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Paste a Commander decklist and see which official bracket it fits. We check every card for Game Changers, mass land denial, extra turns and two-card combos, and show you exactly which cards decide it.
53 Game ChangersRules as of Feb 9, 2026
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Your bracket shows up herePaste a list and press Calculate. You’ll get the bracket, the cards that decide it, and what to cut to move down one.02The rules
Wizards’ bracket article →How the five brackets work
Your deck1
Exhibition
Theme first. Winning is optional.
- ✓Games run 9+ turns
- ✕No Game Changers
- ✕No combos, extra turns or land denial
Your deck2
Core
Precon power. Fair, unoptimized decks.
- ✓Games run 8+ turns
- ✕No Game Changers
- ✓One extra-turn card, never chained
- ✕No land denial or fast two-card combos
Your deck3
Upgraded
Tuned and synergistic, still fair.
- ✓Up to 3 Game Changers
- ✓Two-card combos that need setup
- ✓One extra-turn card, never chained
- ✕No mass land denial
Your deck4
Optimized
Fast, consistent and lethal.
- ✓Any number of Game Changers
- ✓Early combos, chained turns
- ✓Mass land denial allowed
Your deck5
cEDH
Built for the competitive metagame.
- ✓Same card rules as 4
- ✓The difference is intent
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Updated Feb 9, 2026