Braids Reanimator 2.0

Commander
BBraids, Arisen Nightmare
3.8±0.3
Precon
Clear strategy at precon-level card quality. Taplands and basic ramp slow development.
High confidence(253 pts)
Estimated win turn
T7best
T8typical
T10+contested
Vector breakdown
Heavy Curve (27% CMC 5+)+-10ⓘ
Fast mana2
1Sol Ring+10
BDark Ritual+7
Other acceleration3
2Jet Medallion+5
3BCrypt Ghast+6
4B/PB/PB/PK'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth+10
Commander Draw Engine (Braids, Arisen Nightmare provides card draw)+15ⓘ
Tutors1
2BBuried Alive+7
Draw engines4
1Skullclamp+8
1BRipples of Undeath+1
2BMorbid Opportunist+5
5BBBVilis, Broker of Blood+7
Cantrips & burst draw2
2Ichor Wellspring+1
3BBDoom Whisperer+1
Recursion12
BUnearth+1
XBBlack Sun's Twilight+1
BBStitch Together+1
1BReassembling Skeleton+1
1BApprentice Necromancer+1
BBBloodghast+1
2BVictimize+2
2BDoomed Necromancer+1
2BBDread Return+1
3BBCoiling Rebirth+2
3BBBeacon of Unrest+1
3BBJunji, the Midnight Sky+1
Value engines2
BStitcher's Supplier+1
6BBBValgavoth, Terror Eater+4
Spot removal7
BDefile+1
BTragic Slip+1
XBBlack Sun's Twilight+1
2BWithering Torment+2
1B/PB/PDismember+1
1BBOubliette+1
2BBRavenous Chupacabra+2
Graveyard hate1
6BBBValgavoth, Terror Eater+4
Board wipes3
2BToxic Deluge+8
2BBMutilate+7
3BBBMassacre Wurm+1
Edict effects2
2BBFlare of Malice+4
3BBDictate of Erebos+6
Protection1
2Lightning Greaves+6
Mono-Color Mana Base (no fixing needed)+23ⓘ
Mono-Color Powerhouse Lands (1)+3ⓘ
Dual & shock lands1
Castle Locthwain+4
Utility lands3
Cabal Stronghold+2
Witch's Cottage+2
Ghost Quarter+2
Taplands1
2BBFell the Profane // Fell Mire+2
Basic lands1
Swamp+32
Combat Damage Synergy: token package, aristocrats engine+11ⓘ
Combo pieces1
4B/PB/PB/PK'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth+8
Synergy pieces6
1BApprentice Necromancer+1
2BVictimize+3
2BDoomed Necromancer+1
2BBDread Return+1
3BBBMassacre Wurm+1
5BBSheoldred, Whispering One+1
Win conditions3
3BBGray Merchant of Asphodel+6
5BBBreach the Multiverse+1
7BBRise of the Dark Realms+6
Combat threats2
3BBDoom Whisperer+1
12It That Betrays+6
Drain effects2
3BBJunji, the Midnight Sky+1
4BBKokusho, the Evening Star+1
Token generators2
BSpiteful Hexmage+4
1BJadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia+4
Reanimation10
BReanimate+8
BUnearth+1
XBBlack Sun's Twilight+1
1BAnimate Dead+7
1BExhume+6
BBStitch Together+1
2BNecromancy+7
3BBCoiling Rebirth+2
3BBBeacon of Unrest+1
5BBSepulchral Primordial+1
Other2
2Nim Deathmantle+7
5BBBVilis, Broker of Blood+4

Bracket

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Bracket 2Core
Unoptimized but functional. Clear game plan without maximum efficiency.
Breakdown
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Power level 3.8 → Bracket 2
Threats87Mana base70Consistency68

0.8 above Bracket 1 ceiling (3)

0.7 below Bracket 3 threshold (4.5)

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

Themes5 total

Aristocrats16 cards

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

Sheoldred, Whispering One,Kokusho, the Evening Star,Animate Dead,Necromancy,Junji, the Midnight Sky
Reanimator13 cards

13 reanimation effects. Cheat big creatures into play from the graveyard.

Sheoldred, Whispering One,Dread Return,Animate Dead,Stitch Together,Nim Deathmantle
Graveyard/Reanimator11 cards

11 graveyard synergies. Use your graveyard as a second hand.

Sheoldred, Whispering One,Dread Return,Stitch Together,Reassembling Skeleton,Apprentice Necromancer

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.