Braids Aristocrat B5

Commander
BBraids, Arisen Nightmare
10.0±0.3
cEDH
Peak efficiency across every axis. Wins are compact, fast, and well-protected.
Primary win line:Deterministic combo lines—Gravecrawler,Phyrexian Altar
High confidence(810 pts)
Estimated win turn
T2best
T4typical
T5+contested
Vector breakdown
Tight Curve (69% CMC 0-2)+15ⓘ
Fast mana15
0Mox Opal+10
0Mox Amber+8
0Paradise Mantle+8
0Lotus Petal+8
0Chrome Mox+8
1Sol Ring+10
1Mana Vault+9
BDark Ritual+7
BCulling the Weak+6
1BCabal Ritual+6
3Phyrexian Altar+5
3Ashnod's Altar+4
+3 more
Mana rocks1
2Arcane Signet+6
Other acceleration2
2Jet Medallion+5
4B/PB/PB/PK'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth+10
Treasure generators5
BShambling Ghast+4
BGreedy Freebooter+4
2Prized Statue+4
2BWarren Soultrader+4
3BPitiless Plunderer+3
Commander Draw Engine (Braids, Arisen Nightmare provides card draw)+15ⓘ
Tutors12
BImperial Seal+10
BVampiric Tutor+10
BEntomb+8
BInsatiable Avarice+8
BScheming Symmetry+1
1BDemonic Tutor+10
1BUnmarked Grave+8
1BDiabolic Intent+8
2BBuried Alive+7
1BBGrim Tutor+5
1BBBBeseech the Mirror+8
Urza's Saga+3
Draw engines4
1Skullclamp+8
BBBNecropotence+10
2BSephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel+3
2BBSheoldred, the Apocalypse+5
Cantrips & burst draw3
1Sensei's Divining Top+8
1Vexing Bauble+6
1BDeadly Dispute+5
Recursion6
BUnearth+1
BForsaken Miner+1
BBBloodghast+1
1BReassembling Skeleton+1
2BVictimize+2
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+3
Value engines2
1BBitterblossom+4
3BBBBolas's Citadel+5
Spot removal5
1BOrcish Bowmasters+5
1BFeed the Swarm+5
1B/PB/PDismember+1
3BDeadly Rollick+8
3BSnuff Out+6
Graveyard hate1
BBDauthi Voidwalker+5
Board wipes1
2BToxic Deluge+8
Stax & hate5
1Vexing Bauble+6
2Winter Moon+5
2Defense Grid+1
2BOpposition Agent+8
2BBGrief+7
Edict effects1
2BBFlare of Malice+4
Protection1
1BImp's Mischief+6
Mono-Color Powerhouse Lands (7)+25ⓘ
Mana Acceleration (17 sources)+7ⓘ
Mono-Color Mana Base (no fixing needed)+3ⓘ
Utility lands4
Urza's Saga+4
Phyrexian Tower+4
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+2
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+2
Taplands1
Peat Bog+2
Basic lands1
Swamp+21
20 Combo(s) Detected (Consistency: 94%)+116ⓘ
Combat Damage Synergy: aristocrats engine+8ⓘ
Combo pieces17
BGravecrawler+8
BCarrion Feeder+8
1Sensei's Divining Top+3
BForsaken Miner+2
1BZulaport Cutthroat+8
1BBlood Artist+8
1BVengeful Bloodwitch+4
1BReassembling Skeleton+3
2BWarren Soultrader+7
3Phyrexian Altar+6
3Ashnod's Altar+5
2BSephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel+5
+5 more
Synergy pieces2
2BVictimize+3
Phyrexian Tower+3
Token generators2
1BJadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia+4
1BOrcish Bowmasters+4
Reanimation3
BReanimate+8
BUnearth+1
1BAnimate Dead+7
Other1
1BBitterblossom+2

Bracket

5
Bracket 5cEDH
Competitive mindset. Built with cEDH meta assumptions, every card slot contested.
Breakdown
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Power level 10.0 → Bracket 5
Threats100Consistency97Speed96

1.5 above Bracket 4 ceiling (8.5)

Game Changers are present, but your power level already places this deck in Bracket 5.

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Game changers 10
Bolas's CitadelOpposition AgentImperial SealMana VaultVampiric TutorOrcish BowmastersAncient TombDemonic TutorNecropotenceChrome Mox
✓
Mass land denial (1)
Contamination
✓2-card combo
✕Extra turns — none

Themes10 total

Go-Wide / Weenies14 cards

14 low-cost creatures. Swarm the board and pump for lethal attacks.

Bloodghast,Zulaport Cutthroat,Shambling Ghast,Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia,Blood Artist
Aristocrats13 cards

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

Zulaport Cutthroat,Shambling Ghast,Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia,Blood Artist,Animate Dead
Token Strategy10 cards

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

Urza's Saga,Shambling Ghast,Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia,Prized Statue,Bitterblossom

Combos20 total