Ultimate Black

Commander
No commander provided
1.6±0.75
Jank / unfocused
Little strategic cohesion; mana and card quality are very inconsistent.
Medium confidence(57 pts)
Estimated win turn
T7best
T8typical
T10+contested
Vector breakdown
Efficient Curve (58% CMC 0-2)+8ⓘ
Fast mana2
1Sol Ring+10
BDark Ritual+7
Mana rocks2
3Heraldic Banner+3
3Pristine Talisman+1
Treasure generators1
1BUndercity Dire Rat+2
Low Land Count (22/34)+-30ⓘ
Draw engines2
4Cosmos Elixir+1
4BSeymour Flux+2
Cantrips & burst draw1
BCling to Dust+4
Recursion4
BPhyrexian Reclamation+5
BRaise Dead+2
1Elixir of Immortality+1
2BVeinwitch Coven+1
Value engines1
2BBSangromancer+1
Other1
1BMyrkul's Edict+1
Spot removal10
BFatal Push+7
BTragic Slip+1
BConcealing Curtains // Revealing Eye+1
1BEpic Downfall+5
1BGrave Peril+1
2BSeal of Doom+2
1BBRoyal Assassin+2
2BOverkill+1
3BSephiroth's Intervention+2
4BShriekmaw+2
Graveyard hate2
1Relic of Progenitus+8
BCling to Dust+4
Stax & hate2
4Icy Manipulator+2
3BFate Unraveler+1
Protection2
BDuress+1
2Lightning Greaves+6
Low Land Count (22/34)+-30ⓘ
Fetchlands2
Ash Barrens+7
Evolving Wilds+5
Utility lands7
Rogue's Passage+2
Planar Nexus+2
Urza's Tower+2
Secluded Courtyard+2
Fetid Heath+2
Adventurer's Inn+2
Abundant Countryside+2
Basic lands1
Swamp+13
Combat Damage Synergy: token package, 1 evasion enabler, aristocrats engine+14ⓘ
Win conditions2
1BPestilent Syphoner+2
2BUnstoppable Slasher+1
Combat threats5
1Prosthetic Injector+2
BWill-o'-the-Wisp+1
1BBad Moon+2
2BBBloodline Keeper // Lord of Lineage+4
2BBSangromancer+1
Sacrifice outlets1
1BSlaughter Drone+1
Drain effects1
XBBond of Agony+2
Token generators1
2BCurse of Disturbance+4
Other1
3Heraldic Banner+1

Bracket

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Bracket 1Exhibition
Theme-focused decks prioritizing creativity over power. No Game Changers, no 2-card combos.
Breakdown
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Power level 1.6 → Bracket 1
Interaction46Threats35Speed31

0.6 above Bracket 0 ceiling (1)

1.4 below Bracket 2 threshold (3)

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

Themes1 total

Lifegain8 cards

8 lifegain synergies. Gain life to trigger payoffs and outlast opponents.

Elixir of Immortality,Pristine Talisman,Veinwitch Coven,Cosmos Elixir,Cling to Dust

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.