Nick Valentine, Private Eye

Commander
UNick Valentine, Private Eye
8.0±0.3
High Power
Tight curve and refined gameplan. Threats deploy quickly and the deck can protect its strategy.
High confidence(566 pts)
Estimated win turn
T4best
T5typical
T6+contested
Vector breakdown
Fast mana2
1Sol Ring+10
4Krark-Clan Ironworks+3
Mana rocks2
2Thought Vessel+4
4Thran Dynamo+6
Mana dorks2
1UUGrand Architect+5
2UUUrza, Lord High Artificer+6
Other acceleration8
1UEtherium Sculptor+7
2Sapphire Medallion+5
1UArtificer Class+1
3Cloud Key+6
2UForensic Gadgeteer+3
3Inspiring Statuary+1
2UUTezzeret, Betrayer of Flesh+3
5UUJunk Winder+1
Commander Draw Engine (Nick Valentine, Private Eye provides card draw)+10ⓘ
Tutors9
UMystical Tutor+9
XUUReshape+6
1UArtificer Class+1
XUUUWhir of Invention+7
2UFabricate+5
2UTrophy Mage+5
5Tamiyo's Journal+8
3UUTezzeret the Seeker+8
5Transmutation Font+4
Draw engines8
UCombat Research+5
UCurious Inquiry+5
1UProft's Eidetic Memory+1
1UUUnctus, Grand Metatect+10
2UMirrodin Besieged+4
2UForensic Gadgeteer+3
2UUBident of Thassa+5
3UPadeem, Consul of Innovation+1
Cantrips & burst draw4
1Sensei's Divining Top+8
UPonder+6
2UUTezzeret, Betrayer of Flesh+3
5UUTangletrove Kelp+1
Recursion3
2UEmry, Lurker of the Loch+7
Buried Ruin+3
Mystic Sanctuary+2
Value engines7
1UPiper Wright, Publick Reporter+9
3Sculpting Steel+5
2UWorldwalker Helm+2
3U/PPhyrexian Metamorph+6
4Unwinding Clock+6
2UUUrza, Lord High Artificer+5
3UEncroaching Mycosynth+1
Counterspells6
UAn Offer You Can't Refuse+7
CNull Elemental Blast+7
UThree Steps Ahead+7
USpell Pierce+6
1UArcane Denial+8
UUCounterspell+8
Spot removal2
UWitness Protection+1
3UAetherize+7
Stax & hate2
2UPropaganda+4
5UUJunk Winder+1
Protection3
2Lightning Greaves+6
3UPadeem, Consul of Innovation+1
5Eldrazi Monument+3
Mana Acceleration (14 sources)+4ⓘ
Mono-Color Mana Base (no fixing needed)+2ⓘ
Fetchlands2
Escape Tunnel+5
Evolving Wilds+5
Utility lands15
Mystic Sanctuary+3
Buried Ruin+2
Darksteel Citadel+2
Diamond City+2
Ominous Cemetery+2
Roadside Reliquary+2
Rogue's Passage+2
Scavenger Grounds+2
Seat of the Synod+2
The Mycosynth Gardens+2
Treasure Vault+2
Urza's Mine+2
+3 more
Taplands5
2UGlasspool Mimic // Glasspool Shore+2
2UHydroelectric Specimen // Hydroelectric Laboratory+2
1UUSink into Stupor // Soporific Springs+2
Guildless Commons+2
Scene of the Crime+2
Basic lands1
Island+13
8 Combo(s) Detected (Consistency: 100%)+60ⓘ
Combat Damage Synergy: token swarm strategy, 2 evasion enablers, aristocrats engine+25ⓘ
Combo pieces13
1Sensei's Divining Top+3
UThree Steps Ahead
2Pili-Pala+6
1UEtherium Sculptor+3
1UArtificer Class
3Academy Manufactor+8
2UWorldwalker Helm+4
3Cloud Key+3
2UForensic Gadgeteer+2
1UUGrand Architect+1
2UUMechanized Production+11
2UUUrza, Lord High Artificer+8
+1 more
Synergy pieces4
UCurious Inquiry+5
3Nettlecyst+4
1UUQuasiduplicate+4
4Krark-Clan Ironworks+6
Win conditions1
5UCyberdrive Awakener+1
Combat threats5
1URise and Shine+1
2Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender+1
2UMaster of Etherium+5
5Eldrazi Monument+3
5UUTangletrove Kelp+1

Bracket

4
Bracket 4Optimized
High power, built to win. Unlimited Game Changers, efficient combos expected.
Breakdown
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Power level 8.0 → Bracket 4
Consistency97Threats97Mana base70

1.5 above Bracket 3 ceiling (6.5)

0.5 below Bracket 5 threshold (8.5)

Game Changers are present, but your power level already places this deck in Bracket 4.

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Game changers 1
Mystical Tutor
✕Mass land denial — none
✕2-card combo — none
✕Extra turns — none

Themes10 total

Artifacts Matter24 cards

24 artifact synergy cards. Deck is built to leverage artifacts beyond just utility.

Buried Ruin,Cloud Key,Curious Inquiry,Emry, Lurker of the Loch,Etherium Sculptor
Token Strategy16 cards

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

Academy Manufactor,An Offer You Can't Refuse,Artificer Class,Curious Inquiry,Forensic Gadgeteer
Storm10 cards

10 storm synergies. Chain spells for exponential value.

Artificer Class,Cloud Key,Emry, Lurker of the Loch,Etherium Sculptor,Forensic Gadgeteer

Combos8 total