the muscle.
COMMANDER
CommanderCREATURE(40)
ARTIFACT(5)
ENCHANTMENT(1)
INSTANT(12)
SORCERY(4)
LAND(37)
12×
12×
TOKENS(3)
100
Total
41
Creatures
22
Spells
37
Lands
B3
Bracket
20
Games
3
Wins
15%
Win Rate
Why bracket 3? — Upgraded
1 two-card combo: Dualcaster Mage + Saw in Half
Two cards that together form an infinite combo (data from Commander Spellbook). Bracket 2 decks are expected not to run any; late-game combos are at home in Bracket 3.
4 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.
Burnt OfferingCulling the WeakDark RitualSacrifice
Beta — Fan Content, not approved by Wizards.
CURVE
0
0
1
15
2
14
3
18
4
6
5
6
6
0
7+
4
COLORS
B
4775%
R
1625%
COMBOS
7
Combos
0
Early
1
2-Card
6
3+ Card
0
Game-Ending
Dualcaster Mage+Saw in HalfInfinite creature tokens, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite death triggers
Dualcaster Mage+Saw in HalfPrerequisites
- 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.
Ashnod's Altar+
Golgari Thug+Rakdos, the MuscleInfinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite storm count, Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until end of turn
Ashnod's Altar+Golgari Thug+Rakdos, the MuscleSteps
- Activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Golgari Thug, adding CC.
- When Golgari Thug dies, it and Rakdos trigger.
- Resolve the Golgari Thug trigger, putting it from your graveyard onto the top of your library.
- Resolve the Rakdos trigger, causing you to exile the top two cards of your library with the ability to cast them this turn.
- Cast Golgari Thug from exile by paying 2.
- Repeat.
Undying Malice+Dualcaster Mage+Viscera SeerInfinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite scry 1, Infinite magecraft triggers
Undying Malice+Dualcaster Mage+Viscera SeerSteps
- Cast Undying Malice by paying its mana cost.
- Holding priority, cast Dualcaster Mage by paying its mana cost.
- When Dualcaster Mage enters, it triggers, copying Undying Malice, with the copy targeting Dualcaster Mage.
- Resolve the copy of Undying Malice.
- Holding priority, activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Dualcaster Mage.
- When Dualcaster Mage dies, it triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- Repeat from step 3.
- Resolve all Viscera Seer abilities from step 5.
Ashnod's Altar+Undying Malice+Dualcaster MageInfinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite magecraft triggers
Ashnod's Altar+Undying Malice+Dualcaster MageSteps
- Cast Undying Malice by paying its mana cost.
- Holding priority, cast Dualcaster Mage by paying its mana cost.
- When Dualcaster Mage enters, it triggers, copying Undying Malice, with the copy targeting Dualcaster Mage.
- Resolve the copy of Undying Malice.
- Holding priority, activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Dualcaster Mage.
- When Dualcaster Mage dies, it triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- Repeat from step 3.
Dualcaster Mage+Living Death+Viscera SeerInfinite death triggers, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite scry 1, Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite recursion of creature cards in your graveyard
Dualcaster Mage+Living Death+Viscera SeerPrerequisites
- You have a creature card in your graveyard.
Steps
- Cast Living Death by paying its mana cost
- Holding priority, cast Dualcaster Mage by paying its mana cost.
- When Dualcaster Mage enters, it triggers, targeting Living Death.
- Holding priority, activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Dualcaster Mage.
- Resolve the Dualcaster Mage trigger, copying Living Death
- Resolve the Living Death copy, causing each player to exile all creature cards from their graveyard, sacrifice all creatures they control, and returning all cards exiled this way to the battlefield under their owner's control.
- Repeat from step 3.
Ashnod's Altar+Dualcaster Mage+Living DeathInfinite colorless mana, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite recursion of creature cards in your graveyard
Ashnod's Altar+Dualcaster Mage+Living DeathPrerequisites
- You have a creature card in your graveyard.
Steps
- Cast Living Death by paying its mana cost
- Holding priority, cast Dualcaster Mage by paying its mana cost.
- When Dualcaster Mage enters, it triggers, targeting Living Death.
- Holding priority, activate Ashnod's Altar by sacrificing Dualcaster Mage.
- Resolve the Dualcaster Mage trigger, copying Living Death
- Resolve the Living Death copy, causing each player to exile all creature cards from their graveyard, sacrifice all creatures they control, and returning all cards exiled this way to the battlefield under their owner's control.
- Repeat from step 3.
Umbral Collar Zealot+Undying Malice+Dualcaster MageInfinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite surveil
Umbral Collar Zealot+Undying Malice+Dualcaster MageSteps
- Cast Undying Malice by paying its mana cost.
- Holding priority, cast Dualcaster Mage by paying its mana cost.
- When Dualcaster Mage enters, it triggers, copying Undying Malice, with the copy targeting Dualcaster Mage.
- Resolve the copy of Undying Malice.
- Holding priority, activate Umbral Collar Zealot by sacrificing Dualcaster Mage.
- When Dualcaster Mage dies, it triggers, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- Repeat from step 3.
- Resolve all Umbral Collar Zealot abilities from step 5.
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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