Sauron, the Dark Lord

Commander
UBR
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5.5±0.4
Focused casual
Reliable game plan with intentional card choices; still moderate speed and interaction.
High confidence486 pts
Estimated win turn
T6best
T7typical
T9+contested
Vector breakdown
Heavy Curve (39% CMC 5+)+-10ⓘ
Fast mana1
1+10
Mana rocks5
2+6
2+2
3+4
4+6
4+1
Other acceleration4
1B+6
2RR+10
2BB+3
6+4
Treasure generators2
3RR+4
7RR+4
Tutors5
B+8
1B+10
2B+7
2BB+3
4BB+3
Draw engines1
6+6
Cantrips & burst draw7
R+5
2+1
1BR+4
3B+9
4+1
6BB+2
6BB+2
Recursion8
2B+2
2BB+3
3B+2
4B+2
3BR+2
5BB+3
5BR+2
+2
Value engines2
4+4
2UB+1
Counterspells3
U+4.9
UU+6.4
2R+8.1
Spot removal7
1+1
BR+6.4
1B+4
3B+6.4
2UB+0.2
5BB+2.4
4BBR+1.6
Board wipes2
5UU+2.5
6BB+2.4
Stax & hate1
6+9.6
Edict effects3
2B+0.4
3BB+0.4
6BB+1.5
Other2
RR+0.3
5RR+0.3
High Land Count (52)+-10ⓘ
Fetchlands2
+5
+5
Dual & shock lands3
+4
+4
+4
Premium utility lands3
+6
+5
+5
Utility lands9
+3
+2
+2
+2
+2
+2
+2
+2
+2
Taplands7
+2
+2
+2
+2
+2
+2
+2
Basic lands3
+10
+8
+10
2 Combo Families (2 lines, Consistency: 94%)+29ⓘ
Combat Damage Synergy: token package, 1 extra combat, 3 haste enablers, 1 evasion enabler, aristocrats engine+25ⓘ
Commander Synergy (1 groups)+1ⓘ
Combo pieces4
2UU+9
4+4
3RR+8
4RR+7
Synergy pieces4
1R+5
2B+3
3B+2
5BB+2
Win conditions1
7BB+6
Combat threats2
1+3
12+6
Sacrifice outlets1
3BB+8
Token generators8
1B+4
3U+4
1UBR+4
3B+4
2UBR+9
4B+4
3UB+4
4BB+4
Reanimation1
1B+6
Other1
2R+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 5.5 → Bracket 3
Threats96Mana base83Consistency82

0.5 above Bracket 2 ceiling (5)

1.5 below Bracket 4 threshold (7)

2-card combo are present, but your power level already places this deck in Bracket 3.

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Game changers 2
Minimum Bracket 3
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2-card combo 2
Minimum Bracket 3
✕Mass land denial — none
✕Extra turns — none

Themes6 total

Aristocrats13 cards

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

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Token Strategy17 cards

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

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Stompy / Big Mana17 cards

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

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Combos2 total

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