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Wade into Battle

Commander precon · Commander 2015 · 2015 · led by Kalemne, Disciple of Iroas

Main theme: Giant tribal · Synergy 2.8/5 (developing) · Bracket 1–2 · Kalemne, Disciple of Iroas works with 26 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 more: synergy 2.8 → 3.6 of 5, from developing to connected. It is a little more consistent: Build 3.8 → 4.2 of 5, from close to on target; still 6 short on interaction, 1 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 Ancient Amphitheater: Ancient Amphitheater enters tapped. Put in Plateau: Plateau never enters tapped and makes white or red.
  2. Take out Boros Garrison: Boros Garrison enters tapped. Put in Rugged Prairie: Rugged Prairie never enters tapped and makes white or red.
  3. Take out Boros Guildgate: Boros Guildgate 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 Mind Stone: Mind Stone also does card draw, and doesn't make white and red, which the deck is short of for its spells. Put in Arcane Signet: Arcane Signet is the same ramp and makes white and red, which the deck is short of for its spells, but does not do card draw.

Card advantage

  1. Take out Faith's Fetters: Faith's Fetters is next on the report's cut list. Works with nothing else in this deck. Put in Plargg, Dean of Chaos // Augusta, Dean of Order: Card advantage: you were 7 short; Plargg, Dean of Chaos // Augusta, Dean of Order counts as card advantage.
  2. Take out Curse of the Nightly Hunt: Curse of the Nightly Hunt 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 Taii Wakeen, Perfect Shot: Card advantage: you were 7 short; Taii Wakeen, Perfect Shot counts as card advantage.
  3. Take out Rite of the Raging Storm: Rite of the Raging Storm is next on the report's cut list. Works with 1 other card: with 1 again and again. Put in Tectonic Giant: Card advantage: you were 7 short; Tectonic Giant counts as card advantage.
  4. Take out Meteor Blast: Meteor Blast is next on the report's cut list. It works with other cards only once, when it is played: with Gisela, Blade of Goldnight. Put in Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant // Phoenix, Warden of Fire: Card advantage: you were 7 short; Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant // Phoenix, Warden of Fire counts as card advantage.
  5. Take out Fall of the Hammer: Fall of the Hammer is next on the report's cut list. It works with other cards only once, when it is played: with Gisela, Blade of Goldnight. Put in Hazoret's Monument: Card advantage: you were 7 short; Hazoret's Monument counts as card advantage. Hazoret's Monument reduces what Thundercloud Shaman costs.
  6. Take out Fumiko the Lowblood: Fumiko the Lowblood is next on the report's cut list. It works with other cards only once, when it is played: with Hamletback Goliath and Warstorm Surge. Put in Breya's Apprentice: Card advantage: you were 7 short; Breya's Apprentice counts as card advantage.

Cards that work together

  1. Take out Loxodon Warhammer: Loxodon Warhammer works with 1 card in this deck, none of it on its theme; Summon: Brynhildr works with 3 cards, 1 of them on it. Put in Summon: Brynhildr: When Thundercloud Shaman is cast, Summon: Brynhildr grants haste
  2. Take out Blade of Selves: Blade of Selves works with 1 card in this deck, none of it on its theme; Oltec Matterweaver works with 4 cards, 3 of them on it. Put in Oltec Matterweaver: When Thundercloud Shaman is cast, Oltec Matterweaver triggers

