Timeless Wisdom
Bracket 3C20 — Commander 2020 · 2020-04-17
Commander: Gavi, Nest Warden · Color identity: RUW
Bracket
B3
Power Level
5.6/10
Tipping Point
T4
Game Changers
1
Why this bracket?
- 1 Game Changer — fierce guardianship. Per WotC framework, any Game Changer forces a Bracket 3 floor minimum.
- 1 Game Changer detected (any = Bracket 3 floor; Bracket 3 allows up to three)
- Borderline verdict — close to B2: Bracket 3 solely on a single Game Changer (Fierce Guardianship) — otherwise plays at Core pace (goldfish ~turn 12), no combo or fast clock
- 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 2020 decks we analyzed, this is 2nd strongest — power 5.6 versus a set average of 5.1. That is 1.0 above the 174-precon library average of 4.6. Its Tipping Point lands on turn 4, the same as the library median.
How to drop to Bracket 2Removing the 2 floors at Bracket 3 would drop your deck to Bracket 2.
More Commander 2020 decks
- Arcane Maelstrom — Bracket 3, power 5.9
- Ruthless Regiment — Bracket 2, power 4.9
- Enhanced Evolution — Bracket 2, power 4.5
- Symbiotic Swarm — Bracket 2, power 4.5
Other Bracket 3 precons at a similar power
- Abzan Armor — Bracket 3, power 5.6
- Counterpunch — Bracket 3, power 5.6
- Creative Energy — Bracket 3, power 5.6
- Deep Clue Sea — Bracket 3, power 5.6
- Exit from Exile — Bracket 3, power 5.6
Upgrade this precon
6 staples this deck does not already run — all legal in Gavi, Nest Warden'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.
- Wayfarer's Bauble Ramp $5.61
- Swords to Plowshares Interaction $0.88
- Path to Exile Interaction $0.69
- Generous Gift Interaction $0.94
- Counterspell Interaction $4.28
- Swan Song Interaction $10.69
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Decklist (100 cards)
1 Gavi, Nest Warden 1 Chandra, Flamecaller 1 Akim, the Soaring Wind 1 Brallin, Skyshark Rider 1 Shabraz, the Skyshark 1 Cryptic Trilobite 1 Herald of the Forgotten 1 Ethereal Forager 1 Agitator Ant 1 Spellpyre Phoenix 1 Surly Badgersaur 1 Eternal Dragon 1 Sun Titan 1 Curator of Mysteries 1 Nimble Obstructionist 1 Portal Mage 1 Isperia, Supreme Judge 1 Mercurial Chemister 1 Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind 1 The Locust God 1 Psychosis Crawler 1 Valiant Rescuer 1 Rooting Moloch 1 Savai Thundermane 1 Vizier of Tumbling Sands 1 Dismantling Wave 1 Akroma's Vengeance 1 Decree of Justice 1 Descend upon the Sinful 1 Boon of the Wish-Giver 1 Windfall 1 Slice and Dice 1 Migratory Route 1 Fierce Guardianship 1 Neutralize 1 Zenith Flare 1 Hieroglyphic Illumination 1 Abandoned Sarcophagus 1 Fluctuator 1 Bonder's Ornament 1 Arcane Signet 1 Azorius Signet 1 Boros Signet 1 Commander's Sphere 1 Izzet Signet 1 Sol Ring 1 Raugrin Crystal 1 Crystalline Resonance 1 Astral Drift 1 Hoofprints of the Stag 1 Drake Haven 1 New Perspectives 1 Tectonic Reformation 1 Ominous Seas 1 Reconnaissance Mission 1 Martial Impetus 1 Psychic Impetus 1 Shiny Impetus 1 Cast Out 1 Spirit Cairn 1 Lightning Rift 1 Exotic Orchard 1 Hostile Desert 1 Irrigated Farmland 1 Prairie Stream 1 Shivan Reef 1 Skycloud Expanse 1 Ash Barrens 1 Azorius Chancery 1 Boros Garrison 1 Command Tower 1 Desert of the Fervent 1 Desert of the Mindful 1 Desert of the True 1 Drifting Meadow 1 Forgotten Cave 1 Izzet Boilerworks 1 Lonely Sandbar 1 Myriad Landscape 1 Mystic Monastery 1 Reliquary Tower 1 Remote Isle 1 Secluded Steppe 1 Smoldering Crater 1 Temple of the False God 2 Island 2 Island 1 Island 2 Mountain 2 Mountain 2 Mountain 2 Plains 1 Plains 1 Plains
Bracket assignment per WotC Commander Brackets Beta.
Decklist sourced from MTGJSON (https://mtgjson.com/api/v5/decks/TimelessWisdom_C20.json).
Analyzed against
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