Commander deck template

Check your deck against the decks people actually play

Paste your list. We set every part of it against the middle half of full Commander decks tracked on Playgroup, in your colour identity. Then fix the gaps in the brew tool, no account needed.

colour identities

What a Five Color Commander deck looks like

Not a rule of thumb. For each category this is the 25th to 75th percentile of full decks in that colour identity, so you can see the range players settle on rather than one number someone picked. Pick an identity to see its template.

Measured deck-skeleton bands for tracked Colorless Commander decks
Category	Low	Typical	High
Lands	34	36	38
Ramp	21	24	28
Card draw	11	14	16
Targeted removal	9	14	17
Board wipes	2	3	4
Counterspells	1	2	3
Protection	3	4	6
Tutors	1	3	5
Recursion	3	4	5
Graveyard hate	1	1	2

1,826 full Colorless decks, 95 to 100 cards in the mainboard, tracked on Playgroup and refreshed every week. Lands are counted by copies, every other category by distinct cards. Categories come from Scryfall oracle tags, so a card that both ramps and draws counts in both.

Measured deck-skeleton bands for tracked White Commander decks
Category	Low	Typical	High
Lands	34	36	38
Ramp	6	8	11
Card draw	7	10	14
Targeted removal	6	8	10
Board wipes	2	3	4
Counterspells	0	0	1
Protection	6	9	13
Tutors	0	1	2
Recursion	2	3	4
Graveyard hate	0	1	1

4,714 full White decks, 95 to 100 cards in the mainboard, tracked on Playgroup and refreshed every week. Lands are counted by copies, every other category by distinct cards. Categories come from Scryfall oracle tags, so a card that both ramps and draws counts in both.

Measured deck-skeleton bands for tracked Blue Commander decks
Category	Low	Typical	High
Lands	34	36	38
Ramp	7	10	13
Card draw	13	17	22
Targeted removal	4	6	8
Board wipes	1	2	3
Counterspells	4	6	9
Protection	1	3	4
Tutors	0	1	4
Recursion	1	2	3
Graveyard hate	0	0	1

3,787 full Blue decks, 95 to 100 cards in the mainboard, tracked on Playgroup and refreshed every week. Lands are counted by copies, every other category by distinct cards. Categories come from Scryfall oracle tags, so a card that both ramps and draws counts in both.

Measured deck-skeleton bands for tracked Black Commander decks
Category	Low	Typical	High
Lands	34	36	38
Ramp	8	12	15
Card draw	7	10	12
Targeted removal	8	11	15
Board wipes	2	3	4
Counterspells	0	0	0
Protection	1	3	4
Tutors	0	2	4
Recursion	4	7	10
Graveyard hate	1	2	3

6,390 full Black decks, 95 to 100 cards in the mainboard, tracked on Playgroup and refreshed every week. Lands are counted by copies, every other category by distinct cards. Categories come from Scryfall oracle tags, so a card that both ramps and draws counts in both.

Measured deck-skeleton bands for tracked Red Commander decks
Category	Low	Typical	High
Lands	34	36	37
Ramp	11	15	20
Card draw	3	5	8
Targeted removal	8	12	14
Board wipes	2	3	5
Counterspells	0	0	1
Protection	1	2	3
Tutors	0	1	2
Recursion	1	1	3
Graveyard hate	0	0	0

Measured deck-skeleton bands for tracked Green Commander decks
Category	Low	Typical	High
Lands	35	37	39
Ramp	14	19	24
Card draw	7	10	13
Targeted removal	5	7	9
Board wipes	0	0	1
Counterspells	0	0	0
Protection	3	5	7
Tutors	0	1	3
Recursion	1	3	5
Graveyard hate	0	1	1

5,399 full Green decks, 95 to 100 cards in the mainboard, tracked on Playgroup and refreshed every week. Lands are counted by copies, every other category by distinct cards. Categories come from Scryfall oracle tags, so a card that both ramps and draws counts in both.

