Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff

Commander
WBLotho, Corrupt Shirriff
3.9±0.5
Precon
Clear strategy at precon-level card quality. Taplands and basic ramp slow development.
Primary win line:Commander combat pressure
Medium confidence(259 pts)
Estimated win turn
T6best
T7typical
T9+contested
Vector breakdown
Fast mana1
2BHeartless Pillage+10
Mana rocks4
2Mind Stone+4
2Orzhov Signet+4
3Orzhov Cluestone+1
3Commander's Sphere+1
Treasure generators4
BShelob's Ambush+4
1BFake Your Own Death+3
2BLobelia Sackville-Baggins+6
3Sword of Wealth and Power+2
Low Land Count (33/34)+-3ⓘ
Draw engines4
BBag of Devouring+5
1WDawn of a New Age+1
3WSunstar Lightsmith+5
2WBBaron Bertram Graywater+5
Cantrips & burst draw4
BCorrupted Conviction+1
1BUmbral Collar Zealot+1
1BNasty End+1
2Lembas+1
Value engines1
2WRosie Cotton of South Lane+2
Spot removal13
WGetaway Glamer+7
WRequisition Raid+7
1WShire Shirriff+5
WBVanishing Verse+5
1BShoot the Sheriff+5
1WFierce Retribution+5
1WEriette's Lullaby+5
1WJourney to Nowhere+5
1WBRuthless Lawbringer+2
1BBMurder+2
2WMystical Tether+2
3BRooftop Assassin+2
+1 more
Graveyard hate1
2BLobelia Sackville-Baggins+6
Stax & hate1
2WFog on the Barrow-Downs+5
Protection2
WWGrand Abolisher+7
1BFake Your Own Death+3
Two-Color Mana Base (no fixing needed)+36ⓘ
Low Land Count (33/34)+-3ⓘ
Dual & shock lands1
Godless Shrine+6
Utility lands2
Barad-dûr+2
Conduit Pylons+2
Taplands2
Forlorn Flats+2
Mirage Mesa+2
Basic lands2
Plains+14
Swamp+14
Combat Damage Synergy: token swarm strategy, aristocrats engine+25ⓘ
Synergy pieces15
1WHonored Knight-Captain+4
WBShadow Summoning+4
1BFake Your Own Death+3
1WBDenethor, Ruling Steward+8
2WEastfarthing Farmer+4
1WBKambal, Profiteering Mayor+4
2WPriest of the Blessed Graf+4
2WSecond Breakfast+4
2WRosie Cotton of South Lane+2
3Sword of Wealth and Power+2
2WBBaron Bertram Graywater+5
3WBill the Pony+4
+3 more
Sacrifice outlets2
1BUmbral Collar Zealot+1
1BNasty End+1
Reanimation1
BReanimate+8

Bracket

2
Bracket 2Core
Unoptimized but functional. Clear game plan without maximum efficiency.
Breakdown
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Power level 3.9 → Bracket 2
Threats86Interaction77Mana base75

0.9 above Bracket 1 ceiling (3)

0.6 below Bracket 3 threshold (4.5)

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

Themes10 total

Lifegain25 cards

25 lifegain synergies. Gain life to trigger payoffs and outlast opponents.

Reaping Willow,Nightmare Sower,Syr Vondam, the Lucent,Outlaw Medic,Baron Bertram Graywater
Token Strategy20 cards

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

Honored Knight-Captain,Baron Bertram Graywater,Lobelia Sackville-Baggins,Denethor, Ruling Steward,Eastfarthing Farmer
Aristocrats16 cards

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

Honored Knight-Captain,Outlaw Medic,Baron Bertram Graywater,Ruthless Lawbringer,Denethor, Ruling Steward

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.