The Lord of Pain

Commander
BRThe Lord of Pain
6.9±0.3
Deck With a Plan
Cohesive strategy with synergistic card selection. At least one reliable path to close games.
High confidence(476 pts)
Estimated win turn
T4best
T5typical
T6+contested
Vector breakdown
Efficient Curve (50% CMC 0-2)+8ⓘ
Fast mana5
0Lotus Petal+8
1Sol Ring+10
BDark Ritual+7
1RDesperate Ritual+5
City of Traitors+7
Mana rocks7
2Arcane Signet+6
2Talisman of Indulgence+5
2Fellwar Stone+5
2Mind Stone+4
2RGlittering Stockpile+1
2RCursed Mirror+1
5Gilded Lotus+5
Land ramp1
4Solemn Simulacrum+2
Other acceleration2
1BHeartless Summoning+6
2Jet Medallion+5
Treasure generators2
2RDescent into Avernus+5
2BBlack Market Connections+3
Tutors5
BVampiric Tutor+10
RGamble+7
1BDemonic Tutor+10
1BBGrim Tutor+5
Urza's Saga+3
Draw engines6
2Howling Mine+1
BRStormfist Crusader+1
2BBlack Market Connections+5
3Scrawling Crawler+1
4The One Ring+8
2B/RB/RSpiteful Visions+1
Cantrips & burst draw3
RFaithless Looting+5
BMirrodin Avenged+4
3RBig Score+4
Value engines3
1Basilisk Collar+2
5Geode Golem+5
5BRKaervek the Merciless+1
Control Strategy Bonus (11.6 interaction cards)+18ⓘ
Counterspells1
1RTibalt's Trickery+5
Spot removal6
BMirrodin Avenged+4
1Shadowspear+2
BRRakdos Charm+9
1BFeed the Swarm+5
2BSaw in Half+6
3BDeadly Rollick+8
Board wipes2
2BToxic Deluge+8
8RBlasphemous Act+5
Stax & hate8
1RRoiling Vortex+5
RRRazorkin Needlehead+1
3Scrawling Crawler+1
2BRMogis, God of Slaughter+1
2B/RB/RSpiteful Visions+1
2BRKardur, Doomscourge+1
3BBPainful Quandary+1
5BRKaervek the Merciless+1
Protection5
BNot Dead After All+4
2Lightning Greaves+6
RRReturn the Favor+1
4The One Ring+3
Glacial Chasm+4
Two-Color Powerhouse Lands (3)+12ⓘ
Mana Acceleration (16 sources)+6ⓘ
Dual & shock lands5
Blood Crypt+6
Luxury Suite+5
Blackcleave Cliffs+5
Dragonskull Summit+4
Sulfurous Springs+4
Premium utility lands3
City of Brass+5
Command Tower+5
Exotic Orchard+4
Utility lands13
Urza's Saga+4
Hall of the Bandit Lord+4
Graven Cairns+2
Crystal Vein+2
Command Beacon+2
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+2
Shadowblood Ridge+2
Mount Doom+2
Smoldering Marsh+2
Tainted Peak+2
Blazemire Verge+2
Snow-Covered Mountain+2
+1 more
Taplands3
Foreboding Ruins+2
Raucous Theater+2
Bojuka Bog+2
Basic lands2
Swamp+4
Mountain+7
2 Combo(s) Detected (Consistency: 96%)+29ⓘ
Combat Damage Synergy: aristocrats engine, 2 damage multipliers+16ⓘ
Combo pieces3
2RRSolphim, Mayhem Dominus+8
3RRHeartless Hidetsugu+9
3RRTwinflame Tyrant+8
Win conditions1
1RRRTorbran, Thane of Red Fell+1
Combat threats2
1Shadowspear+3
13BBShadow of Mortality+1
Drain effects4
BRStormfist Crusader+1
2RAcidic Soil+6
2RDescent into Avernus+5
2BRKardur, Doomscourge+1
Reanimation2
BReanimate+8
1BAnimate Dead+7

Bracket

4
Bracket 4Optimized
High power, built to win. Unlimited Game Changers, efficient combos expected.
Breakdown
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Power level 6.9 → Bracket 4
Threats88Mana base87Speed85

0.4 above Bracket 3 ceiling (6.5)

1.6 below Bracket 5 threshold (8.5)

Game Changers are present, but your power level already places this deck in Bracket 4.

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Game changers 5
Glacial ChasmDemonic TutorVampiric TutorGambleThe One Ring
✕Mass land denial — none
✕2-card combo — none
✕Extra turns — none

Themes8 total

Legends Matter8 cards

8 legendary synergies. Your legends grow stronger together.

Torbran, Thane of Red Fell,Mogis, God of Slaughter,Heartless Hidetsugu,Kaervek the Merciless,Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
Lifegain7 cards

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

Shadowspear,Not Dead After All,Basilisk Collar,Roiling Vortex,Hall of the Bandit Lord
Group Slug7 cards

7 group slug effects. Damage everyone equally, then break parity.

Heartless Hidetsugu,Descent into Avernus,Acidic Soil,Spiteful Visions,Stormfist Crusader

Combos2 total