Braids, Arisen Nightmare

Commander
BBraids, Arisen Nightmare
3.6±0.3
Precon
Clear strategy at precon-level card quality. Taplands and basic ramp slow development.
Primary win line:Go-wide combat finish
High confidence(231 pts)
Estimated win turn
T5best
T6typical
T8+contested
Vector breakdown
Efficient Curve (65% CMC 0-2)+8ⓘ
Fast mana3
1Sol Ring+10
BDark Ritual+7
1Chromatic Star+1
Mana rocks5
2Arcane Signet+6
2Charcoal Diamond+4
2Thought Vessel+4
2Mind Stone+4
3Decanter of Endless Water+1
Land ramp2
1Wayfarer's Bauble+5
4Solemn Simulacrum+2
Other acceleration1
2BBDefiler of Flesh+1
Treasure generators1
BGreedy Freebooter+4
Commander Draw Engine (Braids, Arisen Nightmare provides card draw)+15ⓘ
Draw engines1
2BMorbid Opportunist+5
Cantrips & burst draw6
BVillage Rites+5
BBlood Fountain+4
1Chromatic Star+1
BCorrupted Conviction+1
2Ichor Wellspring+1
1BNasty End+1
Scry & Surveil1
2BWoe Strider+2
Recursion6
BUnearth+1
BVat of Rebirth+1
1BReassembling Skeleton+1
1BUndead Butler+1
2BBDread Return+1
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+3
Value engines3
1BVoldaren Bloodcaster // Bloodbat Summoner+5
2BBDefiler of Flesh+1
3BBTergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern+1
Spot removal2
BTragic Slip+1
1BFeed the Swarm+5
Graveyard hate1
1Stone of Erech+11
Board wipes2
3Oblivion Stone+7
3BBMassacre Girl+1
Stax & hate1
3BBTergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern+1
Protection3
BNot Dead After All+4
BSupernatural Stamina+1
2Swiftfoot Boots+4
Mono-Color Mana Base (no fixing needed)+19ⓘ
Mono-Color Powerhouse Lands (3)+7ⓘ
Mana Acceleration (11 sources)+1ⓘ
Dual & shock lands1
Castle Locthwain+4
Utility lands2
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+2
Reliquary Tower+2
Taplands1
Bojuka Bog+2
Basic lands1
Swamp+33
Combat Damage Synergy: aristocrats engine+8ⓘ
Synergy pieces11
BVampiric Rites+4
1BBlood Artist+5
1BVoldaren Bloodcaster // Bloodbat Summoner+5
1BNasty End+1
2BBastion of Remembrance+5
2BWoe Strider+5
2BBNightmare Shepherd+4
2BBDread Return+1
3BVindictive Vampire+1
3BBSyr Konrad, the Grim+5
4BBVoracious Fell Beast+4
Win conditions1
3BBGray Merchant of Asphodel+6
Drain effects1
2BMegrim+1
Token generators1
1BSinkhole Surveyor+4
Reanimation2
BUnearth+1
BVat of Rebirth+1

Bracket

2
Bracket 2Core
Unoptimized but functional. Clear game plan without maximum efficiency.
Breakdown
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Power level 3.6 → Bracket 2
Mana base70Threats61Speed57

0.6 above Bracket 1 ceiling (3)

0.9 below Bracket 3 threshold (4.5)

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

Themes10 total

Aristocrats20 cards

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

Plaguecrafter,Blood Artist,Massacre Girl,Serrated Scorpion,Demon's Disciple
Graveyard/Reanimator13 cards

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

Death Denied,Unearth,Omen of the Dead,Corpse Churn,Raise Dead
Lifegain10 cards

10 lifegain synergies. Gain life to trigger payoffs and outlast opponents.

Blood Artist,Gray Merchant of Asphodel,Serrated Scorpion,Defiler of Flesh,Voracious Fell Beast

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.