Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher

Commander
WBCarmen, Cruel Skymarcher
8.5±0.3
High Power
Tight curve and refined gameplan. Threats deploy quickly and the deck can protect its strategy.
Primary win line:Deterministic combo lines—Exquisite Blood,Sanguine Bond
High confidence(622 pts)
Estimated win turn
T3best
T4typical
T5+contested
Vector breakdown
Fast mana7
0Chrome Mox+8
1Sol Ring+10
1Mana Vault+9
3Phyrexian Altar+5
Ancient Tomb+9
Cabal Coffers+7
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+7
Other acceleration1
3WSmothering Tithe+9
Treasure generators4
2BWarren Soultrader+4
2BBlack Market Connections+3
1BBPawn of Ulamog+2
3BPitiless Plunderer+3
Tutors6
BVampiric Tutor+10
WEnlightened Tutor+9
BEntomb+8
1BDemonic Tutor+10
1BBGrim Tutor+5
Urza's Saga+3
Draw engines6
1Skullclamp+8
2BBlack Market Connections+5
1BBBraids, Arisen Nightmare+4
2BSephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER+3
4BTevesh Szat, Doom of Fools+5
4BBLiliana, Dreadhorde General+9
Cantrips & burst draw2
WLand Tax+2
1BUmbral Collar Zealot+1
Recursion5
BPhyrexian Reclamation+5
1WBAthreos, God of Passage+3
2BBGisa, Glorious Resurrector+1
2BBWhip of Erebos+1
3BBWitch of the Moors+1
Value engines6
WAuthority of the Consuls+1
1Blade of the Bloodchief+1
1BBitterblossom+4
4Roaming Throne+3
2WBTeysa Karlov+1
3BBDrivnod, Carnage Dominus+1
Spot removal5
WSwords to Plowshares+7
WPath to Exile+6
WGaladriel's Dismissal+1
1WGet Lost+9
2BWithering Torment+2
Graveyard hate1
2BBGisa, Glorious Resurrector+1
Board wipes3
XBBThe Meathook Massacre+5
3BBBlasphemous Edict+4
4WWFarewell+6
Stax & hate3
WAuthority of the Consuls+4
1WCharismatic Conqueror+2
1BBBraids, Arisen Nightmare+2
Edict effects2
1BBBGrave Pact+6
3BBDictate of Erebos+6
Protection6
WSilence+7
WWGrand Abolisher+7
1BImp's Mischief+6
2Swiftfoot Boots+4
2WTeferi's Protection+9
3WAkroma's Will+3
Two-Color Powerhouse Lands (8)+20ⓘ
Fetchlands2
Evolving Wilds+5
Fabled Passage+5
Dual & shock lands5
Godless Shrine+6
Concealed Courtyard+5
Vault of Champions+5
Caves of Koilos+4
Isolated Chapel+4
Premium utility lands2
Cavern of Souls+6
Command Tower+5
Utility lands9
Phyrexian Tower+4
Urza's Saga+4
Brightclimb Pathway+2
Ghost Quarter+2
Reliquary Tower+2
Shattered Sanctum+2
Tainted Field+2
Three Tree City+2
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+2
Taplands4
2BBFell the Profane+2
Orzhov Basilica+2
Peat Bog+2
Susur Secundi, Void Altar+2
Basic lands2
Plains+4
Swamp+5
10 Combo(s) Detected (Consistency: 92%)+67ⓘ
Combat Damage Synergy: token package, 1 haste enabler, 2 evasion enablers, aristocrats engine, 1 damage multiplier+25ⓘ
Combo pieces12
BGravecrawler+8
1Blade of the Bloodchief+2
1BBlood Artist+8
1BUmbral Collar Zealot+4
2BVito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose+8
2BWarren Soultrader+7
3Phyrexian Altar+6
3BPitiless Plunderer+9
2WBElenda, the Dusk Rose+5
4BExquisite Blood+9
3BBSanguine Bond+8
3BBBloodthirsty Conqueror+3
Synergy pieces6
XBBTorment of Hailfire+7
XBBThe Meathook Massacre+3
2BSephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER+3
1WBAthreos, God of Passage+2
1BBPawn of Ulamog+2
2BBWhip of Erebos+1
Win conditions2
3WAkroma's Will+5
1BBBBloodletter of Aclazotz+1
Combat threats1
BBBBPhyrexian Obliterator+1
Sacrifice outlets2
High Market+4
Phyrexian Tower+3
Token generators4
1BJadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia+4
1WCharismatic Conqueror+2
2WBSorin, Solemn Visitor+4
4BTevesh Szat, Doom of Fools+5
Reanimation1
2BBGisa, Glorious Resurrector+1
Other2
1BBitterblossom+2
4Roaming Throne+5

Bracket

4
Bracket 4Optimized
High power, built to win. Unlimited Game Changers, efficient combos expected.
Breakdown
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Power level 8.5 → Bracket 4
Threats99Consistency88Mana base88

2.0 above Bracket 3 ceiling (6.5)

0.0 below Bracket 5 threshold (8.5)

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Game changers 10
Braids, Cabal MinionDemonic TutorEnlightened TutorFarewellMana VaultSmothering TitheTeferi's ProtectionChrome MoxVampiric TutorAncient Tomb
✓2-card combo
✕Mass land denial — none
✕Extra turns — none

Themes8 total

Aristocrats21 cards

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

Accursed Marauder,Athreos, God of Passage,Blade of the Bloodchief,Blood Artist,Braids, Arisen Nightmare
Lifegain18 cards

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

Akroma's Will,Authority of the Consuls,Blood Artist,Bloodthirsty Conqueror,Charismatic Conqueror
Token Strategy15 cards

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

Bitterblossom,Black Market Connections,Charismatic Conqueror,Elenda, the Dusk Rose,Get Lost

Combos10 total