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Best legal deck ever is a 568-card Commander deck led by Emrakul, the Aeons Torn in a colorless color identity, played 5 times with a 20% win rate. TableCommander estimates this deck at bracket 4 — optimized / high-power.
The mainboard runs 129 creatures, 57 instants, 107 sorceries, 176 artifacts, 21 enchantments, 11 planeswalkers, and 67 lands, averaging 3.63 mana value across non-land cards. 60% of non-land cards cost 3 mana or less; 32% cost 5 or more.
Notable inclusions: 91 game changers (e.g. Rhystic Study, Farewell, and Field of the Dead), 110 fast mana (Dark Ritual, Blacker Lotus, and Black Lotus), 5 alternate win conditions (Battle of Wits), 10 extra-turn spells (Time Walk), and 9 tutors (e.g. Tinker, Sliver Overlord, and Homing Sliver). This deck currently has legality issues for Commander.
COMMANDER
CommanderPLANESWALKER(11)
10×
CREATURE(128)
5×
5×
10×
2×
2×
5×
2×
2×
2×
2×
2×
2×
2×
2×
ARTIFACT(176)
50×
50×
10×
2×
50×
ENCHANTMENT(21)
5×
10×
INSTANT(57)
10×
10×
20×
5×
SORCERY(107)
30×
10×
10×
10×
10×
5×
25×LAND(67)
50×
10×
TOKENS(9)
2×
568
Total
129
Creatures
372
Spells
67
Lands
B4
Bracket
5
Games
1
Wins
20%
Win Rate
Why bracket 4? — Optimized
2 early two-card combos: Ad Nauseam + Platinum Angel, Ad Nauseam + Teferi's Protection
A two-card infinite combo cheap enough to assemble and win in the early game (data from Commander Spellbook). Bracket 3 decks are expected not to run these; any means Bracket 4.
53 Game Changers
Cards on WotC's official Game Changers list. Any puts a deck at Bracket 3 or above; more than three means Bracket 4.
Ad NauseamAncient TombAura ShardsBiorhythmBolas's CitadelBraids, Cabal MinionChrome MoxCoalition VictoryConsecrated SphinxCrop RotationCyclonic RiftDemonic TutorDrannith MagistrateEnlightened TutorFarewellField of the DeadFierce GuardianshipForce of WillGaea's CradleGambleGifts UngivenGlacial ChasmGrand Arbiter Augustin IVGrim MonolithHumilityImperial SealIntuitionJeska's WillLion's Eye DiamondMana VaultMishra's WorkshopMox DiamondMystical TutorNarset, Parter of VeilsNatural OrderNecropotenceNotion ThiefOpposition AgentOrcish BowmastersPanoptic MirrorRhystic StudySeedborn MuseSerra's SanctumSmothering TitheSurvival of the FittestTeferi's ProtectionTergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's LanternThassa's OracleThe One RingThe Tabernacle at Pendrell ValeUnderworld BreachVampiric TutorWorldly Tutor
8 fast mana
Zero- and one-mana rocks and rituals that accelerate ahead of the table (Sol Ring is exempt). Four or more puts a deck at Bracket 3; six or more means Bracket 4.
Ancient TombBlack LotusBlacker LotusChrome MoxDark RitualLion's Eye DiamondMana VaultMox Diamond
alt wincon + tuned support
"You win the game" cards. Any puts a deck at Bracket 3; combined with heavy fast mana it means Bracket 4.
Battle of WitsCoalition VictoryThassa's Oracle
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CURVE
0
103
1
77
2
49
3
72
4
40
5
24
6
65
7+
71
COLORS
W
7723%
U
10832%
B
4915%
R
5717%
G
4513%
COMBOS
16
Combos
2
Early
11
2-Card
5
3+ Card
4
Game-Ending
Teferi's Protection+Ad NauseamearlyInfinite card draw
Teferi's Protection+Ad NauseamearlySteps
- Cast Ad Nauseam by paying 3BB.
- Resolve Ad Nauseam, revealing the top card of your library, putting that card into your hand and losing no life due to Teferi's Protection
- Repeat the process in step 2 as many times as desired.
Ad Nauseam+Platinum AngelearlyInfinite card draw
Ad Nauseam+Platinum AngelearlySteps
- Cast Ad Nauseam by paying 3BB.
- Resolve Ad Nauseam, revealing the top card of your library, putting that card into your hand and losing life equal to that card's mana value.
- Repeat the process in step 2 as many times as desired.
Cybermen Squadron+Blightsteel ColossusEach opponent loses the game
Cybermen Squadron+Blightsteel ColossusPrerequisites
- Blightsteel Colossus does not have summoning sickness. Opponents are unable to block creatures you control.
Steps
- Declare Blightsteel Colossus as an attacker.
- Blightsteel Colossus' myriad ability triggers, creating a token copy of it attacking each other opponent.
- Deal combat damage using Blightsteel Colossus and the Blightsteel Colossus tokens.
- Each opponent loses the game as a state-based action due to having ten or more poison counters.
Thassa's Oracle+LevelerExile your library, Win the game
Thassa's Oracle+LevelerSteps
- Cast Leveler by paying 5.
- Leveler enters the battlefield, triggering itself, exiling your library.
- Cast Thassa's Oracle by paying UU.
