El Baron.

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El Baron is a 100-card Commander deck led by Baron Helmut Zemo in the mono-black color identity, played 11 times with a 55% win rate. TableCommander estimates this deck at bracket 4 — optimized / high-power.

The mainboard runs 19 creatures, 9 instants, 16 sorceries, 15 artifacts, 6 enchantments, and 35 lands, averaging 2.77 mana value across non-land cards. 68% of non-land cards cost 3 mana or less; 14% cost 5 or more.

Notable inclusions: 11 game changers (e.g. Demonic Tutor, Mana Vault, and Lion's Eye Diamond), 4 mass land denial cards (e.g. Death Cloud, Stench of Evil, and Winter Moon), 6 fast mana (e.g. Cabal Ritual, Dark Ritual, and Mox Opal), 1 alternate win condition (Doctor Doom, Unrivaled), 1 extra-turn spell (Temporal Extortion), 3 cheap tutors (Wishclaw Talisman, Insatiable Avarice, and Entomb), and 4 tutors (e.g. Grim Tutor, Hoarding Broodlord, and Beseech the Mirror). This deck is currently Commander-legal on TableCommander.

COMMANDER

Commander

CREATURE(18)

ARTIFACT(15)

ENCHANTMENT(6)

INSTANT(9)

SORCERY(16)

LAND(35)

23×

100

Total

Creatures

Spells

Lands

Bracket

Games

Wins

55%

Win Rate

Why bracket 4? — Optimized

5 early two-card combos: Pox Plague + Bloodletter of Aclazotz, Doomsday Excruciator + One Ring to Rule Them All and 3 more

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.

4 mass land denial

Destroys, exiles, or locks down many lands without replacing them. Any mass land denial means Bracket 4.

Death CloudPox PlagueStench of EvilWinter Moon

11 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.

Ancient TombBolas's CitadelChrome MoxDemonic TutorImperial SealLion's Eye DiamondMana VaultMox DiamondOpposition AgentOrcish BowmastersVampiric Tutor

11 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 TombCabal RitualChrome MoxCulling the WeakDark RitualLion's Eye DiamondLotus PetalMana VaultMox AmberMox DiamondMox Opal

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.

Doctor Doom, Unrivaled

Beta — Fan Content, not approved by Wizards.

CURVE

COLORS

52100%

COMBOS

Combos

Early

2-Card

3+ Card

Game-Ending

Helm of Obedience+

Dauthi Voidwalkerearly

Exile target opponent's library

Steps

Activate Helm of Obedience by paying 1 and tapping it, causing target opponent to mill a card.
Due to Dauthi Voidwalker's replacement effect, the milled card is exiled instead of going to the graveyard, and that opponents repeats that process until their library is empty.

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Helm of Obedience+

Leyline of the Voidearly

Exile target opponent's library

Steps

Activate Helm of Obedience by paying 1 and tapping it, causing target opponent to mill a card.
Due to Leyline of the Void's replacement effect, the milled card is exiled instead of going to the graveyard, and that opponents repeats that process until their library is empty.

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Bloodletter of Aclazotz+

Pox Plagueearly

Near-infinite lifeloss for all players

Steps

Cast Pox Plague by paying BBBBB, causing you to lose half your life, and each player to discard half their hand and sacrifice half their permanents, rounded down. Each opponent will lose half their life, rounded down, and then doubled due to Bloodletter of Aclazotz.

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Doomsday Excruciator+

One Ring to Rule Them Allearly

Infinite mill, Near-infinite self-mill

Steps

Cast Doomsday Excruciator by paying BBBBBB.
When Doomsday Excruciator enters, it triggers, causing each player to exile all but the bottom six cards of their library.
Cast One Ring to Rule Them All by paying 2BB.
When One Ring to Rule Them All enters, its first chapter ability triggers, causing Doomsday Excruciator to become your Ring-bearer and causing each opponent to mill the rest of their library.

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Doomsday Excruciator+

Shared Traumaearly

Each opponent loses the game

Steps

Cast Doomsday Excruciator by paying six B.
When Doomsday Excruciator enters the battlefield, it triggers, exiling all but the bottom six cards of each library.
Cast Shared Trauma by paying B, and then choosing to pay an additional 6, milling the remainder of each library.
Move to the next opponent's turn, causing them to lose the game due to attempting to draw from an empty library.
Repeat step 4 for each remaining opponent.

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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+

Orcish Bowmasters

Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Near-infinite card draw for target opponent, Near-infinite damage, Near-infinite draw triggers for target opponent, Target opponent loses the game

Prerequisites

An opponent has a library size which is larger than or equal to their life total.

Steps

Cast Peer into the Abyss by paying 4BBB, targeting an opponent whose library size is larger than or equal to their life total.
Resolve Peer into the Abyss, causing that opponent to draw cards equal to half their library size and causing them to lose half their life total, rounded up.
Orcish Bowmasters triggers for each card drawn, dealing 1 damage to the opponent for each card drawn this way and putting that many +1/+1 counters on an Army you control.
The opponent loses the game due to having zero or less life.

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Peer into the Abyss+

Bloodletter of Aclazotz

Infinite lifeloss for target opponent, Target opponent loses the game

Steps

Cast Peer into the Abyss by paying 4BBB, causing target opponent to draw cards equal to half their deck size, rounded up, and lose at least their entire life total due to Bloodletter of Aclazotz.
The opponent loses the game due to having 0 or less life.

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Maralen of the Mornsong+

Opposition Agent

Lock, Players can't draw cards, Exile a card of your choice from an opponent's library on each opponent's turn and you may cast that card

Steps

At the beginning of your draw step, Maralen triggers, causing you to lose three life, then search your library for a card and put it into your hand.
During each opponent's draw step, Maralen triggers, causing them to lose three life, then causing you to search their library for a card and exile it.
You may play cards exiled this way due to Opposition Agent.

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Doomsday Excruciator+

Breach the Multiverse

Infinite mill, Infinite self-mill

Prerequisites

You control at least one creature that does not have summoning sickness.

Steps

Cast Doomsday Excruciator by paying BBBBBB.
When Doomsday Excruciator enters the battlefield, it triggers, exiling all but the bottom six cards of each library face down.
Cast Breach the Multiverse by paying 5BB, causing each player to mill ten cards, thus milling the remainder of each player's library.
When your opponents go to draw a card during their next draw steps, they will lose the game due to attempting to draw from an empty library.

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Opposition Agent+

Mornsong Aria

Exile a card of your choice from an opponent's library on each opponent's turn and you may cast that card, Lock, Players can't draw cards, Players can't gain life

Steps

At the beginning of your draw step, Maralen triggers, causing you to lose three life, then search your library for a card and put it into your hand.
During each opponent's draw step, Maralen triggers, causing them to lose three life, then causing you to search their library for a card and exile it.
You may play cards exiled this way due to Opposition Agent.

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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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