Volo, Guide to Monsters

Commander
UGVolo, Guide to Monsters
5.1±0.3
Casual
Intentional card choices with a clear game plan. Functional mana but room to optimize.
High confidence(353 pts)
Estimated win turn
T4best
T5typical
T6+contested
Vector breakdown
Fast mana2
1Sol Ring+10
1GLotus Cobra+5
Mana rocks2
2Arcane Signet+6
2Simic Signet+4
Mana dorks5
GBirds of Paradise+6
GLlanowar Elves+5
2Ornithopter of Paradise+4
1GPoison Dart Frog+1
1GIlysian Caryatid+1
Land ramp5
1GRampant Growth+5
1GSakura-Tribe Elder+5
GUGrowth Spiral+2
4Solemn Simulacrum+2
2GGGSilverback Elder+1
Other acceleration2
2GAzusa, Lost but Seeking+8
5UUJunk Winder+1
Treasure generators1
1GProsperous Innkeeper+4
Draw engines5
2UVolo, Itinerant Scholar+9
2GElemental Bond+5
2GGarruk's Uprising+5
2GGBeast Whisperer+5
5UUStarwinder+1
Cantrips & burst draw4
UPonder+6
UBrainstorm+6
GUGrowth Spiral+3
4UMulldrifter+1
Recursion1
1Elixir of Immortality+1
Value engines3
GUKiora's Follower+1
2G/UG/UG/UMurkfiend Liege+5
2GGGSilverback Elder+1
Counterspells5
UAn Offer You Can't Refuse+7
UUCounterspell+8
1UNegate+6
GUDecisive Denial+1
1GUQuandrix Command+1
Spot removal7
UPongify+5
URapid Hybridization+5
2GBeast Within+6
3UAetherize+7
3GGAcidic Slime+2
2GGGSilverback Elder+1
6GGTerastodon+2
Stax & hate2
2GKrosan Grip+5
5UUJunk Winder+1
Protection1
2Swiftfoot Boots+4
Two-Color Mana Base (no fixing needed)+9ⓘ
Mana Acceleration (16 sources)+6ⓘ
Two-Color Powerhouse Lands (1)+1ⓘ
Fetchlands2
Evolving Wilds+5
Terramorphic Expanse+5
Dual & shock lands1
Hinterland Harbor+4
Premium utility lands1
Command Tower+5
Utility lands1
Reliquary Tower+2
Taplands2
Temple of Mystery+3
Simic Growth Chamber+2
Basic lands2
Forest+18
Island+15
Combat Damage Synergy: token swarm strategy, 1 token doubler, 2 haste enablers, 3 evasion enablers, aristocrats engine+25ⓘ
1 Combo(s) Detected (Consistency: 34%)+16ⓘ
Combo pieces2
2GGTemur Sabertooth+10
4UPeregrine Drake+10
Synergy pieces2
2GScute Swarm+5
2GUAdrix and Nev, Twincasters+5
Win conditions3
5GGAvenger of Zendikar+6
5GGGCraterhoof Behemoth+8
5GGGEnd-Raze Forerunners+6
Token generators6
3Dutiful Replicator+4
2GLife Finds a Way+4
3UReef Worm+4
4GGRampaging Baloths+4
4GGGHornet Queen+4
6GGTerastodon+2
Other1
1GLotus Cobra+3

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 5.1 → Bracket 3
Threats90Mana base75Speed70

0.6 above Bracket 2 ceiling (4.5)

1.4 below Bracket 4 threshold (6.5)

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

Themes6 total

Token Strategy16 cards

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

Avenger of Zendikar,Dutiful Replicator,Volo, Itinerant Scholar,An Offer You Can't Refuse,Pongify
Stompy / Big Mana16 cards

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

Avenger of Zendikar,Murkfiend Liege,End-Raze Forerunners,Acidic Slime,Mulldrifter
Go-Wide / Weenies12 cards

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

Murkfiend Liege,Poison Dart Frog,End-Raze Forerunners,Llanowar Elves,Ilysian Caryatid

Combos1 total