Balthor the Defiled

Commander
BBalthor the Defiled
3.5±0.3
Precon
Clear strategy at precon-level card quality. Taplands and basic ramp slow development.
Primary win line:Deterministic combo lines—Tombstone Stairwell,Blood Artist
High confidence(188 pts)
Estimated win turn
T4best
T5typical
T6+contested
Vector breakdown
Fast mana3
1Sol Ring+10
Cabal Coffers+7
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+7
Mana rocks2
1BThe Soul Stone+2
2Millikin+1
Mana dorks1
2Ornithopter of Paradise+4
Land ramp2
2PuPu UFO+1
4The Regalia+1
Other acceleration2
2Jet Medallion+5
3BCrypt Ghast+6
Tutors1
3BBSidisi, Undead Vizier+2
Draw engines5
1BRipples of Undeath+1
2BGrim Haruspex+5
2BMorbid Opportunist+5
BBBAyara, First of Locthwain+3
3Palantír of Orthanc+1
Cantrips & burst draw8
2Millikin+1
2Perpetual Timepiece+1
2BUnshakable Tail+9
2BCallous Bloodmage+3
2BDiresight+1
3BPile On+1
3BBDoom Whisperer+1
4BStinging Study+1
Scry & Surveil1
BViscera Seer+3
Recursion3
1BUndead Butler+1
4BIncarnation Technique+1
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+3
Value engines2
BStitcher's Supplier+1
2Mindcrank+1
Spot removal7
1BFeed the Swarm+5
1BBitter Triumph+5
2BUnscrupulous Contractor+4
2BWithering Torment+2
2BBRavenous Chupacabra+2
2BBLethal Scheme+2
3BPile On+1
Graveyard hate2
BBDauthi Voidwalker+5
2BCallous Bloodmage+3
Board wipes5
XBBNuclear Fallout+1
3BBAether Snap+6
3BBBlasphemous Edict+4
3BBMassacre Girl+1
3BBBMassacre Wurm+1
Stax & hate1
2Mesmeric Orb+1
Protection1
3BBAngel of Suffering+1
Mono-Color Powerhouse Lands (4)+19ⓘ
Fetchlands1
Demolition Field+7
Dual & shock lands1
Spymaster's Vault+4
Utility lands5
Witch's Cottage+2
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+2
Cabal Stronghold+2
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+2
Urza's Cave+2
Taplands7
XBBBAgadeem's Awakening // Agadeem, the Undercrypt+2
2BBoggart Trawler // Boggart Bog+2
2BBFell the Profane // Fell Mire+2
Bojuka Bog+2
Crypt of Agadeem+2
Tomb Fortress+2
Arid Archway+2
Basic lands1
Swamp+22
1 Combo(s) Detected (Consistency: 51%)+18ⓘ
Combat Damage Synergy: token package, 1 token doubler, 1 haste enabler, aristocrats engine+17ⓘ
Combo pieces2
1BBlood Artist+8
2BBTombstone Stairwell+11
Synergy pieces9
1BMarionette Apprentice+4
BBBAyara, First of Locthwain+3
2BCallous Bloodmage+3
3BBGray Merchant of Asphodel+6
3BBLiving Death+6
3BBSyr Konrad, the Grim+5
3BBSidisi, Undead Vizier+2
3BBBMassacre Wurm+1
4BBDreadhound+1
Win conditions2
1BZulaport Cutthroat+5
5BBBreach the Multiverse+1
Combat threats1
3BBDoom Whisperer+1
Sacrifice outlets1
BViscera Seer+4
Drain effects1
3Palantír of Orthanc+1
Reanimation2
1BThe Soul Stone+2
4BIncarnation Technique+1

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 3.5 (Bracket 2)+2-card combo→ Bracket 3
Threats87Mana base76Consistency47
✓2-card combo
✕Game changers — none
✕Mass land denial — none
✕Extra turns — none

Themes10 total

Aristocrats21 cards

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

Ayara, First of Locthwain,Syr Konrad, the Grim,Blood Artist,Plaguecrafter,Massacre Wurm
Mill17 cards

17 mill effects. Empty opponent libraries or fuel your graveyard.

Syr Konrad, the Grim,Millikin,Mindcrank,Mesmeric Orb,Perpetual Timepiece
Go-Wide / Weenies13 cards

13 low-cost creatures. Swarm the board and pump for lethal attacks.

Blood Artist,Millikin,Zulaport Cutthroat,Stitcher's Supplier,Dauthi Voidwalker

Combos1 total