Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver

Commander
UBWilhelt, the Rotcleaver
4.7±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(322 pts)
Estimated win turn
T8best
T9typical
T11+contested
Vector breakdown
Heavy Curve (33% CMC 5+)+-10ⓘ
Fast mana2
1Sol Ring+10
5URooftop Storm+7
Mana rocks2
2Arcane Signet+6
3Commander's Sphere+1
Other acceleration1
2BBUndead Warchief+4
Commander Draw Engine (Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver provides card draw)+15ⓘ
Commander Synergy (1 groups)+4ⓘ
Tutors2
3Heirloom Blade+1
3BBSidisi, Undead Vizier+2
Draw engines4
1UMilitary Intelligence+5
4UHordewing Skaab+5
3BBVogar, Necropolis Tyrant+5
4BBLiliana, Dreadhorde General+9
Cantrips & burst draw4
BCorrupted Conviction+1
1BDeadly Dispute+5
3UDistant Melody+1
3UBEloise, Nephalia Sleuth+9
Recursion4
2BVictimize+2
1BBLord of the Undead+1
2UBGisa and Geralf+1
3UBThe Scarab God+5
Value engines2
3UUndead Alchemist+3
3UNecroduality+2
Spot removal4
BSpark Harvest+7
BEaten Alive+7
XXBDark Salvation+2
1BBHero's Downfall+2
Graveyard hate2
3UUndead Alchemist+3
3UUStitcher Geralf+4
Board wipes2
3BBLiliana, Death's Majesty+5
7BBIn Garruk's Wake+6
Edict effects1
5BBButcher of Malakir+5
Two-Color Mana Base (no fixing needed)+10ⓘ
Two-Color Powerhouse Lands (1)+4ⓘ
Dual & shock lands2
Watery Grave+6
Underground River+4
Premium utility lands2
Path of Ancestry+6
Command Tower+5
Utility lands4
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+2
Darkwater Catacombs+2
Sunken Hollow+2
Tainted Isle+2
Taplands4
Temple of Deceit+3
Choked Estuary+2
Dimir Aqueduct+2
Mortuary Mire+2
Basic lands2
Swamp+14
Island+9
Combat Damage Synergy: token swarm strategy, 6 tribal lords, 1 evasion enabler, aristocrats engine+25ⓘ
Commander Synergy (2 groups)+15ⓘ
Synergy pieces22
XXBDark Salvation+2
XBBDread Summons+4
1BDreadhorde Invasion+3
1BBCemetery Reaper+5
2BDiregraf Colossus+5
2BVizier of the Scorpion+4
1UBGleaming Overseer+4
XXUUUHour of Eternity+4
2BBEndless Ranks of the Dead+5
3UCleaver Skaab+4
2UUHavengul Runebinder+4
2BBJosu Vess, Lich Knight+4
+10 more
Win conditions1
1BCover of Darkness+1
Combat threats6
BChampion of the Perished+1
1BBDeath Baron+5
1UBDiregraf Captain+5
2BLord of the Accursed+5
1BBLord of the Undead+1
2BBUndead Warchief+2
Sacrifice outlets3
BVampiric Rites+4
3BTomb Tyrant+4
3BBSidisi, Undead Vizier+2
Drain effects1
2BPlague Belcher+1
Reanimation2
2BVictimize+3
4Grimoire of the Dead+1
Other1
BGravecrawler+5

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 4.7 → Bracket 3
Threats97Consistency79Mana base75

0.2 above Bracket 2 ceiling (4.5)

1.8 below Bracket 4 threshold (6.5)

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

Themes10 total

Zombie Tribal25 cards

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

Geralf's Masterpiece,Undead Warchief,Vizier of the Scorpion,Lord of the Undead,Sidisi, Undead Vizier
Token Strategy25 cards

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

Vizier of the Scorpion,Liliana, Dreadhorde General,Deadly Dispute,Cleaver Skaab,Army of the Damned
Aristocrats14 cards

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

Liliana, Dreadhorde General,Sidisi, Undead Vizier,Prowling Geistcatcher,Cleaver Skaab,Tomb Tyrant

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.