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morrowman

What’s been the dominant deck for the Brawl event?

Competitive

Just wanted to get an overview of people’s experiences playing the competitive brawl event, especially if you’ve played multiple decks.

I started with Raffine combo/reanimator, moved on to Raffine aggro (much better build), then Kefka, Tajic, Partner control, Tamiyo, and Teferi. I’ve gotten to 6-7 wins with all of these builds.

Currently my best record is with Teferi creatureless control, sitting at 21-0. Everyone’s packing tons of removal, and being able to blank most of them is really good. Teferi is also one of the best commanders at utilizing Drain/Mox/Tomb. I like the 2 color decks (or 2 and splash) more than the 4-5 color ones - you just don’t need to stretch your mana base further when there’s a critical mass of good cards in 2 colors. Raffine Aggro is also good in the tempo/control match up, but the opening hands can be a bit sketchy (sometimes you get a reactive hand when you need to be proactive, vice-versa).

With the banning of Ragavan and Ajani, the addition of Drain and free commander spells, and the lack of a free mulligan, I think blue based control is the way to go. Particularly, the lack of a free mulligan hurts assertive decks that are trying to ramp with mana dorks or curve out.

I’m uncertain about the Oracle combo. It’s saved me in games where I was losing badly, and Tainted Pact is a fine card on its own. That said, the decks that don’t have it always seem to run a bit smoother. I’m interested in everyone else’s experience with it.

Posted Dec 23, 2025, 3:39 AM UTC

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