Primal Genesis
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- Commander
- Ghired, Conclave Exile
- Cards
- 100
- Current value
- $87.27
- Grade
- B-
How it grades
Fundamentals 72/100. Plays like Tokens and Lands-matter.
This reads as Tokens · Lands-matter, built around Ghired, Conclave Exile. Go wide: flood the board with cheap bodies, multiply them, then convert width into damage or value with anthems, drain triggers, and sacrifice payoffs. Board wipes are the great enemy, so rebuild speed and token-doublers that refill fast matter more than any single big creature. Its strongest fundamental is interaction (14 removal/protection effects (want 10+ for Tokens)); the first thing to tighten is ramp: 6 ramp effects (want 11+ for this curve for Tokens).
- BMana reliability
- BLand count
- BMana curve
- C+Ramp
- ACard draw
- A+Interaction
- A+Commander synergy
- AWin conditions
- B+Card quality
- A+Legality & size
Where it falls short
- BMana reliability79% of your spells arrive on time. Feldon of the Third Path is the riskiest: its R cost is heavy for this mana base, so expect it several turns late.
- BLand count39 lands. About 43 fits this curve for Tokens.
- BMana curve23% of spells cost ≤2, 17% cost 6+.
- C+Ramp6 ramp effects (want 11+ for this curve for Tokens).
- B+Card qualityMedian EDHREC rank #4,356
Strong on card draw, interaction, commander synergy, win conditions and legality & size.
89 cards graded: A- 11, B+ 23, B 46, B- 4, C+ 3, C 2. The command zone is the plan, so it isn't graded.
Upgrades
Made together, they take Primal Genesis from B- to A-.
Storm-Kiln Artist3R$1.69
In place of Scaretiller: expensive for ramp: the help arrives late (64/100)
Fills the ramp gap (you're at 6 of 11+). Pays off your instant-and-sorcery engine (20 producers). Pays off your artifact engine (6 producers).
Professional Face-Breaker2R$6.22
In place of Heart-Piercer Manticore: its R cost is heavy for this mana base; expect it several turns late (45/100)
Fuels your go-wide payoffs (5 in deck). Top-5% staple by play data. Fits the commander's plan.
Avacyn's PilgrimG$0.68
In place of Tectonic Hellion: weakest slot in the deck (48/100)
Works with the commander directly. EDHREC Tokens staple. Fills the ramp gap (you're at 6 of 11+).
Jaheira, Friend of the Forest2G$12.78
In place of Soul Foundry: weakest slot in the deck (51/100)
Fills the ramp gap (you're at 6 of 11+). Fuels your go-wide payoffs (5 in deck). Top-5% staple by play data.
Selvala, Heart of the Wilds1GG$5.38
In place of Tahngarth, First Mate: weakest slot in the deck (53/100)
Pays off your token engine (28 producers). Pays off your go-wide engine (33 producers). Pays off the commanders' token plan.
Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon1RW$4.97
In place of Soul of Zendikar: weakest slot in the deck (56/100)
Fuels your token payoffs (17 in deck). Feeds the commanders' token payoff. Fuels your go-wide payoffs (5 in deck).
Welcoming Vampire2W$3.55
In place of Hate Mirage: weakest slot in the deck (56/100)
Pays off the commanders' go-wide plan. Pays off your go-wide engine (33 producers). Fuels your go-wide payoffs (5 in deck).
Song of TotentanzXR$4.22
In place of Cliffside Rescuer: weakest slot in the deck (57/100)
Pays off your token engine (28 producers). Fuels your token payoffs (17 in deck). Pays off the commanders' token plan.
Wildfire AwakenerX1RW$3.41
In place of Roc Egg: weakest slot in the deck (60/100)
Fuels your token payoffs (17 in deck). Fuels your go-wide payoffs (5 in deck). Fits the commander's plan.
Guttersnipe2R$0.50
In place of Ghired's Belligerence: its R cost is heavy for this mana base; expect it several turns late (60/100)
Pays off your instant-and-sorcery engine (20 producers). Fuels your go-wide payoffs (5 in deck). Top-5% staple by play data.
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Decklist
Commander 1
Creatures 28
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Planeswalkers 1
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Instants 10
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Sorceries 10
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Artifacts 5
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Enchantments 6
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Lands 39
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