CommanderTestLabor DE
Price
€299.98of €300.00
Overall win rate
27%19 wins in 71 scored games
Games
71played in 7 tournaments
Rank
25in the rankings up to €300 · Elo 1536 (start 1500)
Cards
100incl. commander · 34 lands, 17 of them basic
Game Changer
0of at most 3 allowed
Combos
7complete in the deck
Rules check
Passed100 cards, colors, banlist

AI note: the Forge AI can't play 7 cards of this deck (replaced with similar cards in the Forge games) and plays 3 more only partially well. This result is therefore somewhat less meaningful. Affected cards

At most €300 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 (41)

Instants (5)

Sorceries (7)

Artifacts (8)

Enchantments (4)

Lands (34)

Meren of Clan Nel Toth
Card image: © Wizards of the Coast, via Scryfall

Combos in the deck (7)

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”.

  • Reassembling Skeleton + Pitiless Plunderer + … → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
    8 versions, each with one of: Open the Graves · Golgari Germination · Viscera Seer · Carrion Feeder · Umbral Collar Zealot · Altar of Dementia
  • Yawgmoth, Thran Physician + … → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite creature ETB
    8 versions, each with one of: Open the Graves · Golgari Germination · Blood Artist · Zulaport Cutthroat · Moldervine Reclamation · Cauldron of Essence
  • Pitiless Plunderer + Gravecrawler + … → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature LTB
    6 versions, each with one of: Ashnod's Altar · Reassembling Skeleton · Viscera Seer · Carrion Feeder · Umbral Collar Zealot · Altar of Dementia
  • Warren Soultrader + Gravecrawler + … → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
    5 versions, each with one of: Blood Artist · Zulaport Cutthroat · Cauldron of Essence · Moldervine Reclamation · Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
  • Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + … → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
    5 versions, each with one of: Ashnod's Altar · Carrion Feeder · Viscera Seer · Altar of Dementia · Umbral Collar Zealot
  • Warren Soultrader + Pitiless Plunderer + Reassembling Skeleton + … → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
    4 versions, each with one of: Blood Artist · Zulaport Cutthroat · Moldervine Reclamation · Cauldron of Essence
  • Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Yawgmoth, Thran Physician + Gray Merchant of Asphodel → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite death triggers

Commander Spellbook lists 37 entries because every version counts separately (for example with a different sacrifice outlet). Here each combo counts once.

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  • Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar + Reassembling Skeleton → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB
  • Warren Soultrader + Gravecrawler + Blood Artist → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite lifegain triggers
  • Warren Soultrader + Gravecrawler + Zulaport Cutthroat → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
  • Gravecrawler + Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB
  • Warren Soultrader + Pitiless Plunderer + Reassembling Skeleton + Blood Artist → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
  • Warren Soultrader + Pitiless Plunderer + Zulaport Cutthroat + Reassembling Skeleton → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
  • Gravecrawler + Pitiless Plunderer + Viscera Seer → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
  • Gravecrawler + Pitiless Plunderer + Carrion Feeder → Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB
  • Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Yawgmoth, Thran Physician + Gray Merchant of Asphodel → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite death triggers
  • Gravecrawler + Pitiless Plunderer + Umbral Collar Zealot → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
  • Gravecrawler + Pitiless Plunderer + Altar of Dementia → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB
  • Viscera Seer + Reassembling Skeleton + Pitiless Plunderer + Open the Graves → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite death triggers
  • Warren Soultrader + Gravecrawler + Cauldron of Essence → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
  • Warren Soultrader + Pitiless Plunderer + Reassembling Skeleton + Moldervine Reclamation → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
  • Reassembling Skeleton + Carrion Feeder + Pitiless Plunderer + Open the Graves → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
  • Warren Soultrader + Gravecrawler + Moldervine Reclamation → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite Treasure tokens
  • Warren Soultrader + Pitiless Plunderer + Reassembling Skeleton + Cauldron of Essence → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
  • Viscera Seer + Reassembling Skeleton + Golgari Germination + Pitiless Plunderer → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
  • Umbral Collar Zealot + Reassembling Skeleton + Pitiless Plunderer + Open the Graves → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
  • Altar of Dementia + Reassembling Skeleton + Pitiless Plunderer + Open the Graves → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite death triggers
  • Reassembling Skeleton + Carrion Feeder + Golgari Germination + Pitiless Plunderer → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
  • Umbral Collar Zealot + Reassembling Skeleton + Golgari Germination + Pitiless Plunderer → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
  • Altar of Dementia + Reassembling Skeleton + Golgari Germination + Pitiless Plunderer → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
  • Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB
  • Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Carrion Feeder → Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB
  • Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Viscera Seer → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
  • Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Altar of Dementia → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
  • Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Warren Soultrader + Blood Artist → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
  • Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Umbral Collar Zealot → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
  • Yawgmoth, Thran Physician + Blood Artist + Open the Graves → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite creature ETB
  • Yawgmoth, Thran Physician + Zulaport Cutthroat + Open the Graves → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite creature ETB
  • Yawgmoth, Thran Physician + Zulaport Cutthroat + Golgari Germination → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite creature ETB
  • Yawgmoth, Thran Physician + Blood Artist + Golgari Germination → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite creature ETB
  • Yawgmoth, Thran Physician + Golgari Germination + Moldervine Reclamation → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite creature ETB
  • Yawgmoth, Thran Physician + Golgari Germination + Cauldron of Essence → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite creature ETB
  • Yawgmoth, Thran Physician + Moldervine Reclamation + Open the Graves → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite creature ETB
  • Yawgmoth, Thran Physician + Open the Graves + Cauldron of Essence → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite creature ETB

