edhseer Commander synergy, explained

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Arm for Battle

Commander precon · Commander Legends · 2020 · led by Wyleth, Soul of Steel

Main theme: Equipment · Synergy 2.4/5 (developing) · Bracket 1–2 · Wyleth, Soul of Steel works with 2 of its cards

Upgrades at bracket 1–2

No Game Changers and no infinite combos: the level of an unchanged precon. Game Changers are cards on WotC's official list of cards that make a deck much stronger.

13 swaps, and after them the report reads the deck at bracket 1–2.

Its cards work together a little more: synergy 2.4 → 2.8 of 5, still developing. It is more consistent: Build 3.9 → 4.4 of 5, from close to on target; no longer short on ramp, 3 short on card advantage, was 7. That is what this page measures: how well the deck holds together, not how strong it is.

Lands

  1. Take out Boros Garrison: Boros Garrison enters tapped. Put in Plateau: Plateau never enters tapped and makes white or red.
  2. Take out Boros Guildgate: Boros Guildgate enters tapped. Put in Rugged Prairie: Rugged Prairie never enters tapped and makes white or red.
  3. Take out Stone Quarry: Stone Quarry enters tapped. Put in Sacred Foundry: Sacred Foundry never enters tapped and makes white or red.
  4. Take out Wind-Scarred Crag: Wind-Scarred Crag enters tapped. Put in Spectator Seating: Spectator Seating never enters tapped and makes white or red.

Ramp

  1. Take out Relentless Assault: Relentless Assault is next on the report's cut list. Works with nothing else in this deck. Put in Phial of Galadriel: Ramp: you were 5 short; Phial of Galadriel counts as ramp. When Sram, Senior Edificer makes a player draw a card, Phial of Galadriel draws you 2 cards.
  2. Take out Jaya's Immolating Inferno: Jaya's Immolating Inferno is next on the report's cut list. Works with nothing else in this deck. Put in Arcane Signet: Ramp: you were 5 short; Arcane Signet counts as ramp.
  3. Take out Master Warcraft: Master Warcraft is next on the report's cut list. Its only links come from cards that make others cheaper, or easier to find or bring back. Put in Fellwar Stone: Ramp: you were 5 short; Fellwar Stone counts as ramp.
  4. Take out Comet Storm: Comet Storm is next on the report's cut list. Its only links come from cards that make others cheaper, or easier to find or bring back. Put in Talisman of Conviction: Ramp: you were 5 short; Talisman of Conviction counts as ramp.
  5. Take out Deflecting Palm: Deflecting Palm is next on the report's cut list. Its only links come from cards that make others cheaper, or easier to find or bring back. Put in The Mind Stone: Ramp: you were 5 short; The Mind Stone counts as ramp.

Card advantage

  1. Take out Temur Battle Rage: Temur Battle Rage is next on the report's cut list. Its only links come from cards that make others cheaper, or easier to find or bring back. Put in Swordsman's Steel: Card advantage: you were 7 short; Swordsman's Steel counts as card advantage.
  2. Take out Condemn: Condemn is next on the report's cut list. Its only links come from cards that make others cheaper, or easier to find or bring back. Put in Diviner's Wand: Card advantage: you were 7 short; Diviner's Wand counts as card advantage. When Sram, Senior Edificer makes a player draw a card, Diviner's Wand gets +1/+1.
  3. Take out Brass Squire: Brass Squire is next on the report's cut list. Works with 1 other card: with 1 again and again. Put in Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle: Card advantage: you were 7 short; Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle counts as card advantage.

Cards that work together

  1. Take out Word of Seizing: Word of Seizing works with no other card in this deck; Throwing Knife works with 4 cards, none of them on it. Put in Throwing Knife: When Throwing Knife is in the graveyard, Ironclad Slayer can bring it back

Upgrades at bracket 3

Up to three Game Changers, and no two-card infinite combo that costs 6 or less.

15 swaps, and after them the report reads the deck at bracket 3.

Its cards work together a little more: synergy 2.4 → 2.8 of 5, still developing. It is more consistent: Build 3.9 → 4.5 of 5, from close to on target; no longer short on ramp, 3 short on card advantage, was 7. That is what this page measures: how well the deck holds together, not how strong it is.

