Counter Control Deck

Commander
No commander provided
8.0±0.3
High Power
Tight curve and refined gameplan. Threats deploy quickly and the deck can protect its strategy.
Primary win line:Deterministic combo lines—Hullbreaker Horror,Sol Ring
High confidence(531 pts)
Estimated win turn
T3best
T4typical
T5+contested
Vector breakdown
Tight Curve (74% CMC 0-2)+15ⓘ
Fast mana6
0Lotus Petal+8
0Jeweled Amulet+1
1Sol Ring+10
1Springleaf Drum+1
2RSimian Spirit Guide+6
2RJeska's Will+5
Mana rocks5
2Arcane Signet+6
2Fellwar Stone+5
2Talisman of Creativity+5
2Izzet Signet+4
2Mind Stone+4
Treasure generators1
3RStorm-Kiln Artist+6
Low Land Count (25/31)+-15ⓘ
Tutors5
RGamble+7
UUMuddle the Mixture+4
2UDrift of Phantasms+5
2USolve the Equation+5
3UGifts Ungiven+8
Draw engines9
UMystic Remora+9
UCuriosity+5
2URhystic Study+10
2UTandem Lookout+5
2UOphidian Eye+5
4The One Ring+8
2UUArchmage Emeritus+5
UUURRRNiv-Mizzet, Parun+3
4URNiv-Mizzet, Visionary+1
Cantrips & burst draw8
U/PGitaxian Probe+7
UBrainstorm+6
UPreordain+5
RDragon's Rage Channeler+1
1UBorne Upon a Wind+1
1UImpulse+1
2UFrantic Search+6
2RJeska's Will+4
Value engines2
1RHarmonic Prodigy+1
1URGhyrson Starn, Kelermorph+1
Counterspells13
RPyroblast+13
UFlusterstorm+8
USwan Song+8
UAn Offer You Can't Refuse+7
RRed Elemental Blast+7
USpell Pierce+6
UDispel+5
1UArcane Denial+8
UUCounterspell+8
1UNegate+6
UUMuddle the Mixture+4
2UFierce Guardianship+10
+1 more
Spot removal7
UInto the Flood Maw+4
UUnsummon+1
1RSiege Smash+10
1USnapback+4
1USnap+2
1UUnsubstantiate+1
2UAmphibian Downpour+1
Artifact/enchantment removal1
RVandalblast+6
Graveyard hate1
0Tormod's Crypt+4
Board wipes1
1UVolatile Stormdrake+5
Protection4
UMagic Damper+1
UShore Up+1
2Swiftfoot Boots+4
4The One Ring+3
Mana Acceleration (11 sources)+1ⓘ
Low Land Count (25/31)+-15ⓘ
Fetchlands1
Fabled Passage+5
Dual & shock lands2
Shivan Reef+4
Sulfur Falls+4
Premium utility lands2
Command Tower+5
Exotic Orchard+4
Utility lands2
Cascade Bluffs+2
Reliquary Tower+2
Taplands2
Frostboil Snarl+2
Izzet Boilerworks+2
Basic lands2
Island+8
Mountain+8
8 Combo(s) Detected (Consistency: 100%)+60ⓘ
Combat Damage Synergy: token package+3ⓘ
Combo pieces14
0Lotus Petal+3
1Sol Ring+3
UCuriosity+1
RDragon's Rage Channeler
1RUnderworld Breach+13
1UBrain Freeze+7
1RHaze of Rage+2
2UFrantic Search+3
2UTandem Lookout+1
2UOphidian Eye+1
3RStorm-Kiln Artist+3
UUURRRNiv-Mizzet, Parun+5
+2 more
Win conditions1
1RUnleash Fury+1

Bracket

4
Bracket 4Optimized
High power, built to win. Unlimited Game Changers, efficient combos expected.
Breakdown
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Power level 8.0 → Bracket 4
Interaction95Threats91Consistency86

1.5 above Bracket 3 ceiling (6.5)

0.5 below Bracket 5 threshold (8.5)

Game Changers are present, but your power level already places this deck in Bracket 4.

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Game changers 7
The One RingFierce GuardianshipGifts UngivenGambleJeska's WillRhystic StudyUnderworld Breach
✓2-card combo
✕Mass land denial — none
✕Extra turns — none

Themes6 total

Counter Control12 cards

12 counterspells. Control the stack and protect your win conditions.

An Offer You Can't Refuse,Arcane Denial,Counterspell,Dispel,Fierce Guardianship
Storm8 cards

8 storm synergies. Chain spells for exponential value.

Dragon's Rage Channeler,Harmonic Prodigy,Storm-Kiln Artist,Brain Freeze,Flusterstorm
Bounce7 cards

7 bounce effects. Return permanents to hand for tempo advantage.

Hullbreaker Horror,Into the Flood Maw,Snap,Snapback,Unsubstantiate

Combos8 total