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THE EVENT
HORIZON.

Bounded fast mana, precise tutors, and protected turn-five pressure move Ulalek into upper Bracket 4 without crossing into zero-mana-rock cEDH.

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13Game Changers

44direct B3 swaps

24design-baseline additions

23printed Eldrazi

12colorless MV 7+

3.66average nonland MV

DESIGN PROVENANCE / 24 ADDITIONS VS EARLIER UPPER-B3 BASELINE

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The selected B4 design grew from an earlier upper-B3 reference through twenty-four deliberate additions. The canonical B3 configuration evolved separately, so switching between today’s two complete loadouts is an exact 44-card transition.

01 / VELOCITY

Finite fast mana

Mana Vault and the Monoliths move the first decisive stack forward without adopting zero-mana rocks or the cEDH land package.

02 / CONSISTENCY

Five exact routes

Demonic, Vampiric, Enlightened, Worldly, and Crop Rotation turn five-color access into purposeful consistency.

03 / COVER

The shields come down

Fierce Guardianship, Deadly Rollick, Pact, Swan Song, and Silence protect the decisive stack while policing faster decks.

04 / CONVERSION

Mana becomes an ending

Walking Ballista converts Basalt mana; Spawn-Gang Commander converts the thematic Ulalek loop without a fourth card.

All 24 design additions

B4 ADDITIONBasalt Monolith{3}

B4 ADDITIONBoseiju, Who EnduresLegendary Land

B4 ADDITIONCrop Rotation{G}

B4 ADDITIONDeadly Rollick{3}{B}

B4 ADDITIONDemonic Tutor{1}{B}

B4 ADDITIONEmrakul, the World Anew{12}

B4 ADDITIONEnlightened Tutor{W}

B4 ADDITIONEsper Sentinel{W}

B4 ADDITIONFierce Guardianship{2}{U}

B4 ADDITIONGrim Monolith{2}

B4 ADDITIONMana Vault{1}

B4 ADDITIONOtawara, Soaring CityLegendary Land

B4 ADDITIONPact of Negation{0}

B4 ADDITIONPeter Parker's Camera{1}

B4 ADDITIONRhystic Study{2}{U}

B4 ADDITIONSeedborn Muse{3}{G}{G}

B4 ADDITIONSilence{W}

B4 ADDITIONSkittering Cicada{3}

B4 ADDITIONSpawn-Gang Commander{3}{R}{R}

B4 ADDITIONSwan Song{U}

B4 ADDITIONUrza's SagaEnchantment Land — Urza's Saga

B4 ADDITIONVampiric Tutor{B}

B4 ADDITIONWalking Ballista{X}{X}

B4 ADDITIONWorldly Tutor{G}

THREE COMPLETE ITERATIONS

The middle path
kept the monster.

The combo-first pass was faster on paper but reduced Ulalek to decoration. The selected list restores twenty-three Eldrazi and twelve colorless MV7+ spells while retaining deterministic conversion.

ListGCEldraziMV7+Avg MV

Upper B3324144.06

Identity-first1223123.83

Combo-first171863.20

Selected balance1323123.66

DETERMINISTIC CONVERSION / TWO LANES

Fair pieces.
Unfair geometry.

One line is compact and commander-independent. The other is unmistakably Ulalek: a copied cast stack turns Spawn into mana and then into damage.

LINE A / TWO-CARD ENGINE

Basalt Monument

Basalt Monolith+Forsaken Monument→∞ colorless→Walking Ballista

Tap Basalt for four after Monument adds one.
Spend three to untap it.
Net one each cycle, then convert through Ballista.

LINE B / COMMANDER SIGNATURE

The Spawn stack

Ulalek+Echoes+Spawn-Gang↺mana · tokens · damage

Cast Spawn-Gang with Ulalek and Echoes online.
Copied Spawn triggers finance successive {C}{C} payments.
Spawn-Gang itself converts the loop to damage.

PRESSURE CLOCK / LIVE STATE

Fast enough
to be honest.

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THE POWER WE TOOK

Upper Bracket 4

Mana Vault and Monolith acceleration
Five efficient tutor routes
Free interaction and Silence
A true two-card mana engine
Credible turn-four; real turn-five pressure

THE LINE WE DID NOT CROSS

Not cEDH by design

No Moxen, Lotus Petal, or Gemstone Caverns
No Workshop or City of Traitors package
No Oracle / Consultation or Breach shell
No Food Chain or Power Artifact
No intended turn-one-to-three win

Upper Bracket 4 Ulalek: thirteen Game Changers, five efficient tutors, free interaction, bounded fast mana, and disclosed two- and three-card loops. It can threaten turns four to five; it is not built for turns one to three.

