Korvold, Fae-Cursed King
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- Commander
- Korvold, Fae-Cursed King
- Cards
- 100
- Current value
- $868.10
- Grade
- B
How it grades
Fundamentals 79/100. Plays like Aristocrats and Combo.
This reads as Aristocrats · Combo, built around Korvold, Fae-Cursed King. 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. Korvold, Fae-Cursed King sits on the cEDH tier list, so the ceiling here is tournament-grade, and experienced tables will treat it that way. Its strongest fundamental is land count (34 lands. About 36 fits this curve for Aristocrats); the first thing to tighten is card draw: 6 draw effects, counting Korvold (want 11+ for Aristocrats).
- AMana reliability
- A+Land count
- A+Mana curve
- A+Ramp
- CCard draw
- AInteraction
- A+Commander synergy
- A+Win conditions
- A+Card quality
- A+Legality & size
Where it falls short
- CCard draw6 draw effects, counting Korvold (want 11+ for Aristocrats).
Strong on mana reliability, land count, mana curve, ramp, interaction, commander synergy, win conditions, card quality and legality & size.
90 cards graded: A 3, A- 26, B+ 29, B 32. The command zone is the plan, so it isn't graded.
Upgrades
Made together, they take Korvold, Fae-Cursed King from B to A+.
Grim Haruspex2B$2.91
In place of Squee, the Immortal: weakest slot in the deck (62/100)
Fills the draw gap (you're at 6 of 11+). Pays off your sacrifice engine (11 producers). Top-5% staple by play data.
Fecundity2G$1.10
In place of Deflecting Swat: weakest slot in the deck (64/100)
Fits the sacrifice build players run with your commanders. EDHREC Aristocrats staple. Fills the draw gap (you're at 6 of 11+).
Garruk's Uprising2G$0.54
In place of Reanimate: weakest slot in the deck (64/100)
Pays off your go-wide engine (21 producers). Fits the token build players run with your commanders. Fills the draw gap (you're at 6 of 11+).
Shamanic Revelation3GG$1.55
In place of Juri, Master of the Revue: weakest slot in the deck (65/100)
Fills the draw gap (you're at 6 of 11+). Pays off your go-wide engine (21 producers). Top-5% staple by play data.
Demand Answers1R$0.69
In place of Ruthless Technomancer: expensive for ramp: the help arrives late (65/100)
Pays off your treasure engine (18 producers). Fits the treasure build players run with your commanders. Fills the draw gap (you're at 6 of 11+).
Terror of the Peaks3RR$30.67
In place of Lotus Petal: weakest slot in the deck (67/100)
Fits the commander's plan. Pays off your go-wide engine (21 producers). Top-5% staple by play data.
Impact Tremors1R$2.77
In place of Ziatora, the Incinerator: expensive for ramp: the help arrives late (67/100)
Pays off your go-wide engine (21 producers). Top-5% staple by play data. Fits the token build players run with your commanders.
Champion of Lambholt1GG$4.81
In place of Bootleggers' Stash: expensive for ramp: the help arrives late (70/100)
Fuels your +1/+1 counter payoffs (4 in deck). Pays off the commanders' +1/+1 counter plan. Pays off your go-wide engine (21 producers).
Banner of Kinship5$7.93
In place of Eternal Witness: weakest slot in the deck (70/100)
Pays off your go-wide engine (21 producers). Top-5% staple by play data. Fits the token build players run with your commanders.
Inspiring Call2G$0.39
In place of Goldspan Dragon: expensive for ramp: the help arrives late (70/100)
Fills the draw gap (you're at 6 of 11+). Pays off your go-wide engine (21 producers). Top-5% staple by play data.
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Decklist
Commander 1
Creatures 29
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Instants 11
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Sorceries 10
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Artifacts 9
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Enchantments 6
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Lands 34
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- B+
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