Talion, the Kindly Lord

Commander
UBTalion, the Kindly Lord
9.8±0.3
Fringe cEDH
Near-optimal construction. High card-for-card quality with interaction ready from the start.
Primary win line:Deterministic combo lines—Demonic Consultation,Thassa's Oracle
High confidence(666 pts)
Estimated win turn
T3best
T4typical
T5+contested
Vector breakdown
Efficient Curve (58% CMC 0-2)+8ⓘ
Fast mana7
0Chrome Mox+8
1Sol Ring+10
1Mana Vault+9
BDark Ritual+7
2Grim Monolith+9
Ancient Tomb+9
Cabal Coffers+7
Mana rocks5
2Arcane Signet+6
2Fellwar Stone+5
2Talisman of Dominance+5
2Dimir Signet+4
2Sky Diamond+4
Commander Draw Engine (Talion, the Kindly Lord provides card draw)+10ⓘ
Tutors7
BImperial Seal+10
BVampiric Tutor+10
UMystical Tutor+9
1BDemonic Tutor+10
2UFabricate+5
1BBGrim Tutor+5
2/B2/B2/BBeseech the Queen+3
Draw engines5
UMystic Remora+9
BBBNecropotence+10
2URhystic Study+10
1BBPhyrexian Arena+5
4BBBPeer into the Abyss+6
Cantrips & burst draw2
1Sensei's Divining Top+8
UBrainstorm+6
Value engines4
2Mindcrank+1
2UPsychic Corrosion+5
2UBruvac the Grandiloquent+1
2UUClever Impersonator+3
Counterspells9
0Pact of Negation+9
USwan Song+8
UAn Offer You Can't Refuse+7
UStrix Serenade+6
UBDrown in the Loch+11
UUMana Drain+10
1UArcane Denial+8
UUCounterspell+8
1UNegate+6
Spot removal2
2UUDissipation Field+1
2BBNo Mercy+1
Graveyard hate3
BBDauthi Voidwalker+5
2BBLeyline of the Void+4
4BBFinal Act+10
Board wipes5
1UCyclonic Rift+8
2BToxic Deluge+8
2BBDamnation+5
3BBCrux of Fate+6
3UBBSingularity Rupture+6
Stax & hate7
3Ensnaring Bridge+5
2UPropaganda+4
3Crawlspace+1
1UUMemory Erosion+1
3UCollective Restraint+5
4Silent Arbiter+1
3BBPainful Quandary+1
Protection1
1BImp's Mischief+6
Two-Color Powerhouse Lands (3)+14ⓘ
Mana Acceleration (12 sources)+2ⓘ
Fetchlands8
Bloodstained Mire+8
Flooded Strand+8
Marsh Flats+8
Misty Rainforest+8
Polluted Delta+8
Scalding Tarn+8
Verdant Catacombs+8
Fabled Passage+5
Dual & shock lands2
Darkslick Shores+5
Underground River+4
Premium utility lands1
Command Tower+5
Utility lands5
Darkwater Catacombs+2
Gloomlake Verge+2
Myriad Landscape+2
Soldevi Excavations+2
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+2
Taplands2
Bojuka Bog+2
Undercity Sewers+2
Basic lands2
Island+7
Swamp+5
11 Combo(s) Detected (Consistency: 90%)+71ⓘ
Tempo Control (lockout lethality)+17.4ⓘ
1 extra turn effect+5ⓘ
Combat Damage Synergy: 1 token doubler+4ⓘ
Combo pieces15
BDemonic Consultation+9
1Grindstone
UUThassa's Oracle+13
2Painter's Servant+4
1UMaddening Cacophony+1
UBDuskmantle Guildmage
2Mindcrank
1URiverchurn Monument
BBDauthi Voidwalker
2UBruvac the Grandiloquent
2UPsychic Corrosion
4Helm of Obedience
+3 more
Drain effects1
3BRevenge of Ravens+1
Clone effects1
2UUClever Impersonator+2
Extra turns1
5UUNexus of Fate+6

Bracket

5
Bracket 5cEDH
Competitive mindset. Built with cEDH meta assumptions, every card slot contested.
Breakdown
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Power level 9.8 → Bracket 5
Interaction95Threats94Consistency93

1.3 above Bracket 4 ceiling (8.5)

Game Changers are present, but your power level already places this deck in Bracket 5.

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Game changers 12
Ancient TombChrome MoxCyclonic RiftDemonic TutorGrim MonolithImperial SealMana VaultMystical TutorNecropotenceRhystic StudyThassa's OracleVampiric Tutor
✓2-card combo
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Extra turns (1)
Nexus of Fate
✕Mass land denial — none

Themes4 total

Mill11 cards

11 mill effects. Empty opponent libraries or fuel your graveyard.

Bruvac the Grandiloquent,Duskmantle Guildmage,Grindstone,Helm of Obedience,Maddening Cacophony
Consultation / Thoracle2 cards

2 Consultation line cards. Win by exiling your library.

demonic consultation,thassa's oracle
Counter Control9 cards

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

An Offer You Can't Refuse,Arcane Denial,Counterspell,Drown in the Loch,Mana Drain

Combos11 total