Ian Malcolm, Chaotician

Commander
URIan Malcolm, Chaotician
4.2±0.5
Upgraded Precon
Core strategy improved with targeted swaps. Mana base and card draw still have clear gaps.
Medium confidence(277 pts)
Estimated win turn
T9best
T10typical
T12+contested
Vector breakdown
Fast mana1
1Sol Ring+10
Mana rocks2
2Arcane Signet+6
2Thought Vessel+4
Land ramp1
4Ghirapur Orrery+2
Other acceleration2
2Helm of Awakening+4
2RMana Flare+1
Tutors3
2ULong-Term Plans+5
2UUDistant Memories+3
5UEthereal Usher+3
Draw engines10
1RShadow of the Goblin+11
2Howling Mine+1
1UFolio of Fancies+1
1URFevered Visions+1
3Temple Bell+1
1UUDictate of Kruphix+1
3Scrawling Crawler+1
3UHomunculus Horde+2
4Ghirapur Orrery+2
4URThe Locust God+5
Cantrips & burst draw6
UMinds Aglow+1
XUProsperity+1
1UVision Skeins+1
1UUDream Fracture+2
2RREnsnared by the Mara+5
5The Deck of Many Things+1
Value engines9
RRPowerbalance+5
3River Song's Diary+9
3Mirage Mirror+4
3RWild-Magic Sorcerer+12
3RWildfire Devils+9
3RWand of Wonder+5
5RNalfeshnee+1
5RRFlaming Tyrannosaurus+3
3R4RRCharred Foyer // Warped Space+4
Counterspells3
UULong River's Pull+6
1UUDream Fracture+2
2UUSudden Substitution+10
Spot removal4
RRWild Magic Surge+5
2UWrong Turn+5
2RChaos Warp+5
2UUIllusionist's Gambit+5
Board wipes2
RBrand+5
UUShifting Grift+5
Stax & hate4
RRRazorkin Needlehead+1
1URFevered Visions+1
1UUDictate of Kruphix+1
3Scrawling Crawler+1
Two-Color Powerhouse Lands (1)+1ⓘ
Fetchlands7
Brokers Hideout+8
Cabaretti Courtyard+8
Obscura Storefront+8
Maestros Theater+8
Riveteers Overlook+8
Terramorphic Expanse+5
Evolving Wilds+5
Dual & shock lands2
Sulfur Falls+4
Mistrise Village+4
Premium utility lands1
Command Tower+5
Utility lands4
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea+2
Geier Reach Sanitarium+2
Temple of the False God+2
Reliquary Tower+2
Taplands1
Frostboil Snarl+2
Basic lands2
Island+11
Mountain+11
Combat Damage Synergy: 1 extra combat, 1 haste enabler+8ⓘ
Combo pieces1
2Helm of Awakening+3
Synergy pieces3
3UHomunculus Horde+2
4URThe Locust God+5
5RRFlaming Tyrannosaurus+3
Win conditions1
2UUReins of Power+5
Token generators1
1URThe Lost and the Damned+4
Reanimation1
5The Deck of Many Things+1

Bracket

2
Bracket 2Core
Unoptimized but functional. Clear game plan without maximum efficiency.
Breakdown
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Power level 4.2 → Bracket 2
Consistency87Mana base85Interaction52

1.2 above Bracket 1 ceiling (3)

0.3 below Bracket 3 threshold (4.5)

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

Themes5 total

Group Hug15 cards

15 group hug effects. Help everyone while secretly advancing your plan.

Minds Aglow,Fevered Visions,Howling Mine,Vision Skeins,Fascination
Stompy / Big Mana7 cards

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

The Twelfth Doctor,Flaming Tyrannosaurus,Ethereal Usher,The Locust God,Nalfeshnee
Chaos6 cards

6 chaos effects. Embrace randomness with coin flips and dice rolls.

Wildfire Devils,Chaos Mutation,Wild-Magic Sorcerer,River Song's Diary,Wild Magic Surge

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.