Measured deck-skeleton bands for tracked Azorius Commander decks
Category	Low	Typical	High
Lands	35	36	37
Ramp	7	9	12
Card draw	10	13	16
Targeted removal	5	7	9
Board wipes	1	2	4
Counterspells	2	4	6
Protection	3	5	8
Tutors	0	1	2
Recursion	1	2	4
Graveyard hate	0	1	1

4,062 full Azorius decks, 95 to 100 cards in the mainboard, tracked on Playgroup and refreshed every week. Lands are counted by copies, every other category by distinct cards. Categories come from Scryfall oracle tags, so a card that both ramps and draws counts in both.

Measured deck-skeleton bands for tracked Orzhov Commander decks
Category	Low	Typical	High
Lands	35	37	37
Ramp	5	9	12
Card draw	7	10	13
Targeted removal	8	10	12
Board wipes	2	3	4
Counterspells	0	0	0
Protection	3	5	10
Tutors	0	1	2
Recursion	3	5	7
Graveyard hate	1	1	2

5,368 full Orzhov decks, 95 to 100 cards in the mainboard, tracked on Playgroup and refreshed every week. Lands are counted by copies, every other category by distinct cards. Categories come from Scryfall oracle tags, so a card that both ramps and draws counts in both.

Measured deck-skeleton bands for tracked Boros Commander decks
Category	Low	Typical	High
Lands	35	36	37
Ramp	8	12	16
Card draw	5	7	10
Targeted removal	7	8	11
Board wipes	1	3	4
Counterspells	0	0	0
Protection	4	6	10
Tutors	0	1	3
Recursion	1	3	6
Graveyard hate	0	0	1

5,766 full Boros decks, 95 to 100 cards in the mainboard, tracked on Playgroup and refreshed every week. Lands are counted by copies, every other category by distinct cards. Categories come from Scryfall oracle tags, so a card that both ramps and draws counts in both.

Measured deck-skeleton bands for tracked Selesnya Commander decks
Category	Low	Typical	High
Lands	34	36	38
Ramp	11	14	16
Card draw	6	10	13
Targeted removal	6	7	10
Board wipes	1	2	3
Counterspells	0	0	0
Protection	5	6	9
Tutors	0	1	2
Recursion	1	3	4
Graveyard hate	0	0	1

4,979 full Selesnya decks, 95 to 100 cards in the mainboard, tracked on Playgroup and refreshed every week. Lands are counted by copies, every other category by distinct cards. Categories come from Scryfall oracle tags, so a card that both ramps and draws counts in both.

Measured deck-skeleton bands for tracked Dimir Commander decks
Category	Low	Typical	High
Lands	35	36	38
Ramp	7	9	11
Card draw	8	11	14
Targeted removal	6	8	10
Board wipes	1	3	4
Counterspells	2	4	6
Protection	1	2	3
Tutors	0	1	3
Recursion	3	5	8
Graveyard hate	1	2	2

5,784 full Dimir decks, 95 to 100 cards in the mainboard, tracked on Playgroup and refreshed every week. Lands are counted by copies, every other category by distinct cards. Categories come from Scryfall oracle tags, so a card that both ramps and draws counts in both.

Measured deck-skeleton bands for tracked Izzet Commander decks
Category	Low	Typical	High
Lands	34	36	38
Ramp	9	13	16
Card draw	11	13	17
Targeted removal	7	9	12
Board wipes	1	3	4
Counterspells	2	4	6
Protection	1	2	3
Tutors	0	1	3
Recursion	1	2	4
Graveyard hate	0	0	0

5,928 full Izzet decks, 95 to 100 cards in the mainboard, tracked on Playgroup and refreshed every week. Lands are counted by copies, every other category by distinct cards. Categories come from Scryfall oracle tags, so a card that both ramps and draws counts in both.

Measured deck-skeleton bands for tracked Simic Commander decks
Category	Low	Typical	High
Lands	35	37	38
Ramp	13	17	22
Card draw	10	14	16
Targeted removal	5	7	9
Board wipes	1	2	3
Counterspells	2	3	5
Protection	2	3	6
Tutors	0	0	2
Recursion	1	2	4
Graveyard hate	0	0	1

5,995 full Simic decks, 95 to 100 cards in the mainboard, tracked on Playgroup and refreshed every week. Lands are counted by copies, every other category by distinct cards. Categories come from Scryfall oracle tags, so a card that both ramps and draws counts in both.

