Zul Ashur, Lich Lord

Commander
BZul Ashur, Lich Lord
3.4±0.5
Precon
Clear strategy at precon-level card quality. Taplands and basic ramp slow development.
Primary win line:Go-wide combat finish
Medium confidence(211 pts)
Estimated win turn
T7best
T8typical
T10+contested
Vector breakdown
Fast mana1
1Sol Ring+10
Mana rocks4
2Arcane Signet+6
2Charcoal Diamond+4
2Pillar of Origins+4
3Commander's Sphere+1
Mana dorks1
2Leaden Myr+4
Treasure generators1
BShambling Ghast+4
Tutors2
3Heirloom Blade+1
2BBVile Entomber+3
Draw engines4
BBUndead Augur+5
3Gate to the Afterlife+5
2BMidnight Reaper+5
2BMorbid Opportunist+5
Cantrips & burst draw1
2BUnshakable Tail+9
Recursion3
1BUndead Butler+1
2BVictimize+2
7God-Pharaoh's Gift+2
Value engines3
2BCemetery Tampering+4
3BTormod, the Desecrator+1
4BBLord of the Forsaken+5
Spot removal7
BBone Shards+7
BLethal Throwdown+7
BBone Splinters+4
1BFeed the Swarm+5
BBConsuming Corruption+1
4BOverwhelming Remorse+2
1BB1BBMurderous Rider+2
Board wipes1
2BBCrippling Fear+1
Mono-Color Mana Base (no fixing needed)+21ⓘ
Premium utility lands1
Path of Ancestry+6
Utility lands3
1BTarrian's Journal+2
Myriad Landscape+2
Rogue's Passage+2
Basic lands1
Swamp+37
Combat Damage Synergy: aristocrats engine, 1 damage multiplier+12ⓘ
Synergy pieces7
XBBDread Summons+4
2BTymaret Calls the Dead+4
2BVictimize+3
2BBLiliana's Reaver+4
3BBOpen the Graves+4
4BBLord of the Forsaken+5
7God-Pharaoh's Gift+2
Combat threats1
2BLord of the Accursed+5
Sacrifice outlets2
BBone Splinters+4
3Transmogrant Altar+8
Drain effects2
2BLoyal Subordinate+1
4BBPontiff of Blight+1
Other1
3BTormod, the Desecrator+3

Bracket

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Bracket 2Core
Unoptimized but functional. Clear game plan without maximum efficiency.
Breakdown
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Power level 3.4 → Bracket 2
Mana base70Threats61Consistency49

0.4 above Bracket 1 ceiling (3)

1.1 below Bracket 3 threshold (4.5)

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

Themes10 total

Zombie Tribal24 cards

24 zombie creatures detected. Tribal synergies can create powerful board states.

Accursed Marauder,Archghoul of Thraben,Corpse Augur,Fell Stinger,Fleshbag Marauder
Aristocrats19 cards

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

Accursed Marauder,Altar of the Wretched,Archghoul of Thraben,Corpse Augur,Fell Stinger
Token Strategy9 cards

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

Dread Summons,God-Pharaoh's Gift,Liliana's Reaver,Open the Graves,Shambling Ghast

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.