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Commander {B}{G}{R}{U}{W} · 105 cards · Bracket 2

justphofun · Updated June 2026

Value

≈ $389.79

Market value from Scryfall prices, not what the owner paid. Deck cards only — tokens and sideboard are not counted.

$550.08 $505.97 $528.03 $525.57 · 2026-07-24 $524.69 · 2026-07-26 $529.59 · 2026-07-28 $535.06 · 2026-07-30 $540.69 · 2026-08-01 $541.15 · 2026-08-03 $545.89 · 2026-08-05 $545.28 · 2026-08-07 $548.09 · 2026-08-09 $547.47 · 2026-08-11 $547.09 · 2026-08-13 $545.76 · 2026-08-15 $546.87 · 2026-08-17 $548.88 · 2026-08-19 $546.12 · 2026-08-21 $542.87 · 2026-08-23 $543.82 · 2026-08-25 $541.73 · 2026-08-29 $538.77 · 2026-08-31 $535.03 · 2026-09-02 $534.03 · 2026-09-04 $537.34 · 2026-09-06 $536.64 · 2026-09-09 $533.91 · 2026-09-11 $534.66 · 2026-09-13 $533.90 · 2026-09-15 $531.80 · 2026-09-17 $533.44 · 2026-09-20 $533.90 · 2026-09-22 $533.49 · 2026-09-24 $532.07 · 2026-09-26 $532.07 · 2026-09-28 $528.06 · 2026-09-30 $527.74 · 2026-10-02 $520.36 · 2026-10-04 $517.36 · 2026-10-06 $516.16 · 2026-10-08 $515.74 · 2026-10-10 $513.65 · 2026-10-12 $511.81 · 2026-10-14 $510.36 · 2026-10-16 $510.03 · 2026-10-18 $506.81 · 2026-10-20 $506.61 · 2026-10-22 2026-07-24 2026-10-23
Deck value over the last year

Stats

3.38 average mana value across 66 nonland cards

Mana cost

30%37%7%11%16%

Mana production

20%20%16%16%18%9%
0 1 2 2 12 3 20 4 27 5 2 6 2 7+ 1

Mana curve of nonland cards; 7 groups everything above six.

CardsCountIn opening hand
Land97% in opening hand3997%
Sorcery44% in opening hand844%
Instant24% in opening hand424%
Artifact82% in opening hand2282%
Creature91% in opening hand3091%
Enchantment13% in opening hand213%

Chance of drawing at least one in a seven-card opening hand.

Decklist

Land 39

1Adventurer's Inn FIN 271C
1Ash Barrens PIP 253C
1Balamb Garden, SeeD Academy // Balamb Garden, Airborne FIN 354R
1Baron, Airship Kingdom FIN 273C
1Capital City FIN 274U
1Clive's Hideaway FIN 275R
1Command Tower FIC 486C
1Crossroads Village FIN 276C
1Eden, Seat of the Sanctum FIN 355U
1Evolving Wilds FIC 389C
1Exotic Orchard CMM 993R
1Forest FIN 307C
1Gohn, Town of Ruin FIN 278C
1Gongaga, Reactor Town FIN 280C
1Guadosalam, Farplane Gateway FIN 281C
1Insomnia, Crown City FIN 282C
1Ishgard, the Holy See // Faith & Grief FIN 310{3}{W}{W}R
1Island FIN 298C
1Jidoor, Aristocratic Capital // Overture FIN 311{4}{U}{U}R
1Lindblum, Industrial Regency // Mage Siege FIN 285{2}{R}R
1Meticulous Archive MKM 328R
1Midgar, City of Mako // Reactor Raid FIN 286{2}{B}R
1Mountain FIN 303C
1Multiversal Passage SPM 206R
1Path of Ancestry PLST M3C-363C
1Plains FIN 294C
1Planar Nexus M3C 132R
1Rabanastre, Royal City FIN 287C
1Sea of Clouds CLB 360R
1Seaside Citadel PLST MKC-288U
1Sharlayan, Nation of Scholars FIN 288C
1Starting Town FIN 289R
1Swamp FIN 300C
1The Gold Saucer FIN 279U
1Thriving Isle DSC 316C
1Treno, Dark City FIN 290C
1Vector, Imperial Capital FIN 291C
1Windurst, Federation Center FIN 292C
1Zanarkand, Ancient Metropolis // Lasting Fayth FIN 314{4}{G}{G}R

Sorcery 8

1Aerith Rescue Mission FIN 5{3}{W}C
1Chocobo Kick FIN 178{1}{G}C
1Combat Tutorial FIN 48{2}{U}C
1Memories Returning FIN 63{2}{U}{U}R
1Reach the Horizon FIN 195{3}{G}U
1Relm's Sketching FIN 67{2}{U}{U}U
1Suplex FIN 164{1}{R}C
1Travel the Overworld FIN 82{5}{U}{U}U

Instant 4

1Airship Crash FIN 171{2}{G}C
1Laughing Mad FIN 143{2}{R}C
1Prishe's Wanderings FIN 193{2}{G}C
1Syncopate FIN 80{X}{U}C

