Lifeblood (Amalia Benavides Aguirre)

Commander
WBAmalia Benavides Aguirre
4.0±0.5
Upgraded Precon
Core strategy improved with targeted swaps. Mana base and card draw still have clear gaps.
Primary win line:Commander combat pressure
Medium confidence(262 pts)
Estimated win turn
T5best
T6typical
T8+contested
Vector breakdown
Efficient Curve (52% CMC 0-2)+8ⓘ
Fast mana1
1Sol Ring+10
Mana rocks4
2Arcane Signet+6
2Charcoal Diamond+4
2Mind Stone+4
2Thought Vessel+4
Other acceleration2
2Jet Medallion+5
4B/PB/PB/PK'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth+10
Draw engines5
1Skullclamp+8
1BBUnderworld Connections+1
4Wreck Remover+5
3BDread Presence+3
3BGreed+1
Cantrips & burst draw1
BVillage Rites+5
Recursion1
3BBPalace Siege+1
Spot removal8
BTragic Slip+1
BDefile+1
1WPlanar Disruption+5
1BGo for the Throat+5
1B/PB/PDismember+1
2BSoul Shatter+1
4WWanderer's Strike+2
4BBNoxious Gearhulk+1
Graveyard hate1
4Wreck Remover+5
Board wipes2
3WWTragic Arrogance+1
7BBIn Garruk's Wake+6
Stax & hate1
1WPath to Redemption+5
Protection1
2Swiftfoot Boots+4
Two-Color Mana Base (no fixing needed)+4ⓘ
Two-Color Powerhouse Lands (1)+3ⓘ
Fetchlands2
Evolving Wilds+5
Terramorphic Expanse+5
Dual & shock lands1
Castle Locthwain+4
Premium utility lands3
Path of Ancestry+6
Voldaren Estate+6
Command Tower+5
Utility lands4
Witch's Cottage+2
Rogue's Passage+2
Hall of Oracles+2
Neglected Manor+2
Taplands4
1WSkyclave Cleric // Skyclave Basilica+2
Mortuary Mire+2
Hidden Courtyard+2
Bojuka Bog+2
Basic lands2
Swamp+11
Plains+10
Combat Damage Synergy: token swarm strategy, 1 haste enabler, aristocrats engine+25ⓘ
Combo pieces1
4B/PB/PB/PK'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth+8
Synergy pieces1
2BBastion of Remembrance+5
Win conditions3
1BBlood Artist+5
1BZulaport Cutthroat+5
3BBGray Merchant of Asphodel+6
Combat threats2
WSteadfast Unicorn+5
1WYou Hear Something on Watch+5
Drain effects4
WBElas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim+1
3BDread Presence+3
3BFalkenrath Noble+1
3BBPalace Siege+1
Token generators4
WHunted Witness+4
BToxin Analysis+4
1WPath to Redemption+5
1WWSuki, Courageous Rescuer+4
Reanimation1
BReanimate+8
Other2
2BVito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose+6
3BBSanguine Bond+6

Bracket

2
Bracket 2Core
Unoptimized but functional. Clear game plan without maximum efficiency.
Breakdown
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Power level 4.0 → Bracket 2
Threats90Mana base75Speed51

1.0 above Bracket 1 ceiling (3)

0.5 below Bracket 3 threshold (4.5)

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

Themes6 total

Lifegain27 cards

27 lifegain synergies. Gain life to trigger payoffs and outlast opponents.

Dread Presence,Fountain of Youth,Hunted Witness,Loxodon Restorer,Spark Reaper
Lifedrain11 cards

11 lifedrain effects. Drain opponents' life while gaining your own.

Dread Presence,Palace Siege,Blood Artist,Gray Merchant of Asphodel,Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
Aristocrats10 cards

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

Hunted Witness,Martyr for the Cause,Spark Reaper,Skullclamp,Blood Artist

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.