Lands

  1. Take out Boros Garrison: Boros Garrison enters tapped. Put in Plateau: Plateau never enters tapped and makes white or red.
  2. Take out Boros Guildgate: Boros Guildgate enters tapped. Put in Rugged Prairie: Rugged Prairie never enters tapped and makes white or red.
  3. Take out Stone Quarry: Stone Quarry enters tapped. Put in Sacred Foundry: Sacred Foundry never enters tapped and makes white or red.
  4. Take out Wind-Scarred Crag: Wind-Scarred Crag enters tapped. Put in Spectator Seating: Spectator Seating never enters tapped and makes white or red.

Ramp

  1. Take out Relentless Assault: Relentless Assault is next on the report's cut list. Works with nothing else in this deck. Put in Phial of Galadriel: Ramp: you were 5 short; Phial of Galadriel counts as ramp. When Sram, Senior Edificer makes a player draw a card, Phial of Galadriel draws you 2 cards.
  2. Take out Jaya's Immolating Inferno: Jaya's Immolating Inferno is next on the report's cut list. Works with nothing else in this deck. Put in Arcane Signet: Ramp: you were 5 short; Arcane Signet counts as ramp.
  3. Take out Master Warcraft: Master Warcraft is next on the report's cut list. Its only links come from cards that make others cheaper, or easier to find or bring back. Put in Fellwar Stone: Ramp: you were 5 short; Fellwar Stone counts as ramp.
  4. Take out Comet Storm: Comet Storm is next on the report's cut list. Its only links come from cards that make others cheaper, or easier to find or bring back. Put in Talisman of Conviction: Ramp: you were 5 short; Talisman of Conviction counts as ramp.
  5. Take out Deflecting Palm: Deflecting Palm is next on the report's cut list. Its only links come from cards that make others cheaper, or easier to find or bring back. Put in The Mind Stone: Ramp: you were 5 short; The Mind Stone counts as ramp.
  6. Take out Boros Signet: Boros Signet is weaker ramp than Smothering Tithe. Put in Smothering Tithe: Smothering Tithe is ramp too, and one of the strongest cards in Commander: a Game Changer, which this bracket allows.

Card advantage

  1. Take out Temur Battle Rage: Temur Battle Rage is next on the report's cut list. Its only links come from cards that make others cheaper, or easier to find or bring back. Put in Swordsman's Steel: Card advantage: you were 7 short; Swordsman's Steel counts as card advantage.
  2. Take out Condemn: Condemn is next on the report's cut list. Its only links come from cards that make others cheaper, or easier to find or bring back. Put in Diviner's Wand: Card advantage: you were 7 short; Diviner's Wand counts as card advantage. When Sram, Senior Edificer makes a player draw a card, Diviner's Wand gets +1/+1.
  3. Take out Brass Squire: Brass Squire is next on the report's cut list. Works with 1 other card: with 1 again and again. Put in Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle: Card advantage: you were 7 short; Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle counts as card advantage.
  4. Take out Expedite: Expedite is weaker card draw than The One Ring. Put in The One Ring: The One Ring is card draw too, and one of the strongest cards in Commander: a Game Changer, which this bracket allows.

Cards that work together

  1. Take out Word of Seizing: Word of Seizing works with no other card in this deck; Throwing Knife works with 4 cards, none of them on it. Put in Throwing Knife: When Throwing Knife is in the graveyard, Ironclad Slayer can bring it back

Upgrades at bracket 4–5

No limits on Game Changers or combos.

15 swaps, and after them the report reads the deck at bracket 3. These are the same swaps as at bracket 3: none of the stronger cards bracket 4–5 allows does any of these jobs strictly better, so aiming higher changes nothing for this deck.

Its cards work together a little more: synergy 2.4 → 2.8 of 5, still developing. It is more consistent: Build 3.9 → 4.5 of 5, from close to on target; no longer short on ramp, 3 short on card advantage, was 7. That is what this page measures: how well the deck holds together, not how strong it is.

Lands

  1. Take out Boros Garrison: Boros Garrison enters tapped. Put in Plateau: Plateau never enters tapped and makes white or red.
  2. Take out Boros Guildgate: Boros Guildgate enters tapped. Put in Rugged Prairie: Rugged Prairie never enters tapped and makes white or red.
  3. Take out Stone Quarry: Stone Quarry enters tapped. Put in Sacred Foundry: Sacred Foundry never enters tapped and makes white or red.
  4. Take out Wind-Scarred Crag: Wind-Scarred Crag enters tapped. Put in Spectator Seating: Spectator Seating never enters tapped and makes white or red.