- Thassa's Oracle enters the battlefield, triggering itself, causing you to win the game.
Teferi's Puzzle Box+Narset, Parter of VeilsEach opponent shuffles their hand into their library during their draw step, Opponents can't draw cards during their turn, Lock
Teferi's Puzzle Box+Narset, Parter of VeilsSteps
- During your opponent's draw step, they draw a card, and Teferi's Puzzle Box triggers.
- Resolve the Teferi's Puzzle Box trigger, causing the opponent to put the cards in their hand onto the bottom of their library and draw no cards due to Narset.
Basal Sliver+Sliver QueenInfinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
Basal Sliver+Sliver QueenSteps
- Activate Sliver Queen by paying 2, creating a 1/1 Sliver token.
- Activate the Sliver token by sacrificing it, adding BB.
- Repeat.
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree+Maskwood NexusPut all creature cards from your library onto the battlefield
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree+Maskwood NexusPrerequisites
- "Praetor" chosen with Rukarumel.
Steps
- Activate Realmbreaker's second ability by paying 10, tapping and sacrificing it, causing you to search for all creatures in your library, as they are all Praetors due to Maskwood Nexus, and put them onto the battlefield.
Teferi's Puzzle Box+Notion ThiefOpponents put all cards in hand on the bottom of their library on each of their draw steps, Lock
Teferi's Puzzle Box+Notion ThiefSteps
- At the beginning of your opponent's draw step, after they draw their card, Teferi's Puzzle Box triggers, causing them to put the cards in their hand on the bottom of their library, then attempt to draw that many cards.
- Notion Thief's replacement effect causes you to draw that many cards instead.
- Repeat on each opponent's draw step.
Drannith Magistrate+Knowledge PoolOpponents can't cast spells, Lock
Drannith Magistrate+Knowledge PoolSteps
- Whenever a player casts a spell from their hand, Knowledge Pool triggers, exiling the spell and allowing the player to cast another card exiled by Knowledge Pool without paying its mana cost.
- Drannith Magistrate prevents opponent from casting anywhere other than their hands.
Blade of Selves+Blightsteel ColossusEach opponent loses the game
Blade of Selves+Blightsteel ColossusPrerequisites
- Blade of Selves attached to Blightsteel Colossus.
- Blightsteel Colossus does not have summoning sickness.
- Opponents are unable to block and kill your creatures.
Steps
- Declare Blightsteel Colossus as an attacker.
- Blightsteel Colossus' myriad ability triggers, creating a token copy of itself attacking each other opponent.
- Deal combat damage with each Blightsteel Colossus, giving each opponent eleven poison counters.
- Each opponent loses the game due to having ten or more poison counters.
Uba Mask+Drannith MagistratePlayers can't draw cards, Lock, Opponents can only cast the remaining spells in their hand
Uba Mask+Drannith MagistrateSteps
- Whenever a player would draw a card, Uba Mask exiles that card and allows the player to play that card from exile this turn.
- Drannith Magistrate prevents opponents from playing nonland cards exiled by Uba Mask.
Necropotence+Platinum Angel+Soul ConduitTarget player loses the game on each of your turns
Necropotence+Platinum Angel+Soul ConduitSteps
- Activate Necropotence by paying 1 life, exiling the top card of your library face down.
- Repeat step 1 until you have zero life.
- Activate Soul Conduit by paying 6 and tapping it, exchanging your life total with an opponent's.
- The opponent loses the game due to having zero life.
- You may repeat this on each of your turns.
Gemhide Sliver+Heartstone+Sliver Queen+Cloudshredder SliverInfinite creature tokens, Infinite creature ETB
Gemhide Sliver+Heartstone+Sliver Queen+Cloudshredder SliverSteps
- All slivers have haste.
- Tap a Sliver to generate 1.
- Use that mana to create a Sliver with Sliver Queen's ability.
- Use the newly created Sliver to repeat the cycle.
Heartstone+Sliver Queen+Manaweft Sliver+Cloudshredder SliverInfinite creature tokens, Infinite creature ETB
Heartstone+Sliver Queen+Manaweft Sliver+Cloudshredder SliverSteps
- All slivers have haste.
- Tap a Sliver to generate 1.
- Use that mana to create a Sliver with Sliver Queen's ability.
- Use the newly created Sliver to repeat the cycle.
Heartstone+Sliver Queen+Manaweft Sliver+Blur SliverInfinite creature tokens, Infinite creature ETB
Heartstone+Sliver Queen+Manaweft Sliver+Blur SliverSteps
- All slivers have haste.
- Tap a Sliver to generate 1.
- Use that mana to create a Sliver with Sliver Queen's ability.
- Use the newly created Sliver to repeat the cycle.
Gemhide Sliver+Heartstone+Sliver Queen+Blur SliverInfinite creature tokens, Infinite creature ETB
Gemhide Sliver+Heartstone+Sliver Queen+Blur SliverSteps
- All slivers have haste.
- Tap a Sliver to generate 1.
- Use that mana to create a Sliver with Sliver Queen's ability.
- Use the newly created Sliver to repeat the cycle.
Combo data from Commander Spellbook. “Early” two-card combos (cheap enough to win in the first few turns) put a deck at Bracket 4; other two-card combos are at home in Bracket 3.
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