edhseer Commander synergy, explained

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Masters of Evil

Commander precon · Doctor Who · 2023 · led by Davros, Dalek Creator

Main theme: Alien tribal · Synergy 1.6/5 (developing) · Bracket 1–2 · Davros, Dalek Creator works with 4 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.

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

Its cards work together more: synergy 1.6 → 2.6 of 5, still developing. It is a little more consistent: Build 4.0 → 4.2 of 5, still on target; no longer short on ramp, 5 short on interaction, was 6. That is what this page measures: how well the deck holds together, not how strong it is.

Lands

  1. Take out Foreboding Ruins: Foreboding Ruins enters tapped. Put in Badlands: Badlands never enters tapped and makes black or red.
  2. Take out Temple of Malice: Temple of Malice enters tapped. Put in Blood Crypt: Blood Crypt never enters tapped and makes black or red.
  3. Take out Choked Estuary: Choked Estuary enters tapped. Put in Morphic Pool: Morphic Pool never enters tapped and makes blue or black.
  4. Take out Temple of Deceit: Temple of Deceit enters tapped. Put in Sunken Ruins: Sunken Ruins never enters tapped and makes blue or black.
  5. Take out Frostboil Snarl: Frostboil Snarl enters tapped. Put in Cascade Bluffs: Cascade Bluffs never enters tapped and makes blue or red.
  6. Take out Temple of Epiphany: Temple of Epiphany enters tapped. Put in Ferrous Lake: Ferrous Lake never enters tapped and makes blue or red.
  7. Take out Dragonskull Summit: Dragonskull Summit can enter tapped. Put in Graven Cairns: Graven Cairns never enters tapped and makes black or red.
  8. Take out Drowned Catacomb: Drowned Catacomb can enter tapped. Put in Underground Sea: Underground Sea never enters tapped and makes blue or black.

Ramp

  1. Take out Day of the Moon: Day of the Moon is next on the report's cut list. Works with nothing else in this deck. Put in Phial of Galadriel: Ramp: you were 2 short; Phial of Galadriel counts as ramp. When Missy makes a player draw a card, Phial of Galadriel draws you 2 cards.
  2. Take out Cyber Conversion: Cyber Conversion is next on the report's cut list. Works with nothing else in this deck. Put in Endrider Catalyzer: Ramp: you were 2 short; Endrider Catalyzer counts as ramp. Auton Soldier can enter as a copy of Endrider Catalyzer.
  3. Take out Mind Stone: Mind Stone also does card draw, and doesn't make blue and black, which the deck is short of for its spells. Put in Dimir Signet: Dimir Signet is the same ramp and makes blue and black, which the deck is short of for its spells, but does not do card draw.

Interaction

  1. Take out Don't Blink: Don't Blink is next on the report's cut list. Works with nothing else in this deck. Put in Bjorna, Nightfall Alchemist: Interaction: you were 6 short; Bjorna, Nightfall Alchemist counts as interaction. Auton Soldier can enter as a copy of Bjorna, Nightfall Alchemist.

Cards that work together

  1. Take out Hunted by The Family: Hunted by The Family works with 1 card in this deck, none of it on its theme; Starving Revenant works with 23 cards, 11 of them on it, and with your commander. Put in Starving Revenant: Starving Revenant puts cards into the graveyard that The Cyber-Controller can bring back
  2. Take out This Is How It Ends: This Is How It Ends works with no other card in this deck; The Locust God works with 18 cards, 11 of them on it, and with your commander. Put in The Locust God: The Locust God puts cards into the graveyard that The Cyber-Controller can bring back
  3. Take out Wound Reflection: Wound Reflection works with no other card in this deck; Vnwxt, Verbose Host works with 19 cards, 17 of them on it, and with your commander. Put in Vnwxt, Verbose Host: Auton Soldier can enter as a copy of Vnwxt, Verbose Host

Upgrades at bracket 3

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

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

Its cards work together more: synergy 1.6 → 2.6 of 5, still developing. It is a little more consistent: Build 4.0 → 4.2 of 5, still on target; no longer short on ramp, 5 short on interaction, was 6. That is what this page measures: how well the deck holds together, not how strong it is.

Lands

  1. Take out Foreboding Ruins: Foreboding Ruins enters tapped. Put in Badlands: Badlands never enters tapped and makes black or red.
  2. Take out Temple of Malice: Temple of Malice enters tapped. Put in Blood Crypt: Blood Crypt never enters tapped and makes black or red.
  3. Take out Choked Estuary: Choked Estuary enters tapped. Put in Morphic Pool: Morphic Pool never enters tapped and makes blue or black.
  4. Take out Temple of Deceit: Temple of Deceit enters tapped. Put in Sunken Ruins: Sunken Ruins never enters tapped and makes blue or black.
  5. Take out Frostboil Snarl: Frostboil Snarl enters tapped. Put in Cascade Bluffs: Cascade Bluffs never enters tapped and makes blue or red.
  6. Take out Temple of Epiphany: Temple of Epiphany enters tapped. Put in Ferrous Lake: Ferrous Lake never enters tapped and makes blue or red.
  7. Take out Dragonskull Summit: Dragonskull Summit can enter tapped. Put in Graven Cairns: Graven Cairns never enters tapped and makes black or red.
  8. Take out Drowned Catacomb: Drowned Catacomb can enter tapped. Put in Underground Sea: Underground Sea never enters tapped and makes blue or black.