Ramp

  1. Take out Relentless Assault: Relentless Assault is next on the report's cut list. Works with nothing else in this deck. Put in Phial of Galadriel: Ramp: you were 5 short; Phial of Galadriel counts as ramp. When Sram, Senior Edificer makes a player draw a card, Phial of Galadriel draws you 2 cards.
  2. Take out Jaya's Immolating Inferno: Jaya's Immolating Inferno is next on the report's cut list. Works with nothing else in this deck. Put in Arcane Signet: Ramp: you were 5 short; Arcane Signet counts as ramp.
  3. Take out Master Warcraft: Master Warcraft is next on the report's cut list. Its only links come from cards that make others cheaper, or easier to find or bring back. Put in Fellwar Stone: Ramp: you were 5 short; Fellwar Stone counts as ramp.
  4. Take out Comet Storm: Comet Storm is next on the report's cut list. Its only links come from cards that make others cheaper, or easier to find or bring back. Put in Talisman of Conviction: Ramp: you were 5 short; Talisman of Conviction counts as ramp.
  5. Take out Deflecting Palm: Deflecting Palm is next on the report's cut list. Its only links come from cards that make others cheaper, or easier to find or bring back. Put in The Mind Stone: Ramp: you were 5 short; The Mind Stone counts as ramp.
  6. Take out Boros Signet: Boros Signet is weaker ramp than Smothering Tithe. Put in Smothering Tithe: Smothering Tithe is ramp too, and one of the strongest cards in Commander: a Game Changer, which this bracket allows.

Card advantage

  1. Take out Temur Battle Rage: Temur Battle Rage is next on the report's cut list. Its only links come from cards that make others cheaper, or easier to find or bring back. Put in Swordsman's Steel: Card advantage: you were 7 short; Swordsman's Steel counts as card advantage.
  2. Take out Condemn: Condemn is next on the report's cut list. Its only links come from cards that make others cheaper, or easier to find or bring back. Put in Diviner's Wand: Card advantage: you were 7 short; Diviner's Wand counts as card advantage. When Sram, Senior Edificer makes a player draw a card, Diviner's Wand gets +1/+1.
  3. Take out Brass Squire: Brass Squire is next on the report's cut list. Works with 1 other card: with 1 again and again. Put in Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle: Card advantage: you were 7 short; Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle counts as card advantage.
  4. Take out Expedite: Expedite is weaker card draw than The One Ring. Put in The One Ring: The One Ring is card draw too, and one of the strongest cards in Commander: a Game Changer, which this bracket allows.

Cards that work together

  1. Take out Word of Seizing: Word of Seizing works with no other card in this deck; Throwing Knife works with 4 cards, none of them on it. Put in Throwing Knife: When Throwing Knife is in the graveyard, Ironclad Slayer can bring it back

Also short, against a typical Commander deck: card advantage 7 of 14, ramp 6 of 11.

The decklist

Creatures

Brass Squire · Danitha Capashen, Paragon · Dualcaster Mage · Flickerwisp · Ironclad Slayer · Kor Cartographer · Odric, Lunarch Marshal · Oreskos Explorer · Relic Seeker · Sram, Senior Edificer · Tiana, Ship's Caretaker

Instants and sorceries

Abrade · Boros Charm · Comet Storm · Condemn · Dawn Charm · Deflecting Palm · Disenchant · Expedite · Fists of Flame · Generous Gift · Jaya's Immolating Inferno · Martial Coup · Master Warcraft · Relentless Assault · Response // Resurgence · Return to Dust · Swords to Plowshares · Temur Battle Rage · Unbreakable Formation · Valorous Stance · Volcanic Fallout · Wear // Tear · White Sun's Zenith · Wild Ricochet · Winds of Rath · Word of Seizing

Artifacts and enchantments

Blackblade Reforged · Blazing Sunsteel · Bonesplitter · Boros Signet · Explorer's Scope · Faith Unbroken · Fireshrieker · Haunted Cloak · Hero's Blade · Loxodon Warhammer · Mask of Avacyn · On Serra's Wings · Ring of Thune · Ring of Valkas · Sigarda's Aid · Sol Ring · Spirit Mantle · Sunforger · Swiftfoot Boots · Sword of Vengeance · Timely Ward · Unquestioned Authority

Lands

Boros Garrison · Boros Guildgate · Command Tower · Encroaching Wastes · Evolving Wilds · Forgotten Cave · Memorial to War · 9 Mountain · Myriad Landscape · 14 Plains · Rogue's Passage · Rupture Spire · Secluded Steppe · Slayers' Stronghold · Stone Quarry · Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion · Terramorphic Expanse · Transguild Promenade · Wind-Scarred Crag

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