Grub, Storied Matriarch

Commander
BRGrub, Storied Matriarch
3.5±0.5
Precon
Clear strategy at precon-level card quality. Taplands and basic ramp slow development.
Primary win line:Commander combat pressure
Medium confidence(218 pts)
Estimated win turn
T8best
T9typical
T11+contested
Vector breakdown
Heavy Curve (38% CMC 5+)+-10ⓘ
Fast mana1
1Sol Ring+10
Mana rocks4
2Arcane Signet+6
2Talisman of Indulgence+5
2Rakdos Signet+4
3Commander's Sphere+1
Land ramp1
4Solemn Simulacrum+2
Other acceleration1
5BRThe Balrog, Durin's Bane+1
Treasure generators3
1BThieves' Tools+4
1BFake Your Own Death+3
4BBRThe Balrog of Moria+2
Tutors1
1BCase of the Stashed Skeleton+6
Draw engines1
1BRRGarna, Bloodfist of Keld+3
Recursion2
2RElectroduplicate+2
4BBMetamorphosis Fanatic+1
Value engines4
1Blade of the Bloodchief+1
2Strionic Resonator+5
3RAspiring Champion+6
4BBBLord of the Void+1
Spot removal4
2RChaos Warp+5
1BBMurder+2
4BBNoxious Gearhulk+1
5BRThe Balrog, Durin's Bane+1
Graveyard hate1
1BBAbyssal Harvester+9
Board wipes3
2RGoatnap+5
3BBBMassacre Wurm+1
8RBlasphemous Act+5
Edict effects1
3BBDictate of Erebos+6
Protection3
2Lightning Greaves+6
2Swiftfoot Boots+4
1BFake Your Own Death+3
Two-Color Mana Base (no fixing needed)+11ⓘ
Fetchlands1
Escape Tunnel+5
Dual & shock lands3
Blood Crypt+6
Sulfurous Springs+4
Dragonskull Summit+4
Premium utility lands1
Command Tower+5
Utility lands5
Rogue's Passage+2
Shadowblood Ridge+2
Smoldering Marsh+2
Access Tunnel+2
Eclipsed Realms+2
Taplands2
Rakdos Carnarium+2
Foreboding Ruins+2
Basic lands2
Mountain+12
Swamp+14
Combat Damage Synergy: token package, 2 extra combats, 2 haste enablers, aristocrats engine+25ⓘ
Synergy pieces8
1BCase of the Stashed Skeleton+6
1BFake Your Own Death+3
1BBAbyssal Harvester+9
2RElectroduplicate+2
4Maskwood Nexus+6
3RDelina, Wild Mage+4
4BBGrave Titan+4
4BBRThe Balrog of Moria+2
Win conditions5
1RFling+1
BRJuri, Master of the Revue+1
3BBGray Merchant of Asphodel+6
3BRMaster of Cruelties+1
5BRThe Balrog, Durin's Bane+1
Combat threats2
5RRBalefire Dragon+6
4BBBLord of the Void+1
Drain effects3
1BRRGarna, Bloodfist of Keld+3
3BRRakdos Joins Up+1
3BBBMassacre Wurm+1
Reanimation2
3BBArchpriest of Shadows+1
4BBMetamorphosis Fanatic+1
Other1
2RAggravated Assault+1

Bracket

2
Bracket 2Core
Unoptimized but functional. Clear game plan without maximum efficiency.
Breakdown
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Power level 3.5 → Bracket 2
Threats82Mana base75Interaction48

0.5 above Bracket 1 ceiling (3)

1.0 below Bracket 3 threshold (4.5)

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

Themes10 total

Stompy / Big Mana19 cards

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

Fling,Grave Titan,Gray Merchant of Asphodel,Goremand,Massacre Wurm
Aristocrats16 cards

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

Dictate of Erebos,Solemn Simulacrum,Goremand,Massacre Wurm,Blade of the Bloodchief
Token Strategy9 cards

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

Grave Titan,Maskwood Nexus,Delina, Wild Mage,Thieves' Tools,Fake Your Own Death

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.