How many lands, ramp and draw do Marneus Calgar decks run?
Marneus Calgar decks run a median of 34 lands and 12 ramp cards, across 26 public decks on Moxfield.
Moxfield lists 9 of these 26 Marneus Calgar decks as bracket 4, and they get a column of their own in the bracket table below.
Counted on , from decks collected in July and November 2026.
We counted these 26 decks with the same code EDHTuner runs on your deck.
Compared with all decks, Marneus Calgar decks run more targeted disruption (13 against 9) and more mass disruption (3 against 2).
The first number in each row is the median for these decks, and the range after it covers the middle half of them. The last column is the median across all 18,414 decks we counted.
| This commander | All decks | |
|---|---|---|
| Lands | 34 (29-36) | 34 |
| Ramp | 12 (10-13) | 11 |
| Card advantage | 11 (9-11) | 9 |
| Targeted disruption | 13 (10-16) | 9 |
| Mass disruption | 3 (1-4) | 2 |
| Protection | 2 (1-4) | 2 |
| Decks counted | 26 | 18,414 |
Moxfield lists these decks as bracket 2 (3 decks), bracket 3 (7), bracket 4 (9) and bracket 5 (7).
Marneus Calgar bracket 4 decks
These are the same rows for the 9 bracket 4 decks, by the bracket Moxfield lists for each one. No other bracket holds at least 8 of these decks, so the others count only in the numbers for all of these decks. The Bracket 4 column holds 9 decks. That small count can put its medians a card or two away from what a bigger count would show.
| Bracket 4 | |
|---|---|
| Lands | 34 (31-35) |
| Ramp | 12 (11-13) |
| Card advantage | 11 (9-11) |
| Targeted disruption | 13 (9-15) |
| Mass disruption | 3 (1-4) |
| Protection | 4 (3-4) |
| Decks counted | 9 |
What Marneus Calgar bracket 4 decks run
These are the nonland cards these 9 bracket 4 decks run most, with how many of them run each one. The last column counts the same cards in the other 17 Marneus Calgar decks. With 9 decks this is a small count, so a few more decks could change the order.
| Card | Bracket 4 | This commander's other decks |
|---|---|---|
| Arcane Signet | 9 of 9 | 17 of 17 |
| Smothering Tithe | 9 of 9 | 13 of 17 |
| Sol Ring | 9 of 9 | 15 of 17 |
| Swords to Plowshares | 8 of 9 | 12 of 17 |
| Anointed Procession | 7 of 9 | 4 of 17 |
| Ashnod's Altar | 7 of 9 | 3 of 17 |
| Cyclonic Rift | 7 of 9 | 6 of 17 |
| Mirkwood Bats | 7 of 9 | 2 of 17 |
| Talisman of Progress | 7 of 9 | 13 of 17 |
| Adeline, Resplendent Cathar | 6 of 9 | 6 of 17 |
What bracket is a Marneus Calgar deck?
Of the 26 Marneus Calgar decks we counted, 23 (88%) need at least bracket 3, and 16 (62%) need at least bracket 4.
Each deck's lowest bracket here comes from Wizards' bracket rules, as EDHTuner's engine reads them from the deck's cards. The engine checks Game Changers, two-card infinite combos from Commander Spellbook, mass land denial and extra-turn cards.
| Lowest bracket | Decks | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bracket 1 | 3 | 12% |
| Bracket 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Bracket 3 | 7 | 27% |
| Bracket 4 | 16 | 62% |
One deck can meet several of these rules, and its lowest bracket is the highest one any of them asks for.
| What the deck runs | Needs at least | Decks |
|---|---|---|
| More than three Game Changers | Bracket 4 | 16 |
| Mass land denial | Bracket 4 | 0 |
| One to three Game Changers | Bracket 3 | 7 |
| A two-card infinite combo | Bracket 3 | 7 |
| An extra-turn card | Bracket 2 | 1 |
The rules also weigh how early a combo can win and whether extra turns get chained. The cards alone do not show that, so a deck can belong in a higher bracket than the one shown here. On Moxfield, none of these decks has a bracket below the lowest one the rules allow.