Upgrades at bracket 3

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

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

Its cards work together more: synergy 2.8 → 3.7 of 5, from developing to connected. It is a little more consistent: Build 3.8 → 4.2 of 5, from close to on target; still 6 short on interaction, 1 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 Ancient Amphitheater: Ancient Amphitheater enters tapped. Put in Plateau: Plateau never enters tapped and makes white or red.
  2. Take out Boros Garrison: Boros Garrison enters tapped. Put in Rugged Prairie: Rugged Prairie never enters tapped and makes white or red.
  3. Take out Boros Guildgate: Boros Guildgate 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 Mind Stone: Mind Stone also does card draw, and doesn't make white and red, which the deck is short of for its spells. Put in Arcane Signet: Arcane Signet is the same ramp and makes white and red, which the deck is short of for its spells, but does not do card draw.
  2. Take out Basalt Monolith: Basalt Monolith 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Take out Coldsteel Heart: Coldsteel Heart 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 Faith's Fetters: Faith's Fetters is next on the report's cut list. Works with nothing else in this deck. Put in Plargg, Dean of Chaos // Augusta, Dean of Order: Card advantage: you were 7 short; Plargg, Dean of Chaos // Augusta, Dean of Order counts as card advantage.
  2. Take out Curse of the Nightly Hunt: Curse of the Nightly Hunt 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 Taii Wakeen, Perfect Shot: Card advantage: you were 7 short; Taii Wakeen, Perfect Shot counts as card advantage.
  3. Take out Rite of the Raging Storm: Rite of the Raging Storm is next on the report's cut list. Works with 1 other card: with 1 again and again. Put in Tectonic Giant: Card advantage: you were 7 short; Tectonic Giant counts as card advantage.
  4. Take out Meteor Blast: Meteor Blast is next on the report's cut list. It works with other cards only once, when it is played: with Gisela, Blade of Goldnight. Put in Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant // Phoenix, Warden of Fire: Card advantage: you were 7 short; Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant // Phoenix, Warden of Fire counts as card advantage.
  5. Take out Fall of the Hammer: Fall of the Hammer is next on the report's cut list. It works with other cards only once, when it is played: with Gisela, Blade of Goldnight. Put in Hazoret's Monument: Card advantage: you were 7 short; Hazoret's Monument counts as card advantage. Hazoret's Monument reduces what Thundercloud Shaman costs.
  6. Take out Fumiko the Lowblood: Fumiko the Lowblood is next on the report's cut list. It works with other cards only once, when it is played: with Hamletback Goliath and Warstorm Surge. Put in Breya's Apprentice: Card advantage: you were 7 short; Breya's Apprentice counts as card advantage.

Cards that work together

  1. Take out Loxodon Warhammer: Loxodon Warhammer works with 1 card in this deck, none of it on its theme; Summon: Brynhildr works with 3 cards, 1 of them on it. Put in Summon: Brynhildr: When Thundercloud Shaman is cast, Summon: Brynhildr grants haste
  2. Take out Blade of Selves: Blade of Selves works with 1 card in this deck, none of it on its theme; Oltec Matterweaver works with 4 cards, 3 of them on it. Put in Oltec Matterweaver: When Thundercloud Shaman is cast, Oltec Matterweaver triggers

Upgrades at bracket 4–5

No limits on Game Changers or combos.

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

Its cards work together more: synergy 2.8 → 3.7 of 5, from developing to connected. It is a little more consistent: Build 3.8 → 4.2 of 5, from close to on target; still 6 short on interaction, 1 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 Ancient Amphitheater: Ancient Amphitheater enters tapped. Put in Plateau: Plateau never enters tapped and makes white or red.
  2. Take out Boros Garrison: Boros Garrison enters tapped. Put in Rugged Prairie: Rugged Prairie never enters tapped and makes white or red.
  3. Take out Boros Guildgate: Boros Guildgate 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 Mind Stone: Mind Stone also does card draw, and doesn't make white and red, which the deck is short of for its spells. Put in Arcane Signet: Arcane Signet is the same ramp and makes white and red, which the deck is short of for its spells, but does not do card draw.
  2. Take out Basalt Monolith: Basalt Monolith 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Take out Coldsteel Heart: Coldsteel Heart 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 Darksteel Ingot: Darksteel Ingot 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.
  6. Take out Thought Vessel: Thought Vessel is weaker ramp than Grim Monolith. Put in Grim Monolith: Grim Monolith is ramp too, and one of the strongest cards in Commander: a Game Changer, which this bracket allows.

