The Balrog, Durin's Bane

Commander
BRThe Balrog, Durin's Bane
6.0±0.3
Deck With a Plan
Cohesive strategy with synergistic card selection. At least one reliable path to close games.
High confidence(458 pts)
Estimated win turn
T3best
T4typical
T5+contested
Vector breakdown
Fast mana6
0Lotus Petal+8
1Sol Ring+10
RInfernal Plunge+6
BBlood Pet+1
3Phyrexian Altar+5
3Ashnod's Altar+4
Mana rocks3
2Arcane Signet+6
2Talisman of Indulgence+5
2Rakdos Signet+4
Treasure generators11
RImpulsive Pilferer+4
RCurse of Opulence+1
2BLobelia Sackville-Baggins+6
2RSeize the Spotlight+5
1BRMahadi, Emporium Master+4
2RThe Reaver Cleaver+4
2BBlack Market Connections+3
1BBPawn of Ulamog+2
3BPitiless Plunderer+3
3BRuthless Technomancer+2
4BBRThe Balrog of Moria+2
Tutors2
BEntomb+8
1BRLagomos, Hand of Hatred+5
Draw engines3
2BGrim Haruspex+5
2BMorbid Opportunist+5
2BBlack Market Connections+5
Cantrips & burst draw6
BVillage Rites+5
1BDeadly Dispute+5
1BNasty End+1
2RSeize the Spotlight+5
3RBig Score+4
3BDisciple of Bolas+1
Scry & Surveil1
BViscera Seer+3
Recursion2
1BReassembling Skeleton+1
2BVictimize+2
Value engines1
1BBitterblossom+4
Spot removal6
BLash of the Balrog+7
BTragic Slip+1
1BFeed the Swarm+5
1BSheoldred's Edict+1
2RChaos Warp+5
2BSoul Shatter+1
Artifact/enchantment removal1
RVandalblast+6
Graveyard hate2
2BLobelia Sackville-Baggins+6
2BLord Skitter, Sewer King+4
Board wipes1
3BBBlasphemous Edict+4
Two-Color Powerhouse Lands (2)+5ⓘ
Fetchlands4
Arid Mesa+8
Verdant Catacombs+8
Polluted Delta+8
Wooded Foothills+8
Dual & shock lands6
Blood Crypt+6
Luxury Suite+5
Blackcleave Cliffs+5
Sulfurous Springs+4
Dragonskull Summit+4
Arena of Glory+4
Premium utility lands2
Cavern of Souls+6
Command Tower+5
Utility lands9
Reliquary Tower+2
Rogue's Passage+2
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep+2
Smoldering Marsh+2
Westvale Abbey // Ormendahl, Profane Prince+2
Treasure Vault+2
Haunted Ridge+2
Mount Doom+2
Mines of Moria+2
Taplands2
2RKazuul's Fury // Kazuul's Cliffs+2
Foreboding Ruins+2
Basic lands2
Mountain+5
Swamp+7
12 Combo(s) Detected (Consistency: 68%)+67ⓘ
Combat Damage Synergy: token package, 1 haste enabler, aristocrats engine+23ⓘ
Combo pieces10
BViscera Seer+7
BPersistent Specimen+4
1BReassembling Skeleton+3
2BYahenni, Undying Partisan+8
3Phyrexian Altar+6
3Ashnod's Altar+5
1BBPawn of Ulamog+5
1BRMahadi, Emporium Master
3BPitiless Plunderer+9
4BRevel in Riches+7
Synergy pieces5
XRSong of Totentanz+4
1BRMayhem Devil+5
1BRLagomos, Hand of Hatred+5
2BBastion of Remembrance+5
4BBRThe Balrog of Moria+2
Win conditions4
1BZulaport Cutthroat+5
1RFling+1
BRJuri, Master of the Revue+1
3RPurphoros, God of the Forge+7
Sacrifice outlets3
BBlood Pet+1
1BNasty End+1
3BRuthless Technomancer+2
Token generators3
2BOphiomancer+4
2BLord Skitter, Sewer King+4
5The Hive+4
Reanimation1
2BVictimize+3
Other1
1BBitterblossom+2

Bracket

3
Bracket 3Upgraded
Strong synergy and high card quality. Up to 3 Game Changers, late-game combos OK.
Breakdown
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Power level 6.0 → Bracket 3
Threats98Mana base89Speed82

1.5 above Bracket 2 ceiling (4.5)

0.5 below Bracket 4 threshold (6.5)

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

Themes10 total

Aristocrats25 cards

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

Plaguecrafter,Fleshbag Marauder,Grim Haruspex,Pawn of Ulamog,Viscera Seer
Token Strategy24 cards

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

Curse of Opulence,Bitterblossom,The Hive,Pawn of Ulamog,Ophiomancer
Treasure14 cards

14 treasure generators. Ramp and artifact synergies in one package.

Pitiless Plunderer,Impulsive Pilferer,Treasure Vault,Deadly Dispute,Ruthless Technomancer

Combos12 total