Hakbal of the Surging Soul

Commander

Hakbal of the Surging Soul

5.5±0.4

Focused casual

Reliable game plan with intentional card choices; still moderate speed and interaction.

Primary win line:Go-wide combat finish

High confidence(385 pts)

Estimated win turn

T6best

T7typical

T9+contested

Vector breakdown

Efficient Curve (58% CMC 0-2)+8ⓘ

Commander Synergy (1 groups)+4ⓘ

Fast mana1

Mana rocks1

Arcane Signet+6

Land ramp3

Nature's Lore+6

Nicanzil, Current Conductor+1

Other acceleration3

Stonybrook Banneret+6

Commander Draw Engine (Hakbal of the Surging Soul provides card draw)+15ⓘ

Commander Synergy (1 groups)+9ⓘ

Draw engines9

Mystic Remora+9

Mindspring Merfolk+1

Svyelun of Sea and Sky+2

G/U

G/U

Cold-Eyed Selkie+1

Bident of Thassa+5

Seafloor Oracle+5

Kindred Discovery+6

Tatyova, Benthic Druid+5

Summon: Leviathan+3

Cantrips & burst draw8

Benthic Biomancer+5

Merfolk Branchwalker+1

River Herald Scout+1

Inspiring Call+2

Kiora, the Rising Tide+2

Zegana, Utopian Speaker+1

Treasure Cruise+7

Recursion1

Mystic Sanctuary+2

Value engines8

Hardened Scales+2

Innkeeper's Talent+1

Kiora's Follower+1

Ozolith, the Shattered Spire+1

Sentinel of the Nameless City+4

Topography Tracker+4

Roaming Throne+3

Other1

Ripples of Potential+1

Counterspells6

An Offer You Can't Refuse+7

Stubborn Denial+6

Vodalian Hexcatcher+1

Tishana's Tidebinder+7

Spot removal7

Collective Resistance+5

Thieving Skydiver+5

Raise the Palisade+6

Summon: Leviathan+3

Stax & hate1

Kopala, Warden of Waves+5

Protection4

March of Swirling Mist+6

Ripples of Potential+1

Svyelun of Sea and Sky+2

Fetchlands1

Misty Rainforest+8

Dual & shock lands4

Breeding Pool+6

Rejuvenating Springs+5

Hinterland Harbor+4

Yavimaya Coast+4

Premium utility lands2

Path of Ancestry+6

Command Tower+5

Utility lands9

Mystic Sanctuary+3

Barkchannel Pathway // Tidechannel Pathway+2

Dreamroot Cascade+2

Flooded Grove+2

Ghost Quarter+2

Overflowing Basin+2

Rogue's Passage+2

Willowrush Verge+2

Taplands3

Bridgeworks Battle // Tanglespan Bridgeworks+2

Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs+2

Vineglimmer Snarl+2

Basic lands2

Combat Damage Synergy: token swarm strategy, 2 token doublers, 6 tribal lords, 5 evasion enablers, aristocrats engine+25ⓘ

Commander Synergy (1 groups)+3ⓘ

Synergy pieces6

Master of the Pearl Trident+5

Vodalian Hexcatcher+1

Merfolk Sovereign+5

Merrow Reejerey+5

Roaming Throne+5

Win conditions3

Fangs of Kalonia+1

Herald of Secret Streams+1

Overwhelming Stampede+5

Combat threats5

Mindspring Merfolk+1

Mist-Cloaked Herald+1

Triton Shorestalker+1

Lord of Atlantis+2

Svyelun of Sea and Sky+2

Token generators3

Deeproot Pilgrimage+4

Deeproot Waters+4

Kiora, the Rising Tide+2

Bracket

3

Bracket 3Upgraded

Strong synergy and high card quality. Up to 3 Game Changers, late-game combos OK.

Breakdown

✓

Power level 5.5 → Bracket 3

Consistency88Mana base81Interaction78

1.0 above Bracket 2 ceiling (4.5)

1.0 below Bracket 4 threshold (6.5)

✕Game changers — none

✕Mass land denial — none

✕2-card combo — none

✕Extra turns — none

Themes6 total

Merfolk Tribal29 cards

29 merfolk creatures detected. Tribal synergies can create powerful board states.

Benthic Biomancer,Cenote Scout,Cold-Eyed Selkie,Herald of Secret Streams,Kiora, the Rising Tide

Go-Wide / Weenies18 cards

18 low-cost creatures. Swarm the board and pump for lethal attacks.

Benthic Biomancer,Cenote Scout,Inspiring Call,Kiora's Follower,Lord of Atlantis

+1/+1 Counters15 cards

15 counter synergies. Grow your creatures over time for massive threats.

Benthic Biomancer,Cenote Scout,Fangs of Kalonia,Hardened Scales,Herald of Secret Streams

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.