volrath.

CommanderVALIDPUBLICB4100cards(+7 tokens)byFootfungus

volrath is a 100-card Commander deck led by Volrath, the Shapestealer in the Sultai color identity (blue/black/green), played 2 times with a 50% win rate. TableCommander estimates this deck at bracket 4 — optimized / high-power.

The mainboard runs 32 creatures, 10 instants, 9 sorceries, 7 artifacts, 6 enchantments, 1 planeswalker, and 35 lands, averaging 2.92 mana value across non-land cards. 75% of non-land cards cost 3 mana or less; 14% cost 5 or more.

Notable inclusions: 2 game changers (Seedborn Muse and Worldly Tutor) and 1 fast mana (An Offer You Can't Refuse). This deck is currently Commander-legal on TableCommander.

COMMANDER

Commander

PLANESWALKER(1)

CREATURE(31)

ARTIFACT(7)

ENCHANTMENT(6)

INSTANT(10)

SORCERY(9)

LAND(35)

6×

4×

5×

TOKENS(7)

100

Total

Creatures

Spells

Lands

Bracket

Games

Wins

50%

Win Rate

Why bracket 4? — Optimized

1 early two-card combo: Blowfly Infestation + Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons

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

2030%

1725%

3045%

COMBOS

Combos

Early

2-Card

3+ Card

Game-Ending

Blowfly Infestation+

Hapatra, Vizier of Poisonsearly

Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB

Prerequisites

You control at least two other creatures with toughness equal to one.
You have a way to put a -1/-1 counter on a creature.

Steps

Put a -1/-1 counter on any creature you control with toughness equal to one.
The creatue dies as a state-based action due to having zero toughness.
Hapatra and Blowfly Infestation trigger.
Resolve the Hapatra trigger, creating a 1/1 Snake creature token.
Resolve the Blowfly Infestation trigger, putting a -1/-1 counter on any creature you control with toughness equal to one.
Repeat from step 2.

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Nest of Scarabs+

Blowfly Infestation

Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB

Prerequisites

You control at least two other creatures with toughness equal to 1.
You have a way to put a -1/-1 counter on a creature.

Steps

Put a -1/-1 counter on any creature you control with toughness equal to one.
The creatue dies as a state-based action due to having zero toughness.
Nest of Scarabs and Blowfly Infestation trigger.
Resolve the Nest of Scarabs trigger, creating a creature token.
Resolve the Blowfly Infestation trigger, putting a -1/-1 counter on any creature you control with toughness equal to 1.
Repeat from step 2.

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Vraska, Betrayal's Sting+

Innkeeper's Talent

Target opponent loses the game

Prerequisites

Innkeeper's Talent is level 3.
An opponent has eight or fewer poison counters.

Steps

Cast Vraska by paying 4BB, causing it to enter with at least ten loyalty counters due to Innkeeper's Talent.
Activate Vraska's third loyalty ability by removing nine loyalty counters from it, causing target opponent to get enough poison counters such that they will have at least ten poison counters.
The opponent loses the game due to having ten or more poison counters.

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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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