Counterpunch
Commander $120.13
100 cards
Bracket 3 by the list · Upgraded
Red: the colour is how well it does what Bracket 3 allows.
- The three dials average 59 for what Bracket 3 allows: that sets the colour.
- Power 22 counts as 44 here: Bracket 3 is for Power 50 and up. With Manabase 74 and Health 64, that is 59 on average (weights 40 / 30 / 30).
- 1 Game Changer (Core allows none; Upgraded up to three): Aura Shards
- cEDH signals: 1 piece of fast mana · 0 tutors that find any card · 2 free spells
- Combos are not checked yet.
Power 22: why
- Average mana value 3.79: it acts late
- No tutors: it sees its best cards only by drawing them
- 1 Game Changer: Aura Shards
Manabase 74: why
- 19 sources make white, and it has a card costing {W}{W}{W}: aim for about 30
- 10 lands always enter tapped
- 21 sources make green, and it has a card costing {G}{G}{G}: aim for about 30
Health 64: why
- 14 spells cost 6 or more (23% of spells; aim under 10%)
- Only 4 cards that draw or dig (aim for 10)
- Only 8 ramp pieces (aim for 10)
◈ Commander
Ghave, Guru of Spores
$0.97 Main deck (99)
Creatures 26
1
Aquastrand Spider
1G $0.37
1
1
Celestial Force
5WWW $1.25
1
1
Chorus of the Conclave
4GGWW $0.30
1
1
Dark Hatchling
4BB $0.27
1
1
Deadly Recluse
1G $0.20
1
1
Fertilid
2G $0.23
1
1
Golgari Guildmage
B/GB/G $0.40
1
1
Hornet Queen
4GGG $0.66
1
1
Karador, Ghost Chieftain
5WBG $0.96
1
1
Monk Realist
1W $0.21
1
1
Nantuko Husk
2B $0.26
1
1
Penumbra Spider
2GG $0.25
1
1
Sakura-Tribe Elder
1G $1.19
1
1
Scavenging Ooze
1G $0.40
1
1
Selesnya Evangel
GW $0.40
1
1
Selesnya Guildmage
G/WG/W $0.07
1
1
Shriekmaw
4B $0.30
1
1
Sigil Captain
1GWW $0.42
1
1
Spawnwrithe
2G $0.47
1
1
Spike Feeder
1GG $1.85
1
1
Squallmonger
3G $0.15
1
1
Symbiotic Wurm
5GGG $2.27
1
1
Teneb, the Harvester
3WBG $0.75
1
1
Vampire Nighthawk
1BB $0.16
1
1
Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter
4WBB $1.06
1
1
Yavimaya Elder
1GG $0.19
1
Instants 7
1
Afterlife
2W $0.41
1
1
Cobra Trap
4GG $0.20
1
1
Doom Blade
1B $0.28
1
1
Footbottom Feast
2B $0.28
1
1
Mortify
1WB $0.36
1
1
Nemesis Trap
4BB $0.14
1
1
Tribute to the Wild
1G $0.23
1
Sorceries 9
1
Alliance of Arms
W $13.30
1
1
Bestial Menace
3GG $0.45
1
1
Cultivate
2G $1.53
1
1
Death Mutation
6BG $0.38
1
1
Harmonize
2GG $0.40
1
1
Hex
4BB $0.29
1
1
Hour of Reckoning
4WWW $0.57
1
1
Storm Herd
8WW $0.98
1
1
Syphon Flesh
4B $0.55
1
Artifacts 8
1
Acorn Catapult
4 $5.64
1
1
Darksteel Ingot
3 $0.25
1
1
Golgari Signet
2 $0.51
1
1
Lightning Greaves
2 $4.21
1
1
Orzhov Signet
2 $0.51
1
1
Selesnya Signet
2 $0.63
1
1
Skullclamp
1 $6.40
1
1
Sol Ring
1 $1.82
1
Enchantments 10
1
Attrition
1BB $18.47
1
1
Aura Shards
1GW $26.91
1
1
Awakening Zone
2G $1.00
1
1
Fists of Ironwood
1G $0.30
1
1
Necrogenesis
BG $0.74
1
1
Oblivion Ring
2W $0.35
1
1
Soul Snare
W $0.28
1
1
Vow of Duty
2W $0.32
1
1
Vow of Malice
2B $4.45
1
1
Vow of Wildness
2G $0.28
1
Lands 39
1
Barren Moor
$0.30
1
1
Command Tower
$0.87
1
1
Evolving Wilds
$0.26
1
3
Forest
$0.16
3
3
Forest
$0.19
3
2
Forest
$0.30
2
2
Forest
$0.18
2
1
Golgari Rot Farm
$0.36
1
1
Orzhov Basilica
$0.41
1
2
Plains
$0.26
2
2
Plains
$0.26
2
2
Plains
$0.22
2
2
Plains
$0.28
2
1
Rupture Spire
$0.31
1
1
Secluded Steppe
$0.14
1
1
Selesnya Sanctuary
$0.25
1
2
Swamp
$0.29
2
2
Swamp
$0.23
2
2
Swamp
$0.30
2
2
Swamp
$0.20
2
1
Temple of the False God
$0.31
1
1
Tranquil Thicket
$0.33
1
1
Vivid Grove
$0.28
1
1
Vivid Marsh
$0.39
1
1
Vivid Meadow
$0.40
1
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3Bracket
3 · Upgraded by the list. The bracket comes from Wizards' card rules alone; the colour says how well the deck does what Bracket 3 allows.
- The three dials average 59 for what Bracket 3 allows: that sets the colour.
- Power 22 counts as 44 here: Bracket 3 is for Power 50 and up. With Manabase 74 and Health 64, that is 59 on average (weights 40 / 30 / 30).
- 1 Game Changer (Core allows none; Upgraded up to three): Aura Shards
- cEDH signals: 1 piece of fast mana · 0 tutors that find any card · 2 free spells
- Combos are not checked yet.
22Power
How fast and how hard this deck can take over a game. Absolute: about 90 and up is cEDH, so a casual deck scores low on purpose.
Casual
- Average mana value 3.79: it acts late
- No tutors: it sees its best cards only by drawing them
- 1 Game Changer: Aura Shards
- 4 cards that draw or dig
- 2 answers at mana value 2 or less, and free spells: Cobra Trap, Nemesis Trap
- 1 piece of fast mana: Sol Ring
74Manabase
Can it cast its spells on time, in its colours?
Fair
- 19 sources make white, and it has a card costing {W}{W}{W}: aim for about 30
- 10 lands always enter tapped
- 21 sources make green, and it has a card costing {G}{G}{G}: aim for about 30
- 39 lands, counting ramp ≈ 42 sources: enough for mana value 3.79
64Health
Does it have the parts every Commander deck needs: ramp, cards, answers, and a curve it can cast?
Needs work
- 14 spells cost 6 or more (23% of spells; aim under 10%)
- Only 4 cards that draw or dig (aim for 10)
- Only 8 ramp pieces (aim for 10)
- 8 ways to remove a threat ✓
- 2 board wipes ✓
Scores read the list alone, from each card's own rules text: they can't see how a deck is played. Bracket names and the Game Changers list are Wizards of the Coast's (Commander Brackets, list as Wizards last changed it, 9 February 2026).
Led by Ghave, Guru of Spores. A white-black-green Commander deck built around +1/+1 counters and sacrifice payoffs. 27 creatures, 39 lands, average mana value 3.79.
Summarised from the decklist — not official product copy.