Cards Marneus Calgar decks run most
These are the nonland cards these 26 decks run most, with how many of them run each one. The last column is the share of the other decks we counted that run the same card, out of those whose colors allow it.
| Card | These decks | Other decks |
|---|---|---|
| Arcane Signet | 26 of 26 | 67% |
| Sol Ring | 24 of 26 | 86% |
| Smothering Tithe | 22 of 26 | 30% |
| Swords to Plowshares | 20 of 26 | 62% |
| Talisman of Dominance | 20 of 26 | 42% |
| Talisman of Progress | 20 of 26 | 34% |
| Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff | 17 of 26 | 23% |
| Talisman of Hierarchy | 17 of 26 | 32% |
| Esper Sentinel | 15 of 26 | 36% |
| Swan Song | 14 of 26 | 37% |
| Cyclonic Rift | 13 of 26 | 34% |
| Dark Ritual | 13 of 26 | 36% |
| Fellwar Stone | 13 of 26 | 27% |
| Grim Hireling | 13 of 26 | 6% |
| Warren Soultrader | 13 of 26 | 6% |
| Adeline, Resplendent Cathar | 12 of 26 | 6% |
| Demonic Tutor | 12 of 26 | 38% |
| Rhystic Study | 12 of 26 | 40% |
| Skullclamp | 12 of 26 | 12% |
| An Offer You Can't Refuse | 11 of 26 | 33% |
Cards that set these decks apart
These cards are not in the table above. Each one is in at least three in ten of these decks, and the other decks whose colors allow it run it far less often.
| Card | These decks | Other decks |
|---|---|---|
| Anointed Procession | 11 of 26 | 6% |
| Kambal, Profiteering Mayor | 11 of 26 | 4% |
| Voice of Victory | 11 of 26 | 10% |
| Ashnod's Altar | 10 of 26 | 6% |
| Into the Flood Maw | 10 of 26 | 8% |
| Shorikai, Genesis Engine | 10 of 26 | 3% |
| Commissar Severina Raine | 9 of 26 | 1% |
| Faerie Artisans | 9 of 26 | under 1% |
| Nadir Kraken | 9 of 26 | 1% |
| Stridehangar Automaton | 9 of 26 | under 1% |
Themes EDHTuner finds in these decks
EDHTuner reads each deck's themes from the rules text on its cards, the same way it reads yours. This is how many of the 26 decks it finds each theme in, for the themes it finds in at least a quarter of them. One deck can have several.
| Theme | Decks |
|---|---|
| Tokens | 26 of 26 |
| Aristocrats | 13 of 26 |
| Draw matters | 11 of 26 |
| Stax & taxes | 10 of 26 |
| Combat damage | 9 of 26 |
| Group draw | 7 of 26 |
Similar commanders
Decks for these commanders have the same colors as these decks, or EDHTuner finds some of the same themes in them. The words after each name say what they share.
- Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff Group draw, Draw matters, Aristocrats
- Hashaton, Scarab's Fist same colors, Group draw, Draw matters, Tokens
- Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator and Tymna the Weaver same colors, Group draw, Draw matters, Tokens
- Tivit, Seller of Secrets same colors, Group draw, Draw matters, Stax & taxes
- Y'shtola, Night's Blessed same colors, Group draw, Draw matters, Stax & taxes
- Queza, Augur of Agonies same colors, Group draw, Draw matters, Stax & taxes
The Commander deck numbers page shows the same rows for each bracket and says what each row counts.
The bracket 4 page shows what all the decks we counted at that bracket run.
The lands page shows how many lands Commander decks run at each bracket, and the bracket checker names the lowest bracket your own deck fits.
Paste your deck into EDHTuner to see its own counts and the numbers it aims for, along with cards to add and cut. The guide to cutting cards shows how it picks them.