Susan & Ninth – Exploding Veggies

Commander

The Ninth Doctor

2.7±0.7

Early build

Core idea exists, but ratios, ramp, draw, and interaction still need major refinement.

Primary win line:Go-wide combat finish

Medium confidence(156 pts)

Estimated win turn

T9best

T10typical

T12+contested

Vector breakdown

Heavy Curve (62% CMC 5+)+-10ⓘ

Fast mana1

Path of Annihilation+2

Land ramp13

The Earth King+3

Vastwood Surge+2

Path of the Animist+2

Map the Frontier+2

Circuitous Route+2

Explosive Vegetation+2

Encroaching Dragonstorm+2

Migration Path+2

Skyshroud Claim+2

Tempt with Discovery+1

Verdant Mastery+6

+1 more

Other acceleration2

Elder Deep-Fiend+1

Icebreaker Kraken+1

Treasure generators2

Kozilek's Unsealing+1

Village Pillagers+2

Low Land Count (26/28)+-5ⓘ

Tutors2

Tempt with Discovery+1

Ulvenwald Hydra+1

Draw engines11

Garruk's Uprising+5

Kozilek's Unsealing+1

Neyith of the Dire Hunt+5

Toski, Bearer of Secrets+5

Kraum, Ludevic's Opus+6

Tatyova, Benthic Druid+5

Stormsurge Kraken+1

Deepfathom Skulker+5

Ultimecia, Temporal Threat+3

Niv-Mizzet, Visionary+1

Cantrips & burst draw4

Fight Rigging+4

Eladamri, Korvecdal+1

Rishkar's Expertise+6

Waker of Waves+1

Recursion1

World Breaker+1

Value engines6

Monstrous Vortex+4

Etali, Primal Storm+3

Sweet-Gum Recluse+1

Y'shtola Rhul+1

Myojin of Cryptic Dreams+1

Spot removal7

Natural Reclamation+5

Inferno Titan+1

Scourge of Fleets+1

Thorn Mammoth+1

World Breaker+1

Tidespout Tyrant+1

Elder Deep-Fiend+1

Artifact/enchantment removal1

Bane of Progress+5

Stax & hate4

Grappling Kraken+2

Pursued Whale+9

Waker of Waves+1

Icebreaker Kraken+1

Protection1

Saryth, the Viper's Fang+1

Mana Acceleration (16 sources)+6ⓘ

Low Land Count (26/28)+-5ⓘ

Dual & shock lands4

Stomping Ground+6

Mistrise Village+4

Karplusan Forest+4

Rootbound Crag+4

Premium utility lands1

Command Tower+5

Utility lands5

Toph, Greatest Earthbender+1

Rockfall Vale+2

Cascade Bluffs+2

Abundant Countryside+2

Snow-Covered Forest+2

Taplands1

G/U

G/U

Drowner of Truth // Drowned Jungle+2

Basic lands2

Combat Damage Synergy: token package, 1 haste enabler, 2 evasion enablers, aristocrats engine, 1 damage multiplier+25ⓘ

1 extra turn effect+5ⓘ

Synergy pieces6

Kozilek's Unsealing+1

The Earth King+3

Path of Annihilation+2

Rampaging Baloths+4

Myr Battlesphere+4

Omnath, Locus of Rage+4

Win conditions3

Etali, Primal Storm+3

Vivien's Invocation+1

Apex Devastator+5

Combat threats10

Cactusfolk Sureshot+2

Gogo, Mysterious Mime+1

Toph, Greatest Earthbender+1

Stormsurge Kraken+1

Ultimecia, Temporal Threat+3

Ulvenwald Hydra+1

Inferno Titan+1

Niv-Mizzet, Visionary+1

Fleet Swallower+1

Thorn Mammoth+1

Extra turns2

Part the Waterveil+6

Y'shtola Rhul+1

Other3

Ashaya, Soul of the Wild+8

Deadeye Navigator+8

Myojin of Cryptic Dreams+1

Bracket

1

Bracket 1Exhibition

Theme-focused decks prioritizing creativity over power. No Game Changers, no 2-card combos.

Breakdown

✓

Power level 2.7 → Bracket 1

Threats85Consistency62Mana base51

1.7 above Bracket 0 ceiling (1)

0.3 below Bracket 2 threshold (3)

✓

Extra turns (1)

Part the Waterveil

✕Game changers — none

✕Mass land denial — none

✕2-card combo — none

Themes5 total

Stompy / Big Mana38 cards

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

Neyith of the Dire Hunt,Scourge of Fleets,Icebreaker Kraken,Fleet Swallower,Myojin of Cryptic Dreams

Legends Matter16 cards

16 legendary synergies. Your legends grow stronger together.

Neyith of the Dire Hunt,Myojin of Cryptic Dreams,Saryth, the Viper's Fang,Eladamri, Korvecdal,Toski, Bearer of Secrets

Token Strategy10 cards

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

Pursued Whale,Kozilek's Unsealing,Drowner of Truth // Drowned Jungle,Path of Annihilation,Myr Battlesphere

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.