BUDGET CEDH - $150 - STM - MAYAEL THE ANIMA 3.O (11/26/25 - $147.19)

Commander

Mayael the Anima

4.8±0.3

Upgraded Precon

Core strategy improved with targeted swaps. Mana base and card draw still have clear gaps.

High confidence(334 pts)

Estimated win turn

T8best

T9typical

T11+contested

Vector breakdown

Heavy Curve (54% CMC 5+)+-10ⓘ

Fast mana1

Mana rocks5

Arcane Signet+6

Talisman of Unity+5

Talisman of Conviction+5

Talisman of Impulse+5

Cursed Mirror+1

Mana dorks3

Selvala, Heart of the Wilds+3

Faeburrow Elder+1

Land ramp4

Rampant Growth+5

Oracle of Mul Daya+5

Other acceleration1

Wilderness Reclamation+1

Tutors3

Worldly Tutor+8

Eldritch Evolution+7

Congregation at Dawn+5

Draw engines4

Up the Beanstalk+5

Garruk's Uprising+5

Selvala, Heart of the Wilds+3

Elder Gargaroth+5

Cantrips & burst draw3

Heritage Reclamation+2

Creative Technique+5

Kogla and Yidaro+1

Recursion3

G/P

Noxious Revival+5

Aurora Phoenix+5

Value engines12

Monstrous Vortex+4

Oracle of Mul Daya+3

Wilderness Reclamation+1

Plargg and Nassari+5

Seedborn Muse+3

Doors of Durin+1

Ilharg, the Raze-Boar+1

Boarding Party+5

Etali, Primal Storm+3

Lurking Predators+1

Selvala's Stampede+1

Annoyed Altisaur+5

Spot removal11

Swords to Plowshares+7

Heritage Reclamation+2

Inferno Titan+1

Kogla and Yidaro+1

Woodfall Primus+1

Apex Altisaur+1

Zacama, Primal Calamity+1

Artifact/enchantment removal1

Nature's Claim+6

Board wipes1

Stax & hate4

Urabrask the Hidden+1

Archon of Valor's Reach+5

Chancellor of the Annex+3

Blazing Archon+5

Protection4

Dragonlord Dromoka+3

Serra's Emissary+1

Archetype of Endurance+2

Avacyn, Angel of Hope+2

Mana Acceleration (14 sources)+4ⓘ

Fetchlands1

Sheltering Landscape+8

Dual & shock lands6

Karplusan Forest+4

Clifftop Retreat+4

Rootbound Crag+4

Battlefield Forge+4

Sunpetal Grove+4

Premium utility lands1

Command Tower+5

Utility lands9

Branchloft Pathway // Boulderloft Pathway+2

Cragcrown Pathway // Timbercrown Pathway+2

Sunbaked Canyon+2

Horizon Canopy+2

Sunscorched Divide+2

Sungrass Prairie+2

Mossfire Valley+2

Basic lands3

Combat Damage Synergy: 1 haste enabler, 2 evasion enablers, 1 damage multiplier+12ⓘ

Synergy pieces3

Elder Gargaroth+5

Seedborn Muse+4

Doors of Durin+1

Win conditions5

Etali, Primal Storm+3

Selvala's Stampede+1

Avacyn, Angel of Hope+5

Zacama, Primal Calamity+1

Apex Devastator+5

Combat threats5

Duke Ulder Ravengard+4

Dragonlord Dromoka+3

Inferno Titan+1

Gisela, Blade of Goldnight+8

Archetype of Endurance+2

Token generators1

Reanimation1

Woodfall Primus+1

Other2

Kodama of the East Tree+8

Bracket

3

Bracket 3Upgraded

Strong synergy and high card quality. Up to 3 Game Changers, late-game combos OK.

Breakdown

✓

Power level 4.8 → Bracket 3

Consistency85Mana base72Threats68

0.3 above Bracket 2 ceiling (4.5)

1.7 below Bracket 4 threshold (6.5)

Game Changers are present, but your power level already places this deck in Bracket 3.

✓

Game changers 2

Seedborn MuseWorldly Tutor

✕Mass land denial — none

✕2-card combo — none

✕Extra turns — none

Themes6 total

Stompy / Big Mana35 cards

35 high-impact creatures. Ramp into massive threats that dominate the board.

Chancellor of the Annex,Apex Altisaur,Gruul Ragebeast,Archon of Valor's Reach,Seedborn Muse

Legends Matter13 cards

13 legendary synergies. Your legends grow stronger together.

Gisela, Blade of Goldnight,Urabrask the Hidden,Etali, Primal Storm,Zacama, Primal Calamity,Kodama of the East Tree

Chaos7 cards

7 chaos effects. Embrace randomness with coin flips and dice rolls.

Genesis Storm,Aurora Phoenix,Annoyed Altisaur,Creative Technique,Apex Devastator

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.