Celes, Rune Knight

Commander
WBRCeles, Rune Knight
8.8±0.3
High Power
Tight curve and refined gameplan. Threats deploy quickly and the deck can protect its strategy.
Primary win line:Deterministic combo lines—Dualcaster Mage,Twinflame
High confidence(586 pts)
Estimated win turn
T3best
T4typical
T5+contested
Vector breakdown
Efficient Curve (62% CMC 0-2)+8ⓘ
Fast mana8
1Sol Ring+10
BDark Ritual+7
BCulling the Weak+6
BSacrifice+5
BBurnt Offering+3
BBlood Pet+1
1Springleaf Drum+1
2RSimian Spirit Guide+6
Mana rocks9
2Arcane Signet+6
2Fellwar Stone+5
2Talisman of Conviction+5
2Talisman of Hierarchy+5
2Talisman of Indulgence+5
2Boros Signet+4
2Mind Stone+4
2Orzhov Signet+4
2Rakdos Signet+4
Mana dorks1
RGoldhound+1
Other acceleration2
2RGhostfire Slice+1
5BBBHoarding Broodlord+2
Treasure generators1
RStrike It Rich+10
Commander Draw Engine (Celes, Rune Knight provides card draw)+10ⓘ
Tutors13
1BWishclaw Talisman+13
1BDemonic Counsel+8
1BMausoleum Secrets+8
1BUnmarked Grave+8
1BShred Memory+6
1BLively Dirge+1
2RImperial Recruiter+11
2BBuried Alive+7
2BDimir Machinations+5
2RGoblin Matron+5
2WMoon-Blessed Cleric+5
3BBFinal Parting+3
+1 more
Scry & Surveil1
BViscera Seer+3
Recursion3
2RElectroduplicate+2
1W/BW/BLurrus of the Dream-Den+1
2WSevinne's Reclamation+1
Value engines2
BStitcher's Supplier+1
3RJaxis, the Troublemaker+4
Spot removal7
WSwords to Plowshares+7
WPath to Exile+6
1RAbrade+5
1RUntimely Malfunction+5
2BSaw in Half+6
1WWSkyclave Apparition+4
2RGhostfire Slice+1
Graveyard hate1
1BShred Memory+6
Stax & hate1
2WAven Mindcensor+6
Protection3
WEphemerate+12
1BImp's Mischief+6
3RBolt Bend+1
Mana Acceleration (21 sources)+11ⓘ
Fetchlands1
Ash Barrens+7
Dual & shock lands7
Blackcleave Cliffs+5
Concealed Courtyard+5
Battlefield Forge+4
Caves of Koilos+4
Clifftop Retreat+4
Dragonskull Summit+4
Isolated Chapel+4
Premium utility lands3
Spire of Industry+6
Command Tower+5
Exotic Orchard+4
Utility lands2
Gemstone Mine+2
Smoldering Marsh+2
Taplands2
Foreboding Ruins+2
Furycalm Snarl+2
Basic lands3
Mountain+5
Plains+5
Swamp+8
12 Combo(s) Detected (Consistency: 80%)+72ⓘ
Combat Damage Synergy: 1 haste enabler, aristocrats engine+10ⓘ
Combo pieces15
BViscera Seer+7
WEphemerate+2
BCulling the Weak+1
BStitcher's Supplier
1RUnderworld Breach+13
1BAnimate Dead+10
1BPersist+7
1RTwinflame+7
1RRDualcaster Mage+10
2BNecromancy+9
2BSaw in Half+3
2RElectroduplicate+2
+3 more
Synergy pieces2
1BLively Dirge+1
1BRMayhem Devil+5
Sacrifice outlets3
BBurnt Offering+3
BBlood Pet+1
RSkirk Prospector+1
Other2
1BPutrid Goblin+1
2B/RB/RMurderous Redcap+1

Bracket

4
Bracket 4Optimized
High power, built to win. Unlimited Game Changers, efficient combos expected.
Breakdown
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Power level 8.8 → Bracket 4
Threats98Consistency88Speed87

-0.3 below Bracket 5 threshold (8.5)

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Game changers 1
Underworld Breach
✓2-card combo
✕Mass land denial — none
✕Extra turns — none

Themes5 total

Aristocrats14 cards

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

Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward,Animate Dead,Blood Pet,Goldhound,Jaxis, the Troublemaker
Blink/Flicker8 cards

8 blink/flicker effects. Reuse enter-the-battlefield triggers repeatedly.

Dualcaster Mage,Ephemerate,Goblin Matron,Hoarding Broodlord,Moon-Blessed Cleric
Token Strategy7 cards

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

Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward,Electroduplicate,Jaxis, the Troublemaker,Saw in Half,Skyclave Apparition

Combos12 total