Gale // Scion of Waterdeep - Poison Proliferate "Burn"

Commander
UGale, Waterdeep ProdigyBScion of Halaster
3.7±0.3
Precon
Clear strategy at precon-level card quality. Taplands and basic ramp slow development.
High confidence(236 pts)
Estimated win turn
T7best
T8typical
T10+contested
Vector breakdown
Efficient Curve (51% CMC 0-2)+8ⓘ
Fast mana1
3BBDark Petition+5
Mana rocks6
0Everflowing Chalice+8
XXXAstral Cornucopia+1
2Arcane Signet+6
2Talisman of Dominance+5
2Dimir Signet+4
2Séance Board+4
Other acceleration5
1UBaral, Chief of Compliance+4
1UThunderclap Drake+3
2UAs Foretold+4
3UFont of Magic+6
3UMindsplice Apparatus+6
Commander Draw Engine (Scion of Halaster provides card draw)+10ⓘ
Tutors7
1UMerchant Scroll+8
1BServant of the Stinger+8
1BShred Memory+4
UUMuddle the Mixture+4
2USolve the Equation+5
1UBPerplex+4
3BBDark Petition+5
Cantrips & burst draw16
U/PGitaxian Probe+7
UCareful Study+1
1UBaral, Chief of Compliance+4
UBBaleful Strix+2
1UContentious Plan+1
1UExperimental Augury+1
1UPrologue to Phyresis+1
XUUPull from Tomorrow+1
1UBorne Upon a Wind+1
1UChart a Course+1
2UFrantic Search+6
2USteady Progress+1
+4 more
Recursion2
4BVat Emergence+1
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+3
Value engines5
1UThunderclap Drake+3
2UChrome Host Seedshark+2
2UFlux Channeler+1
2UDreamtide Whale+1
3UUInexorable Tide+1
Other4
XUUSilver Scrutiny+2
2UDistorted Curiosity+2
3URadstorm+1
3UUVivisurgeon's Insight+2
Control Strategy Bonus (13.4 interaction cards)+27ⓘ
Counterspells6
1UCorrupted Resolve+6
1UBring the Ending+6
UUMuddle the Mixture+4
1UBPerplex+4
1UUReject Imperfection+3
2UUFuel for the Cause+3
Spot removal6
BWhisper of the Dross+1
1BAnoint with Affliction+5
UBBaleful Strix+2
1USerum Snare+1
1BDrown in Ichor+1
2BVraska's Fall+1
Graveyard hate1
1BShred Memory+4
Board wipes5
XBBBlack Sun's Zenith+1
2BToxic Deluge+8
2BPhyresis Outbreak+1
2BBDamnation+5
3BBArchfiend of Ifnir+5
Protection2
XUMarch of Swirling Mist+6
USlip Out the Back+1
Other2
2BGrim Affliction+1
2BBGeth's Summons+1
Two-Color Powerhouse Lands (2)+5ⓘ
Mana Acceleration (12 sources)+2ⓘ
Fetchlands1
3U/BWaterlogged Teachings // Inundated Archive+8
Dual & shock lands5
Watery Grave+6
Morphic Pool+5
Darkslick Shores+5
Drowned Catacomb+4
Underground River+4
Premium utility lands1
Command Tower+5
Utility lands12
1UJwari Disruption // Jwari Ruins+2
4Primal Amulet // Primal Wellspring+2
Emergence Zone+2
Clearwater Pathway // Murkwater Pathway+2
Shipwreck Marsh+2
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+2
Lonely Sandbar+2
Fetid Pools+2
Darkwater Catacombs+2
Sunken Hollow+2
Barren Moor+2
Gloomlake Verge+2
Taplands6
BMalakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire+2
2USilundi Vision // Silundi Isle+2
1UUSink into Stupor // Soporific Springs+2
2BBHagra Mauling // Hagra Broodpit+2
2BBFell the Profane // Fell Mire+2
Bojuka Bog+2
Basic lands2
Island+6
Swamp+6
Tempo Control (lockout lethality)+7.4ⓘ
Drain effects1
2BInfectious Inquiry+1
Token generators1
2UChrome Host Seedshark+2
Reanimation1
4BVat Emergence+1
Other1
4BBCarnifex Demon+1

Bracket

2
Bracket 2Core
Unoptimized but functional. Clear game plan without maximum efficiency.
Breakdown
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Power level 3.7 → Bracket 2
Consistency87Mana base84Interaction70

0.7 above Bracket 1 ceiling (3)

0.8 below Bracket 3 threshold (4.5)

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

Themes9 total

Counter Control17 cards

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

Grim Affliction,Steady Progress,Corrupted Resolve,Fuel for the Cause,Perplex
Proliferate16 cards

16 proliferate effects. Multiply all your counters at once.

Contentious Plan,Grim Affliction,Inexorable Tide,Steady Progress,Fuel for the Cause
Spellslinger (Commander)2 cards

Commander rewards casting instants and sorceries.

Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy,Scion of Halaster

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.