The Scarab God

Commander
UBThe Scarab God
4.8±0.3
Upgraded Precon
Core strategy improved with targeted swaps. Mana base and card draw still have clear gaps.
Primary win line:Go-wide combat finish
High confidence(331 pts)
Estimated win turn
T6best
T7typical
T9+contested
Vector breakdown
Fast mana1
1Sol Ring+10
Mana rocks5
2Talisman of Dominance+5
2Dimir Signet+4
2Mind Stone+4
3Serum Powder+4
4Hedron Archive+3
Land ramp1
4Solemn Simulacrum+2
Tutors2
BEntomb+8
2BBuried Alive+7
Draw engines4
BCryptbreaker+2
BBUndead Augur+5
2UUThopter Spy Network+5
4Hedron Archive+2
Recursion3
BBRelentless Dead+1
2BVictimize+2
3BBPhyrexian Delver+1
Value engines1
4Panharmonicon+2
Control Strategy Bonus (10.4 interaction cards)+12ⓘ
Counterspells2
USwan Song+8
UUCounterspell+8
Spot removal1
1BGo for the Throat+5
Graveyard hate1
1Nihil Spellbomb+4
Board wipes5
1UCyclonic Rift+8
2BToxic Deluge+8
3Serum Powder+4
3BBNoxious Ghoul+1
7BBIn Garruk's Wake+6
Stax & hate1
2Mesmeric Orb+1
Protection1
2Swiftfoot Boots+4
Two-Color Mana Base (no fixing needed)+20ⓘ
Two-Color Powerhouse Lands (1)+1ⓘ
Dual & shock lands2
Watery Grave+6
Drowned Catacomb+4
Premium utility lands1
Command Tower+5
Utility lands3
Mobilized District+2
Sunken Hollow+2
Reliquary Tower+2
Taplands1
Choked Estuary+2
Basic lands2
Island+14
Swamp+17
Combat Damage Synergy: token swarm strategy, 3 tribal lords, 1 evasion enabler+23ⓘ
Combo pieces1
XXWalking Ballista+7
Synergy pieces3
2BNecromancy+7
1BBCemetery Reaper+5
4Panharmonicon+4
Win conditions2
3BBGray Merchant of Asphodel+6
Field of the Dead+7
Combat threats2
1UBDiregraf Captain+5
2BLord of the Accursed+5
Sacrifice outlets1
2BFlesh Carver+8
Drain effects1
4BBKokusho, the Evening Star+1
Token generators4
XXHangarback Walker+4
BCryptbreaker+2
2UUThopter Spy Network+5
2UUWhirler Rogue+4
Reanimation7
BReanimate+8
1BAnimate Dead+7
1BDance of the Dead+6
2BVictimize+3
3BBPhyrexian Delver+1
5BBSepulchral Primordial+1
5BBSheoldred, Whispering One+1
Other1
BGravecrawler+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 4.8 → Bracket 3
Threats93Mana base75Interaction57

0.3 above Bracket 2 ceiling (4.5)

1.7 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
Cyclonic RiftField of the Dead
✕Mass land denial — none
✕2-card combo — none
✕Extra turns — none

Themes9 total

Zombie Tribal16 cards

16 zombie creatures detected. Tribal synergies can create powerful board states.

Diregraf Ghoul,Diregraf Captain,Rotting Regisaur,Relentless Dead,Gravecrawler
Aristocrats12 cards

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

Diregraf Captain,Relentless Dead,Fleshbag Marauder,Flesh Carver,Undead Augur
Token Strategy8 cards

8 token producers. Go-wide strategies can overwhelm opponents with numbers.

Cemetery Reaper,Cryptbreaker,Flesh Carver,Whirler Rogue,Thopter Spy Network

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.