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Faceless Menace

Commander precon · Commander 2019 · 2019 · led by Kadena, Slinking Sorcerer

Main theme: turned face up · Synergy 2.4/5 (developing) · Bracket 3 · Kadena, Slinking Sorcerer works with 31 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.It starts at bracket 3, so the first swap brings it down.

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

Its cards work together more: synergy 2.4 → 4.1 of 5, from developing to tight. It is a little more consistent: Build 4.6 → 4.8 of 5, still on target; no longer short on card advantage. That is what this page measures: how well the deck holds together, not how strong it is.

First, to reach bracket 1–2

  1. Take out Seedborn Muse: Seedborn Muse is on the official Game Changer list, which raises a deck's bracket; bracket 1–2 allows none, and this deck has 1. Put in Printlifter Ooze: Secret Plans gives Printlifter Ooze bigger stats

Lands

  1. Take out Dimir Aqueduct: Dimir Aqueduct makes only blue or black. Put in Zagoth Triome: Zagoth Triome enters tapped and makes blue, black or green.
  2. Take out Foul Orchard: Foul Orchard enters tapped. Put in Bayou: Bayou never enters tapped and makes black or green.
  3. Take out Golgari Guildgate: Golgari Guildgate enters tapped. Put in Overgrown Tomb: Overgrown Tomb never enters tapped and makes black or green.
  4. Take out Golgari Rot Farm: Golgari Rot Farm enters tapped. Put in Twilight Mire: Twilight Mire never enters tapped and makes black or green.
  5. Take out Jungle Hollow: Jungle Hollow enters tapped. Put in Undergrowth Stadium: Undergrowth Stadium never enters tapped and makes black or green.
  6. Take out Simic Growth Chamber: Simic Growth Chamber enters tapped. Put in Breeding Pool: Breeding Pool never enters tapped and makes blue or green.
  7. Take out Simic Guildgate: Simic Guildgate enters tapped. Put in Flooded Grove: Flooded Grove never enters tapped and makes blue or green.
  8. Take out Thornwood Falls: Thornwood Falls enters tapped. Put in Overflowing Basin: Overflowing Basin never enters tapped and makes blue or green.
  9. Take out Woodland Stream: Woodland Stream enters tapped. Put in Rejuvenating Springs: Rejuvenating Springs never enters tapped and makes blue or green.

Ramp

  1. Take out Farseek: Farseek can't find a land that makes green, which the deck is short of for its spells. Put in New Frontiers: New Frontiers can find a land that makes green, which the deck is short of for its spells.

Card advantage

  1. Take out Overwhelming Stampede: Overwhelming Stampede is next on the report's cut list. Works with nothing else in this deck. Put in Zimone, Mystery Unraveler: Card advantage: you were 2 short; Zimone, Mystery Unraveler counts as card advantage.
  2. Take out Biomass Mutation: Biomass Mutation is next on the report's cut list. Works with nothing else in this deck. Put in Toothy, Imaginary Friend: Card advantage: you were 2 short; Toothy, Imaginary Friend counts as card advantage.

Cards that work together

  1. Take out Sudden Substitution: Sudden Substitution works with no other card in this deck; Silvan Reveler works with 16 cards, 7 of them on it, and with your commander. Put in Silvan Reveler: Ixidron gives Silvan Reveler life as a creature
  2. Take out Scroll of Fate: Scroll of Fate works with 1 card in this deck, none of it on its theme; Return of the Mole Man works with 14 cards, 6 of them on it. Put in Return of the Mole Man: Seedborn Muse gives Return of the Mole Man an extra untap
  3. Take out Trail of Mystery: Trail of Mystery works with 2 cards in this deck, none of them on its theme; Experiment Twelve works with 7 cards, 3 of them on it, and with your commander. Put in Experiment Twelve: Secret Plans gives Experiment Twelve bigger stats
  4. Take out Grismold, the Dreadsower: Grismold, the Dreadsower works with 5 cards in this deck, 1 of them on its theme. Put in Nissa, Vastwood Seer // Nissa, Sage Animist: Ixidron gives Nissa, Vastwood Seer life as a creature
  5. Take out Apex Altisaur: Apex Altisaur works with 4 cards in this deck, 1 of them on its theme; Floral Evoker works with 15 cards, 7 of them on it. Put in Floral Evoker: Ixidron gives Floral Evoker life as a creature
  6. Take out Icefeather Aven: Icefeather Aven works with 4 cards in this deck, 1 of them on its theme; Icetill Explorer works with 14 cards, 7 of them on it, and with your commander. Put in Icetill Explorer: Ixidron gives Icetill Explorer life as a creature
  7. Take out Sagu Mauler: Sagu Mauler works with 4 cards in this deck, 1 of them on its theme; Mole Man, Moloid Master works with 12 cards, 7 of them on it. Put in Mole Man, Moloid Master: Ixidron gives Mole Man, Moloid Master life as a creature

