Garland, Royal Kidnapper

Commander
UBGarland, Royal Kidnapper
5.3±0.3
Casual
Intentional card choices with a clear game plan. Functional mana but room to optimize.
High confidence(364 pts)
Estimated win turn
T8best
T9typical
T12+contested
Vector breakdown
Fast mana1
1Sol Ring+10
Mana rocks2
2Dimir Signet+4
1UBMistvein Borderpost+3
Land ramp1
4Solemn Simulacrum+2
Other acceleration1
2BBDefiler of Flesh+1
Treasure generators1
2BLobelia Sackville-Baggins+6
Tutors2
XUBExtract Brain+5
3BBIllicit Shipment+3
Draw engines8
UCombat Research+5
UBMask of Riddles+5
1USilent Hallcreeper+5
1UBIntimidation Campaign+5
1BBPhyrexian Arena+5
3UThe Clone Saga+5
3UUOverlord of the Floodpits+1
U4UBottomless Pool // Locker Room+3
Cantrips & burst draw4
UPonder+6
UBSiphon Insight+1
2UBrainsurge+1
3UULórien Revealed+3
Recursion1
4BVat Emergence+1
Value engines9
XUMockingbird+5
1UFleeting Reflection+5
1UPhantasmal Image+4
2UUCopycrook+10
3UChameleon, Master of Disguise+5
3UMirrorhall Mimic+5
3UVisage Bandit+5
2BBDefiler of Flesh+1
2UBHostage Taker+1
Control Strategy Bonus (14.8 interaction cards)+30ⓘ
Counterspells6
1UNegate+6
UBCountersquall+1
1UUCancel+3
1UBMistvein Borderpost+3
1UUSaw It Coming+3
3UUWhiplash Trap+4
Spot removal7
1Synod Sanctum+14
UUnsummon+1
1BFeed the Swarm+5
3UVisage Bandit+5
2UBHostage Taker+1
U4UBottomless Pool // Locker Room+3
7Meteor Golem+2
Graveyard hate1
2BLobelia Sackville-Baggins+6
Board wipes5
UUShifting Grift+5
1UVolatile Stormdrake+5
2UUMaster Thief+5
3BBThe Wretched+5
4BBBNecromantic Selection+5
Protection1
UEssence Flux+7
Two-Color Mana Base (no fixing needed)+26ⓘ
Fetchlands1
3U/BWaterlogged Teachings+8
Utility lands1
3BGrasping Shadows+2
Taplands2
2UHydroelectric Specimen+2
Dimir Aqueduct+2
Basic lands2
Island+18
Swamp+17
Tempo Control (lockout lethality)+8.8ⓘ
Synergy pieces1
1USilent Hallcreeper+5
Win conditions1
2UURite of Replication+6
Token generators3
1UUCackling Counterpart+4
3UMirrorhall Mimic+5
3UPhantom Steed+4
Reanimation4
1BAnimate Dead+7
1BDance of the Dead+6
4BVat Emergence+1
4BBBNecromantic Selection+5
Clone effects1
1UPhantasmal Image+2

Bracket

3
Bracket 3Upgraded
Strong synergy and high card quality. Up to 3 Game Changers, late-game combos OK.
Breakdown
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Power level 5.3 → Bracket 3
Consistency85Interaction85Mana base75

0.8 above Bracket 2 ceiling (4.5)

1.2 below Bracket 4 threshold (6.5)

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

Themes6 total

Clones12 cards

12 clone effects. Copy the best threats on the battlefield.

Cackling Counterpart,Chameleon, Master of Disguise,Copycrook,Fleeting Reflection,Mirrorhall Mimic
Aristocrats10 cards

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

Animate Dead,Chaos Shrine's Black Crystal,Dance of the Dead,Diabolic Servitude,False Demise
Blink/Flicker10 cards

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

Black Cat, Cunning Thief,Diabolic Servitude,Essence Flux,Hostage Taker,Hydroelectric Specimen

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.