The Ancient One

Commander
UBThe Ancient One
10.0±0.3
cEDH
Peak efficiency across every axis. Wins are compact, fast, and well-protected.
High confidence(728 pts)
Estimated win turn
T3best
T4typical
T5+contested
Vector breakdown
Efficient Curve (57% CMC 0-2)+8ⓘ
Fast mana12
0Mox Opal+10
0Chrome Mox+8
0Mox Diamond+8
0Mox Amber+8
0Lotus Petal+8
1Sol Ring+10
1Mana Vault+9
BDark Ritual+7
BSongs of the Damned+5
1BCabal Ritual+6
Ancient Tomb+9
Gemstone Caverns+7
Mana rocks3
2Arcane Signet+6
2Talisman of Dominance+5
2Fellwar Stone+5
Other acceleration1
UTraining Grounds+4
Treasure generators1
3BRuthless Technomancer+2
Commander Draw Engine (The Ancient One provides card draw)+10ⓘ
Tutors5
BVampiric Tutor+10
UMystical Tutor+9
BEntomb+8
1BDemonic Tutor+10
Urza's Saga+3
Draw engines2
2URhystic Study+10
5UUNezahal, Primal Tide+3
Cantrips & burst draw7
UBLikeness Looter+5
2UFrantic Search+6
3UFact or Fiction+6
3BDisciple of Bolas+1
3BBDoom Whisperer+1
6UUDig Through Time+8
7UTreasure Cruise+7
Wheels1
2UWindfall+6
Recursion6
1USnapcaster Mage+6
3Crucible of Worlds+7
2BVictimize+2
2BBDread Return+1
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+3
Mystic Sanctuary+2
Value engines4
UHedron Crab+1
1UPhantasmal Image+4
3UWonder+1
6BBBValgavoth, Terror Eater+4
Counterspells7
UStubborn Denial+6
UBDrown in the Loch+11
UUMana Drain+10
1UMalevolent Hermit // Benevolent Geist+1
2UFierce Guardianship+10
1UUForce of Negation+9
3UUForce of Will+10
Spot removal8
BBone Shards+7
1BBitter Triumph+5
1BFeed the Swarm+5
2BWithering Torment+2
3BDeadly Rollick+8
3BSnuff Out+6
4USubmerge+5
Otawara, Soaring City+4
Graveyard hate2
BBDauthi Voidwalker+5
6BBBValgavoth, Terror Eater+4
Board wipes3
1UCyclonic Rift+8
2BToxic Deluge+8
3UBBSingularity Rupture+6
Stax & hate1
2BOpposition Agent+8
Protection1
5UUNezahal, Primal Tide+3
Two-Color Powerhouse Lands (6)+20ⓘ
Mana Acceleration (16 sources)+6ⓘ
Fetchlands8
Misty Rainforest+8
Flooded Strand+8
Verdant Catacombs+8
Marsh Flats+8
Scalding Tarn+8
Bloodstained Mire+8
Polluted Delta+8
Prismatic Vista+7
Dual & shock lands3
Underground Sea+9
Watery Grave+6
Morphic Pool+5
Premium utility lands4
Mana Confluence+5
Command Tower+5
City of Brass+5
Reflecting Pool+4
Utility lands9
Urza's Saga+4
Mystic Sanctuary+3
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+2
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+2
Otawara, Soaring City+2
Shizo, Death's Storehouse+2
Gloomlake Verge+2
Cephalid Coliseum+2
Drownyard Temple+2
Taplands1
Undercity Sewers+2
Basic lands2
Island+1
Swamp+1
4 Combo(s) Detected (Consistency: 92%)+38ⓘ
Tempo Control (lockout lethality)+17.6ⓘ
1 extra turn effect+5ⓘ
Combo pieces8
1Mana Vault+3
1Sol Ring+3
UMystical Tutor+1
2Isochron Scepter+11
UUThassa's Oracle+10
1UDramatic Reversal+10
5UUHullbreaker Horror+10
5UUNexus of Fate+9
Synergy pieces9
BReanimate+8
1BAnimate Dead+7
1BPersist+6
2BVictimize+3
3BRuthless Technomancer+2
2BBDread Return+1
3BFilth+1
3BBLiving Death+6
3BBSyr Konrad, the Grim+5
Combat threats1
3BBDoom Whisperer+1
Reanimation1
1BDance of the Dead+6
Clone effects1
1UPhantasmal Image+2
Other1
UTraining Grounds+3

Bracket

5
Bracket 5cEDH
Competitive mindset. Built with cEDH meta assumptions, every card slot contested.
Breakdown
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Power level 10.0 → Bracket 5
Threats97Mana base95Consistency94

1.5 above Bracket 4 ceiling (8.5)

Game Changers are present, but your power level already places this deck in Bracket 5.

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Game changers 13
Thassa's OracleMana VaultDemonic TutorChrome MoxVampiric TutorMox DiamondOpposition AgentAncient TombForce of WillRhystic StudyMystical TutorFierce GuardianshipCyclonic Rift
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Extra turns (1)
Nexus of Fate
✕Mass land denial — none
✕2-card combo — none

Themes10 total

Graveyard (Commander)1 cards

Commander uses the graveyard as a resource.

The Ancient One
Aristocrats9 cards

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

Animate Dead,Phantasmal Image,Dance of the Dead,Malevolent Hermit // Benevolent Geist,Syr Konrad, the Grim
Graveyard/Reanimator9 cards

9 graveyard synergies. Use your graveyard as a second hand.

Dread Return,Snapcaster Mage,Malevolent Hermit // Benevolent Geist,Takenuma, Abandoned Mire,Dig Through Time

Combos4 total