Sneak Attack
Bracket 3 by the list · Upgraded
Blue: the colour is how well it does what Bracket 3 allows.
- The three dials average 69 for what Bracket 3 allows: that sets the colour.
- Power 27 counts as 54 here: Bracket 3 is for Power 50 and up. With Manabase 88 and Health 71, that is 69 on average (weights 40 / 30 / 30).
- 1 Game Changer (Core allows none; Upgraded up to three): Notion Thief
- Extra turns in low numbers: Notorious Throng (fine in 2–3 if not chained; not in 1)
- cEDH signals: 1 piece of fast mana · 0 tutors that find any card · 0 free spells
- Combos are not checked yet.
Power 27: why
- Average mana value 3.76: it acts late
- No tutors: it sees its best cards only by drawing them
- 1 Game Changer: Notion Thief
Manabase 88: why
- 6 lands always enter tapped
- 38 lands, counting ramp ≈ 40.5 sources: enough for mana value 3.76
- 26 sources make blue, and it has a card costing {U}{U}{U}: aim for about 30
Health 71: why
- Only 4 ways to remove a threat (aim for 8)
- 11 spells cost 6 or more (18% of spells; aim under 10%)
- Only 7 ramp pieces (aim for 10)
Anowon, the Ruin Thief
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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 69 for what Bracket 3 allows: that sets the colour.
- Power 27 counts as 54 here: Bracket 3 is for Power 50 and up. With Manabase 88 and Health 71, that is 69 on average (weights 40 / 30 / 30).
- 1 Game Changer (Core allows none; Upgraded up to three): Notion Thief
- Extra turns in low numbers: Notorious Throng (fine in 2–3 if not chained; not in 1)
- cEDH signals: 1 piece of fast mana · 0 tutors that find any card · 0 free spells
- Combos are not checked yet.
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.
Focused
- Average mana value 3.76: it acts late
- No tutors: it sees its best cards only by drawing them
- 1 Game Changer: Notion Thief
- 12 cards that draw or dig
- Extra turns: Notorious Throng
- 0 answers at mana value 2 or less
- 1 piece of fast mana: Sol Ring
Can it cast its spells on time, in its colours?
Good
- 6 lands always enter tapped
- 38 lands, counting ramp ≈ 40.5 sources: enough for mana value 3.76
- 26 sources make blue, and it has a card costing {U}{U}{U}: aim for about 30
- 26 sources make black, and it has a card costing {B}{B}{B}: aim for about 30
Does it have the parts every Commander deck needs: ramp, cards, answers, and a curve it can cast?
Fair
- Only 4 ways to remove a threat (aim for 8)
- 11 spells cost 6 or more (18% of spells; aim under 10%)
- Only 7 ramp pieces (aim for 10)
- 12 cards that draw or dig ✓
- 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 Anowon, the Ruin Thief. A blue-black Commander deck built around equipment, on a Rogue kindred base. 31 creatures, 38 lands, average mana value 3.76.
Summarised from the decklist — not official product copy.