Zellix, Haunted One

Commander
UZellix, Sanity FlayerBHaunted One
4.0±0.3
Upgraded Precon
Core strategy improved with targeted swaps. Mana base and card draw still have clear gaps.
High confidence(260 pts)
Estimated win turn
T9best
T10typical
T12+contested
Vector breakdown
Heavy Curve (33% CMC 5+)+-10ⓘ
Mana rocks4
2Arcane Signet+6
2Fellwar Stone+5
2Talisman of Dominance+5
2Mind Stone+4
Other acceleration1
1BBAncient Cellarspawn+1
Draw engines5
1Skullclamp+8
1UWharf Infiltrator+5
1USilent Hallcreeper+5
1UUGrazilaxx, Illithid Scholar+3
3UUOverlord of the Floodpits+1
Cantrips & burst draw4
UVisions of Beyond+1
1UBInvasion of Amonkhet // Lazotep Convert+9
2UThirst for Discovery+1
X2UDrown in Dreams+1
Recursion8
2BVictimize+2
2BBDread Return+1
3UBExtract from Darkness+1
3UBCaptain N'ghathrod+1
4BLich-Knights' Conquest+1
3BBOverlord of the Balemurk+1
4UUPsionic Ritual+9
Mystic Sanctuary+2
Value engines8
URuin Crab+1
2UPsychic Corrosion+5
2UAboleth Spawn+1
3UShadow Kin+4
3UWonder+1
4BBNihilith+5
5BBElder Brain+6
5BBBrainstealer Dragon+1
Counterspells4
UStifle+6
UBDrown in the Loch+11
1UDelay+7
2UUOvercharged Amalgam+2
Spot removal3
1UThing in the Ice // Awoken Horror+7
2BWithering Torment+2
2BBGrisly Spectacle+2
Graveyard hate2
3BUchuulon+4
4BBNihilith+5
Board wipes2
2BToxic Deluge+8
3BBBlasphemous Edict+4
Stax & hate2
2Mesmeric Orb+1
3UUSludge Monster+1
Protection2
2Spellskite+1
1UUGrazilaxx, Illithid Scholar+3
Fetchlands3
3U/BWaterlogged Teachings // Inundated Archive+8
Polluted Delta+8
Ash Barrens+7
Dual & shock lands3
Watery Grave+6
Drowned Catacomb+4
Underground River+4
Premium utility lands3
Path of Ancestry+6
Command Tower+5
Exotic Orchard+4
Utility lands8
Mystic Sanctuary+3
Westvale Abbey // Ormendahl, Profane Prince+2
Holdout Settlement+2
Sunken Hollow+2
Shipwreck Marsh+2
Drownyard Temple+2
Survivors' Encampment+2
Secret Tunnel+2
Taplands7
2UGlasspool Mimic // Glasspool Shore+2
Temple of Deceit+3
Dimir Aqueduct+2
Choked Estuary+2
Restless Reef+2
Bojuka Bog+2
Undercity Sewers+2
Basic lands2
Island+6
Swamp+8
Combat Damage Synergy: 2 evasion enablers+6ⓘ
Synergy pieces2
1UWharf Infiltrator+5
3BUchuulon+4
Win conditions2
1BCover of Darkness+1
3UUBribery+5
Combat threats2
1USilent Hallcreeper+5
3UBNemesis of Reason+1
Sacrifice outlets4
2Altar of Dementia+7
3BHell's Caretaker+4
2UUOvercharged Amalgam+2
5BBBDevouring Strossus+4
Drain effects1
1BBAncient Cellarspawn+1
Reanimation5
2BVictimize+3
2BBDread Return+1
3UBExtract from Darkness+1
3UBCaptain N'ghathrod+1
4BLich-Knights' Conquest+1

Bracket

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Bracket 2Core
Unoptimized but functional. Clear game plan without maximum efficiency.
Breakdown
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Power level 4.0 → Bracket 2
Mana base86Consistency76Interaction64

1.0 above Bracket 1 ceiling (3)

0.5 below Bracket 3 threshold (4.5)

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

Themes10 total

Horror Tribal28 cards

28 horror creatures detected. Tribal synergies can create powerful board states.

Sewer Nemesis,Devouring Strossus,Thing in the Ice // Awoken Horror,Wharf Infiltrator,Fume Spitter
Mill15 cards

15 mill effects. Empty opponent libraries or fuel your graveyard.

Sewer Nemesis,Extract from Darkness,Grisly Spectacle,Altar of Dementia,Mesmeric Orb
Stompy / Big Mana15 cards

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

Devouring Strossus,Grisly Spectacle,Altar of Dementia,Doom Weaver,Elder Brain

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.