Baral, Chief of Compliance

Commander
UBaral, Chief of Compliance
6.4±0.3
Deck With a Plan
Cohesive strategy with synergistic card selection. At least one reliable path to close games.
Primary win line:Attrition and lockout endgame
High confidence(458 pts)
Estimated win turn
T8best
T9typical
T12+contested
Vector breakdown
Fast mana2
1Sol Ring+10
UHigh Tide+8
Mana rocks5
2Arcane Signet+6
2Mind Stone+4
2UMisleading Signpost+6
2UMidnight Clock+4
3Commander's Sphere+1
Other acceleration4
2Sapphire Medallion+5
2UNaiad of Hidden Coves+6
2UAs Foretold+4
3UJace's Sanctum+3
Commander Draw Engine (Baral, Chief of Compliance provides card draw)+10ⓘ
Low Land Count (30/31)+-3ⓘ
Draw engines3
2URhystic Study+10
2UWavebreak Hippocamp+5
2UUArchmage Emeritus+5
Cantrips & burst draw5
1URemand+3
1UUDissolve+2
1UUYou Find the Villains' Lair+2
2UCountervailing Winds+2
3UJace's Sanctum+3
Wheels1
2UMidnight Clock+4
Recursion1
Mystic Sanctuary+2
Value engines1
5UUJin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant+2
Counterspells38
0Pact of Negation+9
USwan Song+8
UAn Offer You Can't Refuse+7
UStifle+6
UDispel+5
UUMana Drain+10
UUCounterspell+8
1UArcane Denial+8
1ULose Focus+6
1USunken Field+6
1UChange the Equation+6
UUDeclaration of Naught+6
+26 more
Spot removal2
1USnap+2
3UUUGuile+8
Graveyard hate2
2UMidnight Clock+4
1UUFaerie Trickery+4
Stax & hate2
2UPropaganda+4
5UUJin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant+2
Other9
2UFlip the Switch+4
2UConvolute+3
1UUSpell Crumple+3
2UDisruptive Student+3
2UComplicate+3
2UCalculated Dismissal+3
3USoul Read+3
3UOut of Bounds+3
3UULost in the Mist+3
Mono-Color Mana Base (no fixing needed)+35ⓘ
Mono-Color Powerhouse Lands (2)+3ⓘ
Mana Acceleration (11 sources)+1ⓘ
Low Land Count (30/31)+-3ⓘ
Utility lands3
Mystic Sanctuary+3
Emergence Zone+2
Reliquary Tower+2
Basic lands1
Island+27
Tempo Control (lockout lethality)+20ⓘ
Synergy pieces2
2Isochron Scepter+8
2UUTalrand, Sky Summoner+4
Token generators2
1UULullmage Mentor+4
2UFlip the Switch+4

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 6.4 → Bracket 3
Interaction99Mana base70Speed63

1.9 above Bracket 2 ceiling (4.5)

0.1 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
Fierce GuardianshipRhystic Study
✕Mass land denial — none
✕2-card combo — none
✕Extra turns — none

Themes6 total

Counter Control49 cards

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

Dissipate,Counterspell,Lost in the Mist,Insidious Will,Lose Focus
Graveyard (Commander)1 cards

Commander uses the graveyard as a resource.

Baral, Chief of Compliance
Storm7 cards

7 storm synergies. Chain spells for exponential value.

Ertai's Scorn,Stoic Rebuttal,Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant,Isochron Scepter,Naiad of Hidden Coves

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.