Artifact 22

1Amulet of Vigor WWK 121{1}R
1Astrologian's Planisphere FIN 46{1}{U}R
1Bard's Bow FIN 174{2}{G}C
1Black Mage's Rod FIN 90{1}{B}C
1Blue Mage's Cane FIC 35{2}{U}R
1Buster Sword FIN 351{3}M
1Conduit of Worlds ONE 163{2}{G}{G}R
1Dancer's Chakrams FIC 17{3}{W}R
1Dark Knight's Greatsword FIN 95{2}{B}U
1Dragoon's Lance FIN 17{1}{W}U
1Machinist's Arsenal FIN 23{4}{W}R
1Monk's Fist FIN 265{2}C
1Ninja's Blades FIN 108{2}{B}R
1Paladin's Arms FIN 28{2}{W}C
1Reaper's Scythe FIC 48{2}{B}R
1Red Mage's Rapier FIN 152{1}{R}C
1Sage's Nouliths FIN 70{1}{U}C
1Samurai's Katana FIN 154{2}{R}U
1Summoner's Grimoire FIN 205{3}{G}R
1Thief's Knife FIN 81{2}{U}U
1Warrior's Sword FIN 169{3}{R}C
1White Auracite FIN 41{2}{W}{W}C

Creature 30

1Ashe, Princess of Dalmasca FIN 7{2}{W}U
1Cid, Timeless Artificer FIN 415{2}{W}{U}U
1Cid, Timeless Artificer FIN 420{2}{W}{U}U
1Cid, Timeless Artificer FIN 419{2}{W}{U}U
1Cid, Timeless Artificer FIN 418{2}{W}{U}U
1Cid, Timeless Artificer FIN 417{2}{W}{U}U
1Cid, Timeless Artificer FIN 416{2}{W}{U}U
2Cid, Timeless Artificer FIN 407{2}{W}{U}U
1Cid, Timeless Artificer FIN 408{2}{W}{U}U
1Cid, Timeless Artificer FIN 414{2}{W}{U}U
1Cid, Timeless Artificer FIN 413{2}{W}{U}U
1Cid, Timeless Artificer FIN 409{2}{W}{U}U
1Cid, Timeless Artificer FIN 216{2}{W}{U}U
1Cid, Timeless Artificer FIN 411{2}{W}{U}U
1Cid, Timeless Artificer FIN 410{2}{W}{U}U
1Cloud, Midgar Mercenary FIN 375{W}{W}M
1Dryad of the Ilysian Grove M3C 225{2}{G}R
1Firion, Wild Rose Warrior FIN 386{2}{R}R
1Gilgamesh, Master-at-Arms FIN 139{4}{R}{R}R
1Gilgamesh, Weapon Collector FCA 13{5}{R}R
1G'raha Tia, Scion Reborn FIC 203{W}{U}{B}M
1Ignis Scientia FIN 492{1}{G}{U}U
1Noctis, Prince of Lucis FIN 401{1}{W}{U}{B}R
1Omo, Queen of Vesuva M3C 30{2}{G/U}M
1Qiqirn Merchant FIN 65{2}{U}C
1Rook Turret FIN 69{3}{U}C
1Tellah, Great Sage FIN 349{3}{U}{R}R
1The Wandering Minstrel FIN 515{G}{U}R
1Weapons Vendor FIN 40{3}{W}C

Enchantment 2

1Prismatic Omen WOT 60{1}{G}R
1Ride the Shoopuf FIN 197{1}{G}U

Tokens 7

1Copy TFIN 25C
1Elemental TFIN 21C
1Food TFIN 22C
1Hero TFIN 33C
1On an Adventure TWOE 18C
1Treasure TFIN 36C
1Wizard TFIN 35C

Kept with the deck but not part of it, so not counted in the card total or the stats above.

Where to buy this deck

StoreCardsTotal
Cardmarket91 of 91 cards91 of 91€171.14
ManaPool91 of 91 cards91 of 91$186.94
Card Kingdom91 of 91 cards91 of 91$277.07
Bazaar of Magic90 of 91 cards90 of 91€287.30
The Games Cube86 of 91 cards86 of 91383.20 AUD

Cheapest available copy per card, any printing, from the last 60 days. Stock and prices change; open a card for its offers.

Why this is Bracket 2
  • Game changers · No Game Changers found.
  • Mass land denial · No Mass Land Denial cards found.
  • Extra turns · No Extra Turn cards found.
  • Combos · Commander Spellbook's own bracket estimate: "E" -- no additional floor from this signal (this endpoint only checks a narrow set of 2-card bracket-relevant combos -- see round 11/§0).
  • Combos · No fully-assembled combos found via Commander Spellbook's find-my-combos.
  • Notes · No signals tripped; defaulting to Bracket 2 -- Bracket 1 vs 2 is a theme judgment call this algorithm can't make on its own (see §2).
  • cEDH signals · 0 free/reduced-cost interaction card(s) found (informational -- feeds the possibleCedh signal, doesn't floor the bracket on its own).
  • cEDH signals · 0 cross-archetype cEDH staple(s) found, excluding anything already counted as a Game Changer (informational -- feeds the possibleCedh signal, doesn't floor the bracket on its own; this list is hand-curated and will go stale over time).
  • Notes · possibleCedh signals (0/4, needs 3+): complete combos=0, avg nonland CMC=3.38, free/reduced-cost interaction=0, cEDH staples=0. Not enough independent signals agree to flag this as a likely cEDH build.

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