Budget Control - ~$100 (cEDH)

Commander
UArcanis the Omnipotent
6.5±0.3
Deck With a Plan
Cohesive strategy with synergistic card selection. At least one reliable path to close games.
Primary win line:Alternative game-win effects—Laboratory Maniac,Thassa's Oracle
High confidence(587 pts)
Estimated win turn
T4best
T5typical
T6+contested
Vector breakdown
Efficient Curve (64% CMC 0-2)+8ⓘ
Fast mana4
0Everflowing Chalice+8
1Sol Ring+10
UHigh Tide+8
3Basalt Monolith+7
Mana rocks5
2Fellwar Stone+5
2Prismatic Lens+4
2Mind Stone+4
2UMidnight Clock+4
3Commander's Sphere+1
Tutors4
UMystical Tutor+9
UUMuddle the Mixture+4
2UTrophy Mage+5
2UTribute Mage+5
Draw engines3
1UGhostly Pilferer+5
2UWavebreak Hippocamp+5
XUUUBlue Sun's Zenith+4
Cantrips & burst draw10
U/PGitaxian Probe+7
UBrainstorm+6
UPonder+6
XUCondescend+3
1URemand+3
UUMission Briefing+1
1UImpulse+1
2UFrantic Search+6
2UCompulsive Research+1
3UFact or Fiction+6
Wheels1
2UMidnight Clock+4
Recursion2
1USnapcaster Mage+6
Mystic Sanctuary+2
Value engines2
2UTrail of Evidence+5
3Rings of Brighthearth+3
Control Strategy Bonus (22.2 interaction cards)+30ⓘ
Counterspells16
U/PMental Misstep+8
USpell Pierce+6
UMiscast+5
UDispel+5
XUCondescend+3
UUMana Drain+10
UUCounterspell+8
UUNarset's Reversal+7
XUULogic Knot+6
1UMana Leak+6
1UMemory Lapse+6
1UNegate+6
+4 more
Spot removal5
1UReality Shift+5
1USnap+2
1UInto the Roil+1
1UUnsubstantiate+1
1UUCapsize+6
Graveyard hate1
2UMidnight Clock+4
Protection1
2Swiftfoot Boots+4
Other1
3UHindering Touch+3
Mono-Color Mana Base (no fixing needed)+33ⓘ
Utility lands4
Mystic Sanctuary+3
Tolaria West+2
Lonely Sandbar+2
Remote Isle+2
Basic lands1
Island+28
7 Combo(s) Detected (Consistency: 90%)+52ⓘ
Combo pieces14
UHigh Tide+3
UUPower Artifact+11
2Isochron Scepter+11
UUThassa's Oracle+10
1UDramatic Reversal+10
UUNarset's Reversal+3
1UUPemmin's Aura+10
2UFreed from the Real+8
3Basalt Monolith+7
3Staff of Domination+7
3Rings of Brighthearth+7
XUUUBlue Sun's Zenith+3
+2 more
Other2
1UCloud of Faeries+5
2ULaboratory Maniac+8

Bracket

4
Bracket 4Optimized
High power, built to win. Unlimited Game Changers, efficient combos expected.
Breakdown
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Power level 6.5 → Bracket 4
Threats96Interaction91Consistency86

Right at the Bracket 4 threshold

2.0 below Bracket 5 threshold (8.5)

Game Changers are present, but your power level already places this deck in Bracket 4.

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Game changers 2
Mystical TutorThassa's Oracle
✕Mass land denial — none
✕2-card combo — none
✕Extra turns — none

Themes5 total

Counter Control19 cards

19 counterspells. Control the stack and protect your win conditions.

Miscast,Condescend,Logic Knot,Hindering Touch,Ertai's Meddling
Tap / Untap9 cards

9 tap/untap synergies. Generate extra value from activated abilities.

Mystic Sanctuary,Mind Over Matter,Pemmin's Aura,Fatestitcher,Dramatic Reversal
Blink/Flicker6 cards

6 blink/flicker effects. Reuse enter-the-battlefield triggers repeatedly.

Mystic Sanctuary,Trophy Mage,Tribute Mage,Fatestitcher,Snapcaster Mage

Combos7 total