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Commander

Sergeant John Benton

5.0±0.3

Casual

Intentional card choices with a clear game plan. Functional mana but room to optimize.

Primary win line:Commander combat pressure

High confidence(344 pts)

Estimated win turn

T5best

T6typical

T8+contested

Vector breakdown

Fast mana1

Mana dorks5

Birds of Paradise+6

Delighted Halfling+6

Avacyn's Pilgrim+5

Llanowar Elves+5

Selvala, Explorer Returned+1

Land ramp2

Tempt with Discovery+1

Other acceleration4

Azusa, Lost but Seeking+8

Treasure generators6

Smuggler's Share+2

Gluntch, the Bestower+2

Bloodroot Apothecary+2

Monologue Tax+2

Tempting Contract+4

Commander Draw Engine (Sergeant John Benton provides card draw)+29ⓘ

Low Land Count (29/30)+-3ⓘ

Tutors1

Tempt with Discovery+1

Draw engines12

Esper Sentinel+8

Archivist of Oghma+7

Jolrael, Mwonvuli Recluse+2

Tenuous Truce+1

Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar+5

Smuggler's Share+2

Loran of the Third Path+1

Selvala, Explorer Returned+1

Kozilek, Butcher of Truth+4

Cantrips & burst draw3

Tempt with Bunnies+2

Your Temple Is Under Attack+1

Secret Rendezvous+1

Recursion1

Hall of Heliod's Generosity+1

Value engines5

Innkeeper's Talent+1

River Song's Diary+9

Communal Brewing+5

Gluntch, the Bestower+2

Trouble in Pairs+7

Spot removal6

Swords to Plowshares+7

Galadriel's Dismissal+1

Generous Gift+5

Loran of the Third Path+1

Boseiju, Who Endures+5

Stax & hate3

Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar+5

Orzhov Advokist+5

Monologue Tax+2

Protection8

Tamiyo's Safekeeping+2

Vines of Vastwood+1

Blossoming Defense+1

Heroic Intervention+7

Everybody Lives!+5

Flawless Maneuver+8

Guardian Augmenter+1

Your Temple Is Under Attack+1

Other1

Two-Color Powerhouse Lands (3)+8ⓘ

Mana Acceleration (12 sources)+2ⓘ

Low Land Count (29/30)+-3ⓘ

Dual & shock lands4

Temple Garden+6

Bountiful Promenade+5

Shifting Woodland+4

Sunpetal Grove+4

Premium utility lands2

Forbidden Orchard+5

Command Tower+5

Utility lands16

Dowsing Dagger // Lost Vale+2

Boseiju, Who Endures+3

Hall of Heliod's Generosity+3

Reliquary Tower+2

Snow-Covered Forest+2

Snow-Covered Plains+2

Scattered Groves+2

Rogue's Passage+2

Temple of the False God+2

Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth+2

+4 more

Taplands7

G/W

Strength of the Harvest // Haven of the Harvest+2

Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow+2

Fortified Village+2

Selesnya Sanctuary+2

Adagia, Windswept Bastion+2

Evendo, Waking Haven+2

Combat Damage Synergy: token swarm strategy, 1 token doubler, 1 haste enabler, 2 evasion enablers, 1 damage multiplier+25ⓘ

Synergy pieces2

Triumph of the Hordes+7

Craterhoof Behemoth+8

Win conditions1

Kozilek, Butcher of Truth+3

Combat threats4

Bloodroot Apothecary+2

Token generators4

Jolrael, Mwonvuli Recluse+2

Tempt with Bunnies+2

Dancer's Chakrams+4

Bracket

3

Bracket 3Upgraded

Strong synergy and high card quality. Up to 3 Game Changers, late-game combos OK.

Breakdown

✓

Power level 5.0 → Bracket 3

Consistency87Mana base82Speed76

0.5 above Bracket 2 ceiling (4.5)

1.5 below Bracket 4 threshold (6.5)

✕Game changers — none

✕Mass land denial — none

✕2-card combo — none

✕Extra turns — none

Themes10 total

Token Strategy17 cards

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

Sprout Swarm,Beast Within,Generous Gift,Forbidden Orchard,Tempting Contract

Voltron10 cards

10 equipment/auras. Stack these on your commander for one-shot commander damage kills.

Titanic Growth,Predatory Hunger,Mark of Sakiko,Flare of Faith,Bear Umbra

Legends Matter9 cards

9 legendary synergies. Your legends grow stronger together.

Azusa, Lost but Seeking,Boseiju, Who Endures,Kozilek, Butcher of Truth,Gluntch, the Bestower,Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar

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.