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Gruul

Summary

This is an upperend Bracket 1 Gruul counterscombat deck. Its low curve, 12 effective acceleration, and commanderdriven haste pressure let it snowball faster than many exhibitionlevel lists, but the deck is still held back by sparse hard interaction, no sweepers, and modest rebuild capacity after repeated removal.

Commander

Halana and Alena, Partners

Deck Verdict

Optimized & Recommended - Bracket 1 - General Power 5.7 - Score in bracket 9.0 - Confidence: high

Commander background

Gruul

Bracket 1
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Commander: Halana and Alena, PartnersCommander
Deck description
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Deck total
$21.27
Missing cost
-
Wishboard
-
Deck cards
100
9/10
Score in bracket
5.7/10
General Power
SpeResConIntSynRelative Power
AI
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Commander (1)

  • 1
    {2}{R}{G}
    TCGPlayer

Creatures (28)

  • 1Foil
    {1}{R}{G}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {G}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {5}{G}{1}{G}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {2}{R}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {2}{R}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {1}{G}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {2}{R}{G}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {2}{R}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {1}{R}{G}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {3}{G}{G}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {3}{G}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {3}{R/G}{R/G}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {G}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {4}{G}{G}{G}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {1}{G}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {1}{G}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {2}{R}{R}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {1}{R}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {2}{R}{G}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {1}{R}{R}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {R}{G}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {1}{R}{G}{G}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {3}{G}{G}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {4}{G}{G}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {3}{G}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1Foil
    {1}{G}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {3}{G}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {X}{G}
    TCGPlayer

Sorceries (7)

  • 1
    {G}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1Foil
    {3}{G}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {R}{G}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {G}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {X}{G}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {1}{G}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {R}
    TCGPlayer

Instants (12)

  • 1
    {1}{R}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {5}{G}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {R}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {1}{R}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {R}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {2}{R}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {1}{G}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {1}{R}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {1}{G}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {G}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {1}{G}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1Foil
    {G}
    TCGPlayer

Artifacts (9)

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

Enchantments (3)

  • 1Foil
    {2}{R}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {1}{G}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {3}{G}
    TCGPlayer

Lands (40)

  • 1Foil
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    TCGPlayer
  • 16
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    TCGPlayer
  • 12
    TCGPlayer
  • 1Foil
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    TCGPlayer

Mana curve

Mana value distribution and average cost for castable cards in the main deck.

60 castable cards40 pure lands excluded
Cards by mana value
Nonlands plus spell-side lands, grouped by rounded mana value.
Mana value 0: 0 cards
0
14
Mana value 1: 14 cards
1
20
Mana value 2: 20 cards
2
8
Mana value 3: 8 cards
3
10
Mana value 4: 10 cards
4
4
Mana value 5: 4 cards
5
3
Mana value 6: 3 cards
6
1
Mana value 7: 1 cards
7
8+ mana value: 0 cards
8+
Mana valueCounted cards
Average mana value
Based on nonlands and double-faced lands with a spell side.
2.72
Average MV
Lean1.2-2.5
Balanced2.5-3.5
Heavy3.5-5.0
Average
2.72
Median
2
Total MV
163
Counted
60

Mana pressure & alignment

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

Color pressure

Demand vs support share by color.

{R}Red
Aligned
Demand: 38%Support: 40%
{G}Green
Aligned
Demand: 62%Support: 53%
{C}Colorless
Surplus
Demand: 0%Support: 7%
{G}Delta-2.3Aligned
{R}Delta+2.3Aligned
{C}Delta+3.2Surplus

Mana integrity

Overall alignment score for your mana base.

100Score
Grade
Excellent
Highlights
  • Mana integrity looks excellent.
  • Colorless has extra support compared to demand.
Warnings
  • Many mana sources enter tapped; early turns may slow down.

Early turn stress

Where colored and colorless mana requirements cluster across turns.

Red
Green
Weighted colored and colorless pips
Demand score
16.5score
Turn 1: Demand score 16.5Turn 1
28.6score
Turn 2: Demand score 28.6Turn 2
11.3score
Turn 3: Demand score 11.3Turn 3
18.5score
Turn 4: Demand score 18.5Turn 4
6.8score
Turn 5: Demand score 6.8Turn 5
5.3score
Turn 6: Demand score 5.3Turn 6
3.6score
Turn 7+: Demand score 3.6Turn 7+

Mana Base

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

medium
Main bottleneck: Double pip by turn 3 via Missing second pip

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.
83%
2 mana by turn 2
Keeps the early curve on schedule.
99%
All colors by turn 3
Gets the full color mix online early.
95%
Double pip by turn 3
Checks early UU, BB, RR, or GG requirements.
58%
Benchmark target: Rimrock Knight // Boulder Rush
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.

42% Main bottleneck: Double pip by turn 3 via Missing second pip
Tracking Rimrock Knight // Boulder Rush as the early double-pip test.Missing second pip: 98%Tapped-land tempo: 12%Short on mana: 2%
Want the full opener diagnosis?

Open the full analysis for mulligans, risky openers, benchmark miss causes, and the complete why-hands-fail breakdown.

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Ivory.forge907Deck ownerJun 18, 2026, 03:01 PM

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