Upgrades at bracket 3

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

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

Its cards work together more: synergy 2.4 → 4.1 of 5, from developing to tight. It is a little more consistent: Build 4.6 → 4.8 of 5, still on target; no longer short on card advantage. That is what this page measures: how well the deck holds together, not how strong it is.

Lands

  1. Take out Dimir Aqueduct: Dimir Aqueduct makes only blue or black. Put in Zagoth Triome: Zagoth Triome enters tapped and makes blue, black or green.
  2. Take out Foul Orchard: Foul Orchard enters tapped. Put in Bayou: Bayou never enters tapped and makes black or green.
  3. Take out Golgari Guildgate: Golgari Guildgate enters tapped. Put in Overgrown Tomb: Overgrown Tomb never enters tapped and makes black or green.
  4. Take out Golgari Rot Farm: Golgari Rot Farm enters tapped. Put in Twilight Mire: Twilight Mire never enters tapped and makes black or green.
  5. Take out Jungle Hollow: Jungle Hollow enters tapped. Put in Undergrowth Stadium: Undergrowth Stadium never enters tapped and makes black or green.
  6. Take out Simic Growth Chamber: Simic Growth Chamber enters tapped. Put in Breeding Pool: Breeding Pool never enters tapped and makes blue or green.
  7. Take out Simic Guildgate: Simic Guildgate enters tapped. Put in Flooded Grove: Flooded Grove never enters tapped and makes blue or green.
  8. Take out Thornwood Falls: Thornwood Falls enters tapped. Put in Overflowing Basin: Overflowing Basin never enters tapped and makes blue or green.
  9. Take out Woodland Stream: Woodland Stream enters tapped. Put in Rejuvenating Springs: Rejuvenating Springs never enters tapped and makes blue or green.

Ramp

  1. Take out Farseek: Farseek can't find a land that makes green, which the deck is short of for its spells. Put in New Frontiers: New Frontiers can find a land that makes green, which the deck is short of for its spells.
  2. Take out Thran Dynamo: Thran Dynamo is weaker ramp than Chrome Mox. Put in Chrome Mox: Chrome Mox is ramp too, and one of the strongest cards in Commander: a Game Changer, which this bracket allows.

