spell slinger.

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spell slinger is a 93-card Commander deck led by Cormela, Glamour Thief in the Grixis color identity (blue/black/red). TableCommander estimates this deck at bracket 4 — optimized / high-power.

The mainboard runs 14 creatures, 17 instants, 16 sorceries, 8 artifacts, 2 enchantments, and 36 lands, averaging 2.47 mana value across non-land cards. 81% of non-land cards cost 3 mana or less; 4% cost 5 or more.

Notable inclusions: 1 game changer (Mystical Tutor), 1 fast mana (Dark Ritual), and 1 tutor (Solve the Equation). This deck currently has legality issues for Commander.

COMMANDER

Commander

CREATURE(13)

Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty

ARTIFACT(8)

ENCHANTMENT(2)

INSTANT(17)

SORCERY(16)

LAND(36)

4×

4×

4×

TOKENS(6)

Total

Creatures

Spells

Lands

Bracket

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Why bracket 4? — Optimized

1 early two-card combo: Rings of Brighthearth + Basalt Monolith

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

2950%

1221%

1729%

COMBOS

Combos

Early

2-Card

3+ Card

Game-Ending

Basalt Monolith+

Rings of Brighthearthearly

Infinite colorless mana

Steps

Activate Basalt Monolith's first ability by tapping it, adding CCC.
Activate Basalt Monolith's last ability by paying 3.
Rings of Brighthearth triggers, causing you to pay 2 to copy Basalt Monolith's last ability.
Resolve the copy of Basalt Monolith's last ability, untapping it.
Activate Basalt Monolith's first ability by tapping it, adding CCC.
Resolve the Basalt Monolith ability from step 2, untapping it.
Repeat.

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Twinflame+

Dualcaster Mage

Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers

Prerequisites

You control at least one creature.
You have enough mana to cast Twinflame

Steps

Cast Twinflame by paying its mana cost, targeting a creature you control.
Holding priority, cast Dualcaster Mage by paying 1RR.
When Dualcaster Mage enters the battlefield, it triggers, copying Twinflame, targeting Dualcaster Mage.
Resolve the copy of Twinflame, creating a token copy of Dualcaster Mage.
Repeat from step 3.

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Dualcaster Mage+

Saw in Half

Infinite creature tokens, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite death triggers

Prerequisites

You control at least one creature.
You have enough mana to cast Saw in Half

Steps

Cast Saw in Half by paying its mana cost, targeting a creature you control.
Holding priority, cast Dualcaster Mage by paying 1RR.
When Dualcaster Mage enters the battlefield, it triggers, copying Saw in Half, targeting Dualcaster Mage.
Resolve the copy of Saw in Half, destroying Dualcaster Mage and creating two token copies of it with half its toughness and power, rounded up each time.
Repeat from step 3.

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Cormela, Glamour Thief+

Dark Ritual+

Saw in Half

Infinite black mana, Infinite blue mana that can only be spent to cast instant and sorcery spells, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite red mana that can only be spent to cast instant and sorcery spells, Infinite storm count

Steps

Cast Dark Ritual by paying B, adding BBB.
Activate Cormela by paying 1 and tapping them, adding UBR that can only be used to cast instants or sorceries.
Cast Saw in Half by paying 2B targeting Cormela, destroying them and creating two token copies of Cormela with half the destroyed creature's base power and toughness.
Put one of the Cormela tokens in the graveyard due to the legend rule.
The Cormela that died in step 3 and the Cormela that died in step 4 each trigger when they die, returning Dark Ritual and Saw in Half from your graveyard to your hand.
Repeat.

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Cormela, Glamour Thief+

Twinflame+

Storm-Kiln Artist

Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite black mana that can only be spent to cast instant and sorcery spells, Infinite blue mana that can only be spent to cast instant and sorcery spells, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count

Steps

Activate Cormela by paying 1 and tapping it, adding UBR that can only be spent to cast instant and/or sorcery spells.
Cast Twinflame by paying 1R.
Storm-Kiln Artist triggers, creating a Treasure artifact token.
Resolve Twinflame, creating a token copy of Cormela.
Put the tapped Cormela into your graveyard due to the legend rule.
Cormela dies, triggering itself, returning Twinflame from your graveyard to your hand.
Activate the Treasure by tapping and sacrificing it, adding 1.
Repeat.

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Cormela, Glamour Thief+

Seething Song+

Saw in Half

Infinite blue mana that can only be spent to cast instant and sorcery spells, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite red mana, Infinite storm count

Steps

Cast Seething Song by paying 2R, adding RRRRR.
Activate Cormela by paying 1 and tapping it, adding UBR that can only be spent to cast instand and/or sorcery spells.
Cast Saw in Half by paying 2B, destroying Cormela and creating two token copies of it with base power equal to half the destroyed creature's power and base toughness equal to half the destroyed creature's toughness, rounding up each time.
Put one of the Cormela tokens into your graveyard due to the legend rule.
The Cormela that died in step 3 and the Cormela that died in step 4 each trigger, returning Seething Song and Saw in Half from your graveyard to your hand.
Repeat.
If you have seven or more cards in your graveyard, this combo nets infinite mana.

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Cormela, Glamour Thief+

Twinflame+

Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty

Infinite black mana that can only be spent to cast instant and sorcery spells, Infinite blue mana that can only be spent to cast instant and sorcery spells, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count

Steps

Activate Cormela by paying 1 and tapping it, adding UBR that can only be spent to cast instant and/or sorcery spells.
Cast Twinflame by paying 1R.
Birgi triggers, adding R.
Resolve Twinflame, creating a token copy of Cormela.
Put the tapped Cormela into your graveyard due to the legend rule.
Cormela dies, triggering itself, returning Twinflame from your graveyard to your hand.
Repeat.

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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.

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