Oloro, Life & Death

Summary

A cohesive Esper lifegain controlcombo shell with premium engines (Necropotence, Rhystic Study, The One Ring) and multiple deterministic 2card wins (Exquisite Blood loops, Heliod + Walking Ballista). In Bracket 4, the list is dangerous but slightly easier to disrupt than the table average because it runs only 2 tutors and light stack interaction (2 counters + Silence), so your conversion rate drops notably versus blueheavy pods and fast combo tables.

Commander

Oloro, Ageless Ascetic

Deck Verdict

Bracket-Legal but Meta-Fragile - General Power 7.9 - Score in bracket 4.7 - Confidence: 0.78

Commander background

Oloro, Life & Death

Deck description
“Life is a slow bleed, death a gentle release. I offer you both… generously."
Deck total
$1,207.68
Missing cost
Deck cards
100
4.7/10
Score in bracket
7.9/10
General Power
SpeResConIntSynRelative Power
AI
MTG Master AI

Commander (1)

  • 1
    {3}{W}{U}{B}
    TCGPlayer

Planeswalkers (1)

  • 1
    {2}{W}{W}
    TCGPlayer

Creatures (22)

  • 1
    {3}{W}{W}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {W}{W}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {3}{B}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {4}{W}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {1}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1Game Changer
    {1}{W}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1Foil
    {2}{B}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {W}{W}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {2}{W}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {W}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {2}{W}{W}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {1}{W}{W}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {3}{W}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {W}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {W}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {W}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {W}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {1}{W}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1Foil
    {2}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {X}{X}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {1}{W}{U}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {3}{B}{B}
    TCGPlayer

Sorceries (7)

  • 1Foil
    {X}{W}{U}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1Game Changer
    {1}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {X}{B}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1Game Changer
    {4}{W}{W}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {2}{W}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {2}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {X}{W}{W}
    TCGPlayer

Instants (13)

  • 1
    {3}{W}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {1}{W}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1Foil
    {3}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {W}{U}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1Game Changer
    {W}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {2}{W}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {2}{W}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {1}{W}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {X}{W}{W}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {W}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {U}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {W}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1Game Changer
    {2}{W}
    TCGPlayer

Artifacts (12)

  • 1
    {4}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {5}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {2}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1FoilGame Changer
    {3}{B}{B}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {2}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {2}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {1}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {1}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {2}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {2}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {2}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1Game Changer
    {4}
    TCGPlayer

Enchantments (10)

  • 1
    {W}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {1}{W}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {4}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {2}{W}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {W}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1FoilGame Changer
    {B}{B}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {1}{B}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1Game Changer
    {2}{U}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    {3}{B}{B}
    TCGPlayer
  • 1Game Changer
    {3}{W}
    TCGPlayer

Lands (34)

  • 1
    TCGPlayer
  • 1Game Changer
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    TCGPlayer
  • 8Foil
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    TCGPlayer
  • 4Foil
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    TCGPlayer
  • 1
    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.

{W}White
Strained
Demand: 59%Support: 40%
{U}Blue
Surplus
Demand: 7%Support: 16%
{B}Black
Aligned
Demand: 34%Support: 28%
{C}Colorless
Surplus
Demand: 0%Support: 16%
{W}Delta-3.4Strained
{B}Delta-0.4Aligned
{U}Delta+3.8Surplus
{C}Delta+6.0Surplus

Mana integrity

Overall alignment score for your mana base.

92Score
Grade
Excellent
Highlights
  • Mana integrity looks excellent.
  • White sources are getting stretched by the demand.
Warnings
  • Early-game White commitments are heavy.
Recommendations
  • Add fixing rocks to stabilize White.

Early turn stress

Where color requirements cluster across turns.

White
Blue
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.

medium
Main bottleneck: All colors by turn 3 via Missing colors

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.
84%
2 mana by turn 2
Keeps the early curve on schedule.
98%
All colors by turn 3
Gets the full color mix online early.
82%
Double pip by turn 3
Checks early UU, BB, RR, or GG requirements.
91%
Benchmark target: Auriok Champion
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.

18% Main bottleneck: All colors by turn 3 via Missing colors
Missing colors: 100%Tapped-land tempo: 11%Short on mana: 6%
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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