Balthor the Defiled Reanimator

Summary

For Bracket 1 (Exhibition) this list is far too consistent and punishing: it runs multiple true tutors (including Razaketh) plus efficient removal and explosive mana engines (Crypt Ghast / Nirkana Revenant / Nyx Lotus). The deck will regularly set up a massreanimation turn that effectively ends the game well before the “T10+” expectation for Bracket 1 pods. In a Bracket 1 environment, this deck will compress table agency (tutors + sweepers + big inevitability) and create frequent nongames when opponents can’t answer graveyards.

Commander

Balthor the Defiled

Deck Verdict

Mismatched for Declared Bracket - General Power 7.2 - Score in bracket 10.0 - Confidence: 0.84

Commander background

Balthor the Defiled Reanimator

Deck description
Share the deck goals, win lines, or table etiquette…
Deck total
$289.08
Missing cost
Deck cards
100
10/10
Score in bracket
7.2/10
General Power
SpeResConIntSynRelative Power
AI
MTG Master AI

Commander (1)

  • 1
    {2}{B}{B}
    TCGPlayer

Planeswalkers (1)

  • 1Foil
    {2}{B}{B}
    TCGPlayer

Creatures (35)

  • 1
    {6}{B}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1Foil
    {3}{B}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {B}{B}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {3}{B}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {1}{B}{B}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1Foil
    {4}{B}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {1}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {3}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {2}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {3}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {3}{B}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {3}{B}{B}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {2}{B}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {3}{B}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {3}{B}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {4}{B/P}{B/P}{B/P}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {4}{B}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1Foil
    {3}{B}{B}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {2}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {1}{B}{B}{1}{B}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {3}{B}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {4}{B}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {1}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {1}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {5}{B}{B}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {2}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {4}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {2}{B}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {5}{B}{B}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {2}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {3}{B}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {5}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {B}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {2}{B}{B}
    TCGPlayer

Sorceries (9)

  • 1
    {5}{B}{B}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {2}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {1}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {1}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {4}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {3}{B}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {5}{B}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {2}{B}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {1}{B}
    TCGPlayer

Instants (7)

  • 1
    {3}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {1}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {2}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {1}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {1}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {3}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {X}{B}{B}
    TCGPlayer

Artifacts (7)

  • 1
    {2}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {3}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {2}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {2}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {2}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1Foil
    {4}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {1}
    TCGPlayer

Enchantments (4)

  • 1
    {1}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {B}{B}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {2}{B}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {2}{B}{B}
    TCGPlayer

Lands (36)

  • 1
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    TCGPlayer
  • 29
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    TCGPlayer

Mana pressure & alignment

How your colored demand lines up with the mana base during your game.

Color pressure

Demand vs support share by color.

{B}Black
Aligned
Demand: 100%Support: 92%
{C}Colorless
Surplus
Demand: 0%Support: 8%
{B}Delta+0.0Aligned
{C}Delta+3.0Surplus

Mana integrity

Overall alignment score for your mana base.

100Score
Grade
Excellent
Highlights
  • Mana integrity looks excellent.
  • Colorless has extra support compared to demand.

Early turn stress

Where color requirements cluster across turns.

Black
Colorless
1
2
3
4
5
6
7+

Mana Base

Benchmark-backed view of how the deck develops mana, fixes colors, and reaches commander timing in the first turns.

high
Main bottleneck: Turn 1 live color via Tapped-land tempo

Mana readiness snapshot

Compact early-game checks for whether the mana base turns on cleanly.

Turn 1 live color
Live colored mana for turn-1 plays.
89%
2 mana by turn 2
Keeps the early curve on schedule.
98%
Commander color by turn 3
Gets the key commander color online early.
100%
Double pip by turn 3
Checks early UU, BB, RR, or GG requirements.
100%
Benchmark target: Tymaret, Chosen from Death
Higher percentages mean the mana base supports the deck's early asks more consistently.

Commander and color timing

Shows when the mana base turns colors on and when commander timing becomes reliable.

  • All colors online
  • Commander castable
T3T4T5T60255075100
Main bottlenecks

Benchmarks that miss most often, plus the dominant reasons behind those misses.

11% Main bottleneck: Turn 1 live color via Tapped-land tempo
Tapped-land tempo: 82%Missing colors: 9%No untapped color source: 9%
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