How it grades
Fundamentals 98/100. Plays like +1/+1 counters and Tokens.
This reads as +1/+1 counters · Tokens, built around Ms. Bumbleflower. Every creature is a mana sink for growth: counters snowball across the board, doublers turn increments into avalanches, and payoffs convert size into evasion, draw, or the kill. The deck's weakness is exponential dependence: protect the doublers and watch out for clean board resets. The fundamentals check out across the board. From here it's meta calls and personal tech.
- AMana reliability
- A+Land count
- A+Mana curve
- A+Ramp
- A+Card draw
- A+Interaction
- A+Commander synergy
- AWin conditions
- A+Card quality
- A+Legality & size
Nothing falls short. Strong on mana reliability, land count, mana curve, ramp, card draw, interaction, commander synergy, win conditions, card quality and legality & size.
89 cards graded: A 1, A- 19, B+ 35, B 34. The command zone is the plan, so it isn't graded.
Upgrades
Champion of Lambholt1GG$4.79
In place of Illusionist's Gambit: weakest slot in the deck (60/100)
Pays off your go-wide engine (24 producers). Pays off your +1/+1 counter engine (13 producers). Top-5% staple by play data.
Fathom Mage2GU$0.82
In place of Perplexing Test: weakest slot in the deck (62/100)
Pays off the commanders' +1/+1 counter plan. EDHREC +1/+1 counters staple. Pays off your go-wide engine (24 producers).
Evolution Sage2G$3.22
In place of Tempt with Discovery: expensive for ramp: the help arrives late (62/100)
Pays off your land engine (6 producers). Pays off your +1/+1 counter engine (13 producers). Top-5% staple by play data.
Thrummingbird1U$0.25
In place of On the Trail: weakest slot in the deck (63/100)
Pays off your +1/+1 counter engine (13 producers). Top-5% staple by play data. Pays off the commanders' +1/+1 counter plan.
Esper SentinelW$58.41
In place of Promise of Loyalty: weakest slot in the deck (63/100)
Fuels your card-draw payoffs (7 in deck). Fits the card-draw build players run with your commanders. Top-5% staple by play data.
Beast Whisperer2GG$9.08
In place of Ghirapur Orrery: expensive for ramp: the help arrives late (64/100)
Fuels your card-draw payoffs (7 in deck). Top-5% staple by play data. Fits the card-draw build players run with your commanders.
Rhystic Study2U$69.59
In place of Steelburr Champion: weakest slot in the deck (64/100)
WotC game-changer. Fuels your card-draw payoffs (7 in deck). Top-5% staple by play data.
Consecrated Sphinx4UU$32.89
In place of Propaganda: weakest slot in the deck (64/100)
Fits the wheel build players run with your commanders. Fuels your card-draw payoffs (7 in deck). Top-5% staple by play data.
Garruk's Uprising2G$0.58
In place of Rites of Flourishing: weakest slot in the deck (66/100)
Pays off your go-wide engine (24 producers). Fuels your card-draw payoffs (7 in deck). Top-5% staple by play data.
Archmage Emeritus2UU$0.59
In place of Faeburrow Elder: weakest slot in the deck (67/100)
Pays off your instant-and-sorcery engine (22 producers). Fits the instant-and-sorcery build players run with your commanders. Fuels your card-draw payoffs (7 in deck).
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Decklist
Commander 1
Creatures 25
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- A-
Planeswalkers 1
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Instants 15
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Sorceries 7
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- B
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Artifacts 7
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- B
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- A-
Enchantments 9
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Lands 35
- B
- B
- B
- B
- B
- B
- B
- B×5
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- B
- B×4
- B
- B×4
- B
- B
- B
- B
- B+
- B
- B
- B
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- B
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