Br-5 by ilsalve

Format: Commander

Commander: Glarb, Calamity's Augur

Bracket: 5

DeckCheck Threat Index: 62

Deck overview

This is a Sultai competitive combo deck using Glarb, Calamity's Augur as a top-library value engine rather than as the required centerpiece. Its main plan is to assemble Thassa's Oracle with Demonic Consultation or Tainted Pact. The deck has extensive tutor access, fast mana, card selection, and a substantial free-counterspell package, so it can threaten a turn-3 win in ordinary execution and faster wins in exceptional openings. The Oracle line wins immediately after the library is emptied and does not need combat, life-total reduction, or a later upkeep. Jace, Wielder of Mysteries is a slower backup if Thassa's Oracle is unavailable. Bolas's Citadel, Necropotence, Mystic Remora, and Rhystic Study support longer games, but they are not required for the primary clock. The main weaknesses are exposure to creature removal, triggered-ability interaction, and the need to preserve colored mana and a second combo card while holding protection.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abrupt Decay
  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Assassin's Trophy
  • 1 Baleful Mastery
  • 1 Bayou
  • 1 Birds of Paradise
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Bloom Tender
  • 1 Bolas's Citadel
  • 1 Borne Upon a Wind
  • 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Breeding Pool
  • 1 Carpet of Flowers
  • 1 Chain of Smog
  • 1 Chain of Vapor
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Counterbalance
  • 1 Culling Ritual
  • 1 Culling the Weak
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Deadly Rollick
  • 1 Deathrite Shaman
  • 1 Delighted Halfling
  • 1 Demonic Consultation
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Doomsday
  • 1 Dosan the Falling Leaf
  • 1 Elves of Deep Shadow
  • 1 Elvish Spirit Guide
  • 1 Entomb
  • 1 Eternal Witness
  • 1 Fierce Guardianship
  • 1 Finale of Devastation
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Flusterstorm
  • 1 Forbidden Orchard
  • 1 Force of Will
  • 1 Gaea's Cradle
  • 1 Gemstone Caverns
  • 1 Gifts Ungiven
  • 1 Gitaxian Probe
  • 1 Glarb, Calamity's Augur
  • 1 Gush
  • 1 Hedge Maze
  • 1 Hermit Druid
  • 1 Imperial Seal
  • 1 Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
  • 1 Lim-Dûl's Vault
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Mana Confluence
  • 1 Mana Drain
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Mental Misstep
  • 1 Mindbreak Trap
  • 1 Mistrise Village
  • 1 Misty Rainforest
  • 1 Mox Amber
  • 1 Mox Diamond
  • 1 Mystic Remora
  • 1 Mystical Tutor
  • 1 Necropotence
  • 1 Noxious Revival
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City
  • 1 Overgrown Tomb
  • 1 Pact of Negation
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Praetor's Grasp
  • 1 Rakshasa's Bargain
  • 1 Reanimate
  • 1 Retraction Helix
  • 1 Rhystic Study
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Sensei's Divining Top
  • 1 Shallow Grave
  • 1 Shifting Woodland
  • 1 Snuff Out
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Tainted Pact
  • 1 Thassa's Oracle
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Tropical Island
  • 1 Undercity Sewers
  • 1 Underground Sea
  • 1 Valley Floodcaller
  • 1 Vampiric Tutor
  • 1 Veil of Summer
  • 1 Verdant Catacombs
  • 1 Watery Grave
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Wishclaw Talisman
  • 1 Witherbloom Apprentice
  • 1 Wooded Foothills
  • 1 Worldly Tutor