Rime of the Ancient Mariner

Commander
UBCaptain N'ghathrod
4.6±0.3
Upgraded Precon
Core strategy improved with targeted swaps. Mana base and card draw still have clear gaps.
High confidence(297 pts)
Estimated win turn
T9best
T10typical
T11+contested
Vector breakdown
Heavy Curve (37% CMC 5+)+-10ⓘ
Fast mana2
1Sol Ring+10
BDark Ritual+7
Mana rocks2
2Arcane Signet+6
4Thran Dynamo+6
Other acceleration1
1BBAncient Cellarspawn+1
Draw engines8
1USilent Hallcreeper+5
2Howling Mine+1
2UChasm Skulker+5
3UForgotten Creation+7
2BBStarving Revenant+3
3UUKindred Discovery+6
4UHordewing Skaab+5
4UUConsecrated Sphinx+8
Cantrips & burst draw1
1UBRuno Stromkirk // Krothuss, Lord of the Deep+4
Wheels1
2UWindfall+6
Recursion2
BUnearth+1
4UUPsionic Ritual+9
Value engines7
2Mindcrank+1
2UAboleth Spawn+1
2UBruvac the Grandiloquent+1
2UFraying Sanity+1
2UUTekuthal, Inquiry Dominus+1
3BBDrivnod, Carnage Dominus+1
5UBBMindleech Mass+3
Spot removal5
1UThing in the Ice // Awoken Horror+7
2BBRavenous Chupacabra+2
2BBLethal Scheme+2
3UUMind Flayer+5
5BBToxrill, the Corrosive+5
Graveyard hate1
3BUchuulon+4
Board wipes1
2BBDamnation+5
Two-Color Mana Base (no fixing needed)+10ⓘ
High Land Count (50)+-10ⓘ
Fetchlands1
3U/BWaterlogged Teachings // Inundated Archive+8
Dual & shock lands2
Darkslick Shores+5
Drowned Catacomb+4
Premium utility lands1
Command Tower+5
Utility lands4
2UUOjer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch // Temple of Cyclical Time+2
Sunken Ruins+2
Darkwater Catacombs+2
Shipwreck Marsh+2
Taplands3
2UHydroelectric Specimen // Hydroelectric Laboratory+2
1UUSink into Stupor // Soporific Springs+2
Creeping Tar Pit+2
Basic lands2
Island+20
Swamp+19
1 Combo(s) Detected (Consistency: 36%)+17ⓘ
Commander Synergy (2 groups)+13ⓘ
1 extra turn effect+5ⓘ
Combat Damage Synergy: 1 token doubler+4ⓘ
Combo pieces2
1Sol Ring+3
5UUHullbreaker Horror+10
Synergy pieces7
BUnearth+1
1BAnimate Dead+7
2BBStarving Revenant+3
4UReflections of Littjara+5
3UBNemesis of Reason+1
5BBToxrill, the Corrosive+5
8UUUTemporal Trespass+6
Combat threats5
1USilent Hallcreeper+5
3BUchuulon+4
BBBBPhyrexian Obliterator+1
4BBGrave Titan+4
5UBBMindleech Mass+3
Drain effects1
1BBAncient Cellarspawn+1
Token generators1
2UChasm Skulker+5
Clone effects1
3USpark Double+5

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 4.6 → Bracket 3
Threats89Mana base75Consistency70

0.1 above Bracket 2 ceiling (4.5)

1.9 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
Consecrated Sphinx
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Extra turns (1)
Temporal Trespass
✕Mass land denial — none
✕2-card combo — none

Themes6 total

Horror Tribal27 cards

27 horror creatures detected. Tribal synergies can create powerful board states.

Mind Flayer,Hordewing Skaab,Aboleth Spawn,Thing in the Ice // Awoken Horror,Forgotten Creation
Stompy / Big Mana13 cards

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

Mind Flayer,Hordewing Skaab,Hullbreaker Horror,Consuming Aberration,Mindleech Mass
Mill6 cards

6 mill effects. Empty opponent libraries or fuel your graveyard.

Consuming Aberration,Nemesis of Reason,Sewer Nemesis,Bruvac the Grandiloquent,Fraying Sanity

Combos1 total