The Lord of Pain

Commander
BRThe Lord of Pain
4.7±0.3
Upgraded Precon
Core strategy improved with targeted swaps. Mana base and card draw still have clear gaps.
High confidence(309 pts)
Estimated win turn
T7best
T8typical
T9+contested
Vector breakdown
Fast mana2
1Sol Ring+10
BDark Ritual+7
Mana rocks5
2Arcane Signet+6
2Fellwar Stone+5
2Talisman of Indulgence+5
2Mind Stone+4
2Rakdos Signet+4
Land ramp1
4Solemn Simulacrum+2
Other acceleration2
2Ruby Medallion+6
2Jet Medallion+5
Tutors1
1BBGrim Tutor+5
Draw engines5
BRStormfist Crusader+1
1BRTheater of Horrors+1
2BRValgavoth, Harrower of Souls+5
2BROb Nixilis, Captive Kingpin+1
2B/RB/RSpiteful Visions+1
Cantrips & burst draw6
2BBlood Pact+1
1BRFlorian, Voldaren Scion+1
2RLight Up the Stage+1
2RRTectonic Giant+1
4RRCombustible Gearhulk+1
6BBDecree of Pain+3
Value engines2
1Basilisk Collar+2
5BRKaervek the Merciless+1
Control Strategy Bonus (11.2 interaction cards)+16ⓘ
Counterspells1
1RTibalt's Trickery+5
Spot removal4
BRRakdos Charm+9
1BInfernal Grasp+5
2RChaos Warp+5
BBRBedevil+2
Board wipes8
2BToxic Deluge+8
3RRChandra's Ignition+1
3BBMassacre Girl+1
4BBDeadly Tempest+3
4RRChandra, Awakened Inferno+1
3BBBMassacre Wurm+1
6BBDecree of Pain+3
8RBlasphemous Act+5
Stax & hate13
1RRoiling Vortex+5
1BBlood Seeker+1
1RHarsh Mentor+1
RRRazorkin Needlehead+1
2BForsaken Wastes+5
2RRampaging Ferocidon+5
3REmberwilde Captain+1
2BRKardur, Doomscourge+1
2BRMogis, God of Slaughter+1
3BNightshade Harvester+1
2B/RB/RSpiteful Visions+1
3BBPainful Quandary+1
+1 more
Protection2
2Lightning Greaves+6
2Swiftfoot Boots+4
Fetchlands3
Ash Barrens+7
Evolving Wilds+5
Terramorphic Expanse+5
Dual & shock lands3
Blackcleave Cliffs+5
Dragonskull Summit+4
Sulfurous Springs+4
Premium utility lands2
Command Tower+5
Exotic Orchard+4
Utility lands6
Canyon Slough+2
Graven Cairns+2
Shivan Gorge+2
Smoldering Marsh+2
Tainted Peak+2
Witch's Clinic+2
Taplands7
Temple of Malice+3
Bloodfell Caves+2
Foreboding Ruins+2
Geothermal Bog+2
Lavaclaw Reaches+2
Leechridden Swamp+2
Spinerock Knoll+2
Basic lands2
Mountain+8
Swamp+8
2 Combo(s) Detected (Consistency: 55%)+23ⓘ
Combat Damage Synergy: 2 damage multipliers+8ⓘ
Combo pieces3
2RRSolphim, Mayhem Dominus+8
3RRHeartless Hidetsugu+9
5BWound Reflection+3
Synergy pieces3
1BRMayhem Devil+5
3BBSyr Konrad, the Grim+5
4RRChandra, Awakened Inferno+1
Win conditions4
1BBlood Artist+5
3BBGray Merchant of Asphodel+6
4RBrash Taunter+1
3RRChandra's Ignition+1
Combat threats1
2RRTectonic Giant+1
Drain effects8
BKederekt Parasite+1
1BBlood Seeker+1
BRStormfist Crusader+1
2BRKardur, Doomscourge+1
3BNightshade Harvester+1
4BBDeadly Tempest+3
4RRCombustible Gearhulk+1
3BBBMassacre Wurm+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 4.7 → Bracket 3
Interaction83Threats83Mana base81

0.2 above Bracket 2 ceiling (4.5)

1.8 below Bracket 4 threshold (6.5)

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

Themes10 total

Legends Matter11 cards

11 legendary synergies. Your legends grow stronger together.

Florian, Voldaren Scion,Heartless Hidetsugu,Kaervek the Merciless,Kardur, Doomscourge,Massacre Girl
Lifegain10 cards

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

Basilisk Collar,Blood Artist,Bloodfell Caves,Forsaken Wastes,Gray Merchant of Asphodel
Aristocrats8 cards

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

Blood Artist,Kardur, Doomscourge,Massacre Girl,Massacre Wurm,Mayhem Devil

Combos2 total