Measured deck-skeleton bands for tracked Rakdos Commander decks
Category	Low	Typical	High
Lands	35	36	38
Ramp	9	12	18
Card draw	5	7	10
Targeted removal	10	13	16
Board wipes	2	3	5
Counterspells	0	0	0
Protection	1	2	3
Tutors	0	1	2
Recursion	1	3	6
Graveyard hate	1	1	2

6,419 full Rakdos decks, 95 to 100 cards in the mainboard, tracked on Playgroup and refreshed every week. Lands are counted by copies, every other category by distinct cards. Categories come from Scryfall oracle tags, so a card that both ramps and draws counts in both.

Measured deck-skeleton bands for tracked Golgari Commander decks
Category	Low	Typical	High
Lands	35	36	38
Ramp	11	14	18
Card draw	7	9	11
Targeted removal	7	10	13
Board wipes	1	2	3
Counterspells	0	0	0
Protection	1	3	5
Tutors	0	1	3
Recursion	3	5	8
Graveyard hate	1	2	2

7,417 full Golgari decks, 95 to 100 cards in the mainboard, tracked on Playgroup and refreshed every week. Lands are counted by copies, every other category by distinct cards. Categories come from Scryfall oracle tags, so a card that both ramps and draws counts in both.

Measured deck-skeleton bands for tracked Gruul Commander decks
Category	Low	Typical	High
Lands	35	37	38
Ramp	14	19	24
Card draw	6	9	12
Targeted removal	7	9	12
Board wipes	1	2	3
Counterspells	0	0	0
Protection	2	3	6
Tutors	0	0	1
Recursion	1	2	3
Graveyard hate	0	0	1

5,429 full Gruul decks, 95 to 100 cards in the mainboard, tracked on Playgroup and refreshed every week. Lands are counted by copies, every other category by distinct cards. Categories come from Scryfall oracle tags, so a card that both ramps and draws counts in both.

Measured deck-skeleton bands for tracked Esper Commander decks
Category	Low	Typical	High
Lands	35	36	37
Ramp	8	11	13
Card draw	10	12	15
Targeted removal	7	9	12
Board wipes	2	3	4
Counterspells	2	3	5
Protection	2	3	6
Tutors	1	2	3
Recursion	2	4	6
Graveyard hate	0	1	2

7,071 full Esper decks, 95 to 100 cards in the mainboard, tracked on Playgroup and refreshed every week. Lands are counted by copies, every other category by distinct cards. Categories come from Scryfall oracle tags, so a card that both ramps and draws counts in both.

Measured deck-skeleton bands for tracked Bant Commander decks
Category	Low	Typical	High
Lands	35	37	38
Ramp	11	13	16
Card draw	9	12	16
Targeted removal	5	7	10
Board wipes	1	2	3
Counterspells	1	2	4
Protection	4	6	8
Tutors	0	0	2
Recursion	1	2	3
Graveyard hate	0	0	1

5,390 full Bant decks, 95 to 100 cards in the mainboard, tracked on Playgroup and refreshed every week. Lands are counted by copies, every other category by distinct cards. Categories come from Scryfall oracle tags, so a card that both ramps and draws counts in both.

Measured deck-skeleton bands for tracked Jeskai Commander decks
Category	Low	Typical	High
Lands	36	38	38
Ramp	9	10	12
Card draw	11	14	17
Targeted removal	7	8	10
Board wipes	2	3	4
Counterspells	1	1	3
Protection	3	5	7
Tutors	0	0	2
Recursion	1	3	4
Graveyard hate	0	1	1

7,954 full Jeskai decks, 95 to 100 cards in the mainboard, tracked on Playgroup and refreshed every week. Lands are counted by copies, every other category by distinct cards. Categories come from Scryfall oracle tags, so a card that both ramps and draws counts in both.

Measured deck-skeleton bands for tracked Mardu Commander decks
Category	Low	Typical	High
Lands	35	36	37
Ramp	8	11	16
Card draw	6	9	11
Targeted removal	8	10	12
Board wipes	2	3	4
Counterspells	0	0	0
Protection	2	4	7
Tutors	0	1	3
Recursion	1	3	6
Graveyard hate	1	1	2

6,472 full Mardu decks, 95 to 100 cards in the mainboard, tracked on Playgroup and refreshed every week. Lands are counted by copies, every other category by distinct cards. Categories come from Scryfall oracle tags, so a card that both ramps and draws counts in both.

