Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher commander decks

{W}{B}Orzhov commanders

We track 440 decks led by Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher.

Deck numbers as of October 5, 2026 · refreshed weekly

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The card$0.72+18.0% in 30 daysas of Oct 5Price history for Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
Decks led
440

0.06% of the 787,845 legal decks we track.

Median deck price
$344

Most cost $126 to $1,284.

Median power
6.3

Most rate 4.6 to 8.1 on the 1 to 10 EDH power level scale.

Median salt
4.8

Most score 3.1 to 7.0 out of 10.

Most often built as aristocrats (49%), then kindred (23%).

Real Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher decks

Real decks from our database, picked from this commander's own price range and from every bracket people build it in. Open any of them for the full list. The picks rotate weekly.

By budget

  • Budget build
    $136
    price
    6.1
    power
    6.4
    salt
    Bracket 4 (Optimized)
    {W}{B}midrange
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  • Typical build
    $352
    price
    6.7
    power
    5.9
    salt
    Bracket 3 (Upgraded)
    {W}{B}midrange
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  • High-end build
    $1,364
    price
    8.3
    power
    6.6
    salt
    Bracket 3 (Upgraded)
    {W}{B}midrange
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By bracket

Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher decks by price and bracket

Deck prices

$0 to $50: 6 decks.
$50 to $100: 27 decks.
$100 to $150: 29 decks.
$150 to $200: 49 decks.
$200 to $300: 81 decks.
$300 to $400: 50 decks.
$400 to $500: 34 decks.
$500 to $750: 57 decks.
$750 to $1,000: 40 decks.
$1,000 to $1,500: 34 decks.
$1,500 to $2,000: 11 decks.
$2,000 to $3,000: 11 decks.
$3,000 and up: 11 decks.

Decks per price band. The highlighted band, $300 to $400, holds the median deck at $344. 162 of these decks cost $250 or less.

WotC brackets

  • Bracket 1 (Exhibition)19% · 82
  • Bracket 2 (Core)17% · 74
  • Bracket 3 (Upgraded)40% · 178
  • Bracket 4 (Optimized)21% · 94
  • Bracket 5 (cEDH)3% · 12

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Under $100 (33) Under $250 (162) Bracket 3 builds (178)

What Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher decks play

The 40 cards found most often across these 440 decks, with each card's current price. The bar is the share of decks running the card, and its green part is how far that share runs above the card's rate in every deck that could play it.

Creatures15

9 more creatures

Instants4

  • Dark Ritual46%$4.44
    Run in 202 of these decks (46%), 34% of decks that could run it.
  • Swords to Plowshares46%$0.68
    Run in 201 of these decks (46%), 48% of decks that could run it.
  • Path to Exile46%$0.58
    Run in 200 of these decks (46%), 50% of decks that could run it.
  • Village Rites45%$0.34
    Run in 199 of these decks (45%), 9% of decks that could run it.

Sorceries1

  • Damn42%$1.77
    Run in 186 of these decks (42%), 15% of decks that could run it.

Artifacts6

  • Sol Ring94%$1.00
    Run in 412 of these decks (94%), 88% of decks that could run it.
  • Arcane Signet89%$0.37
    Run in 393 of these decks (89%), 79% of decks that could run it.
  • Talisman of Hierarchy67%$0.42
    Run in 296 of these decks (67%), 30% of decks that could run it.
  • Orzhov Signet61%$0.33
    Run in 267 of these decks (61%), 20% of decks that could run it.
  • Swiftfoot Boots57%$1.48
    Run in 249 of these decks (57%), 25% of decks that could run it.
  • Blade of the Bloodchief43%$7.49
    Run in 188 of these decks (43%), 1% of decks that could run it.

Enchantments2

  • Exquisite Blood41%$38.86
    Run in 181 of these decks (41%), 6% of decks that could run it.
  • Grave Pact40%$20.03
    Run in 176 of these decks (40%), 6% of decks that could run it.

Lands12

  • Command Tower94%$0.20
    Run in 414 of these decks (94%), 91% of decks that could run it.
  • Isolated Chapel83%$0.29
    Run in 365 of these decks (83%), 36% of decks that could run it.
  • Tainted Field65%$0.33
    Run in 286 of these decks (65%), 12% of decks that could run it.
  • Bojuka Bog60%$0.93
    Run in 264 of these decks (60%), 31% of decks that could run it.
  • Caves of Koilos55%$0.25
    Run in 240 of these decks (55%), 33% of decks that could run it.
  • Godless Shrine53%$8.44
    Run in 233 of these decks (53%), 48% of decks that could run it.
6 more lands
  • Vault of the Archangel53%$1.02
    Run in 232 of these decks (53%), 12% of decks that could run it.
  • Shineshadow Snarl50%$0.28
    Run in 221 of these decks (50%), 13% of decks that could run it.
  • Rogue's Passage50%$0.27
    Run in 219 of these decks (50%), 18% of decks that could run it.
  • Orzhov Basilica47%$0.23
    Run in 207 of these decks (47%), 11% of decks that could run it.
  • Path of Ancestry42%$0.21
    Run in 186 of these decks (42%), 25% of decks that could run it.
  • Shattered Sanctum39%$1.46
    Run in 173 of these decks (39%), 18% of decks that could run it.

Cards that set Carmen decks apart

These show up in Carmen decks far more often than in other decks that could play them.

6 more signature cards
  • Yahenni, Undying Partisan$0.30

    52% of these decks, against 3% of other decks that could run it.

  • Isolated Chapel$0.29

    83% of these decks, against 36% of other decks that could run it.

  • Plaguecrafter$0.37

    50% of these decks, against 5% of other decks that could run it.

  • Viscera Seer$0.49

    55% of these decks, against 9% of other decks that could run it.

  • Accursed Marauder$0.26

    51% of these decks, against 6% of other decks that could run it.

  • Cruel Celebrant$0.93

    51% of these decks, against 7% of other decks that could run it.

Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher combos

258 of these decks (59%) run at least one combo listed on Commander Spellbook. These are the ones they run most.

  1. Exquisite BloodplusVito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose

    Infinite lifegain and life loss

    26%112 decks
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  2. Exquisite BloodplusSanguine Bond

    Infinite lifegain and life loss

    19%85 decks
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  3. Bloodthirsty ConquerorplusVito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose

    Infinite lifegain and life loss

    9%41 decks
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  4. Exquisite BloodplusMarauding Blight-Priest

    Infinite lifegain and life loss

    9%38 decks
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  5. Bloodthirsty ConquerorplusSanguine Bond

    Infinite lifegain and life loss

    8%34 decks
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  6. Ashnod's AltarplusPitiless PlundererplusReassembling Skeleton

    Infinite mana, ETBs and LTBs

    6%28 decks
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  7. Carmen, Cruel SkymarcherplusGravecrawlerplusWarren Soultrader

    Infinite LTBs, ETBs, lifegain, storm count and counters

    5%20 decks
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  8. Bloodthirsty ConquerorplusMarauding Blight-Priest

    Infinite lifegain and life loss

    4%16 decks
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Commanders like Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher

Their decks lean on many of the same signature cards as Carmen decks do.