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Wretched Ranks

Commander precon · Foundations Commander · 2026 · led by Ghoulcaller Gisa

Main theme: Zombie tribal · Synergy 4.1/5 (tight) · Bracket 1–2 · Ghoulcaller Gisa works with 19 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.

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

Its cards work together a little more: synergy 4.1 → 4.2 of 5, still tight. It is a little more consistent: Build 3.8 → 4.1 of 5, from close to on target; no longer short on ramp, 7 short on interaction, was 8. That is what this page measures: how well the deck holds together, not how strong it is.

Ramp

  1. Take out Tendrils of Corruption: Tendrils of Corruption is next on the report's cut list. Works with nothing else in this deck. Put in Fellwar Stone: Ramp: you were 4 short; Fellwar Stone counts as ramp.
  2. Take out Consuming Corruption: Consuming Corruption is next on the report's cut list. Works with nothing else in this deck. Put in The Soul Stone: Ramp: you were 4 short; The Soul Stone counts as ramp.
  3. Take out Razorlash Transmogrant: Razorlash Transmogrant is next on the report's cut list. Works with 22 other cards: with 17 again and again, with 5 just once or in the background. Put in Aetheric Amplifier: Ramp: you were 4 short; Aetheric Amplifier counts as ramp.

Cards that work together

  1. Take out Marchesa's Decree: Marchesa's Decree works with no other card in this deck; Liliana, Untouched by Death works with 33 cards, 28 of them on it. Put in Liliana, Untouched by Death: Liliana, Untouched by Death can bring back Noxious Ghoul
  2. Take out Syphon Flesh: Syphon Flesh works with 9 cards in this deck, 7 of them on its theme; Ruthless Technomancer works with 40 cards, 20 of them on it. Put in Ruthless Technomancer: When Noxious Ghoul enters thanks to Ruthless Technomancer, it shrinks a creature by -1/-1
  3. Take out Moan of the Unhallowed: Moan of the Unhallowed works with 9 cards in this deck, 7 of them on its theme; Nim Devourer works with 46 cards, 21 of them on it. Put in Nim Devourer: While you control Nim Devourer, Endless Ranks of the Dead counts it and makes more tokens
  4. Take out Army of the Damned: Army of the Damned works with 9 cards in this deck, 7 of them on its theme; Shepherd of Rot works with 34 cards, 29 of them on it. Put in Shepherd of Rot: While you control Noxious Ghoul, Shepherd of Rot counts it and does more
  5. Take out Grave Titan: Grave Titan works with 11 cards in this deck, 7 of them on its theme; Risen Necroregent works with 25 cards, 13 of them on it. Put in Risen Necroregent: When a Zombie enters thanks to Risen Necroregent, Noxious Ghoul shrinks a creature by -1/-1

Upgrades at bracket 3

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

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

Its cards work together a little more: synergy 4.1 → 4.2 of 5, still tight. It is a little more consistent: Build 3.8 → 4.1 of 5, from close to on target; no longer short on ramp, 6 short on interaction, was 8. That is what this page measures: how well the deck holds together, not how strong it is.

Ramp

  1. Take out Tendrils of Corruption: Tendrils of Corruption is next on the report's cut list. Works with nothing else in this deck. Put in Fellwar Stone: Ramp: you were 4 short; Fellwar Stone counts as ramp.
  2. Take out Consuming Corruption: Consuming Corruption is next on the report's cut list. Works with nothing else in this deck. Put in The Soul Stone: Ramp: you were 4 short; The Soul Stone counts as ramp.
  3. Take out Razorlash Transmogrant: Razorlash Transmogrant is next on the report's cut list. Works with 22 other cards: with 17 again and again, with 5 just once or in the background. Put in Aetheric Amplifier: Ramp: you were 4 short; Aetheric Amplifier counts as ramp.
  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.

Card advantage

  1. Take out Ambition's Cost: Ambition's Cost 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 Marchesa's Decree: Marchesa's Decree works with no other card in this deck; Liliana, Untouched by Death works with 33 cards, 28 of them on it. Put in Liliana, Untouched by Death: Liliana, Untouched by Death can bring back Noxious Ghoul
  2. Take out Syphon Flesh: Syphon Flesh works with 9 cards in this deck, 7 of them on its theme; Ruthless Technomancer works with 40 cards, 20 of them on it. Put in Ruthless Technomancer: When Noxious Ghoul enters thanks to Ruthless Technomancer, it shrinks a creature by -1/-1
  3. Take out Moan of the Unhallowed: Moan of the Unhallowed works with 9 cards in this deck, 7 of them on its theme; Nim Devourer works with 46 cards, 21 of them on it. Put in Nim Devourer: While you control Nim Devourer, Endless Ranks of the Dead counts it and makes more tokens
  4. Take out Army of the Damned: Army of the Damned works with 9 cards in this deck, 7 of them on its theme; Shepherd of Rot works with 34 cards, 29 of them on it. Put in Shepherd of Rot: While you control Noxious Ghoul, Shepherd of Rot counts it and does more
  5. Take out Grave Titan: Grave Titan works with 11 cards in this deck, 7 of them on its theme; Risen Necroregent works with 25 cards, 13 of them on it. Put in Risen Necroregent: When a Zombie enters thanks to Risen Necroregent, Noxious Ghoul shrinks a creature by -1/-1

Upgrades at bracket 4–5

No limits on Game Changers or combos.