Measured deck-skeleton bands for tracked Grixis Commander decks
Category	Low	Typical	High
Lands	35	37	38
Ramp	10	12	16
Card draw	9	12	14
Targeted removal	7	9	11
Board wipes	2	3	4
Counterspells	1	2	4
Protection	1	2	3
Tutors	0	1	3
Recursion	3	5	7
Graveyard hate	0	1	2

8,161 full Grixis decks, 95 to 100 cards in the mainboard, tracked on Playgroup and refreshed every week. Lands are counted by copies, every other category by distinct cards. Categories come from Scryfall oracle tags, so a card that both ramps and draws counts in both.

Measured deck-skeleton bands for tracked Sultai Commander decks
Category	Low	Typical	High
Lands	35	37	38
Ramp	12	15	19
Card draw	8	10	12
Targeted removal	5	7	9
Board wipes	1	2	3
Counterspells	1	2	4
Protection	1	3	4
Tutors	0	1	3
Recursion	4	6	12
Graveyard hate	0	1	2

5,476 full Sultai decks, 95 to 100 cards in the mainboard, tracked on Playgroup and refreshed every week. Lands are counted by copies, every other category by distinct cards. Categories come from Scryfall oracle tags, so a card that both ramps and draws counts in both.

Measured deck-skeleton bands for tracked Abzan Commander decks
Category	Low	Typical	High
Lands	35	37	38
Ramp	12	14	16
Card draw	7	9	12
Targeted removal	6	8	9
Board wipes	2	3	4
Counterspells	0	0	0
Protection	2	3	5
Tutors	0	1	3
Recursion	3	4	8
Graveyard hate	1	1	2

3,760 full Abzan decks, 95 to 100 cards in the mainboard, tracked on Playgroup and refreshed every week. Lands are counted by copies, every other category by distinct cards. Categories come from Scryfall oracle tags, so a card that both ramps and draws counts in both.

Measured deck-skeleton bands for tracked Jund Commander decks
Category	Low	Typical	High
Lands	36	38	40
Ramp	12	18	22
Card draw	7	10	12
Targeted removal	9	13	16
Board wipes	2	3	5
Counterspells	0	0	0
Protection	0	1	3
Tutors	0	0	2
Recursion	5	10	12
Graveyard hate	0	1	2

4,596 full Jund decks, 95 to 100 cards in the mainboard, tracked on Playgroup and refreshed every week. Lands are counted by copies, every other category by distinct cards. Categories come from Scryfall oracle tags, so a card that both ramps and draws counts in both.

Measured deck-skeleton bands for tracked Naya Commander decks
Category	Low	Typical	High
Lands	35	37	38
Ramp	11	14	18
Card draw	7	9	11
Targeted removal	6	8	11
Board wipes	1	2	4
Counterspells	0	0	0
Protection	3	6	8
Tutors	0	1	2
Recursion	1	2	5
Graveyard hate	0	1	1

7,343 full Naya decks, 95 to 100 cards in the mainboard, tracked on Playgroup and refreshed every week. Lands are counted by copies, every other category by distinct cards. Categories come from Scryfall oracle tags, so a card that both ramps and draws counts in both.

Measured deck-skeleton bands for tracked Temur Commander decks
Category	Low	Typical	High
Lands	35	37	38
Ramp	15	17	21
Card draw	9	11	15
Targeted removal	7	9	12
Board wipes	1	2	3
Counterspells	0	2	4
Protection	1	3	5
Tutors	0	1	2
Recursion	1	2	4
Graveyard hate	0	0	1

4,844 full Temur decks, 95 to 100 cards in the mainboard, tracked on Playgroup and refreshed every week. Lands are counted by copies, every other category by distinct cards. Categories come from Scryfall oracle tags, so a card that both ramps and draws counts in both.

