The Scarab God

Commander
UBThe Scarab God
5.7±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(405 pts)
Estimated win turn
T10best
T11typical
T12+contested
Vector breakdown
Efficient Curve (60% CMC 0-2)+8ⓘ
Tutors1
UUMuddle the Mixture+4
Draw engines2
1BBPhyrexian Arena+5
2UInsight Engine+1
Cantrips & burst draw10
UBrainstorm+6
UPonder+6
UPreordain+5
UUMission Briefing+1
2UConfounding Riddle+2
2UBrainsurge+1
3UFact or Fiction+6
3BBSeason of Loss+1
6UUDig Through Time+8
7UTreasure Cruise+7
Recursion1
Mystic Sanctuary+2
Control Strategy Bonus (38.2 interaction cards)+30ⓘ
Counterspells23
USwan Song+8
UAn Offer You Can't Refuse+7
UForce Spike+6
USpell Pierce+6
UWash Away+6
USpell Snare+6
UMiscast+5
UDispel+5
UBDrown in the Loch+11
UUCounterspell+8
UUDeprive+6
1UProhibit+6
+11 more
Spot removal6
BBVictim of Night+5
1BFeed the Swarm+5
1BInfernal Grasp+5
1BGo for the Throat+5
1BSheoldred's Edict+1
2BSoul Shatter+1
Graveyard hate1
1Nihil Spellbomb+4
Board wipes5
2BToxic Deluge+8
3Oblivion Stone+7
4Nevinyrral's Disk+7
3BBBlasphemous Edict+4
3UBBSingularity Rupture+6
Stax & hate2
1UUWipe Away+5
1BBSudden Death+5
Edict effects1
1BSudden Edict+5
Two-Color Mana Base (no fixing needed)+2ⓘ
Dual & shock lands4
Watery Grave+6
Darkslick Shores+5
Drowned Catacomb+4
Underground River+4
Premium utility lands1
Command Tower+5
Utility lands8
1USearch for Azcanta // Azcanta, the Sunken Ruin+2
Mystic Sanctuary+3
Clearwater Pathway // Murkwater Pathway+2
Tainted Isle+2
Darkwater Catacombs+2
Fetid Pools+2
Sunken Hollow+2
Agna Qel'a+2
Taplands4
Hive of the Eye Tyrant+2
Creeping Tar Pit+2
Bojuka Bog+2
Choked Estuary+2
Basic lands2
Swamp+10
Island+14
Tempo Control (lockout lethality)+20ⓘ
Combat threats1
3BBGisa, the Hellraiser+4
Token generators1
1BPack Rat+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 5.7 → Bracket 3
Interaction98Mana base75Consistency60

1.2 above Bracket 2 ceiling (4.5)

0.8 below Bracket 4 threshold (6.5)

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

Themes3 total

Counter Control24 cards

24 counterspells. Control the stack and protect your win conditions.

Drown in the Loch,Miscast,Force Spike,Forbid,Deprive
Stax7 cards

7 stax pieces. Tax and restrict opponents' resources while breaking parity.

Wipe Away,Innocent Blood,Sudden Death,Sudden Edict,Season of Loss
Control (Commander)1 cards

Commander supports a controlling, reactive gameplan.

The Scarab God

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.