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Bruna, the Fading Light
Commander Precon

Angels: They're Just Like Us, but Cooler and with Wings

W
Secret Lair Commander(sld)
January 1, 2021
Power
4.3
Bracket
B2
Commander
4.3±0.3
Upgraded precon
Meaningful upgrades and cleaner synergies, though consistency gaps remain.
High confidence284 pts
Estimated win turn
T7best
T8typical
T11+contested
Vector breakdown
Heavy Curve (30% CMC 5+)+-10
Fast mana3
1+10
1W+3
+7
Mana rocks4
0+8
2+6
2+4
2+2
Land ramp2
2+5
3W+3
Other acceleration4
2+6
3+6
2W+6
3+5
No cards in Mana dorks, Treasure generators, Minor treasure, Other acceleration
Tutors3
2W+5
3+2
3WW+3
Draw engines8
2+5
1W+4
2+2
2+2
4+5
4+2
2WW+2
5+3
Cantrips & burst draw1
2+2
Recursion6
4WW+2
4WW+2
4WW+1
5WW+2
4WWW+2
5WW+2
Value engines1
4WW+2
Synergy support1
3WW+1
No cards in Wheels, Scry & Surveil
Spot removal6
W+7
W+6
2W+7
2W+2
5WW+3
4WWW+2
Graveyard hate1
3W+6
Board wipes3
3WW+6
4WW+6
4WW+5
Stax & hate1
1WWW+1
Protection5
1+4
2+6
2+4
2WW+1
4WWW+1
No cards in Counterspells, Artifact/enchantment removal, Land destruction, Edict effects, Soft interaction
Mono-Color Mana Base (no fixing needed)+7
Mono-Color Powerhouse Lands (1)+6
Mana Acceleration (13 sources)+1
Premium utility lands1
+6
Utility lands6
+2
+2
+2
+2
+2
+2
Taplands1
+2
Basic lands1
+30
No cards in Fetchlands, Dual & shock lands, Fast & check lands
Combat Damage Synergy: token swarm strategy, 3 evasion enablers, 1 damage multiplier+25
Synergy pieces13
W+4
1W+4
WW+4
1W+2
WWW+9
3+5
XXWWW+4
2WW+4
3W+4
3W+3
2WW+2
3WW+6
4WW+4
Win conditions3
5+2
3WW+2
4WWW+4
Combat threats6
W+3
2W+5
1WWW+3
2WW+2
2WW+2
3WW+1
Alternate win strategies1
2WW+1
Other1
2W+1
No cards in Combo pieces, Sacrifice outlets, Drain effects, Token generators, Reanimation, Clone effects, Extra turns, Group slug, Damage multipliers, Mass reanimation, Enablers

Bracket

2
Bracket 2Core
Unoptimized but functional. Clear game plan without maximum efficiency.
Power level 4.3 → Bracket 2
Threats88Interaction67Mana base64

1.3 above Bracket 1 ceiling (3)

0.7 below Bracket 3 threshold (5)

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

Themes5 total

Lifegain24 cards

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

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Angel Tribal20 cards

20 angel creatures detected. Tribal synergies can create powerful board states.

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Stompy / Big Mana16 cards

16 high-impact creatures. Ramp into massive threats that dominate the board.

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