Card advantage

  1. Take out Overwhelming Stampede: Overwhelming Stampede is next on the report's cut list. Works with nothing else in this deck. Put in Zimone, Mystery Unraveler: Card advantage: you were 2 short; Zimone, Mystery Unraveler counts as card advantage.
  2. Take out Biomass Mutation: Biomass Mutation is next on the report's cut list. Works with nothing else in this deck. Put in Toothy, Imaginary Friend: Card advantage: you were 2 short; Toothy, Imaginary Friend counts as card advantage.
  3. Take out Explore: Explore is weaker card draw than Rhystic Study. Put in Rhystic Study: Rhystic Study 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 Sudden Substitution: Sudden Substitution works with no other card in this deck; Silvan Reveler works with 16 cards, 7 of them on it, and with your commander. Put in Silvan Reveler: Ixidron gives Silvan Reveler life as a creature
  2. Take out Scroll of Fate: Scroll of Fate works with 1 card in this deck, none of it on its theme; Return of the Mole Man works with 14 cards, 6 of them on it. Put in Return of the Mole Man: Seedborn Muse gives Return of the Mole Man an extra untap
  3. Take out Trail of Mystery: Trail of Mystery works with 2 cards in this deck, none of them on its theme; Experiment Twelve works with 7 cards, 3 of them on it, and with your commander. Put in Experiment Twelve: Secret Plans gives Experiment Twelve bigger stats
  4. Take out Grismold, the Dreadsower: Grismold, the Dreadsower works with 5 cards in this deck, 1 of them on its theme. Put in Nissa, Vastwood Seer // Nissa, Sage Animist: Ixidron gives Nissa, Vastwood Seer life as a creature
  5. Take out Apex Altisaur: Apex Altisaur works with 4 cards in this deck, 1 of them on its theme; Floral Evoker works with 15 cards, 7 of them on it. Put in Floral Evoker: Ixidron gives Floral Evoker life as a creature
  6. Take out Icefeather Aven: Icefeather Aven works with 4 cards in this deck, 1 of them on its theme; Icetill Explorer works with 14 cards, 7 of them on it, and with your commander. Put in Icetill Explorer: Ixidron gives Icetill Explorer life as a creature
  7. Take out Sagu Mauler: Sagu Mauler works with 4 cards in this deck, 1 of them on its theme; Mole Man, Moloid Master works with 12 cards, 7 of them on it. Put in Mole Man, Moloid Master: Ixidron gives Mole Man, Moloid Master life as a creature

Upgrades at bracket 4–5

No limits on Game Changers or combos.

22 swaps, and after them the report reads the deck at bracket 4–5.

Its cards work together more: synergy 2.4 → 4.1 of 5, from developing to tight. It is a little more consistent: Build 4.6 → 4.8 of 5, still on target; no longer short on card advantage. That is what this page measures: how well the deck holds together, not how strong it is.

Lands

  1. Take out Dimir Aqueduct: Dimir Aqueduct makes only blue or black. Put in Zagoth Triome: Zagoth Triome enters tapped and makes blue, black or green.
  2. Take out Foul Orchard: Foul Orchard enters tapped. Put in Bayou: Bayou never enters tapped and makes black or green.
  3. Take out Golgari Guildgate: Golgari Guildgate enters tapped. Put in Overgrown Tomb: Overgrown Tomb never enters tapped and makes black or green.
  4. Take out Golgari Rot Farm: Golgari Rot Farm enters tapped. Put in Twilight Mire: Twilight Mire never enters tapped and makes black or green.
  5. Take out Jungle Hollow: Jungle Hollow enters tapped. Put in Undergrowth Stadium: Undergrowth Stadium never enters tapped and makes black or green.
  6. Take out Simic Growth Chamber: Simic Growth Chamber enters tapped. Put in Breeding Pool: Breeding Pool never enters tapped and makes blue or green.
  7. Take out Simic Guildgate: Simic Guildgate enters tapped. Put in Flooded Grove: Flooded Grove never enters tapped and makes blue or green.
  8. Take out Thornwood Falls: Thornwood Falls enters tapped. Put in Overflowing Basin: Overflowing Basin never enters tapped and makes blue or green.
  9. Take out Woodland Stream: Woodland Stream enters tapped. Put in Rejuvenating Springs: Rejuvenating Springs never enters tapped and makes blue or green.

Ramp

  1. Take out Farseek: Farseek can't find a land that makes green, which the deck is short of for its spells. Put in New Frontiers: New Frontiers can find a land that makes green, which the deck is short of for its spells.
  2. Take out Thran Dynamo: Thran Dynamo is weaker ramp than Chrome Mox. Put in Chrome Mox: Chrome Mox is ramp too, and one of the strongest cards in Commander: a Game Changer, which this bracket allows.

