Magda, Brazen Outlaw

EDHREC Average Deck for the #99 most-played commander

Commander: Magda, Brazen Outlaw
Cards: 100
Current value: $886.51
Grade: B

How it grades

Fundamentals 77/100. Plays like Dwarf Tribal.

This reads as Dwarf Tribal, built around Magda, Brazen Outlaw. A Dwarf 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 dwarf count high and let the synergy pay the bills. Magda, Brazen Outlaw 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 mana curve (54% of spells cost ≤2, 6% cost 6+); the first thing to tighten is card draw: 4 draw effects (want 10+ for Dwarf Tribal).

A+Mana reliability
B-Land count
A+Mana curve
A+Ramp
DCard draw
A+Interaction
A+Commander synergy
A+Win conditions
A+Card quality
A+Legality & size

Where it falls short

B-Land count32 lands. About 36 fits this curve for Dwarf Tribal.
DCard draw4 draw effects (want 10+ for Dwarf Tribal).

Strong on mana reliability, mana curve, ramp, interaction, commander synergy, win conditions, card quality and legality & size.

79 cards graded: A- 13, B+ 26, B 39, B- 1. The command zone is the plan, so it isn't graded.

Upgrades

The 10 swaps that lift the grade most, about $163.91 together

Made together, they take Magda, Brazen Outlaw from B to A.

Demand Answers1R$0.69
In place of Smuggler's Copter: weakest slot in the deck (74/100)
Fills the draw gap (you're at 4 of 10+). Pays off your treasure engine (18 producers). Top-5% staple by play data.
Idol of Oblivion2$3.22
In place of Sticky Fingers: weakest slot in the deck (74/100)
Fuels your go-wide payoffs (3 in deck). Fuels your artifact payoffs (5 in deck). Fits the token build players run with your commanders.
Skullclamp1$5.20
In place of Dwarven Armorer: weakest slot in the deck (59/100)
Suits up the commanders. Fills the draw gap (you're at 4 of 10+). Fuels your artifact payoffs (5 in deck).
Buster Sword3$50.30
In place of Dwarven Trader: weakest slot in the deck (60/100)
Fills the draw gap (you're at 4 of 10+). Fuels your artifact payoffs (5 in deck). Top-5% staple by play data.
Mask of Memory2$0.42
In place of Enslaved Dwarf: weakest slot in the deck (60/100)
Fills the draw gap (you're at 4 of 10+). Fuels your artifact payoffs (5 in deck). Top-5% staple by play data.
Impact Tremors1R$2.60
In place of Liberated Dwarf: weakest slot in the deck (60/100)
Pays off your go-wide engine (30 producers). Top-5% staple by play data. Fits the token build players run with your commanders.
Terror of the Peaks3RR$30.73
In place of Damping Sphere: weakest slot in the deck (62/100)
Pays off your go-wide engine (30 producers). Top-5% staple by play data. Fits the token build players run with your commanders.
Unwinding Clock4$22.43
In place of Lifecraft Engine: weakest slot in the deck (62/100)
Pays off your artifact engine (32 producers). Fits the artifact build players run with your commanders. Fuels your artifact payoffs (5 in deck).
Key to the City2$1.39
In place of Dwarven Scorcher: weakest slot in the deck (62/100)
Keeps the commanders alive. Fills the draw gap (you're at 4 of 10+). Fuels your artifact payoffs (5 in deck).
Sword of Fire and Ice3$46.93
In place of Spark Mage: weakest slot in the deck (62/100)
Fills the draw gap (you're at 4 of 10+). Fuels your artifact payoffs (5 in deck). Top-5% staple by play data.

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Decklist

100 cards, worth about $886.51

Commander 1

Creatures 30

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A-

Instants 10

B
B
B+
B
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B
B
B
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B

Sorceries 5

B+
B+
A-
B
B

Artifacts 21

B+
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B
B
B
B
A-
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B

Enchantments 2

B
A-

Lands 31

B
B
B
B
B
B×21
B
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B
B

How it grades

Fundamentals 77/100. Plays like Dwarf Tribal.