Braids: Crashed Pilot

Commander
BBraids, Arisen Nightmare
6.0±0.3
Deck With a Plan
Cohesive strategy with synergistic card selection. At least one reliable path to close games.
Primary win line:Deterministic combo lines—Pitiless Plunderer,Ashnod's Altar+1 more
High confidence(406 pts)
Estimated win turn
T4best
T5typical
T6+contested
Vector breakdown
Efficient Curve (52% CMC 0-2)+8ⓘ
Fast mana4
1Sol Ring+10
BDark Ritual+7
1BPriest of Forgotten Gods+1
3Ashnod's Altar+4
Mana rocks1
2Thought Vessel+4
Other acceleration2
2Jet Medallion+5
2BBThe Darkness Crystal+2
Treasure generators3
BGreedy Freebooter+4
2BWarren Soultrader+4
3BPitiless Plunderer+3
Commander Draw Engine (Braids, Arisen Nightmare provides card draw)+15ⓘ
Tutors1
2BBDiabolic Tutor+3
Draw engines4
1Skullclamp+8
2BPreacher of the Schism+5
2BBYawgmoth, Thran Physician+5
3BGixian Puppeteer+1
Cantrips & burst draw3
1BDeadly Dispute+5
2Ichor Wellspring+1
1BPriest of Forgotten Gods+1
Scry & Surveil2
BViscera Seer+3
2BWoe Strider+2
Recursion8
BKaya's Ghostform+1
BForsaken Miner+1
BBBloodghast+1
1BReassembling Skeleton+1
2BVictimize+2
2BBThe Darkness Crystal+2
XXBBBBMeathook Massacre II+1
4BLich-Knights' Conquest+1
Value engines1
2BBVincent Valentine // Galian Beast+1
Spot removal8
BTragic Slip+1
1BOrcish Bowmasters+5
1BGo for the Throat+5
1BFeed the Swarm+5
1BInfernal Grasp+5
1BSheoldred's Edict+1
2BSaw in Half+6
3BDeadly Rollick+8
Land destruction1
Wasteland+6
Board wipes6
XBBThe Meathook Massacre+5
2BToxic Deluge+8
XXBBBBMeathook Massacre II+1
3BBBlasphemous Edict+4
3BBBMassacre Wurm+1
6BBBringer of the Last Gift+1
Edict effects1
2BBFlare of Malice+4
Protection3
BKaya's Ghostform+1
1BImp's Mischief+6
3Mithril Coat+4
Mono-Color Mana Base (no fixing needed)+27ⓘ
Mono-Color Powerhouse Lands (2)+4ⓘ
Utility lands4
Witch's Cottage+2
Cabal Stronghold+2
Dunes of the Dead+2
Reliquary Tower+2
Taplands2
2BBoggart Trawler // Boggart Bog+2
Bojuka Bog+2
Basic lands1
Swamp+27
10 Combo(s) Detected (Consistency: 49%)+52ⓘ
Combat Damage Synergy: aristocrats engine+8ⓘ
Combo pieces12
BGravecrawler+8
BViscera Seer+7
BForsaken Miner+2
1BZulaport Cutthroat+8
1BBlood Artist+8
1BReassembling Skeleton+3
2BBastion of Remembrance+8
2BWoe Strider+8
2BWarren Soultrader+7
3Ashnod's Altar+5
3BPitiless Plunderer+9
3BBBVein Ripper+4
Synergy pieces11
XBBThe Meathook Massacre+3
1BPriest of Forgotten Gods+1
1BChthonian Nightmare+1
2BVictimize+3
2BBYawgmoth, Thran Physician+5
XXBBBBMeathook Massacre II+1
3BBSyr Konrad, the Grim+5
4BLich-Knights' Conquest+1
3BBBMassacre Wurm+1
6BBBringer of the Last Gift+1
High Market+4
Drain effects4
1BMarionette Apprentice+4
1BVraan, Executioner Thane+1
3BGixian Puppeteer+1
4BGreat Unclean One+4
Token generators4
1BJadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia+4
1BOrcish Bowmasters+4
2BPreacher of the Schism+5
2BOphiomancer+4
Reanimation3
BReanimate+8
2BBThe Darkness Crystal+2
5BBSepulchral Primordial+1
Other1
1BDreadhorde Invasion+3

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 6.0 → Bracket 3
Threats98Interaction79Mana base70

1.5 above Bracket 2 ceiling (4.5)

0.5 below Bracket 4 threshold (6.5)

Game Changers are present, but your power level already places this deck in Bracket 3.

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Game changers 1
Orcish Bowmasters
✕Mass land denial — none
✕2-card combo — none
✕Extra turns — none

Themes10 total

Aristocrats25 cards

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

Kaya's Ghostform,Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia,Gixian Puppeteer,Archfiend of the Dross,Syr Konrad, the Grim
Token Strategy14 cards

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

Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia,Great Unclean One,Preacher of the Schism,Greedy Freebooter,Dunes of the Dead
Go-Wide / Weenies14 cards

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

Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia,Vraan, Executioner Thane,Orcish Bowmasters,Bloodghast,Viscera Seer

Combos10 total