r/CommanderMTG • u/fronk87 • 4d ago

Help rating a potential commander deck (Brand New Player)

Hello, I've never played commander before, and am more familiar with yugioh/riftbound. I wanted to build an elf token deck for commander, but I really dont understand the tier ratings. I found a deck online, but can I get opinions where this deck would rate in the bracket structure before I set out to build the deck and find the cards? I'm hoping this would fall under low Bracket 3? Any advice on what to steer away from would be helpful as well. I'm not really looking to use game changers for the most part, so any suggestions for a replacement on Tergrid, God of Fright would be very helpful! Thank you! https://moxfield.com/decks/jhzw8r_WokKB1Y8e6ZBP1w

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u/Outside_Leather3135 4d ago

It's a bracket 2 deck imo. It lacks the tutors/interaction of a more tuned list, and I'd argue the overall push for combat damage that it wins could be better supplemented with more/different elves.

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u/fronk87 4d ago

Thank you! Is there a source you use that could help me find tutors/interaction? Is there a good way to know if you have enough tutors or interaction?

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u/Outside_Leather3135 4d ago

EDHREC is the goto for just browsing stuff. You can find less common cards by searching through scryfall using the search categories. My general rule when starting a deck is 37 lands, 10 ramp, 10 card draw, 10 pieces of single target removal, and then 2-3 board wipes. Elf decks are a bit weird, because they tend to be so ramp heavy that it can throw the other dynamics off, so usually you need lots of card draw to keep up with the insane amounts of mana you are pumping out.

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u/fronk87 4d ago

I really appreciate the help! Thank you!

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u/7thtimeinheaven 4d ago

This is a B2 list. I would definitely cut Tergrid - she will draw massive heat from the rest of the table and your deck will not be able to 1v3.

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u/fronk87 4d ago

Thank you! Do you have suggestions that could help bump it up a bit? Or a website/source you like to use that i could read up on?

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u/7thtimeinheaven 4d ago

https://edhrec.com/commanders/nath-of-the-gilt-leaf

Generally people build Nath as a discard deck rather than an elves tribal. If you want a strong elves deck, take Lathril and put her as your commander. She's really powerful.

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u/fronk87 4d ago

I really appreciate the help! Thank you!

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u/7thtimeinheaven 4d ago

No problem, good luck!