Budget Jarad (updated for A:TLA)

Commander
BGJarad, Golgari Lich Lord
4.5±0.3
Upgraded Precon
Core strategy improved with targeted swaps. Mana base and card draw still have clear gaps.
High confidence(293 pts)
Estimated win turn
T6best
T7typical
T8+contested
Vector breakdown
Efficient Curve (53% CMC 0-2)+8ⓘ
Fast mana2
1GMalevolent Rumble+2
2BGCulling Ritual+7
Mana dorks2
GLlanowar Elves+5
GElves of Deep Shadow+5
Land ramp8
GNeverwinter Dryad+5
GDiligent Farmhand+5
1GSakura-Tribe Elder+5
1GDawntreader Elk+5
1GViridian Emissary+5
1GShigeki, Jukai Visionary+1
2GWood Elves+3
4Solemn Simulacrum+2
Other acceleration1
1BGHonest Rutstein+3
Tutors1
1GEvolutionary Leap+2
Draw engines6
2BGrim Haruspex+5
2BMidnight Reaper+5
2BMorbid Opportunist+5
2BAgent Venom+3
2GSpinner of Souls+1
2GGBeast Whisperer+5
Cantrips & burst draw10
BVillage Rites+5
BDockside Chef+1
1BDeadly Dispute+5
1GMalevolent Rumble+2
1BFanatical Offering+2
BGGrisly Salvage+1
1BPlumb the Forbidden+1
1GShigeki, Jukai Visionary+1
1GSatyr Wayfinder+1
2BDiresight+1
Scry & Surveil1
BViscera Seer+3
Recursion5
BTortured Existence+4
1GGEternal Witness+5
1BGHonest Rutstein+3
2BVictimize+2
2BGRise of the Witch-king+1
Value engines3
BStitcher's Supplier+1
XBGOld Stickfingers+1
2BBMassacre+6
Spot removal7
GCaustic Caterpillar+7
GInsidious Fungus+4
BTragic Slip+1
2GReclamation Sage+2
2BBRavenous Chupacabra+2
3GFoundation Breaker+2
4BShriekmaw+2
Artifact/enchantment removal1
GNature's Claim+6
Graveyard hate1
1GScavenging Ooze+9
Board wipes4
2BGCulling Ritual+7
2BBTerror Tide+7
2BBMassacre+6
3BBBMassacre Wurm+1
Mana Acceleration (14 sources)+4ⓘ
Two-Color Mana Base (no fixing needed)+4ⓘ
Dual & shock lands3
Llanowar Wastes+4
Woodland Cemetery+4
Spymaster's Vault+4
Premium utility lands1
Path of Ancestry+6
Utility lands6
Svogthos, the Restless Tomb+2
Grim Backwoods+2
Mishra's Factory+2
Twilight Mire+2
Viridescent Bog+2
Festering Thicket+2
Taplands9
Temple of Malady+3
Bojuka Bog+2
Golgari Rot Farm+2
Khalni Garden+2
Treetop Village+2
Mosswort Bridge+2
Woodland Chasm+2
Lair of the Hydra+2
Mortuary Mire+2
Basic lands2
Forest+9
Swamp+9
1 Combo(s) Detected (Consistency: 55%)+19ⓘ
Combat Damage Synergy: aristocrats engine+8ⓘ
Combo pieces2
G1BLife // Death+2
3BBBMassacre Wurm+1
Synergy pieces4
BViscera Seer+4
1BZulaport Cutthroat+5
2BVictimize+3
2BAgent Venom+3
Win conditions1
3BBGYargle and Multani+1
Combat threats1
3BGLord of Extinction+1
Sacrifice outlets7
BCarrion Feeder+5
BPlagued Rusalka+4
GInsidious Fungus+4
BDockside Chef+1
1GEvolutionary Leap+2
1BFanatical Offering+2
1BPlumb the Forbidden+1
Token generators1
1BJoo Dee, One of Many+4

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 4.5 → Bracket 3
Mana base75Threats74Consistency72

Right at the Bracket 3 threshold

2.0 below Bracket 4 threshold (6.5)

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

Themes10 total

Aristocrats26 cards

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

Grim Haruspex,Sakura-Tribe Elder,Midnight Reaper,Zulaport Cutthroat,Phytotitan
Go-Wide / Weenies22 cards

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

Scavenging Ooze,Sakura-Tribe Elder,Zulaport Cutthroat,Dawntreader Elk,Llanowar Elves
Blink/Flicker11 cards

11 blink/flicker effects. Reuse enter-the-battlefield triggers repeatedly.

Temple of Malady,Reclamation Sage,Mosswort Bridge,Mortuary Mire,Path of Ancestry

Combos1 total