The Scarab God

Commander
UBThe Scarab God
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—Gravecrawler,Phyrexian Altar
High confidence(663 pts)
Estimated win turn
T3best
T4typical
T5+contested
Vector breakdown
Fast mana6
1Sol Ring+10
1Mana Vault+9
BDark Ritual+7
3Phyrexian Altar+5
5URooftop Storm+7
Cabal Coffers+7
Mana rocks3
2Arcane Signet+6
2Fellwar Stone+5
2Dimir Signet+4
Other acceleration4
UTraining Grounds+4
2Jet Medallion+5
3Bontu's Monument+3
2BBUndead Warchief+4
Treasure generators1
2BBlack Market Connections+3
Tutors6
BVampiric Tutor+10
BImperial Seal+10
UMystical Tutor+9
BEntomb+8
1BDemonic Tutor+10
2BBuried Alive+7
Draw engines8
BCryptbreaker+2
2URhystic Study+10
1BBPhyrexian Arena+5
2BBlack Market Connections+5
2BBSheoldred, the Apocalypse+5
3BErebos, God of the Dead+3
4BBLiliana, Dreadhorde General+9
4UUConsecrated Sphinx+8
Recursion2
BBRelentless Dead+1
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+3
Value engines3
2UParadox Haze+1
2UBWilhelt, the Rotcleaver+3
4Roaming Throne+3
Control Strategy Bonus (22.4 interaction cards)+30ⓘ
Counterspells7
USwan Song+8
UBDrown in the Loch+11
UUMana Drain+10
UUCounterspell+8
2UFierce Guardianship+10
1UUForce of Negation+9
2UUMindbreak Trap+6
Spot removal5
URapid Hybridization+5
1BBHero's Downfall+2
3BBaleful Mastery+6
5BBToxrill, the Corrosive+5
Otawara, Soaring City+4
Land destruction1
Strip Mine+7
Board wipes5
1UCyclonic Rift+8
XBBThe Meathook Massacre+5
2BToxic Deluge+8
2BBDamnation+5
3BBNoxious Ghoul+1
Stax & hate1
3BErebos, God of the Dead+2
Edict effects1
1BBBGrave Pact+6
Protection1
2Lightning Greaves+6
Two-Color Powerhouse Lands (7)+20ⓘ
Mana Acceleration (13 sources)+3ⓘ
Fetchlands3
Polluted Delta+8
Fabled Passage+5
Evolving Wilds+5
Dual & shock lands4
Watery Grave+6
Morphic Pool+5
Underground River+4
Drowned Catacomb+4
Premium utility lands1
Command Tower+5
Utility lands12
Phyrexian Tower+4
Tainted Isle+2
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+2
Sunken Hollow+2
Fetid Pools+2
Sunken Ruins+2
Shipwreck Marsh+2
Otawara, Soaring City+2
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+2
Unholy Grotto+2
Reliquary Tower+2
Clearwater Pathway // Murkwater Pathway+2
Taplands6
XBBBAgadeem's Awakening // Agadeem, the Undercrypt+2
2UGlasspool Mimic // Glasspool Shore+2
4UUUSea Gate Restoration // Sea Gate, Reborn+2
Choked Estuary+2
Crypt of Agadeem+2
Creeping Tar Pit+2
Basic lands2
Island+2
Swamp+5
5 Combo(s) Detected (Consistency: 96%)+44ⓘ
Combat Damage Synergy: token swarm strategy, 3 tribal lords, 1 evasion enabler, aristocrats engine+25ⓘ
Combo pieces7
BGravecrawler+8
BBRelentless Dead+1
2BAcererak the Archlich+7
3Phyrexian Altar+6
2BPlague Belcher+1
3BBBMikaeus, the Unhallowed+8
5URooftop Storm+3
Win conditions3
XBBTorment of Hailfire+7
3BBGray Merchant of Asphodel+6
Field of the Dead+7
Combat threats7
2BDiregraf Colossus+5
1UBDiregraf Captain+5
1BBDeath Baron+5
2BWand of Orcus+4
1BBZombie Master+1
2BBUndead Warchief+2
4BBGrave Titan+4
Sacrifice outlets1
Phyrexian Tower+3
Drain effects4
XBBThe Meathook Massacre+3
3Bontu's Monument+3
2BBSheoldred, the Apocalypse+4
3BVengeful Dead+1
Token generators3
BCryptbreaker+2
1UBLich Lord of Unx+4
5BBToxrill, the Corrosive+5
Other4
1Altar of the Brood+5
UTraining Grounds+3
4Roaming Throne+5
2UBWilhelt, the Rotcleaver+3

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
Threats98Interaction93Consistency90

-0.3 below Bracket 5 threshold (8.5)

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Game changers 10
Demonic TutorMystical TutorMana VaultFierce GuardianshipRhystic StudyField of the DeadCyclonic RiftVampiric TutorImperial SealConsecrated Sphinx
✓2-card combo
✕Mass land denial — none
✕Extra turns — none

Themes10 total

Zombie Tribal16 cards

16 zombie creatures detected. Tribal synergies can create powerful board states.

Diregraf Colossus,Relentless Dead,Cryptbreaker,Mikaeus, the Unhallowed,Vengeful Dead
Token Strategy13 cards

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

Grave Titan,Swan Song,Diregraf Colossus,Cryptbreaker,Field of the Dead
Aristocrats11 cards

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

Grave Pact,Relentless Dead,Mikaeus, the Unhallowed,Vengeful Dead,Plague Belcher

Combos5 total