Counter Control Deck

Commander
No commander provided
6.3±0.3
Deck With a Plan
Cohesive strategy with synergistic card selection. At least one reliable path to close games.
High confidence(437 pts)
Estimated win turn
T5best
T6typical
T8+contested
Vector breakdown
Efficient Curve (64% CMC 0-2)+8ⓘ
Fast mana1
1Sol Ring+10
Mana rocks4
2Arcane Signet+6
2Izzet Signet+4
2Mind Stone+4
2Thought Vessel+4
Land ramp1
1Wayfarer's Bauble+5
Other acceleration6
1UBaral, Chief of Compliance+6
2Sapphire Medallion+5
2UMocking Sprite+6
2UAs Foretold+4
2UUThe Water Crystal+6
3UUArchmage of Runes+6
Tutors3
2UFabricate+5
2USolve the Equation+5
3UGifts Ungiven+8
Draw engines4
UCuriosity+5
XUIngenious Prodigy+1
2URhystic Study+10
3UUArchmage of Runes+6
Cantrips & burst draw8
UBrainstorm+6
UPonder+6
UPreordain+5
1UBaral, Chief of Compliance+6
URExpressive Iteration+1
XUUPull from Tomorrow+1
2UQuick Study+1
3RBig Score+4
Recursion2
1USnapcaster Mage+6
Mystic Sanctuary+2
Value engines4
URGalvanic Iteration+1
2Mindcrank+1
2UUThe Water Crystal+6
4RRArcane Bombardment+5
Counterspells10
XUSyncopate+10
UFlusterstorm+8
USwan Song+8
UAn Offer You Can't Refuse+7
USpell Pierce+6
UWash Away+6
UUCounterspell+8
1UNegate+6
2UTishana's Tidebinder+7
2UUMindbreak Trap+6
Spot removal3
1RAbrade+5
3UAetherize+7
2UUWave Goodbye+1
Stax & hate1
2UPropaganda+4
Protection5
XUMarch of Swirling Mist+6
UMagic Damper+1
2Lightning Greaves+6
2Swiftfoot Boots+4
3Champion's Helm+1
Mana Acceleration (13 sources)+3ⓘ
Fetchlands1
Evolving Wilds+5
Dual & shock lands1
Cori Mountain Monastery+4
Premium utility lands1
Command Tower+5
Utility lands6
2RROjer Axonil, Deepest Might // Temple of Power+2
Mystic Sanctuary+3
Darksteel Citadel+2
Karn's Bastion+2
Myriad Landscape+2
Reliquary Tower+2
Taplands3
Baron, Airship Kingdom+2
Silverbluff Bridge+2
Swiftwater Cliffs+2
Basic lands2
Island+16
Mountain+7
1 Combo(s) Detected (Consistency: 81%)+22ⓘ
Combat Damage Synergy: token package, 1 evasion enabler, 2 damage multipliers+14ⓘ
Tempo Control (lockout lethality)+9.4ⓘ
1 extra turn effect+5ⓘ
Combo pieces2
1Sol Ring+3
5UUHullbreaker Horror+10
Win conditions2
XRBanefire+1
3RRRFiery Emancipation+1
Combat threats2
URBalmor, Battlemage Captain+5
3RRTwinflame Tyrant+8
Drain effects4
RBoltwave+1
1RFirebrand Archer+1
2RFiery Inscription+6
2RFirespitter Whelp+1
Token generators2
URThird Path Iconoclast+4
1RYoung Pyromancer+4
Extra turns1
3UUTemporal Manipulation+7

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 6.3 → Bracket 3
Interaction88Threats87Consistency84

1.8 above Bracket 2 ceiling (4.5)

0.2 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 2
Gifts UngivenRhystic Study
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Extra turns (1)
Temporal Manipulation
✕Mass land denial — none
✕2-card combo — none

Themes5 total

Counter Control9 cards

9 counterspells. Control the stack and protect your win conditions.

An Offer You Can't Refuse,Counterspell,Flusterstorm,Negate,Ripples of Potential
Storm9 cards

9 storm synergies. Chain spells for exponential value.

Archmage of Runes,Baral, Chief of Compliance,Firebrand Archer,Firespitter Whelp,Flusterstorm
Spellslinger7 cards

7 instant/sorcery synergies. Storm and copy effects can chain into explosive turns.

Arcane Bombardment,Archmage of Runes,Balmor, Battlemage Captain,Fiery Inscription,Flusterstorm

Combos1 total