Grub, Storied Matriarch

Commander
BRGrub, Storied Matriarch
3.7±0.3
Precon
Clear strategy at precon-level card quality. Taplands and basic ramp slow development.
Primary win line:Commander combat pressure
High confidence(238 pts)
Estimated win turn
T7best
T8typical
T10+contested
Vector breakdown
Heavy Curve (34% CMC 5+)+-10ⓘ
Fast mana2
1Sol Ring+10
3Ashnod's Altar+4
Mana rocks4
2Arcane Signet+6
2Talisman of Indulgence+5
2Rakdos Signet+4
3Commander's Sphere+1
Land ramp1
4Solemn Simulacrum+2
Other acceleration1
5BRThe Balrog, Durin's Bane+1
Treasure generators3
1BThieves' Tools+4
1BFake Your Own Death+3
4BBRThe Balrog of Moria+2
Tutors1
1BCase of the Stashed Skeleton+6
Draw engines3
1Skullclamp+8
BBBDark Prophecy+5
1BRRGarna, Bloodfist of Keld+3
Recursion2
2RElectroduplicate+2
4BBMetamorphosis Fanatic+1
Value engines4
1Blade of the Bloodchief+1
2Strionic Resonator+5
3RAspiring Champion+6
4BBBLord of the Void+1
Spot removal4
2RChaos Warp+5
1BBMurder+2
4BBNoxious Gearhulk+1
5BRThe Balrog, Durin's Bane+1
Graveyard hate1
1BBAbyssal Harvester+9
Board wipes2
3BBBMassacre Wurm+1
8RBlasphemous Act+5
Edict effects1
3BBDictate of Erebos+6
Protection3
2Lightning Greaves+6
2Swiftfoot Boots+4
1BFake Your Own Death+3
Two-Color Mana Base (no fixing needed)+11ⓘ
Fetchlands1
Escape Tunnel+5
Dual & shock lands3
Blood Crypt+6
Sulfurous Springs+4
Dragonskull Summit+4
Premium utility lands1
Command Tower+5
Utility lands5
Smoldering Marsh+2
Rogue's Passage+2
Access Tunnel+2
Shadowblood Ridge+2
Eclipsed Realms+2
Taplands2
Foreboding Ruins+2
Rakdos Carnarium+2
Basic lands2
Swamp+14
Mountain+12
Combat Damage Synergy: token package, 2 extra combats, 3 haste enablers, aristocrats engine+25ⓘ
Synergy pieces9
1BCase of the Stashed Skeleton+6
1BFake Your Own Death+3
1BBAbyssal Harvester+9
2RElectroduplicate+2
3RSneak Attack+7
4Maskwood Nexus+6
3RDelina, Wild Mage+4
4BBGrave Titan+4
4BBRThe Balrog of Moria+2
Win conditions5
1RFling+1
BRJuri, Master of the Revue+1
3BBGray Merchant of Asphodel+6
3BRMaster of Cruelties+1
5BRThe Balrog, Durin's Bane+1
Combat threats2
5RRBalefire Dragon+6
4BBBLord of the Void+1
Sacrifice outlets1
3Ashnod's Altar+2
Drain effects3
1BRRGarna, Bloodfist of Keld+3
3BRRakdos Joins Up+1
3BBBMassacre Wurm+1
Reanimation2
3BBArchpriest of Shadows+1
4BBMetamorphosis Fanatic+1
Other1
2RAggravated Assault+1

Bracket

2
Bracket 2Core
Unoptimized but functional. Clear game plan without maximum efficiency.
Breakdown
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Power level 3.7 → Bracket 2
Threats85Mana base75Interaction43

0.7 above Bracket 1 ceiling (3)

0.8 below Bracket 3 threshold (4.5)

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

Themes10 total

Aristocrats17 cards

17 sacrifice/death synergies. Drains opponents while generating value from deaths.

Dictate of Erebos,Dark Prophecy,Garna, Bloodfist of Keld,Aspiring Champion,Chaos Defiler
Stompy / Big Mana17 cards

17 high-impact creatures. Ramp into massive threats that dominate the board.

Workhorse,Lord of the Void,Fling,Malignus,Gray Merchant of Asphodel
Token Strategy9 cards

9 token producers. Go-wide strategies can overwhelm opponents with numbers.

Delina, Wild Mage,Thieves' Tools,The Balrog of Moria,Case of the Stashed Skeleton,Maskwood Nexus

Combos0 total

No combos detected

This deck wins through combat, value engines, or synergies rather than infinite combos. Checked against Commander Spellbook's database of 80,000+ documented combo variants.