COMPLETE B4 CONFIGURATION / SANITIZED EXPORT

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SUPPORTAdarkar WastesLand

ELDRAZIAll Is Dust{7}

SUPPORTAncient Stirrings{G}

GAME CHANGERAncient TombLand

SUPPORTArcane Signet{2}

ELDRAZIArtisan of Kozilek{9}

B4 ADDITIONBasalt Monolith{3}

SUPPORTBattlefield ForgeLand

ELDRAZIBenthic Anomaly{6}{U}

B4 ADDITIONBoseiju, Who EnduresLegendary Land

SUPPORTBrushlandLand

SUPPORTCascading CataractsLand

SUPPORTCavern of SoulsLand

SUPPORTCaves of KoilosLand

SUPPORTCity of BrassLand

SUPPORTCommand TowerLand

SUPPORTCorrupted CrossroadsLand

B4 ADDITIONCrop Rotation{G}

GAME CHANGERCyclonic Rift{1}{U}

SUPPORTDarksteel Monolith{8}

B4 ADDITIONDeadly Rollick{3}{B}

SUPPORTDeflecting Swat{2}{R}

SUPPORTDelighted Halfling{G}

B4 ADDITIONDemonic Tutor{1}{B}

ELDRAZIEchoes of Eternity{3}{C}{C}{C}

SUPPORTEldrazi TempleLand

ELDRAZIEldritch Immunity{C}

SUPPORTEmergence ZoneLand

B4 ADDITIONEmrakul, the World Anew{12}

B4 ADDITIONEnlightened Tutor{W}

B4 ADDITIONEsper Sentinel{W}

SUPPORTEye of UginLegendary Land

B4 ADDITIONFierce Guardianship{2}{U}

ELDRAZIFlayer of Loyalties{8}{C}{C}

SUPPORTForbidden OrchardLand

SUPPORTForestBasic Land — Forest

SUPPORTForsaken Monument{5}

ELDRAZIGlaring Fleshraker{2}{C}

B4 ADDITIONGrim Monolith{2}

ELDRAZIHideous Taskmaster{6}{R}

SUPPORTHorizon of ProgressLand

SUPPORTIslandBasic Land — Island

ELDRAZIIt That Heralds the End{1}{C}

SUPPORTKarplusan ForestLand

ELDRAZIKozilek, the Great Distortion{8}{C}{C}

ELDRAZIKozilek's Command{X}{C}{C}

SUPPORTKozilek's Return{2}{R}

SUPPORTKozilek's Unsealing{2}{U}

SUPPORTLiberator, Urza's Battlethopter{3}

SUPPORTLlanowar WastesLand

SUPPORTMana ConfluenceLand

SUPPORTMana Drain{U}{U}

B4 ADDITIONMana Vault{1}

SUPPORTMystic Forge{4}

B4 ADDITIONOtawara, Soaring CityLegendary Land

B4 ADDITIONPact of Negation{0}

B4 ADDITIONPeter Parker's Camera{1}

SUPPORTPlaza of HeroesLand

SUPPORTReflecting PoolLand

B4 ADDITIONRhystic Study{2}{U}

SUPPORTRoaming Throne{4}

SUPPORTSanctum of UginLand

SUPPORTSecluded CourtyardLand

B4 ADDITIONSeedborn Muse{3}{G}{G}

SUPPORTSensei's Divining Top{1}

SUPPORTShivan ReefLand

SUPPORTShrine of the Forsaken GodsLand

B4 ADDITIONSilence{W}

B4 ADDITIONSkittering Cicada{3}

ELDRAZISnapping Voidcraw{1}{G}{U}

SUPPORTSol Ring{1}

ELDRAZISowing Mycospawn{3}{G}

B4 ADDITIONSpawn-Gang Commander{3}{R}{R}

ELDRAZISpawnbed Protector{7}

SUPPORTSpire of IndustryLand

SUPPORTStrionic Resonator{2}

SUPPORTSulfurous SpringsLand

B4 ADDITIONSwan Song{U}

SUPPORTTalisman of Curiosity{2}

SUPPORTTalisman of Dominance{2}

SUPPORTTalisman of Impulse{2}

SUPPORTTendo Ice BridgeLand

GAME CHANGERThe One Ring{4}

SUPPORTUgin's Binding{2}{U}

SUPPORTUgin's LabyrinthLand

ELDRAZIUlalek, Fused Atrocity{C/W}{C/U}{C/B}{C/R}{C/G}

ELDRAZIUlamog, the Ceaseless Hunger{10}

ELDRAZIUlamog, the Defiler{10}

SUPPORTUnclaimed TerritoryLand

SUPPORTUnderground RiverLand

SUPPORTUrza's Incubator{3}