Ramp

  1. Take out Day of the Moon: Day of the Moon is next on the report's cut list. Works with nothing else in this deck. Put in Phial of Galadriel: Ramp: you were 2 short; Phial of Galadriel counts as ramp. When Missy makes a player draw a card, Phial of Galadriel draws you 2 cards.
  2. Take out Cyber Conversion: Cyber Conversion is next on the report's cut list. Works with nothing else in this deck. Put in Endrider Catalyzer: Ramp: you were 2 short; Endrider Catalyzer counts as ramp. Auton Soldier can enter as a copy of Endrider Catalyzer.
  3. Take out Mind Stone: Mind Stone also does card draw, and doesn't make blue and black, which the deck is short of for its spells. Put in Dimir Signet: Dimir Signet is the same ramp and makes blue and black, which the deck is short of for its spells, but does not do card draw.
  4. Take out Arcane Signet: Arcane Signet 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.
  5. Take out Talisman of Indulgence: Talisman of Indulgence is weaker ramp than Mana Vault. Put in Mana Vault: Mana Vault is ramp too, and one of the strongest cards in Commander: a Game Changer, which this bracket allows.
  6. Take out Thought Vessel: Thought Vessel is weaker ramp than Mox Diamond. Put in Mox Diamond: Mox Diamond is ramp too, and one of the strongest cards in Commander: a Game Changer, which this bracket allows.

Interaction

  1. Take out Don't Blink: Don't Blink is next on the report's cut list. Works with nothing else in this deck. Put in Bjorna, Nightfall Alchemist: Interaction: you were 6 short; Bjorna, Nightfall Alchemist counts as interaction. Auton Soldier can enter as a copy of Bjorna, Nightfall Alchemist.

Cards that work together

  1. Take out Hunted by The Family: Hunted by The Family works with 1 card in this deck, none of it on its theme; Starving Revenant works with 23 cards, 11 of them on it, and with your commander. Put in Starving Revenant: Starving Revenant puts cards into the graveyard that The Cyber-Controller can bring back
  2. Take out This Is How It Ends: This Is How It Ends works with no other card in this deck; The Locust God works with 18 cards, 11 of them on it, and with your commander. Put in The Locust God: The Locust God puts cards into the graveyard that The Cyber-Controller can bring back
  3. Take out Wound Reflection: Wound Reflection works with no other card in this deck; Vnwxt, Verbose Host works with 19 cards, 17 of them on it, and with your commander. Put in Vnwxt, Verbose Host: Auton Soldier can enter as a copy of Vnwxt, Verbose Host

Upgrades at bracket 4–5

No limits on Game Changers or combos.

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

Its cards work together more: synergy 1.6 → 2.6 of 5, still developing. It is a little more consistent: Build 4.0 → 4.4 of 5, still on target; no longer short on ramp, 5 short on interaction, was 6. That is what this page measures: how well the deck holds together, not how strong it is.

Lands

  1. Take out Foreboding Ruins: Foreboding Ruins enters tapped. Put in Badlands: Badlands never enters tapped and makes black or red.
  2. Take out Temple of Malice: Temple of Malice enters tapped. Put in Blood Crypt: Blood Crypt never enters tapped and makes black or red.
  3. Take out Choked Estuary: Choked Estuary enters tapped. Put in Morphic Pool: Morphic Pool never enters tapped and makes blue or black.
  4. Take out Temple of Deceit: Temple of Deceit enters tapped. Put in Sunken Ruins: Sunken Ruins never enters tapped and makes blue or black.
  5. Take out Frostboil Snarl: Frostboil Snarl enters tapped. Put in Cascade Bluffs: Cascade Bluffs never enters tapped and makes blue or red.
  6. Take out Temple of Epiphany: Temple of Epiphany enters tapped. Put in Ferrous Lake: Ferrous Lake never enters tapped and makes blue or red.
  7. Take out Dragonskull Summit: Dragonskull Summit can enter tapped. Put in Graven Cairns: Graven Cairns never enters tapped and makes black or red.
  8. Take out Drowned Catacomb: Drowned Catacomb can enter tapped. Put in Underground Sea: Underground Sea never enters tapped and makes blue or black.

