Swell the Host
Bracket 2C15 — Commander 2015 · 2015-11-13
Commander: Ezuri, Claw of Progress · Color identity: GU
Bracket
B2
Power Level
4.3/10
Tipping Point
T4
Game Changers
0
Why this bracket?
- 3 mass finishers over 10 token generators — a go-wide alpha-strike engine — but the goldfish sim wins around turn 9 (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 mass finishers over 10 token generators — a go-wide alpha-strike engine held at B2 by our Core-pace gate (goldfish ~turn 9) — it breaks no Bracket 3 rule; we promote a 0-Game-Changer engine only at turn 6 or faster
- High optimization — score 24/75 (12 interaction spells, 12 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 2015 decks we analyzed, this is 2nd strongest — power 4.3 versus a set average of 4.3. That is 0.3 below the 174-precon library average of 4.6. Its Tipping Point lands on turn 4, the same as the library median.
More Commander 2015 decks
- Seize Control — Bracket 2, power 4.7
- Call the Spirits — Bracket 2, power 4.2
- Plunder the Graves — Bracket 2, power 4.2
- Wade into Battle — Bracket 2, power 4.1
Other Bracket 2 precons at a similar power
- Animated Army — Bracket 2, power 4.3
- Counter Intelligence — Bracket 2, power 4.3
- Dance of the Elements — Bracket 2, power 4.3
- Divine Convocation — Bracket 2, power 4.3
- Doom Prevails — Bracket 2, power 4.3
Upgrade this precon
6 staples this deck does not already run — all legal in Ezuri, Claw of Progress'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
- Wayfarer's Bauble Ramp $5.61
- Cultivate Ramp $0.41
- Nature's Lore Ramp $2.23
- Three Visits Ramp $5.55
- Beast Within Interaction $0.65
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Decklist (100 cards)
1 Ezuri, Claw of Progress 1 Experiment One 1 Elvish Visionary 1 Sakura-Tribe Elder 1 Plaxmanta 1 Coiling Oracle 1 Caller of the Claw 1 Loaming Shaman 1 Noble Quarry 1 Skullwinder 1 Viridian Shaman 1 Eternal Witness 1 Ohran Viper 1 Kaseto, Orochi Archmage 1 Lorescale Coatl 1 Trygon Predator 1 Cold-Eyed Selkie 1 Wistful Selkie 1 Solemn Simulacrum 1 Forgotten Ancient 1 Patagia Viper 1 Thelonite Hermit 1 Ninja of the Deep Hours 1 Chameleon Colossus 1 Mystic Snake 1 Stingerfling Spider 1 Broodbirth Viper 1 Illusory Ambusher 1 Mulldrifter 1 Arbor Colossus 1 Great Oak Guardian 1 Bane of Progress 1 Prime Speaker Zegana 1 Caller of the Pack 1 Rampant Growth 1 Kodama's Reach 1 Overrun 1 Desert Twister 1 Verdant Confluence 1 Biomantic Mastery 1 Ezuri's Predation 1 Rapid Hybridization 1 Arachnogenesis 1 Krosan Grip 1 Snakeform 1 Cobra Trap 1 Mirror Match 1 Synthetic Destiny 1 Sol Ring 1 Simic Signet 1 Swiftfoot Boots 1 Thought Vessel 1 Simic Keyrune 1 Sword of Vengeance 1 Bident of Thassa 1 Scytheclaw 1 Orochi Hatchery 1 Beastmaster Ascension 1 Day of the Dragons 1 Command Beacon 1 Command Tower 1 Evolving Wilds 1 High Market 1 Llanowar Reborn 1 Mosswort Bridge 1 Novijen, Heart of Progress 1 Oran-Rief, the Vastwood 1 Reliquary Tower 1 Simic Growth Chamber 1 Simic Guildgate 1 Terramorphic Expanse 1 Thornwood Falls 1 Vivid Creek 1 Vivid Grove 1 Zoetic Cavern 4 Forest 4 Forest 3 Forest 3 Forest 3 Island 3 Island 3 Island 2 Island
Bracket assignment per WotC Commander Brackets Beta.
Decklist sourced from MTGJSON (https://mtgjson.com/api/v5/decks/SwellTheHost_C15.json).
Analyzed against
https://scrollvault.net on 2026-10-09.