Wade into Battle
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- Commander
- Kalemne, Disciple of Iroas
- Cards
- 100
- Current value
- $99.66
- Grade
- C+
How it grades
Fundamentals 64/100. Plays like Giant Tribal.
This reads as Giant Tribal, built around Kalemne, Disciple of Iroas. A Giant deck at heart: the creatures share a type on purpose, and lords, payoffs, and type-matters synergies make the whole board bigger than its parts. Tribal decks trade individual card power for critical mass, so keep the giant count high and let the synergy pay the bills. Its strongest fundamental is land count (39 lands. About 39 fits this curve for Giant Tribal, with your cost reduction counted); the first thing to tighten is mana curve: 20% of spells cost ≤2, 33% cost 6+.
- AMana reliability
- A+Land count
- DMana curve
- ARamp
- CCard draw
- A+Interaction
- CCommander synergy
- AWin conditions
- BCard quality
- A+Legality & size
Where it falls short
- DMana curve20% of spells cost ≤2, 33% cost 6+.
- CCard draw5 draw effects (want 10+ for Giant Tribal).
- CCommander synergyOnly 19 of 60 spells play into your commanders' plan; they want experience counters support. Counts the builds players run with your commanders (Equipment; from EDHREC).
- BCard qualityMedian EDHREC rank #7,123
Strong on mana reliability, land count, ramp, interaction, win conditions and legality & size.
87 cards graded: A- 4, B+ 8, B 46, B- 20, C+ 7, C 2. The command zone is the plan, so it isn't graded.
Upgrades
Made together, they take Wade into Battle from C+ to B.
Puresteel PaladinWW$2.45
In place of Seer's Sundial: weakest slot in the deck (67/100)
Fills the draw gap (you're at 5 of 10+). Pays off your artifact engine (18 producers). Fits the equipment build players run with your commanders.
Esper SentinelW$58.04
In place of Staff of Nin: weakest slot in the deck (67/100)
Works with the commander directly. Top-5% staple by play data. Fits the commander's plan.
Mentor of the Meek2W$4.81
In place of Meteor Blast: doesn't ramp, draw, interact or threaten. What is it for? (41/100)
Fills the draw gap (you're at 5 of 10+). Works with the commander directly. Top-5% staple by play data.
Skullclamp1$5.17
In place of Dawnglare Invoker: weakest slot in the deck (46/100)
Lowers the curve. Fills the draw gap (you're at 5 of 10+). Fits the equipment build players run with your commanders.
Mask of Memory2$0.42
In place of Stoneshock Giant: weakest slot in the deck (51/100)
Fills the draw gap (you're at 5 of 10+). Fits the equipment build players run with your commanders. Top-5% staple by play data.
Elspeth, Storm Slayer3WW$43.85
In place of Hostility: weakest slot in the deck (51/100)
Fuels your token payoffs (3 in deck). Works with the commander directly. Top-5% staple by play data.
Elspeth, Sun's Champion4WW$0.38
In place of Faith's Fetters: weakest slot in the deck (51/100)
Fuels your token payoffs (3 in deck). Works with the commander directly. Top-5% staple by play data.
Ranger-Captain of Eos1WW$37.27
In place of Disaster Radius: weakest slot in the deck (52/100)
Works with the commander directly. Top-5% staple by play data. Fits the commander's plan.
Sword of the Animist2$5.54
In place of Orim's Thunder: weakest slot in the deck (52/100)
Fits the equipment build players run with your commanders. Top-5% staple by play data.
Sigarda's AidW$17.88
In place of Curse of the Nightly Hunt: weakest slot in the deck (52/100)
Fits the equipment build players run with your commanders. Top-5% staple by play data.
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Decklist
Commander 1
Creatures 30
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Instants 3
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Sorceries 5
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Artifacts 17
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Enchantments 5
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Lands 39
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