Ramp

  1. Take out Day of the Moon: Day of the Moon is next on the report's cut list. Works with nothing else in this deck. Put in Phial of Galadriel: Ramp: you were 2 short; Phial of Galadriel counts as ramp. When Missy makes a player draw a card, Phial of Galadriel draws you 2 cards.
  2. Take out Cyber Conversion: Cyber Conversion is next on the report's cut list. Works with nothing else in this deck. Put in Endrider Catalyzer: Ramp: you were 2 short; Endrider Catalyzer counts as ramp. Auton Soldier can enter as a copy of Endrider Catalyzer.
  3. Take out Mind Stone: Mind Stone also does card draw, and doesn't make blue and black, which the deck is short of for its spells. Put in Dimir Signet: Dimir Signet is the same ramp and makes blue and black, which the deck is short of for its spells, but does not do card draw.
  4. Take out Arcane Signet: Arcane Signet 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.
  5. Take out Talisman of Indulgence: Talisman of Indulgence is weaker ramp than Mana Vault. Put in Mana Vault: Mana Vault is ramp too, and one of the strongest cards in Commander: a Game Changer, which this bracket allows.
  6. Take out Thought Vessel: Thought Vessel is weaker ramp than Mox Diamond. Put in Mox Diamond: Mox Diamond is ramp too, and one of the strongest cards in Commander: a Game Changer, which this bracket allows.

Card advantage

  1. Take out The Toymaker's Trap: The Toymaker's Trap 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.

Interaction

  1. Take out Don't Blink: Don't Blink is next on the report's cut list. Works with nothing else in this deck. Put in Bjorna, Nightfall Alchemist: Interaction: you were 6 short; Bjorna, Nightfall Alchemist counts as interaction. Auton Soldier can enter as a copy of Bjorna, Nightfall Alchemist.

Board wipes

  1. Take out Blasphemous Act: Blasphemous Act is weaker board wipe than Cyclonic Rift. Put in Cyclonic Rift: Cyclonic Rift is board wipe too, and one of the strongest cards in Commander: a Game Changer, which this bracket allows.

Cards that work together

  1. Take out Hunted by The Family: Hunted by The Family works with 1 card in this deck, none of it on its theme; Starving Revenant works with 23 cards, 11 of them on it, and with your commander. Put in Starving Revenant: Starving Revenant puts cards into the graveyard that The Cyber-Controller can bring back
  2. Take out This Is How It Ends: This Is How It Ends works with no other card in this deck; The Locust God works with 18 cards, 11 of them on it, and with your commander. Put in The Locust God: The Locust God puts cards into the graveyard that The Cyber-Controller can bring back
  3. Take out Wound Reflection: Wound Reflection works with no other card in this deck; Vnwxt, Verbose Host works with 19 cards, 17 of them on it, and with your commander. Put in Vnwxt, Verbose Host: Auton Soldier can enter as a copy of Vnwxt, Verbose Host

Opens a route: War Elemental. 3 of its cards reach Ashad, the Lone Cyberman through it.

Also short, against a typical Commander deck: interaction 6 of 12, ramp 11 of 13.

The decklist

Creatures

Ashad, the Lone Cyberman · Auton Soldier · Clockwork Droid · Cult of Skaro · Cyberman Patrol · Cybermat · Cybermen Squadron · Dalek Drone · Dalek Squadron · Missy · Rassilon, the War President · Renegade Silent · Solemn Simulacrum · Sontaran General · Sycorax Commander · The Beast, Deathless Prince · The Cyber-Controller · The Dalek Emperor · The Flood of Mars · The Master, Formed Anew · The Master, Gallifrey's End · The Master, Mesmerist · The Master, Multiplied · The Rani · The Valeyard · Time Reaper · Vashta Nerada · Vislor Turlough · Weeping Angel · Zygon Infiltrator

Instants and sorceries

Blasphemous Act · Cyber Conversion · Delete · Don't Blink · Doomsday Confluence · Ensnared by the Mara · Exterminate! · Feed the Swarm · Great Intelligence's Plan · Hunted by The Family · Snuff Out · This Is How It Ends

Artifacts and enchantments

Arcane Signet · Blink · Commander's Sphere · Cybership · Day of the Moon · Death in Heaven · Genesis of the Daleks · Laser Screwdriver · Lightning Greaves · Midnight Crusader Shuttle · Mind Stone · Propaganda · Sol Ring · Talisman of Dominance · Talisman of Indulgence · The Sound of Drums · The Toymaker's Trap · Thought Vessel · Wayfarer's Bauble · Wound Reflection

Lands

Canyon Slough · Choked Estuary · Command Tower · Creeping Tar Pit · Crumbling Necropolis · Darkwater Catacombs · Dragonskull Summit · Drowned Catacomb · Exotic Orchard · Fetid Pools · Fiery Islet · Foreboding Ruins · Frostboil Snarl · Gallifrey Council Chamber · Haunted Ridge · 2 Island · Lavaclaw Reaches · 2 Mountain · Ominous Cemetery · Path of Ancestry · Reliquary Tower · River of Tears · Shadowblood Ridge · Shipwreck Marsh · Smoldering Marsh · Stormcarved Coast · Sunken Hollow · 2 Swamp · Temple of Deceit · Temple of Epiphany · Temple of Malice · Temple of the False God · Terramorphic Expanse · Thriving Moor

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