Mind Seize
Bracket 2C13 — Commander 2013 · 2013-11-01
Commander: Jeleva, Nephalia's Scourge · Color identity: BRU
Bracket
B2
Power Level
4.1/10
Tipping Point
T4
Game Changers
0
Why this bracket?
- 3 repeatable damage-to-each-opponent sources — a dedicated noncombat burn engine — but the goldfish sim wins around turn 12 (Bracket 2 "Core" pace, ~8+ turns), not the ~6-7 of an Upgraded deck, so this theme engine alone does not floor Bracket 3
- Borderline verdict — close to B3: tuned 3 repeatable damage-to-each-opponent sources — a dedicated noncombat burn engine held at B2 by our Core-pace gate (goldfish ~turn 12) — it breaks no Bracket 3 rule; we promote a 0-Game-Changer engine only at turn 6 or faster
- High optimization — score 24/75 (16 interaction spells, 17 card-advantage sources, 1 fast-mana sources) — raises this deck above its hard floor
- Engine accuracy: 77.1% exact and 99.5% within one bracket on 1,229 organizer-labeled tournament decklists (engine v389).
How it compares
Against the 5 Commander 2013 decks we analyzed, this is 2nd strongest — power 4.1 versus a set average of 4.2. That is 0.5 below the 174-precon library average of 4.6. Its Tipping Point lands on turn 4, the same as the library median.
More Commander 2013 decks
- Eternal Bargain — Bracket 2, power 4.8
- Evasive Maneuvers — Bracket 2, power 4.1
- Power Hungry — Bracket 2, power 4.0
- Nature of the Beast — Bracket 2, power 3.9
Other Bracket 2 precons at a similar power
- Mutant Menace — Bracket 2, power 4.1
- Wade into Battle — Bracket 2, power 4.1
- Adaptive Enchantment — Bracket 2, power 4.0
- Built From Scratch — Bracket 2, power 4.0
- Coven Counters — Bracket 2, power 4.0
Upgrade this precon
6 staples this deck does not already run — all legal in Jeleva, Nephalia's Scourge's color identity, none over $20, and none of them a Game Changer, so none forces a Bracket 3 floor on its own. Adding cards can still move the bracket: paste the updated list back into the calculator to re-check.
- Arcane Signet Ramp $0.49
- Counterspell Interaction $4.28
- Swan Song Interaction $10.69
- Negate Interaction $0.24
- Night's Whisper Card advantage $6.25
- Read the Bones Card advantage $0.30
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Decklist (100 cards)
1 Jeleva, Nephalia's Scourge 1 Augur of Bolas 1 Baleful Force 1 Baleful Strix 1 Charmbreaker Devils 1 Diviner Spirit 1 Echo Mage 1 Fog Bank 1 Guard Gomazoa 1 Guttersnipe 1 Hooded Horror 1 Jace's Archivist 1 Mnemonic Wall 1 Nekusar, the Mindrazer 1 Nightscape Familiar 1 Nivix Guildmage 1 Terra Ravager 1 Thraximundar 1 True-Name Nemesis 1 Uyo, Silent Prophet 1 Vampire Nighthawk 1 Viseling 1 Army of the Damned 1 Cruel Ultimatum 1 Decree of Pain 1 Fissure Vent 1 Incendiary Command 1 Infest 1 Molten Disaster 1 Phthisis 1 Prosperity 1 Skyscribing 1 Strategic Planning 1 Tempt with Reflections 1 Annihilate 1 Crosis's Charm 1 Dismiss 1 Grixis Charm 1 Illusionist's Gambit 1 Opportunity 1 Soul Manipulation 1 Starstorm 1 Sudden Spoiling 1 Vision Skeins 1 Wild Ricochet 1 Armillary Sphere 1 Eye of Doom 1 Mirari 1 Obelisk of Grixis 1 Sol Ring 1 Swiftfoot Boots 1 Temple Bell 1 Wayfarer's Bauble 1 Arcane Melee 1 Curse of Chaos 1 Curse of Inertia 1 Curse of Shallow Graves 1 Price of Knowledge 1 Propaganda 1 Spiteful Visions 1 Akoum Refuge 1 Bojuka Bog 1 Command Tower 1 Crumbling Necropolis 1 Dimir Guildgate 1 Evolving Wilds 1 Grixis Panorama 3 Island 2 Island 2 Island 2 Island 1 Izzet Boilerworks 1 Izzet Guildgate 1 Molten Slagheap 2 Mountain 1 Mountain 1 Mountain 1 Mountain 1 Opal Palace 1 Rakdos Carnarium 1 Rakdos Guildgate 1 Rupture Spire 2 Swamp 2 Swamp 2 Swamp 2 Swamp 1 Temple of the False God 1 Urza's Factory 1 Vivid Creek 1 Vivid Marsh
Bracket assignment per WotC Commander Brackets Beta.
Decklist sourced from MTGJSON (https://mtgjson.com/api/v5/decks/MindSeize_C13.json).
Analyzed against
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