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)
  • Altar of Dementia: AI can't play it
  • Cauldron of Essence: adjusted to make room for another replacement
  • Diabolic Intent: AI can't play it
  • Exotic Orchard: adjusted to make room for another replacement
  • Golgari Germination: adjusted to make room for another replacement
  • Phyrexian Tower: AI can't play it
  • Sylvan Safekeeper: AI can't play it
  • Toxic Deluge: AI can't play it
  • Twilight Mire: AI can't play it
  • Viscera Seer: AI can't play it
Played instead in the tournament
  • Bastion of Remembrance: replacement
  • Dauthi Voidwalker: replacement
  • Golgari Charm: replacement
  • Heroic Intervention: replacement
  • Insidious Roots: replacement
  • Phyrexian Altar: replacement
  • Woe Strider: replacement
  • Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth: replacement

What the games show

From 71 analysed games in 7 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: mixed – 64% combat damage, the rest direct damage

Strengths

  • Often wins by combo: in 7 of 19 wins all pieces of a combo were in play indication

Weaknesses

  • Slow to win: wins on average only on its 13th own turn (all-deck avg: 12th) logged (19 wins)

Damage per game all games

Total damage to opponents ÷ all 71 games – what the card contributes over the whole test

  1. Syr Konrad, the Grim avg 10.2hit in 21 of 71 games
  2. Butcher of Malakir avg 3.0hit in 16 of 71 games
  3. Meren of Clan Nel Toth avg 2.0hit in 28 of 71 games

Damage when used when it hits

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

  1. Syr Konrad, the Grim avg 34.4hit in 21 of 71 games
  2. Butcher of Malakir avg 13.4hit in 16 of 71 games
  3. Wight of the Reliquary avg 10.6hit in 8 of 71 games

Top finishers eliminates opponents

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

  1. Syr Konrad, the Grim 12×71 games in deck
  2. Butcher of Malakir 7×71 games in deck
  3. Zombie Token 4×71 games in deck

Best interaction answers threats

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

  1. Living Death 112×avg 1.6 per game · 71 games in deck
  2. Butcher of Malakir 94×avg 1.3 per game · 71 games in deck
  3. Accursed Marauder 51×avg 0.7 per game · 71 games in deck

Biggest walls blocks the most

Opposing cards that blocked this deck's attackers most often – 16% of 608 attackers blocked in total, 11% 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. Grim Haruspex 3%cast in 2 of 71 games
  2. Massacre Wurm 6%cast in 4 of 71 games
  3. Birthing Pod 7%cast in 5 of 71 games

Wins by turn speed

On which own turn the 19 wins came

  • by turn 70%
  • turns 8–95%
  • turns 10–1121%
  • turns 12–1337%
  • turn 14+37%

Combos in play logged Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar + Reassembling Skeleton: all pieces cast in 4 games, 2 won · Warren Soultrader + Gravecrawler + Blood Artist: all pieces cast in 0 games, 0 won · Warren Soultrader + Gravecrawler + Zulaport Cutthroat: all pieces cast in 0 games, 0 won · Gravecrawler + Pitiless Plunderer + Ashnod's Altar: all pieces cast in 2 games, 1 won

Mana curve without lands

Average 2.72

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18
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15
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16
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6
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5
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6
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7+

Roles in the deck

Ramp
12 / 11
Card draw
9 / 9
Removal
12 / 12
Board wipe
3 / 3
Protection
2 / 2
Strategy
27 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
41
Instants
5
Sorceries
7
Artifacts
8
Enchantments
4
Lands
34

Most expensive cards

Phyrexian Tower
€29.51
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
€27.36
Verdant Catacombs
€24.21
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
€22.93
Warren Soultrader
€14.97
Entomb
€14.60
Diabolic Intent
€11.79
Altar of Dementia
€11.02

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Placement in every tournament

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

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Best place 11 · average place 30.4 · 0× top 3 · 0× top 10 out of 7 tournaments

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