UPS Urza Budget
Power level
9.7±0.2
Fringe cEDH
Near-cEDH construction and pacing; viable at cEDH-adjacent tables but not top-tier meta.
High confidence745 pts
Strategy ceiling 9.7
Estimated win turn
T3best
T4typical
T5+contested
Vector breakdown
Tight Curve+15ⓘ
Fast mana9
Mana rocks3
Other acceleration2
Commander Synergy+6ⓘ
Tutors11
Draw engines6
Cantrips & burst draw7
Recursion1
Value engines6
Control Strategy+30ⓘ
Counterspells15
Spot removal7
Graveyard hate2
Board wipes1
Stax & hate5
Protection3
Mono-Color Powerhouse Lands (5)+17ⓘ
Mana Acceleration+4ⓘ
Fetchlands4
Utility lands7
Taplands1
Basic lands1
5 Combo Families+43ⓘ
Combo Commander+15ⓘ
Commander Synergy+10ⓘ
Combat Damage Synergy: aristocrats engine+8ⓘ
Combo pieces8
Combat threats1
Bracket
5
Bracket 5cEDH
Competitive mindset. Built with cEDH meta assumptions, every card slot contested.
Power level 9.7 → Bracket 5
0.7 above Bracket 4 ceiling (9)
This deck has no formal Bracket 4 markers (no 4+ Game Changers, MLD, infinite turns, or early 2-card combo). Its power level places it here — under a marker-only reading of WotC's bracket guidance it may fit Bracket 4.
Markers
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Game Changers 10
Minimum Bracket 4
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Mass land denial 2
Minimum Bracket 4
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2-card combo 5
✕Extra turns — none
Themes7 total
Counter Control13 cards
13 counterspells. Control the stack and protect your win conditions.
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Storm9 cards
9 storm synergies. Chain spells for exponential value.
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Stax8 cards
8 stax pieces. Tax and restrict opponents' resources while breaking parity.
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