wins on average only on its 13th own turn (all-deck avg: 12th) trend – not yet certain (124 wins)

Damage per game all games

Total damage to opponents ÷ all 259 games – what the card contributes over the whole test

  1. Angel Token avg 6.7hit in 69 of 259 games
  2. Giada, Font of Hope avg 6.4hit in 225 of 259 games
  3. Boon-Bringer Valkyrie avg 2.7hit in 37 of 259 games

Damage when used when it hits

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

  1. Angel Token avg 25.0hit in 69 of 259 games
  2. Serra's Emissary avg 21.9hit in 26 of 259 games
  3. Boon-Bringer Valkyrie avg 18.9hit in 37 of 259 games

Top finishers eliminates opponents

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

  1. Angel Token 76×259 games in deck
  2. Youthful Valkyrie 22×259 games in deck
  3. Serra's Emissary 20×259 games in deck

Best interaction answers threats

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

  1. Farewell 268×avg 1.0 per game · 259 games in deck
  2. Cleansing Nova 159×avg 0.6 per game · 250 games in deck
  3. Wrath of God 145×avg 1.2 per game · 121 games in deck

Biggest walls blocks the most

Opposing cards that blocked this deck's attackers most often – 10% of 3977 attackers blocked in total, 47% of those by flyers or reach

  1. Faerie Token 10×blocked in 4 games
  2. Bird Token 9×blocked in 4 games
  3. Kaalia of the Vast 7×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)

  1. Sunblast Angel 7%cast in 18 of 259 games
  2. Austere Command 9%cast in 24 of 259 games
  3. Emeria Shepherd 10%cast in 26 of 259 games

Wins by turn speed

On which own turn the 124 wins came

  • by turn 71%
  • turns 8–915%
  • turns 10–1126%
  • turns 12–1321%
  • turn 14+37%

Mana curve without lands

Average 3.89

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5
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10
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15
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12
4
10
5
6
6
7
7+

Roles in the deck

Ramp
5 / 8
Card draw
5 / 6
Removal
5 / 6
Board wipe
2 / 4
Protection
4 / 6
Strategy
44 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
44
Planeswalkers
1
Instants
4
Sorceries
3
Artifacts
9
Enchantments
4
Lands
34

Most expensive cards

The Book of Exalted Deeds
€8.07
Resplendent Angel
€7.31
Emeria, the Sky Ruin
€5.14
Pearl Medallion
€4.61
Luminarch Ascension
€4.12
Farewell
€4.11
Angelic Skirmisher
€3.82
Valkyrie Harbinger
€3.63

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 Shattered Angel instead of Entreat the Angels · win rate 51% with, 40% without (189 / 70 games)
  • no clear difference Emeria Angel instead of Serra's Guardian · win rate 50% with, 42% without (199 / 60 games)
  • no clear difference Serra Avenger instead of Serra's Guardian · win rate 49% with, 46% without (158 / 101 games)
  • no clear difference Aegis Angel instead of Swiftfoot Boots · win rate 47% with, 49% without (178 / 81 games)
  • no clear difference Seraph of Dawn instead of Shattered Angel · win rate 48% with, 48% without (148 / 111 games)

10 more tested cards are still collecting games.

Shopping list for Cardmarket

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Total €99.14 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 1 · average place 10.6 · 9× top 3 · 17× top 10 out of 27 tournaments

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