The Ancient One

Commander
UBThe Ancient One
4.2±0.3
Upgraded Precon
Core strategy improved with targeted swaps. Mana base and card draw still have clear gaps.
High confidence(263 pts)
Estimated win turn
T8best
T9typical
T10+contested
Vector breakdown
Heavy Curve (33% CMC 5+)+-10ⓘ
Fast mana1
1Sol Ring+10
Mana rocks6
2Arcane Signet+6
2Fellwar Stone+5
2Talisman of Dominance+5
2Dimir Signet+4
2Mind Stone+4
2Millikin+1
Mana dorks1
1UDeranged Assistant+1
Land ramp1
1Wayfarer's Bauble+5
Other acceleration1
UTraining Grounds+4
Commander Draw Engine (The Ancient One provides card draw)+10ⓘ
Low Land Count (6/31)+-63ⓘ
Draw engines3
UMystic Remora+9
UBSleeper's Robe+5
1UFolio of Fancies+1
Cantrips & burst draw6
0Urza's Bauble+1
2Millikin+1
2Perpetual Timepiece+1
1UBInvasion of Amonkhet+9
6UUDig Through Time+8
7UTreasure Cruise+7
Wheels1
3U4UUCommit // Memory+4
Recursion4
3UBCaptain N'ghathrod+1
3UBExtract from Darkness+1
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+3
Mystic Sanctuary+2
Value engines6
2Illusionist's Bracers+1
2UPsychic Corrosion+5
1UUCourt of Cunning+1
U/BU/BU/BU/BMemory Plunder+5
3UWonder+1
5UUDiluvian Primordial+9
Counterspells4
USwan Song+8
UAn Offer You Can't Refuse+7
UBDrown in the Loch+11
1UBPsychic Strike+3
Spot removal9
1BInfernal Grasp+5
3BSnuff Out+6
2BBGrisly Spectacle+2
4USubmerge+5
3BBContagion+4
5BCurtains' Call+1
1BB3BNever // Return+3
5BB1BVirtue of Persistence+1
3U4UUCommit // Memory+4
Graveyard hate1
3UUStitcher Geralf+4
Board wipes2
2BBDamnation+5
2BBOne Ring to Rule Them All+4
Stax & hate4
1UVantress Gargoyle+5
2Mesmeric Orb+1
1UUCourt of Cunning+1
1UUMemory Erosion+1
Protection2
2Lightning Greaves+6
2Swiftfoot Boots+4
Two-Color Mana Base (no fixing needed)+121ⓘ
Two-Color Powerhouse Lands (1)+3ⓘ
Mana Acceleration (11 sources)+1ⓘ
Low Land Count (6/31)+-63ⓘ
Utility lands4
Mystic Sanctuary+3
Duskmantle, House of Shadow+2
Nephalia Drownyard+2
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+2
Taplands2
Port of Karfell+2
Tomb Fortress+2
1 Combo(s) Detected (Consistency: 32%)+16ⓘ
Combat Damage Synergy: token package, 1 evasion enabler, aristocrats engine+15ⓘ
Combo pieces2
1UMaddening Cacophony+1
UBDuskmantle Guildmage
Synergy pieces13
BReanimate+8
XBBDread Summons+4
2BBOne Ring to Rule Them All+4
3BBSyr Konrad, the Grim+5
3UUStitcher Geralf+4
3UBCaptain N'ghathrod+1
3UBExtract from Darkness+1
4BBInfernal Genesis+4
4BBDreadhound+1
1BB3BNever // Return+3
5BBBreach the Multiverse+1
5UUFleet Swallower+1
+1 more
Win conditions1
7BBRise of the Dark Realms+6
Combat threats2
1BBNighthowler+1
4Bonehoard+4
Reanimation2
5BBSepulchral Primordial+1
5BB1BVirtue of Persistence+1
Other1
UTraining Grounds+3

Bracket

2
Bracket 2Core
Unoptimized but functional. Clear game plan without maximum efficiency.
Breakdown
Learn more →
✓
Power level 4.2 → Bracket 2
Interaction84Threats82Mana base75

1.2 above Bracket 1 ceiling (3)

0.3 below Bracket 3 threshold (4.5)

✕Game changers — none
✕Mass land denial — none
✕2-card combo — none
✕Extra turns — none

Themes9 total

Mill39 cards

39 mill effects. Empty opponent libraries or fuel your graveyard.

Bond of Insight,Breach the Multiverse,Captain N'ghathrod,Chill of Foreboding,Court of Cunning
Graveyard/Reanimator12 cards

12 graveyard synergies. Use your graveyard as a second hand.

Bond of Insight,Chill of Foreboding,Commit // Memory,Dig Through Time,From the Catacombs
Graveyard (Commander)1 cards

Commander uses the graveyard as a resource.

The Ancient One

Combos1 total