Xanathar, Guild Kingpin

Commander
UBXanathar, Guild Kingpin
5.5±0.3
Casual
Intentional card choices with a clear game plan. Functional mana but room to optimize.
Primary win line:Attrition and lockout endgame
High confidence(382 pts)
Estimated win turn
T8best
T9typical
T12+contested
Vector breakdown
Fast mana2
0Everflowing Chalice+8
1Sol Ring+10
Mana rocks6
2Arcane Signet+6
2Fellwar Stone+5
2Talisman of Dominance+5
2Dimir Signet+4
2Mind Stone+4
2Thought Vessel+4
Other acceleration1
2UAs Foretold+4
Treasure generators1
2BBGonti, Night Minister+2
Tutors2
XUBExtract Brain+5
XBBOutrageous Robbery+1
Draw engines2
1BBGix, Yawgmoth Praetor+5
3UBTasha, the Witch Queen+9
Cantrips & burst draw7
UBrainstorm+6
UPonder+6
UBSiphon Insight+1
1UBThief of Sanity+2
3UFact or Fiction+6
2UBNotion Thief+4
2BBGonti, Lord of Luxury+1
Recursion3
1UBKing Narfi's Betrayal+4
2BBGisa, Glorious Resurrector+1
2U/BU/B3UBConnive // Concoct+2
Value engines10
3Chaos Wand+5
1BBNashi, Moon Sage's Scion+4
2BCunning Rhetoric+1
2UParadox Haze+1
2BBGonti, Night Minister+2
2UBHostage Taker+1
5UUDiluvian Primordial+9
5BBElder Brain+6
4BBBArvinox, the Mind Flail+1
5BBThieving Amalgam+1
Control Strategy Bonus (16 interaction cards)+30ⓘ
Counterspells5
UBDrown in the Loch+11
UUCounterspell+8
1UMemory Lapse+6
1UNegate+6
3UUGale's Redirection+11
Spot removal10
BBloodchief's Thirst+7
1BFeed the Swarm+5
1BInfernal Grasp+5
1UReality Shift+5
1UThieving Skydiver+5
3UAetherize+7
2UBHostage Taker+1
3UBAshiok, Nightmare Muse+5
3UUMind Flayer+5
2U/BU/B3UBConnive // Concoct+2
Graveyard hate2
U/BU/BU/BU/BCovetous Urge+4
2BBGisa, Glorious Resurrector+1
Stax & hate1
2UBNotion Thief+5
Protection1
2Swiftfoot Boots+4
Two-Color Mana Base (no fixing needed)+18ⓘ
Dual & shock lands2
Watery Grave+6
Drowned Catacomb+4
Premium utility lands2
Command Tower+5
Exotic Orchard+4
Utility lands3
Darkwater Catacombs+2
Field of Ruin+2
Sunken Hollow+2
Taplands2
Bojuka Bog+2
Dimir Aqueduct+2
Basic lands2
Island+14
Swamp+14
Tempo Control (lockout lethality)+10ⓘ
Synergy pieces4
2BBGisa, Glorious Resurrector+1
3BBSyr Konrad, the Grim+5
4BThe Eldest Reborn+1
5BBSepulchral Primordial+1
Win conditions1
3UUBribery+5
Combat threats1
1UBThief of Sanity+2
Drain effects1
5BBThieving Amalgam+1
Token generators2
3UBTasha, the Witch Queen+9
3UBAshiok, Nightmare Muse+5
Reanimation1
2U/BU/B3UBConnive // Concoct+2
Other1
1BBNashi, Moon Sage's Scion+2

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 5.5 → Bracket 3
Interaction88Consistency83Mana base75

1.0 above Bracket 2 ceiling (4.5)

1.0 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
Notion Thief
✕Mass land denial — none
✕2-card combo — none
✕Extra turns — none

Themes5 total

Legends Matter10 cards

10 legendary synergies. Your legends grow stronger together.

Arvinox, the Mind Flail,Atris, Oracle of Half-Truths,Gisa, Glorious Resurrector,Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor,Gonti, Lord of Luxury
Stompy / Big Mana9 cards

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

Arvinox, the Mind Flail,Consuming Aberration,Diluvian Primordial,Elder Brain,Mind Flayer
Morph8 cards

8 morph creatures. Hide your threats face-down for surprise reveals.

Arvinox, the Mind Flail,Gonti, Lord of Luxury,Gonti, Night Minister,Outrageous Robbery,Reality Shift

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.