Vela the Intimidator

Commander
UBVela the Night-Clad
6.2±0.3
Deck With a Plan
Cohesive strategy with synergistic card selection. At least one reliable path to close games.
Primary win line:Go-wide combat finish
High confidence(436 pts)
Estimated win turn
T9best
T10typical
T12+contested
Vector breakdown
Heavy Curve (54% CMC 5+)+-10ⓘ
Fast mana5
0Everflowing Chalice+8
1Sol Ring+10
5Forsaken Monument+4
Eldrazi Temple+3
Shrine of the Forsaken Gods+2
Mana rocks8
2Talisman of Dominance+5
3Worn Powerstone+5
3Unstable Obelisk+2
3Palladium Myr+1
4Thran Dynamo+6
4Ring of the Lucii+6
4Hedron Archive+3
5The Eternity Elevator+1
Other acceleration1
6The Immortal Sun+5
Treasure generators2
2BBlack Market Connections+3
2UKozilek's Unsealing+1
Tutors1
6Conduit of Ruin+5
Draw engines9
2BBlack Market Connections+5
2UKozilek's Unsealing+1
4Mystic Forge+7
4Hedron Archive+2
6The Immortal Sun+5
5CEndbringer+2
4UBSire of Stagnation+1
2B3BBUnholy Annex // Ritual Chamber+2
10Kozilek, Butcher of Truth+4
Cantrips & burst draw6
XCCKozilek's Command+10
3UULórien Revealed+3
7Nulldrifter+1
5CCDevourer of Destiny+1
9Summon: Bahamut+2
8CCKozilek, the Great Distortion+4
Recursion2
9Artisan of Kozilek+3
Academy Ruins+5
Value engines3
3U/PPhyrexian Metamorph+6
4Abstruse Archaic+4
3CCCEchoes of Eternity+1
Control Strategy Bonus (18.8 interaction cards)+30ⓘ
Counterspells3
CNull Elemental Blast+7
7Not of This World+6
8CCKozilek, the Great Distortion+4
Spot removal10
XCCKozilek's Command+10
3Unstable Obelisk+2
2UUgin's Binding+1
2CCEldrazi Confluence+3
5CEndbringer+2
5CCDevourer of Destiny+1
8Cityscape Leveler+3
9Summon: Bahamut+2
10Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger+4
Otawara, Soaring City+4
Graveyard hate1
4Stonespeaker Crystal+4
Board wipes3
7All Is Dust+6
7BBIn Garruk's Wake+6
7BBPlague Wind+6
Stax & hate2
6The Immortal Sun+5
4UBSire of Stagnation+1
Protection5
CEldritch Immunity+1
2Lightning Greaves+6
2Swiftfoot Boots+4
2Spellskite+1
8Platinum Emperion+1
Two-Color Powerhouse Lands (3)+11ⓘ
Mana Acceleration (14 sources)+4ⓘ
Fetchlands4
Polluted Delta+8
Prismatic Vista+7
Demolition Field+7
Ash Barrens+7
Dual & shock lands4
Underground Sea+9
Watery Grave+6
Morphic Pool+5
Underground River+4
Premium utility lands5
Cavern of Souls+6
Path of Ancestry+6
Command Tower+5
Exotic Orchard+4
Reflecting Pool+4
Utility lands13
Eldrazi Temple+2
Shrine of the Forsaken Gods+2
Rogue's Passage+2
Tainted Isle+2
Arcane Lighthouse+2
Detection Tower+2
Sunken Ruins+2
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+2
Shipwreck Marsh+2
Otawara, Soaring City+2
Gloomlake Verge+2
Fetid Pools+2
+1 more
Taplands13
BMalakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire+2
2UGlasspool Mimic // Glasspool Shore+2
2BBoggart Trawler // Boggart Bog+2
2UHydroelectric Specimen // Hydroelectric Laboratory+2
2BBHagra Mauling // Hagra Broodpit+2
2BBFell the Profane // Fell Mire+2
Temple of Deceit+3
Dimir Aqueduct+2
Mirrorpool+2
Guildless Commons+2
Undercity Sewers+2
Arid Archway+2
+1 more
Basic lands2
Island+1
Swamp+1
Combat Damage Synergy: token swarm strategy, 1 evasion enabler, aristocrats engine+25ⓘ
Win conditions8
5Forsaken Monument+2
8Cityscape Leveler+4
9Artisan of Kozilek+2
9Summon: Bahamut+2
10Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger+4
10Kozilek, Butcher of Truth+3
10Ulamog, the Defiler+1
12Emrakul, the World Anew+5
Combat threats3
7Sire of Seven Deaths+1
6CCBreaker of Creation+1
8CCFlayer of Loyalties+5
Drain effects2
2CGlaring Fleshraker+4
2B3BBUnholy Annex // Ritual Chamber+2
Token generators3
2UKozilek's Unsealing+1
2CCEldrazi Confluence+3
6UBenthic Anomaly+4

Bracket

3
Bracket 3Upgraded
Strong synergy and high card quality. Up to 3 Game Changers, late-game combos OK.
Breakdown
Learn more →
✓
Power level 6.2 → Bracket 3
Mana base95Interaction84Consistency74

1.7 above Bracket 2 ceiling (4.5)

0.3 below Bracket 4 threshold (6.5)

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

Themes10 total

Stompy / Big Mana20 cards

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

Artisan of Kozilek,Kozilek, Butcher of Truth,Conduit of Ruin,Kozilek's Channeler,Sire of Stagnation
Aristocrats10 cards

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

Artisan of Kozilek,Kozilek, Butcher of Truth,Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire,Flayer of Loyalties,Emrakul, the World Anew
Token Strategy9 cards

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

Mirrorpool,Cityscape Leveler,Black Market Connections,Kozilek's Unsealing,Kozilek's Command

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.