Sergeant John Benton

Commander
WGSergeant John Benton
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
Tight Curve (67% CMC 0-2)+15ⓘ
Fast mana5
0Lotus Petal+8
0Chrome Mox+8
1Sol Ring+10
Ancient Tomb+9
Gemstone Caverns+7
Mana rocks3
2Arcane Signet+6
2Fellwar Stone+5
3Sonic Screwdriver+1
Mana dorks4
GBirds of Paradise+6
GAvacyn's Pilgrim+5
GLlanowar Elves+5
GFyndhorn Elves+5
Land ramp7
1Wayfarer's Bauble+5
GCollective Voyage+1
1GRampant Growth+5
1GSakura-Tribe Elder+5
2GHarrow+3
2GRites of Flourishing+2
3GTempt with Discovery+1
Other acceleration2
GExploration+8
GWild Growth+5
Treasure generators1
1GWGluntch, the Bestower+2
Commander Draw Engine (Sergeant John Benton provides card draw)+26ⓘ
Tutors1
3GTempt with Discovery+1
Draw engines2
1GGHeartwood Storyteller+3
2GRites of Flourishing+2
Cantrips & burst draw2
1WWSecret Rendezvous+1
3Sonic Screwdriver+1
Recursion1
G/PNoxious Revival+5
Value engines1
1GWGluntch, the Bestower+2
Spot removal8
WSwords to Plowshares+7
WStatic Prison+7
1GRam Through+1
2GBeast Within+6
2GGForce of Vigor+7
3GDisorienting Choice+2
3GGBounty of the Hunt+4
Boseiju, Who Endures+5
Board wipes1
3WWSingle Combat+5
Stax & hate2
1WVoice of Victory+5
1GGHeartwood Storyteller+3
Protection9
WSilence+7
GLegolas's Quick Reflexes+5
GVines of Vastwood+1
XGTyvar's Stand+1
WSurge of Salvation+1
WWGrand Abolisher+7
1WEverybody Lives!+5
1GOverprotect+1
3WAkroma's Will+3
Other1
2GInvigorate+4
Two-Color Powerhouse Lands (5)+15ⓘ
Mana Acceleration (21 sources)+11ⓘ
Fetchlands1
Windswept Heath+8
Dual & shock lands3
Savannah+9
Temple Garden+6
Bountiful Promenade+5
Premium utility lands2
Command Tower+5
Exotic Orchard+4
Utility lands7
Boseiju, Who Endures+3
Reliquary Tower+2
Myriad Landscape+2
Horizon Canopy+2
Wooded Bastion+2
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth+2
Overgrown Farmland+2
Taplands3
2GBridgeworks Battle // Tanglespan Bridgeworks+2
3WWitch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow+2
Havenwood Battleground+2
Basic lands2
Plains+8
Forest+10
Combat Damage Synergy: 1 evasion enabler, 5 damage multipliers+23ⓘ
Synergy pieces3
GBerserk+1
1WWAjani, Caller of the Pride+4
3WAkroma's Will+5
Token generators1
1WVoice of Victory+5

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
Speed92Mana base87Interaction83

0.6 above Bracket 2 ceiling (4.5)

1.4 below Bracket 4 threshold (6.5)

Game Changers are present, but your power level already places this deck in Bracket 3.

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

Themes5 total

Voltron8 cards

8 equipment/auras. Stack these on your commander for one-shot commander damage kills.

Become Immense,Groundswell,Invigorate,Might of Old Krosa,Mutagenic Growth
Stax8 cards

8 stax pieces. Tax and restrict opponents' resources while breaking parity.

Silence,Single Combat,Grand Abolisher,Vines of Vastwood,Tyvar's Stand
Lifegain6 cards

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

Invigorate,Swords to Plowshares,Chaplain's Blessing,Ajani, Caller of the Pride,Akroma's Will

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.