10 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 4.1 → 4.2 of 5, still tight. It is a little more consistent: Build 3.8 → 4.1 of 5, from close to on target; no longer short on ramp, 6 short on interaction, was 8. That is what this page measures: how well the deck holds together, not how strong it is.

Ramp

  1. Take out Tendrils of Corruption: Tendrils of Corruption is next on the report's cut list. Works with nothing else in this deck. Put in Fellwar Stone: Ramp: you were 4 short; Fellwar Stone counts as ramp.
  2. Take out Consuming Corruption: Consuming Corruption is next on the report's cut list. Works with nothing else in this deck. Put in The Soul Stone: Ramp: you were 4 short; The Soul Stone counts as ramp.
  3. Take out Razorlash Transmogrant: Razorlash Transmogrant is next on the report's cut list. Works with 22 other cards: with 17 again and again, with 5 just once or in the background. Put in Aetheric Amplifier: Ramp: you were 4 short; Aetheric Amplifier counts as ramp.
  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.

Card advantage

  1. Take out Ambition's Cost: Ambition's Cost 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 Marchesa's Decree: Marchesa's Decree works with no other card in this deck; Liliana, Untouched by Death works with 33 cards, 28 of them on it. Put in Liliana, Untouched by Death: Liliana, Untouched by Death can bring back Noxious Ghoul
  2. Take out Syphon Flesh: Syphon Flesh works with 9 cards in this deck, 7 of them on its theme; Ruthless Technomancer works with 40 cards, 20 of them on it. Put in Ruthless Technomancer: When Noxious Ghoul enters thanks to Ruthless Technomancer, it shrinks a creature by -1/-1
  3. Take out Moan of the Unhallowed: Moan of the Unhallowed works with 9 cards in this deck, 7 of them on its theme; Nim Devourer works with 46 cards, 21 of them on it. Put in Nim Devourer: While you control Nim Devourer, Endless Ranks of the Dead counts it and makes more tokens
  4. Take out Army of the Damned: Army of the Damned works with 9 cards in this deck, 7 of them on its theme; Shepherd of Rot works with 34 cards, 29 of them on it. Put in Shepherd of Rot: While you control Noxious Ghoul, Shepherd of Rot counts it and does more
  5. Take out Grave Titan: Grave Titan works with 11 cards in this deck, 7 of them on its theme; Risen Necroregent works with 25 cards, 13 of them on it. Put in Risen Necroregent: When a Zombie enters thanks to Risen Necroregent, Noxious Ghoul shrinks a creature by -1/-1

Opens a route: Accursed Witch // Infectious Curse. 9 of its cards reach Grave Titan through it.

Also short, against a typical Commander deck: interaction 4 of 12, ramp 9 of 13.

The decklist

Creatures

Ayara, First of Locthwain · Carrion Feeder · Cemetery Reaper · Champion of the Perished · Cryptbreaker · Death Baron · Diregraf Colossus · Eternal Taskmaster · Fleshbag Marauder · God-Eternal Bontu · Grave Titan · Graveborn Muse · Gravecrawler · Gray Merchant of Asphodel · Headless Rider · Josu Vess, Lich Knight · Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet · Liliana's Reaver · Lord of the Accursed · Lord of the Undead · Midnight Reaper · Mire Triton · Noxious Ghoul · Razorlash Transmogrant · Soulless One · Undead Augur · Undead Butler · Undead Warchief · Vengeful Dead · Wight of Precinct Six · Zul Ashur, Lich Lord

Instants and sorceries

Ambition's Cost · Army of the Damned · Cemetery Recruitment · Consumed by Greed · Consuming Corruption · Go for the Throat · Moan of the Unhallowed · Mutilate · Necrotic Hex · Night's Whisper · Sign in Blood · Syphon Flesh · Tendrils of Corruption · Withering Torment

Artifacts and enchantments

Arcane Signet · Bad Moon · Bontu's Monument · Charcoal Diamond · Commander's Sphere · Endless Ranks of the Dead · Infernal Idol · Liliana's Mastery · Marchesa's Decree · Mind Stone · Open the Graves · Oversold Cemetery · Patchwork Banner · Phyrexian Arena · Sol Ring

Lands

Barren Moor · Bojuka Bog · Castle Locthwain · Geier Reach Sanitarium · Memorial to Folly · 33 Swamp · Witch's Cottage

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