The Scarab God

Commander
UBThe Scarab God
4.4±0.3
Upgraded Precon
Core strategy improved with targeted swaps. Mana base and card draw still have clear gaps.
Primary win line:Go-wide combat finish
High confidence(294 pts)
Estimated win turn
T5best
T6typical
T8+contested
Vector breakdown
Heavy Curve (26% CMC 5+)+-10ⓘ
Fast mana3
1Sol Ring+10
5URooftop Storm+7
Cabal Coffers+7
Mana rocks6
2Arcane Signet+6
2Talisman of Dominance+5
2Dimir Signet+4
2Thought Vessel+4
2Mind Stone+4
3Patchwork Banner+1
Other acceleration3
UTraining Grounds+4
3Urza's Incubator+6
2BBUndead Warchief+4
Low Land Count (19/30)+-28ⓘ
Draw engines4
BCryptbreaker+2
BBUndead Augur+5
2BMidnight Reaper+5
3UUKindred Discovery+6
Recursion2
BBRelentless Dead+1
1BBLord of the Undead+1
Value engines3
2Mindcrank+1
2UBWilhelt, the Rotcleaver+3
3UNecroduality+2
Spot removal2
1BFeed the Swarm+5
1BB1BBMurderous Rider // Swift End+2
Board wipes2
3BBLiliana, Death's Majesty+5
3BBNoxious Ghoul+1
Protection1
1ULazotep Plating+4
Two-Color Mana Base (no fixing needed)+35ⓘ
Two-Color Powerhouse Lands (2)+10ⓘ
Mana Acceleration (12 sources)+2ⓘ
Low Land Count (19/30)+-28ⓘ
Fetchlands1
Polluted Delta+8
Dual & shock lands4
Watery Grave+6
Morphic Pool+5
Underground River+4
Drowned Catacomb+4
Premium utility lands1
Command Tower+5
Utility lands9
Sunken Hollow+2
Unholy Grotto+2
Clearwater Pathway // Murkwater Pathway+2
Gloomlake Verge+2
Sunken Ruins+2
Snow-Covered Island+2
Shipwreck Marsh+2
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+2
Snow-Covered Swamp+2
Taplands3
XBBBAgadeem's Awakening // Agadeem, the Undercrypt+2
Bojuka Bog+2
Choked Estuary+2
Combat Damage Synergy: token swarm strategy, 10 tribal lords, 1 evasion enabler, aristocrats engine+25ⓘ
Synergy pieces3
1BBCemetery Reaper+5
1BBLord of the Undead+1
4UReflections of Littjara+5
Win conditions2
3BBGray Merchant of Asphodel+6
3BBPatriarch's Bidding+5
Combat threats13
BChampion of the Perished+1
1UBDiregraf Captain+5
2BDiregraf Colossus+5
1BBDeath Baron+5
2BLord of the Accursed+5
2BLiliana's Devotee+4
1BBZombie Master+1
2BBEndless Ranks of the Dead+5
2BBRisen Executioner+5
2BBUndead Warchief+2
3UBNarfi, Betrayer King+5
3BBLiliana's Mastery+4
+1 more
Sacrifice outlets2
3BTomb Tyrant+4
3BBGhoulcaller Gisa+8
Token generators9
BCryptbreaker+2
1UBGleaming Overseer+4
2BRise of the Dread Marn+4
2BHeadless Rider+4
2BVizier of the Scorpion+4
2BBDeath-Priest of Myrkul+4
3BBLiliana, Death's Majesty+5
4UEternal Skylord+4
2UUBEnter the God-Eternals+4
Clone effects1
3UNecroduality+4
Other5
UTraining Grounds+3
1BDreadhorde Invasion+3
3UCleaver Skaab+4
2UBWilhelt, the Rotcleaver+3
3BBBMikaeus, the Unhallowed+5

Bracket

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Bracket 2Core
Unoptimized but functional. Clear game plan without maximum efficiency.
Breakdown
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Power level 4.4 → Bracket 2
Threats97Mana base75Speed52

1.4 above Bracket 1 ceiling (3)

0.1 below Bracket 3 threshold (4.5)

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

Themes10 total

Zombie Tribal29 cards

29 zombie creatures detected. Tribal synergies can create powerful board states.

Cleaver Skaab,Diregraf Captain,Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver,Bladestitched Skaab,Gray Merchant of Asphodel
Token Strategy21 cards

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

Cleaver Skaab,Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver,Dreadhorde Invasion,Liliana's Devotee,Gleaming Overseer
Aristocrats11 cards

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

Cleaver Skaab,Diregraf Captain,Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver,Headless Rider,Undead Augur

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.