The Lord of Pain

Commander

The Lord of Pain

5.3±0.3

Casual

Intentional card choices with a clear game plan. Functional mana but room to optimize.

High confidence(363 pts)

Estimated win turn

T7best

T8typical

T11+contested

Vector breakdown

Fast mana5

Everflowing Chalice+8

Seething Song+6

Mana rocks11

Arcane Signet+6

Talisman of Indulgence+5

Fellwar Stone+5

Thought Vessel+4

Rakdos Signet+4

Decanter of Endless Water+1

Chromatic Lantern+1

Commander's Sphere+1

Hedron Archive+3

Land ramp1

Solemn Simulacrum+2

Other acceleration4

Ruby Medallion+6

Jet Medallion+5

Rakdos, Lord of Riots+6

Chandra's Incinerator+1

Treasure generators1

Reckless Endeavor+2

Tutors1

Demonic Tutor+10

Draw engines8

Stormfist Crusader+1

Morbid Opportunist+5

Xantcha, Sleeper Agent+5

Braids, Arisen Nightmare+4

Scrawling Crawler+1

Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls+5

Hedron Archive+2

B/R

B/R

Spiteful Visions+1

Cantrips & burst draw5

Grab the Prize+1

Combustible Gearhulk+1

Decree of Pain+3

Value engines2

Basilisk Collar+2

Kaervek the Merciless+1

Control Strategy Bonus (14.4 interaction cards)+30ⓘ

Spot removal3

Orcish Bowmasters+5

Artifact/enchantment removal1

Board wipes9

Chain Reaction+7

Nevinyrral's Disk+7

Massacre Wurm+1

Reckless Endeavor+2

Decree of Pain+3

In Garruk's Wake+6

Blasphemous Act+5

Stax & hate10

Razorkin Needlehead+1

Rampaging Ferocidon+5

Braids, Arisen Nightmare+2

Scrawling Crawler+1

Mogis, God of Slaughter+1

B/R

B/R

Spiteful Visions+1

Kardur, Doomscourge+1

Painful Quandary+1

Kaervek the Merciless+1

Protection2

Redirect Lightning+3

Lightning Greaves+6

Mana Acceleration (22 sources)+12ⓘ

Fetchlands2

Bloodstained Mire+8

Prismatic Vista+7

Dual & shock lands4

Sulfurous Springs+4

Dragonskull Summit+4

Premium utility lands4

City of Brass+5

Command Tower+5

Mana Confluence+5

Exotic Orchard+4

Utility lands3

Haunted Ridge+2

Smoldering Marsh+2

Taplands1

Rakdos Carnarium+2

Basic lands2

Combat Damage Synergy: 3 damage multipliers+12ⓘ

Synergy pieces1

Rakdos, Lord of Riots+6

Win conditions9

Torment of Hailfire+7

Grafted Exoskeleton+4

Bloodletter of Aclazotz+1

Torbran, Thane of Red Fell+1

Gray Merchant of Asphodel+6

Brash Taunter+1

Fiery Emancipation+1

Combat threats3

Twinflame Tyrant+8

Chandra's Incinerator+1

Drain effects10

Kederekt Parasite+1

Creeping Bloodsucker+6

Stormfist Crusader+1

Black Waltz No. 3+1

Kardur, Doomscourge+1

Wound Reflection+1

Massacre Wurm+1

Combustible Gearhulk+1

Token generators1

Orcish Bowmasters+4

Bracket

3

Bracket 3Upgraded

Strong synergy and high card quality. Up to 3 Game Changers, late-game combos OK.

Breakdown

✓

Power level 5.3 → Bracket 3

Speed86Interaction84Mana base84

0.8 above Bracket 2 ceiling (4.5)

1.2 below Bracket 4 threshold (6.5)

Game Changers are present, but your power level already places this deck in Bracket 3.

✓

Game changers 3

Orcish BowmastersJeska's WillDemonic Tutor

✕Mass land denial — none

✕2-card combo — none

✕Extra turns — none

Themes10 total

Legends Matter11 cards

11 legendary synergies. Your legends grow stronger together.

Tokka & Rahzar, Terrible Twos,Vial Smasher the Fierce,Black Waltz No. 3,Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls,Kaervek the Merciless

Burn9 cards

9 damage dealers. Burn opponents down with direct damage.

Black Waltz No. 3,Kaervek the Merciless,Rakdos Charm,Orcish Bowmasters,Creeping Bloodsucker

Aristocrats8 cards

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

Mogis, God of Slaughter,Kardur, Doomscourge,Gleeful Arsonist,Solemn Simulacrum,Star Athlete

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.