Measured deck-skeleton bands for tracked Sans Black Commander decks
Category	Low	Typical	High
Lands	36	37	38
Ramp	13	15	20
Card draw	11	12	16
Targeted removal	6	9	9
Board wipes	1	2	5
Counterspells	0	1	3
Protection	3	4	6
Tutors	0	1	1
Recursion	2	2	4
Graveyard hate	0	0	2

1,650 full Sans Black decks, 95 to 100 cards in the mainboard, tracked on Playgroup and refreshed every week. Lands are counted by copies, every other category by distinct cards. Categories come from Scryfall oracle tags, so a card that both ramps and draws counts in both.

Measured deck-skeleton bands for tracked Sans Red Commander decks
Category	Low	Typical	High
Lands	34	36	38
Ramp	11	13	17
Card draw	8	11	14
Targeted removal	6	9	11
Board wipes	2	3	5
Counterspells	1	2	4
Protection	3	4	6
Tutors	0	1	3
Recursion	2	2	4
Graveyard hate	0	1	1

1,089 full Sans Red decks, 95 to 100 cards in the mainboard, tracked on Playgroup and refreshed every week. Lands are counted by copies, every other category by distinct cards. Categories come from Scryfall oracle tags, so a card that both ramps and draws counts in both.

Measured deck-skeleton bands for tracked Sans Green Commander decks
Category	Low	Typical	High
Lands	35	38	39
Ramp	14	15	16
Card draw	11	15	15
Targeted removal	7	8	9
Board wipes	2	5	6
Counterspells	0	1	4
Protection	3	5	5
Tutors	0	1	4
Recursion	1	2	4
Graveyard hate	0	0	1

1,210 full Sans Green decks, 95 to 100 cards in the mainboard, tracked on Playgroup and refreshed every week. Lands are counted by copies, every other category by distinct cards. Categories come from Scryfall oracle tags, so a card that both ramps and draws counts in both.

Measured deck-skeleton bands for tracked Five Color Commander decks
Category	Low	Typical	High
Lands	35	37	38
Ramp	12	16	20
Card draw	8	11	14
Targeted removal	6	9	12
Board wipes	1	3	4
Counterspells	0	1	2
Protection	2	4	6
Tutors	1	2	4
Recursion	2	3	6
Graveyard hate	0	0	1

11,831 full Five Color decks, 95 to 100 cards in the mainboard, tracked on Playgroup and refreshed every week. Lands are counted by copies, every other category by distinct cards. Categories come from Scryfall oracle tags, so a card that both ramps and draws counts in both.

What should a Commander deck look like?

It looks like a range, not a recipe. For every category on this page half of the decks in a given colour identity sit inside the band and half sit outside it, so a count under the band is a question to ask about your list, never a mistake to correct.

What makes ours different is where the numbers come from. They are measured from decks people record real games with on Playgroup, split by colour identity because the categories move so much between colours, and rebuilt every week. Identities with too few tracked decks are left unpublished rather than guessed at.

Deck template FAQ

Is the band a rule?

No. It is where half of the decks in your colours sit. Being under it is a thing to look at, not a mistake, and being over it is not wrong either. A mono-blue deck with eleven counterspells is on purpose.

Why per colour identity instead of one template for everyone?

Because the data would not let us do otherwise. Mono-blue decks run far more counterspells than two-colour blue decks, and decks without blue run none at all. One global band would be wrong on most rows, so we measure each colour identity separately.

Where do the numbers come from?

From decks people track games with on Playgroup, not from decks that only exist on a deck site. Half-built piles and anonymous pastes are left out, so a popular list cannot vote a hundred times. We rebuild the bands every week.

Can I check a deck without an account?

Yes. The checker is free and needs no account. We do not save your list, and opening it in the brew tool afterwards makes a guest deck that lives in your browser, which you can claim later if you want to keep it.

How do I fix the gaps?

Open the list in the brew tool from the button under your report. The deck lands in the editor with the same categories along the top, the thin ones marked, and the cards other decks in your colours play for that category one click away.

Keep exploring

What bracket is my deck?

Combo-aware bracket and power level.

How many lands

Opening-hand data from tracked games.

Lands by color

Every dual for your colors, ranked from tracked decks.

Best ramp by colour

Ranked from tracked decks.

Best board wipes by colour

Ranked from tracked decks.

Commander staples

Cards that measurably lift win rate.