The Lord of Pain

Commander
BRThe Lord of Pain
3.5±0.3
Precon
Clear strategy at precon-level card quality. Taplands and basic ramp slow development.
High confidence(208 pts)
Estimated win turn
T7best
T8typical
T9+contested
Vector breakdown
Fast mana1
1Sol Ring+10
Mana rocks6
2Arcane Signet+6
2Fellwar Stone+5
2Talisman of Indulgence+5
2Mind Stone+4
2Rakdos Signet+4
6Coveted Jewel+3
Land ramp1
4Solemn Simulacrum+2
Other acceleration2
2RMana Flare+1
3BCrypt Ghast+6
Treasure generators1
2RDescent into Avernus+5
Draw engines8
BRStormfist Crusader+1
2BMorbid Opportunist+5
1BBBraids, Arisen Nightmare+4
1BBMask of Griselbrand+1
1BRTheater of Horrors+1
2BRValgavoth, Harrower of Souls+5
2B/RB/RSpiteful Visions+1
6Coveted Jewel+3
Cantrips & burst draw5
1RGrab the Prize+1
2RLight Up the Stage+1
2RRTectonic Giant+1
4RRCombustible Gearhulk+1
6BBDecree of Pain+3
Value engines1
1Basilisk Collar+2
Control Strategy Bonus (10.2 interaction cards)+11ⓘ
Spot removal7
1Shadowspear+2
BRRakdos Charm+9
1BFeed the Swarm+5
1BInfernal Grasp+5
2RChaos Warp+5
BBRBedevil+2
3BSuspended Sentence+7
Board wipes4
3BBMassacre Girl+1
3BBBMassacre Wurm+1
6BBDecree of Pain+3
8RBlasphemous Act+5
Stax & hate10
1BBlood Seeker+1
1RHarsh Mentor+1
RRRazorkin Needlehead+1
2RRampaging Ferocidon+5
1BBBraids, Arisen Nightmare+2
2BRMogis, God of Slaughter+1
3BNightshade Harvester+1
2B/RB/RSpiteful Visions+1
4BPersistent Constrictor+1
3BBGrievous Wound+1
Protection1
2Lightning Greaves+6
Mana Acceleration (11 sources)+1ⓘ
Fetchlands3
Ash Barrens+7
Evolving Wilds+5
Terramorphic Expanse+5
Dual & shock lands4
Blood Crypt+6
Blackcleave Cliffs+5
Dragonskull Summit+4
Sulfurous Springs+4
Premium utility lands2
Command Tower+5
Exotic Orchard+4
Utility lands9
Canyon Slough+2
Graven Cairns+2
Shadowblood Ridge+2
Shivan Gorge+2
Smoldering Marsh+2
Tainted Peak+2
Temple of the False God+2
Witch's Clinic+2
Haunted Ridge+2
Taplands4
Temple of Malice+3
Foreboding Ruins+2
Leechridden Swamp+2
Spinerock Knoll+2
Basic lands2
Mountain+8
Swamp+8
1 Combo(s) Detected (Consistency: 40%)+17ⓘ
Combat Damage Synergy: 2 damage multipliers+8ⓘ
Combo pieces2
3BBGrievous Wound
5BWound Reflection+3
Synergy pieces2
1BRMayhem Devil+5
3BBSyr Konrad, the Grim+5
Win conditions6
XBBTorment of Hailfire+7
XXXRRCrackle with Power+1
3BBGray Merchant of Asphodel+6
4RBrash Taunter+1
4RRFear of Burning Alive+6
3RRRFiery Emancipation+1
Combat threats3
1Shadowspear+3
3Loxodon Warhammer+1
2RRTectonic Giant+1
Drain effects9
BKederekt Parasite+1
1BBlood Seeker+1
BRStormfist Crusader+1
2RDescent into Avernus+5
3BNightshade Harvester+1
4BPersistent Constrictor+1
4RRCombustible Gearhulk+1
3BBBMassacre Wurm+1
3R3RSpiked Corridor // Torture Pit+4

Bracket

2
Bracket 2Core
Unoptimized but functional. Clear game plan without maximum efficiency.
Breakdown
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Power level 3.5 → Bracket 2
Mana base83Threats82Interaction69

0.5 above Bracket 1 ceiling (3)

1.0 below Bracket 3 threshold (4.5)

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

Themes7 total

Aristocrats11 cards

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

Braids, Arisen Nightmare,Gleeful Arsonist,Mask of Griselbrand,Massacre Girl,Massacre Wurm
Lifegain9 cards

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

Basilisk Collar,Gray Merchant of Asphodel,Mask of Griselbrand,Rampaging Ferocidon,Witch's Clinic
Human Tribal8 cards

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

Gleeful Arsonist,Harsh Mentor,Massacre Girl,Morbid Opportunist,Stormfist Crusader

Combos1 total