Card advantage

  1. Take out Overwhelming Stampede: Overwhelming Stampede is next on the report's cut list. Works with nothing else in this deck. Put in Zimone, Mystery Unraveler: Card advantage: you were 2 short; Zimone, Mystery Unraveler counts as card advantage.
  2. Take out Biomass Mutation: Biomass Mutation is next on the report's cut list. Works with nothing else in this deck. Put in Toothy, Imaginary Friend: Card advantage: you were 2 short; Toothy, Imaginary Friend counts as card advantage.
  3. Take out Explore: Explore is weaker card draw than Rhystic Study. Put in Rhystic Study: Rhystic Study is card draw too, and one of the strongest cards in Commander: a Game Changer, which this bracket allows.
  4. Take out Leadership Vacuum: Leadership Vacuum 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 Sudden Substitution: Sudden Substitution works with no other card in this deck; Silvan Reveler works with 16 cards, 7 of them on it, and with your commander. Put in Silvan Reveler: Ixidron gives Silvan Reveler life as a creature
  2. Take out Scroll of Fate: Scroll of Fate works with 1 card in this deck, none of it on its theme; Return of the Mole Man works with 14 cards, 6 of them on it. Put in Return of the Mole Man: Seedborn Muse gives Return of the Mole Man an extra untap
  3. Take out Trail of Mystery: Trail of Mystery works with 2 cards in this deck, none of them on its theme; Experiment Twelve works with 7 cards, 3 of them on it, and with your commander. Put in Experiment Twelve: Secret Plans gives Experiment Twelve bigger stats
  4. Take out Grismold, the Dreadsower: Grismold, the Dreadsower works with 5 cards in this deck, 1 of them on its theme. Put in Nissa, Vastwood Seer // Nissa, Sage Animist: Ixidron gives Nissa, Vastwood Seer life as a creature
  5. Take out Apex Altisaur: Apex Altisaur works with 4 cards in this deck, 1 of them on its theme; Floral Evoker works with 15 cards, 7 of them on it. Put in Floral Evoker: Ixidron gives Floral Evoker life as a creature
  6. Take out Icefeather Aven: Icefeather Aven works with 4 cards in this deck, 1 of them on its theme; Icetill Explorer works with 14 cards, 7 of them on it, and with your commander. Put in Icetill Explorer: Ixidron gives Icetill Explorer life as a creature
  7. Take out Sagu Mauler: Sagu Mauler works with 4 cards in this deck, 1 of them on its theme; Mole Man, Moloid Master works with 12 cards, 7 of them on it. Put in Mole Man, Moloid Master: Ixidron gives Mole Man, Moloid Master life as a creature

Also short, against a typical Commander deck: card advantage 12 of 14.

The decklist

Creatures

Ainok Survivalist · Apex Altisaur · Bane of the Living · Chromeshell Crab · Deathmist Raptor · Den Protector · Great Oak Guardian · Grim Haruspex · Grismold, the Dreadsower · Hooded Hydra · Icefeather Aven · Ixidron · Kadena's Silencer · Kheru Spellsnatcher · Nantuko Vigilante · Rayami, First of the Fallen · Sagu Mauler · Sakura-Tribe Elder · Scaretiller · Seedborn Muse · Silumgar Assassin · Skinthinner · Stratus Dancer · Thelonite Hermit · Thieving Amalgam · Thought Sponge · Thousand Winds · Vesuvan Shapeshifter · Voice of Many · Volrath, the Shapestealer · Willbender

Planeswalkers

Vraska the Unseen

Instants and sorceries

Biomass Mutation · Cultivate · Echoing Truth · Explore · Farseek · Ghastly Conscription · Hex · Leadership Vacuum · Mire in Misery · Overwhelming Stampede · Putrefy · Reality Shift · Road of Return · Sudden Substitution · Sultai Charm · Tempt with Discovery · Tezzeret's Gambit · Urban Evolution

Artifacts and enchantments

Bounty of the Luxa · Gift of Doom · Pendant of Prosperity · Scroll of Fate · Secret Plans · Sol Ring · Strionic Resonator · Thran Dynamo · Trail of Mystery

Lands

Ash Barrens · Bojuka Bog · Command Tower · Darkwater Catacombs · Dimir Aqueduct · Evolving Wilds · Exotic Orchard · 7 Forest · Foul Orchard · Golgari Guildgate · Golgari Rot Farm · 5 Island · Jungle Hollow · Llanowar Wastes · Myriad Landscape · Opulent Palace · Reliquary Tower · Shrine of the Forsaken Gods · Simic Growth Chamber · Simic Guildgate · Sunken Hollow · 3 Swamp · Temple of the False God · Terramorphic Expanse · Thespian's Stage · Thornwood Falls · Woodland Stream · Yavimaya Coast

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