CommanderTestLabor DE
Price
€341.32of €400.00
Overall win rate
18%7 wins in 40 scored games
Games
40played in 4 tournaments
Rank
46in the rankings up to €400 · Elo 1422 (start 1500)
Cards
100incl. commander · 36 lands, 14 of them basic
Game Changer
0of at most 3 allowed
Combos
2complete in the deck
Rules check
Passed100 cards, colors, banlist

At most €400 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 (30)

Planeswalkers (1)

Instants (8)

Sorceries (3)

Artifacts (12)

Enchantments (9)

Lands (36)

Zurgo Stormrender
Card image: © Wizards of the Coast, via Scryfall

Combos in the deck (2)

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”.

  • Cathars' Crusade + … → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite +1/+1 counters on most creatures you control
    5 versions, each with one of: Ashnod's Altar · Viscera Seer · Phyrexian Altar · Goblin Bombardment · Yahenni, Undying Partisan
  • Twilight Drover + Phyrexian Altar + … → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB
    3 versions, each with one of: Ashnod's Altar · Mondrak, Glory Dominus · Elspeth, Storm Slayer

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

Show all 8 entries
  • Twilight Drover + Phyrexian Altar + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB
  • Twilight Drover + Phyrexian Altar + Mondrak, Glory Dominus → Infinite colored mana, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite death triggers
  • Twilight Drover + Phyrexian Altar + Elspeth, Storm Slayer → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite colored mana
  • Ashnod's Altar + Cathars' Crusade → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite +1/+1 counters on most creatures you control
  • Viscera Seer + Cathars' Crusade → Infinite +1/+1 counters on most creatures you control, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB
  • Cathars' Crusade + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite +1/+1 counters on most creatures you control, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB
  • Cathars' Crusade + Goblin Bombardment → Infinite +1/+1 counters on most creatures you control, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB
  • Cathars' Crusade + Yahenni, Undying Partisan → Infinite +1/+1 counters on most creatures you control, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB

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)
  • Cathars' Crusade: adjusted to make room for another replacement
  • Fetid Heath: AI can't play it
  • Goblin Bombardment: AI can't play it
  • Viscera Seer: AI can't play it
Played instead in the tournament
  • Kaya, Geist Hunter: replacement
  • Marsh Flats: replacement
  • Neriv, Crackling Vanguard: test
  • Ophiomancer: replacement

What the games show

From 40 analysed games in 4 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 – 75% of the damage to opponents is combat damage

Strengths

  • Wins fast: wins on average already on its 11th own turn (all-deck avg: 12th) logged (7 wins)

Weaknesses

  • Little pressure: only avg 18 damage to opponents per game (all-deck avg: 28) logged (40 games)
  • Rarely eliminates opponents: 0.35 per game on average (all-deck avg: 0.62) logged (40 games)
  • Often eliminated first: in 38% of games (all-deck avg: 25%) logged (15 of 40 games)

Damage per game all games

Total damage to opponents ÷ all 40 games – what the card contributes over the whole test

  1. Impact Tremors avg 2.8hit in 6 of 40 games
  2. Zurgo Stormrender avg 2.1hit in 11 of 40 games
  3. Goldlust Triad avg 1.1hit in 2 of 40 games

Damage when used when it hits

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

  1. Impact Tremors avg 18.3hit in 6 of 40 games
  2. Garna, Bloodfist of Keld avg 10.8hit in 4 of 40 games
  3. Yahenni, Undying Partisan avg 9.8hit in 4 of 40 games

Top finishers eliminates opponents

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

  1. Impact Tremors 4×40 games in deck
  2. Angel Token 2×40 games in deck
  3. Spirit Token 2×40 games in deck

Best interaction answers threats

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

  1. Ruinous Ultimatum 34×avg 0.8 per game · 40 games in deck
  2. Hour of Reckoning 31×avg 0.8 per game · 40 games in deck
  3. Bitter Triumph 7×avg 0.2 per game · 40 games in deck

Biggest walls blocks the most

Opposing cards that blocked this deck's attackers most often – 14% of 281 attackers blocked in total, 26% 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. Mardu Siegebreaker 0%cast in 0 of 40 games
  2. Voice of Victory 2%cast in 1 of 40 games
  3. Deadly Dispute 5%cast in 2 of 40 games

Wins by turn speed

On which own turn the 7 wins came

  • by turn 70%
  • turns 8–943%
  • turns 10–110%
  • turns 12–1343%
  • turn 14+14%

Combos in play logged Twilight Drover + Phyrexian Altar + Ashnod's Altar: all pieces cast in 0 games, 0 won · Twilight Drover + Phyrexian Altar + Mondrak, Glory Dominus: all pieces cast in 0 games, 0 won · Twilight Drover + Phyrexian Altar + Elspeth, Storm Slayer: all pieces cast in 0 games, 0 won · Ashnod's Altar + Cathars' Crusade: all pieces cast in 0 games, 0 won

Mana curve without lands

Average 2.98

0
7
1
18
2
19
3
11
4
6
5
6
2
7+

Roles in the deck

Ramp
8 / 8
Card draw
7 / 7
Removal
7 / 7
Board wipe
2 / 2
Protection
3 / 3
Strategy
36 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
30
Planeswalkers
1
Instants
8
Sorceries
3
Artifacts
12
Enchantments
9
Lands
36

Most expensive cards

Esper Sentinel
€39.34
Phyrexian Altar
€35.94
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
€32.40
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
€32.04
Arid Mesa
€26.67
Voice of Victory
€20.28
Bloodstained Mire
€16.96
Warren Soultrader
€15.00

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 swap has enough games for a verdict yet.

4 more tested cards are still collecting games.

Shopping list for Cardmarket

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Total €341.32 Cardmarket average as of Oct 29, 2026

Open Cardmarket Wants

Prices without shipping. Individual cards may have become cheaper or more expensive on Cardmarket.

Placement in every tournament

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

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Best place 22 · average place 42.2 · 0× top 3 · 0× top 10 out of 4 tournaments

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