Baral, Chief of Compliance

Baral, Chief of Compliance Duel Commander decklist played by Buisson at CDF 2026 : WARM UP (3 Jul 2026).

Player: Buisson
Finish: #52 of 179, 4-3
Event: CDF 2026 : WARM UP, 3 Jul 2026
Archetype: Baral, Chief of Compliance
Format: Duel Commander
MTGO
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Source: Melee.gg

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Commander

Main deck (100)

Creatures (7)

Planeswalkers (1)

Instants (37)

Sorceries (8)

Artifacts (4)

Enchantments (3)

Lands (39)

Commander

1 Baral, Chief of Compliance

Main deck (100)

Creatures (7)

Planeswalkers (1)

1 Ugin, Eye of the Storms

Instants (37)

Sorceries (8)

Artifacts (4)

Enchantments (3)

Lands (39)

Compared with the average Baral, Chief of Compliance list

Too few decks of this archetype in the 30 days up to July 3, 2026 to compute an average list.

Combos in this deck

2 combos from Commander Spellbook with every card in this list, the most popular first.

Deck stats

Mana curve

2.57 average mana value · 3.03 printed

Cards by mana value
Mana value	Creatures	Other spells
0	2	3
1	0	11
2	3	16
3	2	12
4	0	4
5	0	4
6	0	1
7+	1	2

Printed cost With discounts

Pick the game state, or start from an optimistic guess for a turn.

Guess by turn On the draw

Cards in your graveyard Baral, Chief of Compliance in play Sapphire Medallion in play Discount on Emrakul, the Promised End Use alternative costs

Cheaper: Emrakul, the Promised End 13→0, Murktide Regent 7→3, Subtlety 4→0 (evoked), Force of Negation 3→0 (alternative cost), Daze 2→0 (alternative cost), Disrupting Shoal 2→0 (alternative cost)

Lands

39 39.0% of the deck

2 to 4 lands in the opening hand: 75.8%
A land drop each turn until turn 3, on the play: 76.1%
Same, on the draw: 83.0%

More draw odds for this deck

Colors: costs and sources

0 symbols (0.0%) 1 source (2.3%)
76 symbols (100.0%) 40 sources (90.9%)
0 symbols (0.0%) 1 source (2.3%)
0 symbols (0.0%) 1 source (2.3%)
0 symbols (0.0%) 1 source (2.3%)

Card types

Creatures 8 (8.0%)
Planeswalkers 1 (1.0%)
Instants 37 (37.0%)
Sorceries 8 (8.0%)
Artifacts 4 (4.0%)
Enchantments 3 (3.0%)
Lands 39 (39.0%)

Interaction

Removal 13
13 cards
Commit // Memory, Cryptic Command, Engulf the Shore, Fresh Start, Mystic Confluence, Otawara, Soaring City, Repeal, Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs, Snap, Suspend, Ugin, Eye of the Storms, Unable to Scream, Unsubstantiate
Counterspells 23
23 cards
Commit // Memory, Counterspell, Cryptic Command, Daze, Disrupting Shoal, Force of Negation, Force Spike, Lose Focus, Mana Leak, Mana Sculpt, Memory Lapse, Mental Misstep, Miscalculation, Mystic Confluence, Remand, Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs, Spell Pierce, Spell Snare, Stern Scolding, Subtlety, Tale's End, Unsubstantiate, Wash Away
Hand disruption 0
Board wipes 1
1 card
Engulf the Shore

Themes

Card draw 18
18 cards
Baral, Chief of Compliance, Brainsurge, Commander's Insight, Commit // Memory, Cryptic Command, Flow of Knowledge, Frantic Search, Gitaxian Probe, Lórien Revealed, Miscalculation, Mystic Confluence, Remand, Repeal, Thirst for Discovery, Time Spiral, Ugin, Eye of the Storms, Wan Shi Tong, Librarian, Waterbending Scroll
Creature removal 12
12 cards
Commit // Memory, Cryptic Command, Engulf the Shore, Fresh Start, Mystic Confluence, Repeal, Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs, Snap, Suspend, Ugin, Eye of the Storms, Unable to Scream, Unsubstantiate
Bounce (any) 9
9 cards
Cryptic Command, Daze, Engulf the Shore, Mystic Confluence, Palinchron, Repeal, Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs, Snap, Unsubstantiate
Bounce 7
7 cards
Cryptic Command, Engulf the Shore, Mystic Confluence, Repeal, Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs, Snap, Unsubstantiate
Soft counterspells 7
7 cards
Daze, Force Spike, Lose Focus, Mana Leak, Miscalculation, Mystic Confluence, Spell Pierce
Artifact removal 5
5 cards
Commit // Memory, Cryptic Command, Repeal, Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs, Ugin, Eye of the Storms
Enchantment removal 5
5 cards
Commit // Memory, Cryptic Command, Repeal, Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs, Ugin, Eye of the Storms
Tutors 5
5 cards
Intuition, Lórien Revealed, Merchant Scroll, Solve the Equation, Ugin, Eye of the Storms