Card advantage

  1. Take out Faith's Fetters: Faith's Fetters is next on the report's cut list. Works with nothing else in this deck. Put in Plargg, Dean of Chaos // Augusta, Dean of Order: Card advantage: you were 7 short; Plargg, Dean of Chaos // Augusta, Dean of Order counts as card advantage.
  2. Take out Curse of the Nightly Hunt: Curse of the Nightly Hunt 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 Taii Wakeen, Perfect Shot: Card advantage: you were 7 short; Taii Wakeen, Perfect Shot counts as card advantage.
  3. Take out Rite of the Raging Storm: Rite of the Raging Storm is next on the report's cut list. Works with 1 other card: with 1 again and again. Put in Tectonic Giant: Card advantage: you were 7 short; Tectonic Giant counts as card advantage.
  4. Take out Meteor Blast: Meteor Blast is next on the report's cut list. It works with other cards only once, when it is played: with Gisela, Blade of Goldnight. Put in Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant // Phoenix, Warden of Fire: Card advantage: you were 7 short; Joshua, Phoenix's Dominant // Phoenix, Warden of Fire counts as card advantage.
  5. Take out Fall of the Hammer: Fall of the Hammer is next on the report's cut list. It works with other cards only once, when it is played: with Gisela, Blade of Goldnight. Put in Hazoret's Monument: Card advantage: you were 7 short; Hazoret's Monument counts as card advantage. Hazoret's Monument reduces what Thundercloud Shaman costs.
  6. Take out Fumiko the Lowblood: Fumiko the Lowblood is next on the report's cut list. It works with other cards only once, when it is played: with Hamletback Goliath and Warstorm Surge. Put in Breya's Apprentice: Card advantage: you were 7 short; Breya's Apprentice counts as card advantage.

Cards that work together

  1. Take out Loxodon Warhammer: Loxodon Warhammer works with 1 card in this deck, none of it on its theme; Summon: Brynhildr works with 3 cards, 1 of them on it. Put in Summon: Brynhildr: When Thundercloud Shaman is cast, Summon: Brynhildr grants haste
  2. Take out Blade of Selves: Blade of Selves works with 1 card in this deck, none of it on its theme; Oltec Matterweaver works with 4 cards, 3 of them on it. Put in Oltec Matterweaver: When Thundercloud Shaman is cast, Oltec Matterweaver triggers

Opens a route: Darien, King of Kjeldor. 5 of its cards reach Hamletback Goliath through it.

Also short, against a typical Commander deck: card advantage 7 of 14, interaction 6 of 12.

The decklist

Creatures

Angel of Serenity · Anya, Merciless Angel · Arbiter of Knollridge · Borderland Behemoth · Dawnbreak Reclaimer · Dawnglare Invoker · Desolation Giant · Dream Pillager · Fumiko the Lowblood · Gisela, Blade of Goldnight · Hamletback Goliath · Hammerfist Giant · Herald of the Host · Hostility · Hunted Dragon · Inferno Titan · Jareth, Leonine Titan · Kalemne's Captain · Magma Giant · Magus of the Wheel · Oreskos Explorer · Sandstone Oracle · Stinkdrinker Daredevil · Stoneshock Giant · Sun Titan · Sunrise Sovereign · Taurean Mauler · Thundercloud Shaman · Victory's Herald · Warchief Giant

Instants and sorceries

Breath of Darigaaz · Crib Swap · Disaster Radius · Earthquake · Fall of the Hammer · Fiery Confluence · Meteor Blast · Orim's Thunder

Artifacts and enchantments

Banishing Light · Basalt Monolith · Blade of Selves · Boros Cluestone · Boros Signet · Coldsteel Heart · Curse of the Nightly Hunt · Darksteel Ingot · Dreamstone Hedron · Faith's Fetters · Fellwar Stone · Lightning Greaves · Loxodon Warhammer · Mind Stone · Rite of the Raging Storm · Seer's Sundial · Sol Ring · Staff of Nin · Thought Vessel · Urza's Incubator · Warstorm Surge · Worn Powerstone

Lands

Ancient Amphitheater · Blasted Landscape · Boros Garrison · Boros Guildgate · Command Tower · Drifting Meadow · Evolving Wilds · Forgotten Cave · 14 Mountain · 11 Plains · Secluded Steppe · Smoldering Crater · Terramorphic Expanse · Vivid Crag · Vivid Meadow · Wind-Scarred Crag

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