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Price
€99.94of €100.00
Overall win rate
60%160 wins in 266 scored games
Games
270 (4)played in 27 tournaments, 4 not scored (time limit)
Rank
1in the rankings up to €100 · Elo 1828 (start 1500)
Cards
100incl. commander · 35 lands, 13 of them basic
Game Changer
0of at most 3 allowed
Combos
4complete 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.

The shopping list was rebuilt with current prices on Oct 25, 2026: the tested version had risen to €100.41, above €100.00. 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 (23)

Instants (13)

Sorceries (9)

Artifacts (11)

Enchantments (8)

Lands (35)

Oloro, Ageless Ascetic
Card image: © Wizards of the Coast, via Scryfall

Combos in the deck (4)

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”.

  • Revival // Revenge + … → Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifeloss for up to two target opponents, Near-infinite lifeloss
    3 versions, each with one of: Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose · Sanguine Bond · Vizkopa Guildmage
  • Serra Avatar + Swords to Plowshares + … → Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponent, Target opponent loses the game
    3 versions, each with one of: Sanguine Bond · Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose · Vizkopa Guildmage
  • Drogskol Reaver + Queza, Augur of Agonies → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite lifegain
  • Will, Scion of Peace + Debt to the Deathless + Revival // Revenge → Each opponent loses the game, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifeloss

Commander Spellbook lists 8 entries because every version counts separately (for example with a different sacrifice outlet). Here each combo counts once.

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  • Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Revival // Revenge → Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifeloss for up to two target opponents
  • Sanguine Bond + Revival // Revenge → Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifeloss for up to two target opponents
  • Drogskol Reaver + Queza, Augur of Agonies → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite lifegain
  • Vizkopa Guildmage + Revival // Revenge → Near-infinite lifeloss
  • Serra Avatar + Swords to Plowshares + Sanguine Bond → Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponent, Target opponent loses the game
  • Serra Avatar + Swords to Plowshares + Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose → Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponent, Target opponent loses the game
  • Vizkopa Guildmage + Swords to Plowshares + Serra Avatar → Each opponent loses the game, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifeloss
  • Will, Scion of Peace + Debt to the Deathless + Revival // Revenge → Each opponent loses the game, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifeloss

What the games show

From 266 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

  • Rarely out first: eliminated first in only 6% of games (all-deck avg: 25%) logged (16 of 266 games)
  • Wins without its commander too: 69% wins in games where it never came down logged (58 games without, 208 with commander)
  • Clears the table: eliminates 0.90 opponents per game on average (all-deck avg: 0.63) logged (266 games)
  • Resilient: even in losses it lasts until its 11th own turn on average (all-deck avg: 10th) logged (106 losses)

Weaknesses

  • Little pressure: only avg 17 damage to opponents per game (all-deck avg: 31) logged (266 games)
  • Vulnerable to direct damage: only 42% of losses to combat, the rest to spells, drain or abilities (all-deck avg: 61% combat) logged (44 of 106 losses)

Damage per game all games

Total damage to opponents ÷ all 266 games – what the card contributes over the whole test

  1. Oloro, Ageless Ascetic avg 2.9hit in 102 of 266 games
  2. Exemplar of Light avg 2.1hit in 36 of 266 games
  3. Ajani's Pridemate avg 1.3hit in 33 of 266 games

Damage when used when it hits

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

  1. Sunscorch Regent avg 26.8hit in 13 of 266 games
  2. Exemplar of Light avg 15.9hit in 36 of 266 games
  3. Ajani's Pridemate avg 10.6hit in 33 of 266 games

Top finishers eliminates opponents

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

  1. Felidar Sovereign 109×266 games in deck
  2. Exemplar of Light 16×266 games in deck
  3. Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose 14×266 games in deck

Best interaction answers threats

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

  1. Fumigate 279×avg 1.0 per game · 266 games in deck
  2. Supreme Verdict 231×avg 0.9 per game · 256 games in deck
  3. Withering Curse 206×avg 0.8 per game · 256 games in deck

Biggest walls blocks the most

Opposing cards that blocked this deck's attackers most often – 22% of 1539 attackers blocked in total, 21% of those by flyers or reach

  1. Soldier Token 12×blocked in 4 games
  2. Cat Token 7×blocked in 3 games
  3. Squirrel Token 6×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. Debt to the Deathless 0%cast in 0 of 266 games
  2. Revival // Revenge 0%cast in 0 of 266 games
  3. Scheming Silvertongue // Sign in Blood 0%cast in 0 of 266 games

Wins by turn speed

On which own turn the 160 wins came

  • by turn 76%
  • turns 8–914%
  • turns 10–1126%
  • turns 12–1319%
  • turn 14+34%

Combos in play logged Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose + Revival: all pieces cast in 12 games, 8 won · Sanguine Bond + Revival: all pieces cast in 9 games, 5 won · Drogskol Reaver + Queza, Augur of Agonies: all pieces cast in 25 games, 17 won · Vizkopa Guildmage + Revival: all pieces cast in 10 games, 5 won

Mana curve without lands

Average 2.97

0
7
1
22
2
17
3
10
4
4
5
1
6
3
7+

Roles in the deck

Ramp
9 / 8
Card draw
13 / 9
Removal
13 / 10
Board wipe
5 / 5
Protection
0 / 2
Strategy
24 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. 64 non-land cards in total.

Card types

Creatures
23
Instants
13
Sorceries
9
Artifacts
11
Enchantments
8
Lands
35

Most expensive cards

Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
€8.82
Soul's Attendant
€5.74
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
€5.02
Authority of the Consuls
€4.50
Ghostly Prison
€4.06
Haliya, Guided by Light
€3.92
Sanguine Bond
€3.24
Phyrexian Arena
€3.21

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.

  • worse Sunscorch Regent instead of Diabolic Tutor · win rate 52% with, 64% without (79 / 187 games)

6 more tested cards are still collecting games.

Shopping list for Cardmarket

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Total €99.94 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 3.6 · 18× top 3 · 26× top 10 out of 27 tournaments

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