group hug.

CommanderVALIDPUBLICB4100cards(+3 tokens)bykitsu4919

group hug is a 100-card Commander deck led by Nekusar, the Mindrazer in the Grixis color identity (blue/black/red), played 3 times with a 33% win rate. TableCommander estimates this deck at bracket 4 — optimized / high-power.

The mainboard runs 21 creatures, 10 instants, 11 sorceries, 16 artifacts, 5 enchantments, 1 planeswalker, and 36 lands, averaging 2.95 mana value across non-land cards. 70% of non-land cards cost 3 mana or less; 14% cost 5 or more.

Notable inclusions: 2 fast mana (An Offer You Can't Refuse and Dark Ritual) and 1 free counterspell (Force of Negation). This deck is currently Commander-legal on TableCommander.

COMMANDER

Commander

PLANESWALKER(1)

CREATURE(20)

ARTIFACT(16)

ENCHANTMENT(5)

INSTANT(10)

SORCERY(11)

LAND(36)

5×

5×

5×

TOKENS(3)

100

Total

Creatures

Spells

Lands

Bracket

Games

Wins

33%

Win Rate

Why bracket 4? — Optimized

1 early two-card combo: Bloodchief Ascension + Mindcrank

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.

Beta — Fan Content, not approved by Wizards.

CURVE

COLORS

2242%

1630%

1528%

COMBOS

Combos

Early

2-Card

3+ Card

Game-Ending

Mindcrank+

Bloodchief Ascensionearly

Infinite mill, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifegain triggers, Near-infinite lifeloss

Prerequisites

Three or more quest counters on Bloodchief Ascension.
You have a way to make an opponent lose life.

Steps

Cause one or more opponents to lose life.
Mindcrank triggers once for each life loss event, causing that player to mill cards equal to the amount of life lost.
Bloodchief Ascension triggers once for each card milled, causing that player to lose 2 life and you to gain 2 life for each trigger.
Repeat from step 2.

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Peer into the Abyss+

Sheoldred, the Apocalypse

Near-infinite card draw for target opponent, Near-infinite draw triggers for target opponent, Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponent, Target opponent loses the game

Prerequisites

An opponent has a library size that is at least half their life total.

Steps

Cast Peer into the Abyss by paying 4BBB, causing an opponent to draw cards equal to half their library size and lose half their life total, rounded up.
Sheoldred's second ability triggers for each card drawn this way.
Resolve the first Sheoldred trigger, causing the opponent to lose 2 life.
Repeat step 3 until the opponent loses the game due to having zero or less life.

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Peer into the Abyss+

Underworld Dreams

Target opponent loses the game

Prerequisites

An opponent has cards in their library greater than their life total.

Steps

Cast Peer Into the Abyss targeting an opponent.
That player loses half their life and draws half their library.
They are then dealt damage by Underworld Dreams equal to the amount of cards they drew.
That player loses the game.

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Peer into the Abyss+

Psychosis Crawler

Near-infinite lifeloss, Near-infinite card draw, Near-infinite draw triggers

Prerequisites

Your life total is at least 2.

Steps

Cast Peer into the Abyss by paying 4BBB, causing you to draw half your library and lose half your life total, rounding up each time.
Psychosis Crawler triggers for each card you drew, causing each opponent to lose life equal to the number of cards you drew.

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Peer into the Abyss+

Nekusar, the Mindrazer

Near-infinite card draw for target opponent, Near-infinite damage to one opponent, Near-infinite draw triggers for target opponent, Target opponent loses the game

Steps

Cast Peer into the Abyss by paying 4BBB, causing an opponent to draw cards equal to half their library and causing them to lose half their life total, rounded up.
Nekusar triggers for each card drawn this way.
Resolve the first trigger, dealing 1 damage to the opponent.
If the opponent has 0 or less life, the opponent loses the game due to having zero or less life.
Repeat from step 3 for each remaining trigger and/or until the opponent loses the game.

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Peer into the Abyss+

Razorkin Needlehead

Near-infinite damage to one opponent, Near-infinite draw triggers for target opponent, Near-infinite card draw for target opponent, Near-infinite lifeloss for target opponent

Steps

Cast Peer into the Abyss by paying 4BBB, causing an opponent to draw cards equal to half their library and causing them to lose half their life total, rounded up.
Razorkin Needlehead triggers for each card drawn this way.
Resolve the first trigger, dealing 1 damage to the opponent.
If the opponent has 0 or less life, the opponent loses the game due to having zero or less life.
Repeat from step 3 for each remaining trigger and/or until the opponent loses the game.

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Peer into the Abyss+

Folio of Fancies

Target opponent loses the game

Steps

Cast Peer into the Abyss by paying 4BBB, causing target opponent to draw half their library and lose half their life.
Activate Folio of Fancies's last ability by paying 2U and tapping it, causing each opponent to mill cards equal to the number of cards in their hand.
During their draw step, the opponent targeted in step 1 loses the game due to drawing from an empty library.

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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.

Valid

Legality

This deck currently passes the commander checks.

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