The Swarmlord

Commander
URGThe Swarmlord
3.6±0.5
Precon
Clear strategy at precon-level card quality. Taplands and basic ramp slow development.
Primary win line:Go-wide combat finish
Medium confidence(230 pts)
Estimated win turn
T6best
T7typical
T9+contested
Vector breakdown
Fast mana1
1Sol Ring+10
Mana rocks1
2Arcane Signet+6
Mana dorks1
1GBiophagus+1
Land ramp8
XXGSporocyst+5
1GFarseek+5
1GRampant Growth+5
1GExplore+4
2GCultivate+5
1RGAtalan Jackal+3
2GHarrow+3
2GPurestrain Genestealer+3
Other acceleration4
1GNexos+1
3Herald's Horn+2
2GOvergrowth+1
1RGShadow in the Warp+1
Commander Draw Engine (The Swarmlord provides card draw)+10ⓘ
Draw engines3
1GUBred for the Hunt+5
3Icon of Ancestry+4
3Herald's Horn+3
Cantrips & burst draw2
2GInspiring Call+2
2GGAbundance+1
Recursion2
XGHormagaunt Horde+5
5GOld One Eye+2
Value engines3
GHardened Scales+2
1URGhyrson Starn, Kelermorph+1
5GDeath's Presence+1
Spot removal4
X1GAberrant+5
RGHull Breach+1
1GUMalanthrope+6
3UAetherize+7
Board wipes1
XRRStarstorm+7
Stax & hate1
1RGShadow in the Warp+1
Mana Acceleration (16 sources)+6ⓘ
Fetchlands3
Ash Barrens+7
Evolving Wilds+5
Terramorphic Expanse+5
Premium utility lands4
Opal Palace+6
Path of Ancestry+6
Command Tower+5
Exotic Orchard+4
Utility lands3
Cave of Temptation+2
Cinder Glade+2
Unclaimed Territory+2
Taplands7
Temple of Abandon+3
Temple of Epiphany+3
Temple of Mystery+3
Frontier Bivouac+2
Game Trail+2
Rugged Highlands+2
Thornwood Falls+2
Basic lands3
Forest+8
Island+7
Mountain+7
Combat Damage Synergy: token swarm strategy, 1 token doubler, 2 haste enablers, 3 evasion enablers, aristocrats engine, 1 damage multiplier+25ⓘ
Combat threats3
X1GTervigon+9
X1GAberrant+5
5GOld One Eye+2
Token generators6
XGTermagant Swarm+4
2GUGargoyle Flock+4
3GLictor+4
3GTyranid Invasion+4
4UGenestealer Patriarch+8
4GUTyranid Harridan+4

Bracket

2
Bracket 2Core
Unoptimized but functional. Clear game plan without maximum efficiency.
Breakdown
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Power level 3.6 → Bracket 2
Mana base83Threats69Speed55

0.6 above Bracket 1 ceiling (3)

0.9 below Bracket 3 threshold (4.5)

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

Themes6 total

+1/+1 Counters31 cards

31 counter synergies. Grow your creatures over time for massive threats.

Aberrant,Biophagus,Bone Sabres,Bred for the Hunt,Broodlord
Human Tribal8 cards

8 human creatures detected. Tribal synergies can create powerful board states.

Acolyte Hybrid,Atalan Jackal,Biophagus,Clamavus,Genestealer Locus
Token Strategy8 cards

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

Gargoyle Flock,Genestealer Patriarch,Lictor,Old One Eye,Termagant Swarm

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.