Birdman Cycling

Commander
BThe Raven Man
4.3±0.2
Upgraded precon
Meaningful upgrades and cleaner synergies, though consistency gaps remain.
High confidence(283 pts)
Estimated win turn
T6best
T7typical
T9+contested
Vector breakdown
Fast mana2
1Sol Ring+10
BDark Ritual+7
Mana rocks4
2Arcane Signet+6
2Fellwar Stone+5
2Pit Automaton+2
3Heraldic Banner+3
Land ramp1
1Wayfarer's Bauble+5
Other acceleration5
2Fluctuator+2
5Hollow One+2
5BChitin Gravestalker+2
5BRottenmouth Viper+1
5BBBHoarding Broodlord+2
Treasure generators4
3Monument to Endurance+3
3BGrim Hireling+4
3BRev, Tithe Extractor+2
5BOrochi Soul-Reaver+2
Tutors5
1BShred Memory+4
3BBRazaketh's Rite+3
3BBSidisi, Undead Vizier+2
4BBMalboro+3
5BBBHoarding Broodlord+2
Draw engines6
1Skullclamp+8
1BBGix, Yawgmoth Praetor+5
1BBBraids, Arisen Nightmare+4
BBBAyara, First of Locthwain+3
3Monument to Endurance+3
3BHostile Investigator+9
Cantrips & burst draw13
BScarab Feast+2
BLocust Spray+1
1BVile Manifestation+1
1BDisciple of Malice+1
2BMoaning Wall+1
2BWasteland Scorpion+1
2BSuffocating Fumes+1
2BIchor Slick+1
3BViscera Dragger+1
3BLurching Rotbeast+1
4BHorror of the Broken Lands+5
3BBStreet Wraith+2
+1 more
Recursion5
BTortured Existence+4
2BVictimize+2
BBBArchenemy's Charm+1
2BWander in Death+1
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+3
Value engines3
2Pit Automaton+2
3BRev, Tithe Extractor+2
5BOrochi Soul-Reaver+2
Spot removal7
1BFeed the Swarm+5
1BEasy Prey+5
1BBSwat+2
2BWithering Torment+2
BBBArchenemy's Charm+1
2BIchor Slick+1
3BDeadly Rollick+8
Graveyard hate7
BFade from Memory+4
BScarab Feast+2
1BRapid Decay+4
1BShred Memory+4
2BRaven Eagle+5
2BMemory Leak+4
4Wreck Remover+9
Board wipes4
2BToxic Deluge+8
2BSuffocating Fumes+1
3BBArchfiend of Ifnir+5
5BBShefet Archfiend+1
Stax & hate5
XBMind Twist+2
BThoughtseize+1
1BBMind Slash+2
1BBBraids, Arisen Nightmare+2
1BBUnburden+1
Protection1
1BWithout Weakness+1
Mono-Color Powerhouse Lands (3)+10ⓘ
Mana Acceleration (12 sources)+2ⓘ
Fetchlands1
Ash Barrens+7
Dual & shock lands2
Castle Locthwain+4
Spymaster's Vault+4
Utility lands13
Phyrexian Tower+4
Ifnir Deadlands+2
Blasted Landscape+2
War Room+2
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire+2
Polluted Mire+2
Geier Reach Sanitarium+2
Scavenger Grounds+2
Barren Moor+2
Cabal Pit+2
Westvale Abbey // Ormendahl, Profane Prince+2
Desert of the Glorified+2
+1 more
Taplands2
2BBoggart Trawler // Boggart Bog+2
Peat Bog+2
Basic lands1
Swamp+18
Combat Damage Synergy: aristocrats engine+8ⓘ
Synergy pieces3
2BRaven Eagle+5
3Monument to Endurance+3
3BMirkwood Bats+5
Win conditions1
5BRottenmouth Viper+1
Combat threats2
1BVile Manifestation+1
5BTroll of Khazad-dûm+3
Sacrifice outlets4
1BBAttrition+6
1BBMind Slash+2
3BBSidisi, Undead Vizier+2
Phyrexian Tower+3
Drain effects2
BBBAyara, First of Locthwain+3
2BFaith of the Devoted+2
Reanimation1
2BVictimize+3
Other1
3Heraldic Banner+1

Bracket

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Bracket 2Core
Unoptimized but functional. Clear game plan without maximum efficiency.
Breakdown
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Power level 4.3 → Bracket 2
Consistency81Interaction81Mana base77

1.3 above Bracket 1 ceiling (3)

0.2 below Bracket 3 threshold (4.5)

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

Themes10 total

Cycling35 cards

35 cycling cards. Smooth draws while triggering cycling payoffs.

Scarab Feast,Fluctuator,Blasted Landscape,Fade from Memory,Swat
Stompy / Big Mana12 cards

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

Sidisi, Undead Vizier,Hoarding Broodlord,Rottenmouth Viper,Hollow One,Archfiend of Ifnir
Aristocrats11 cards

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

Ayara, First of Locthwain,Sidisi, Undead Vizier,Skullclamp,Grim Hireling,Mirkwood Bats

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.