Szarel, Genesis Shepherd

Commander
BRGSzarel, Genesis Shepherd
6.0±0.3
Deck With a Plan
Cohesive strategy with synergistic card selection. At least one reliable path to close games.
Primary win line:Go-wide combat finish
High confidence(557 pts)
Estimated win turn
T5best
T6typical
T9+contested
Vector breakdown
Fast mana2
1Sol Ring+10
Ancient Tomb+9
Mana rocks2
3Aetheric Amplifier+1
5The Eternity Elevator+1
Land ramp20
GSami's Curiosity+5
GExploration Broodship+4
1GFarseek+5
1GSeedship Impact+5
RGBiotech Specialist+5
1GExplore+4
2RLithobraking+5
1GGBioengineered Future+4
2GRoiling Regrowth+3
2GHarrow+3
2GHorizon Explorer+3
2GLumbering Worldwagon+3
+8 more
Other acceleration1
BGInsidious Roots+2
Tutors3
BInsatiable Avarice+8
GGGArchdruid's Charm+3
Inventors' Fair+4
Draw engines13
1Skullclamp+8
2GMeltstrider Eulogist+5
1RGTannuk, Memorial Ensign+3
2GTerrasymbiosis+1
2BBEumidian Wastewaker+5
3BSwarm Culler+5
1BRGXira, the Golden Sting+5
1BRGHearthhull, the Worldseed+2
2GGGreater Good+2
2BGDeathreap Ritual+1
3BGThe Gitrog Monster+7
3BGMoldervine Reclamation+5
+1 more
Cantrips & burst draw3
BGPillage the Bog+4
2GInspiring Call+2
3BPitiless Carnage+2
Recursion6
1GLife from the Loam+7
3Crucible of Worlds+7
BBBArchenemy's Charm+1
1GGUndergrowth Recon+1
3GSplendid Reclamation+8
2GGConduit of Worlds+5
Value engines9
GGrist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm+6
1The Ozolith+2
1GSphere Grid+1
1GOzolith, the Shattered Spire+1
2GGIcetill Explorer+2
4The Aetherspark+1
3GLoading Zone+1
3BGMazirek, Kraul Death Priest+1
3RRAll Will Be One+1
Spot removal14
BEmbrace Oblivion+7
GCaustic Caterpillar+7
1Haywire Mite+4
BGGolgari Charm+12
BGAbrupt Decay+6
BGAssassin's Trophy+6
1RUntimely Malfunction+5
2RChaos Warp+5
GGGArchdruid's Charm+3
1BGMaelstrom Pulse+2
BBBArchenemy's Charm+1
3GDisorienting Choice+2
+2 more
Land destruction1
Strip Mine+7
Board wipes2
2RLithobraking+5
3RRPlanetary Annihilation+6
Stax & hate1
2BBEumidian Wastewaker+5
Protection2
GSylvan Safekeeper+1
GGFrenzied Baloth+1
Mana Acceleration (25 sources)+15ⓘ
High Land Count (59)+-10ⓘ
Fetchlands15
Twisted Landscape+8
Cabaretti Courtyard+8
Mountain Valley+8
Rocky Tar Pit+8
Wooded Foothills+8
Maestros Theater+8
Riveteers Overlook+8
Verdant Catacombs+8
Bloodstained Mire+8
Demolition Field+7
Prismatic Vista+7
Fabled Passage+5
+3 more
Dual & shock lands7
Overgrown Tomb+6
Stomping Ground+6
Blood Crypt+6
Luxury Suite+5
Undergrowth Stadium+5
Spire Garden+5
Woodland Cemetery+4
Premium utility lands5
Command Tower+5
Ziatora's Proving Ground+5
Mana Confluence+5
Reflecting Pool+4
Plaza of Heroes+2
Utility lands14
Contested War Zone+2
Swarmyard+2
Eumidian Hatchery+2
Grove of the Burnwillows+2
Meteor Crater+2
Echoing Deeps+2
Nesting Grounds+2
Vernal Fen+2
Petrified Field+2
Blazemire Verge+2
Thornspire Verge+2
Wastewood Verge+2
+2 more
Taplands6
Underground Mortuary+2
Evendo, Waking Haven+2
Kavaron, Memorial World+2
Lotus Field+2
Susur Secundi, Void Altar+2
Hissing Quagmire+2
Basic lands3
Forest+6
Swamp+1
Mountain+1
Combat Damage Synergy: token swarm strategy, 2 token doublers, 2 haste enablers, 3 evasion enablers, aristocrats engine+25ⓘ
Combo pieces1
3BGThe Gitrog Monster+6
Synergy pieces7
GGrist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm+6
2GScute Swarm+5
1BGScouring Swarm+4
1BRGXira, the Golden Sting+5
2GGGreater Good+2
3BBGAatchik, Emerald Radian+4
3RRGGOmnath, Locus of Rage+4
Win conditions1
5Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought+1
Combat threats2
2GGOuroboroid+1
5GGGlacier Godmaw+6
Sacrifice outlets4
0Zuran Orb+1
1Haywire Mite+4
3BPitiless Carnage+2
High Market+4
Drain effects5
2RPain for All+6
1RGTannuk, Memorial Ensign+3
2RTunneling Geopede+1
2RWeftstalker Ardent+1
3BFumulus, the Infestation+4
Token generators10
RGBiotech Specialist+5
1GBroodhatch Nantuko+4
BGInsidious Roots+2
2RLithobraking+5
1GGBioengineered Future+4
3GBaloth Prime+4
3GSeedship Agrarian+3
3BGAmzu, Swarm's Hunger+4
3GGEusocial Engineering+4
4RGPhylath, World Sculptor+4
Other2
1GSpringheart Nantuko+7
4Crystalline Crawler+6

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 6.0 → Bracket 3
Mana base99Threats95Consistency91

1.5 above Bracket 2 ceiling (4.5)

0.5 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
Ancient Tomb
✕Mass land denial — none
✕2-card combo — none
✕Extra turns — none

Themes10 total

Insect Tribal31 cards

31 insect creatures detected. Tribal synergies can create powerful board states.

Horizon Explorer,Amzu, Swarm's Hunger,Icetill Explorer,Zask, Skittering Swarmlord,Evendo Brushrazer
Aristocrats30 cards

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

Horizon Explorer,Terminal Velocity,Zask, Skittering Swarmlord,Evendo Brushrazer,Eumidian Wastewaker
+1/+1 Counters29 cards

29 counter synergies. Grow your creatures over time for massive threats.

Moxite Refinery,Bioengineered Future,Terrasymbiosis,Archenemy's Charm,Amzu, Swarm's Hunger

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.