Endless Punishment
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- Commander
- Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
- Cards
- 100
- Current value
- $209.37
- Grade
- B-
How it grades
Fundamentals 71/100. Plays like Aristocrats and Wheels.
This reads as Aristocrats · Wheels, built around Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls. Turn creatures dying into a win: sacrifice fodder on demand, drain the table with death triggers, and grind value from every body. The deck barely fears wipes; it profits from them. Watch the fodder-to-payoff ratio: outlets and drains do nothing without a steady stream of bodies. Its strongest fundamental is land count (38 lands. About 40 fits this curve for Aristocrats); the first thing to tighten is commander synergy: Only 11 of 61 spells play into your commanders' plan; they want +1/+1 counter, card-draw, burn support. Counts the builds players run with your commanders (Group Slug; from EDHREC).
- A+Mana reliability
- A+Land count
- A+Mana curve
- ARamp
- ACard draw
- A+Interaction
- DCommander synergy
- AWin conditions
- A+Card quality
- A+Legality & size
Where it falls short
- DCommander synergyOnly 11 of 61 spells play into your commanders' plan; they want +1/+1 counter, card-draw, burn support. Counts the builds players run with your commanders (Group Slug; from EDHREC).
Strong on mana reliability, land count, mana curve, ramp, card draw, interaction, win conditions, card quality and legality & size.
87 cards graded: A- 10, B+ 24, B 47, B- 5, C+ 1. The command zone is the plan, so it isn't graded.
Upgrades
Made together, they take Endless Punishment from B- to B.
Impact Tremors1R$2.52
In place of Enchanter's Bane: weakest slot in the deck (54/100)
Pays off your go-wide engine (15 producers). Shares the commanders' burn mechanic. Top-5% staple by play data.
Psychosis Crawler5$2.30
In place of Sadistic Shell Game: weakest slot in the deck (58/100)
Pays off your card-draw engine (18 producers). Pays off the commanders' card-draw plan. Top-5% staple by play data.
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse2BB$98.25
In place of Nightshade Harvester: weakest slot in the deck (59/100)
Pays off your card-draw engine (18 producers). Pays off the commanders' card-draw plan. Top-5% staple by play data.
Purphoros, God of the Forge3R$27.38
In place of Theater of Horrors: weakest slot in the deck (59/100)
Pays off your go-wide engine (15 producers). Shares the commanders' burn mechanic. Top-5% staple by play data.
Guttersnipe2R$0.50
In place of Vial Smasher the Fierce: weakest slot in the deck (59/100)
Pays off your instant-and-sorcery engine (13 producers). Shares the commanders' burn mechanic. Top-5% staple by play data.
Reckless Fireweaver1R$0.39
In place of Blood Pact: weakest slot in the deck (60/100)
Pays off your artifact engine (13 producers). Shares the commanders' burn mechanic. Top-5% staple by play data.
Coruscation Mage1R$1.71
In place of Gleeful Arsonist: weakest slot in the deck (61/100)
Pays off your instant-and-sorcery engine (13 producers). Shares the commanders' burn mechanic. Top-5% staple by play data.
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician2BB$28.31
In place of Harsh Mentor: weakest slot in the deck (61/100)
Fuels your sacrifice payoffs (3 in deck). Pays off the commanders' +1/+1 counter plan. Top-5% staple by play data.
Etali, Primal Storm4RR$0.65
In place of Blood Seeker: weakest slot in the deck (61/100)
Works with the commander directly. Fits the commander's plan. Top-5% staple by play data.
Ancient Copper Dragon4RR$135.00
In place of Suspended Sentence: weakest slot in the deck (62/100)
Works with the commander directly. Top-5% staple by play data. Fits the commander's plan.
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Decklist
Commander 1
Creatures 32
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Instants 6
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Sorceries 7
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Artifacts 11
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Enchantments 5
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Lands 38
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