Endless Punishment

Commander
BRValgavoth, Harrower of Souls
3.1±0.3
Precon level
Comparable to stock precons: clear plan, but slower mana and lower card efficiency.
High confidence(177 pts)
Estimated win turn
T8best
T9typical
T11+contested
Vector breakdown
Heavy Curve (33% CMC 5+)+-10ⓘ
Fast mana1
1Sol Ring+10
Mana rocks7
2Arcane Signet+6
2Fellwar Stone+5
2Talisman of Indulgence+5
2Séance Board+4
2Rakdos Signet+4
2Thought Vessel+4
2Mind Stone+2
Land ramp1
4Solemn Simulacrum+1
Commander Draw Engine (Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls provides card draw)+10ⓘ
Draw engines3
2BMorbid Opportunist+5
1BBMask of Griselbrand+1
3BBSeizan, Perverter of Truth+1
Cantrips & burst draw8
2Mind Stone+2
BBSign in Blood+2
1RGrab the Prize+1
2BBlood Pact+1
4Solemn Simulacrum+1
2RRTectonic Giant+1
4RRCombustible Gearhulk+1
6BBDecree of Pain+3
Value engines3
1Basilisk Collar+2
2RGleeful Arsonist+1
5BRKaervek the Merciless+1
Spot removal6
BRRakdos Charm+8
1BInfernal Grasp+5
2RChaos Warp+5
BBRBedevil+2
3BSuspended Sentence+7
4BSadistic Shell Game+2
Board wipes3
3BBBMassacre Wurm+1
6BBDecree of Pain+3
8RBlasphemous Act+5
Stax & hate13
1REnchanter's Bane+2
RRRazorkin Needlehead+1
1BBlood Seeker+1
1RHarsh Mentor+1
2RRampaging Ferocidon+5
2BRMogis, God of Slaughter+1
3BFate Unraveler+1
2BRKardur, Doomscourge+1
3BNightshade Harvester+1
3BRThe Lord of Pain+3
4BPersistent Constrictor+1
4BBOb Nixilis, Unshackled+1
+1 more
Protection1
2Lightning Greaves+6
Fetchlands3
Ash Barrens+7
Terramorphic Expanse+5
Evolving Wilds+5
Dual & shock lands3
Blackcleave Cliffs+5
Dragonskull Summit+4
Sulfurous Springs+4
Premium utility lands2
Command Tower+5
Exotic Orchard+4
Utility lands8
Temple of the False God+2
Shadowblood Ridge+2
Tainted Peak+2
Canyon Slough+2
Graven Cairns+2
Smoldering Marsh+2
Shivan Gorge+2
Witch's Clinic+2
Taplands6
Temple of Malice+3
Bloodfell Caves+2
Geothermal Bog+2
Foreboding Ruins+2
Leechridden Swamp+2
Spinerock Knoll+2
Basic lands2
Swamp+8
Mountain+8
Combat Damage Synergy: 2 damage multipliers+8ⓘ
Synergy pieces9
1BBlood Artist+5
1RRStar Athlete+5
2BBastion of Remembrance+5
3BFalkenrath Noble+1
2BRKardur, Doomscourge+1
3BBSyr Konrad, the Grim+5
3RRBalor+1
4BBOb Nixilis, Unshackled+1
3BBBMassacre Wurm+1
Win conditions6
XBBTorment of Hailfire+7
3BBGray Merchant of Asphodel+6
4RBrash Taunter+1
3BBBSorin Markov+1
3RRRFiery Emancipation+1
7BBRise of the Dark Realms+6
Combat threats3
2RGleeful Arsonist+1
2RScreaming Nemesis+1
2RRTectonic Giant+1
Drain effects11
BKederekt Parasite+1
1BBlood Seeker+1
1BRVial Smasher the Fierce+2
3BRevenge of Ravens+1
3BNightshade Harvester+1
3BRThe Lord of Pain+3
4BPersistent Constrictor+1
3BBOb Nixilis, the Fallen+1
4RRCombustible Gearhulk+1
5BWound Reflection+1
3R3RSpiked Corridor // Torture Pit+4

Bracket

2
Bracket 2Core
Unoptimized but functional. Clear game plan without maximum efficiency.
Breakdown
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Power level 3.1 → Bracket 2
Mana base82Threats75Interaction64

0.1 above Bracket 1 ceiling (3)

1.4 below Bracket 3 threshold (4.5)

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

Themes6 total

Aristocrats (Commander)18 cards

This deck generates value from sacrificing and recurring creatures.

Balor,Bastion of Remembrance,Blood Artist,Blood Seeker,Combustible Gearhulk
Lifegain14 cards

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

Sorin Markov,Revenge of Ravens,The Lord of Pain,Blood Artist,Falkenrath Noble
Stompy / Big Mana12 cards

12 high-impact creatures. Ramp into massive threats that dominate the board.

Ob Nixilis, Unshackled,Balor,Seizan, Perverter of Truth,The Lord of Pain,Persistent Constrictor

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.