Creative Energy

Bracket 3
M3C — Modern Horizons 3 Commander · 2024-06-14
Commander: Satya, Aetherflux Genius · Color identity: RUW

Bracket

B3

Power Level

5.6/10

Tipping Point

T4

Game Changers

1

Why this bracket?

  • 1 Game Changer — farewell. Per WotC framework, any Game Changer forces a Bracket 3 floor minimum.
  • 1 Game Changer detected (any = Bracket 3 floor; Bracket 3 allows up to three)
  • Two-card infinite combo (with your commander — only 2 cards needed from hand): Satya, Aetherflux Genius + Lightning Runner — Commander Spellbook rates it top-tier power (+1 more in deck) (= Bracket 3 floor)
  • 7 multi-card combo lines assembled in deck (Cayth, Famed Mechanist + Aethergeode Miner + Gonti's Aether Heart; Cayth, Famed Mechanist + Aethergeode Miner + Decoction Module) (= Bracket 3 floor)
  • Extra turn effect detected: 1 card (= Bracket 2 floor)
  • Borderline verdict — close to B4: contains a two-card infinite combo (Satya, Aetherflux Genius + Lightning Runner) that assembles around turn 8 in 31% of hands — Bracket-3-legal per WotC, but pods vary on late combos
  • Engine accuracy reference: 100% bracket-in-range across 36 validation decks (engine beats Claude Sonnet/Opus/Haiku on bracket-exact).

How it compares

Against the 4 Modern Horizons 3 Commander decks we analyzed, this is the strongest — power 5.6 versus a set average of 4.5. That is 0.9 above the 58-precon library average of 4.7. Its Tipping Point lands on turn 4, the same as the library median.

How to drop to Bracket 2Removing the 3 floors at Bracket 3 would drop your deck to Bracket 2.

Upgrade this precon

6 staples this deck does not already run — all legal in Satya, Aetherflux Genius's colour identity, none over $20, and none of them a Game Changer, so none forces a Bracket 3 floor on its own. Adding cards can still move the bracket: paste the updated list back into the calculator to re-check.

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Decklist (100 cards)

1 Satya, Aetherflux Genius
1 Cayth, Famed Mechanist
1 Sphinx of the Revelation
1 Filigree Racer
1 Localized Destruction
1 Aether Refinery
1 Hourglass of the Lost
1 Salvation Colossus
1 Blaster Hulk
1 Razorfield Ripper
1 Silverquill Lecturer
1 Overclocked Electromancer
1 Stone Idol Generator
1 Aurora Shifter
1 Conversion Apparatus
1 Gonti's Aether Heart
1 Lightning Runner
1 Aethertide Whale
1 Aethergeode Miner
1 Aethersphere Harvester
1 Bident of Thassa
1 Temple of Enlightenment
1 Battlefield Forge
1 Myr Battlesphere
1 Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
1 Brudiclad, Telchor Engineer
1 Coveted Jewel
1 Goldspan Dragon
1 Legion Loyalty
1 Mystic Gate
1 Akroma's Will
1 Adarkar Wastes
1 Shivan Reef
1 Coalition Relic
1 Combustible Gearhulk
1 Aetherworks Marvel
1 Angel of Invention
1 Confiscation Coup
1 Aetherstorm Roc
1 Aethersquall Ancient
1 Frostboil Snarl
1 Austere Command
1 Furycalm Snarl
1 Midnight Clock
1 Professional Face-Breaker
1 Farewell
1 Port Town
1 Temple of Triumph
1 Solemn Simulacrum
1 Temple of Epiphany
1 Prairie Stream
1 Skyclave Apparition
1 Castle Vantress
1 Jolted Awake
1 Bespoke Battlewagon
1 Roil Cartographer
1 Unstable Amulet
1 Amped Raptor
1 Solar Transformer
1 Scurry of Gremlins
1 Izzet Generatorium
1 Talisman of Conviction
1 Tezzeret's Gambit
1 Izzet Boilerworks
1 Azorius Chancery
1 Talisman of Progress
1 Command Tower
1 Burnished Hart
1 Arcane Signet
1 Sol Ring
1 Era of Innovation
1 Aether Hub
1 Decoction Module
1 Glimmer of Genius
1 Whirler Virtuoso
1 Talisman of Creativity
1 Swords to Plowshares
1 Wayfarer's Bauble
1 Demolition Field
1 Mystic Monastery
5 Plains
5 Plains
3 Island
2 Island
3 Mountain
2 Mountain
Bracket assignment per WotC Commander Brackets Beta. Decklist sourced from MTGJSON (https://mtgjson.com/api/v5/decks/CreativeEnergy_M3C.json). Analyzed against https://scrollvault.net on 2026-08-07.