EDH Optimizer
Upgrading the Endless Punishment precon: 8 changes for €14.04
Endless Punishment · the bracket champion · €14.04 in upgrades. 8 changes for €14.04 in total: few and cheap on purpose, to improve the deck you already own without rebuilding it. The commander is Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls.
Commander: Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
Color identity: Black · Red
Product: Endless Punishment (DSC, released on September 27, 2024)
Bracket: 2
Deck health: B (68/100)
Reference price of the list: €124.64
Cost of the changes: €14.04 · 8 changes
Upgraded deck price: €130.20
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Deck health axes · B (68/100)
- Consistency69
- Speed60
- Interaction44
- Resilience63
- Closing99
EDH Optimizer analysis data as of August 25, 2026.
Why it is bracket 2
Per the official Commander bracket rules, applied to the box list.
What it runs, by role
The changes, one by one
What leaves the precon and what comes in instead, with the reference price of every card that comes in. Cards with a page link to it.
| Out | In | Type | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swamp | Valgavoth's Lair | Enchantment | €0.66 |
| Temple of the False God | Bojuka Bog | Land | €1.38 |
| Mountain | Reliquary Tower | Land | €1.76 |
| Blood Pact | Painful Quandary | Enchantment | €0.79 |
| Morbid Opportunist | Underworld Dreams | Enchantment | €0.84 |
| Light Up the Stage | Roiling Vortex | Enchantment | €1.38 |
| Fear of Burning Alive | Manabarbs | Enchantment | €2.78 |
| Combustible Gearhulk | Razorkin Needlehead | Creature | €4.45 |
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
The full upgraded list
The precon's 100 cards with the changes applied, by type.
Creatures (30)
- The Lord of Pain
- Persistent Constrictor
- Barbflare Gremlin
- Gleeful Arsonist
- Star Athlete
- Mogis, God of Slaughter
- Braids, Arisen Nightmare
- Fate Unraveler
- Kederekt Parasite
- Massacre Girl
- Massacre Wurm
- Nightshade Harvester
- Brash Taunter
- Harsh Mentor
- Rampaging Ferocidon
- Tectonic Giant
- Florian, Voldaren Scion
- Kaervek the Merciless
- Rakdos, Lord of Riots
- Stormfist Crusader
- Vial Smasher the Fierce
- Solemn Simulacrum
- Blood Seeker
- Blood Artist
- Falkenrath Noble
- Gray Merchant of Asphodel
- Syr Konrad, the Grim
- Kardur, Doomscourge
- Mayhem Devil
- Razorkin Needlehead
Instants (5)
- Suspended Sentence
- Bedevil
- Chaos Warp
- Infernal Grasp
- Rakdos Charm
Sorceries (6)
- Sadistic Shell Game
- Decree of Pain
- Blasphemous Act
- Grab the Prize
- Feed the Swarm
- Sign in Blood
Artifacts (11)
- Séance Board
- Mask of Griselbrand
- Basilisk Collar
- Arcane Signet
- Lightning Greaves
- Sol Ring
- Fellwar Stone
- Mind Stone
- Rakdos Signet
- Talisman of Indulgence
- Thought Vessel
Enchantments (9)
- Enchanter's Bane
- Spiteful Visions
- Theater of Horrors
- Bastion of Remembrance
- Painful Quandary
- Underworld Dreams
- Roiling Vortex
- Valgavoth's Lair
- Manabarbs
Lands (37)
- Blackcleave Cliffs
- Canyon Slough
- Dragonskull Summit
- Exotic Orchard
- Foreboding Ruins
- Graven Cairns
- Shadowblood Ridge
- Shivan Gorge
- Smoldering Marsh
- Spinerock Knoll
- Sulfurous Springs
- Temple of Malice
- Witch's Clinic
- Terramorphic Expanse
- Command Tower
- Ash Barrens
- Bloodfell Caves
- Evolving Wilds
- Geothermal Bog
- Leechridden Swamp
- Tainted Peak
- 7× Swamp
- 7× Mountain
- Bojuka Bog
- Reliquary Tower
Other (1)
- Spiked Corridor
Frequently asked questions
What bracket is the Endless Punishment precon?
Bracket 2 per the official Commander rules, applied to the box list: 0 game changers, 0 fast mana cards, 2 tutors and 0 two-card combos.
How much is the Endless Punishment precon worth in singles?
About €124.64 adding the reference price of its 100 cards (cheapest English printing, changes daily). It is the figure to compare against the box price, not the box price itself.
How many lands does the Endless Punishment precon run, and does it get stuck?
It runs 38 lands. Over 10,000 simulated games it misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 21 % of the time and floods 2 %; the commander comes down on turn 3.8 on average.
How much does it cost to upgrade the Endless Punishment precon?
€14.04 in total for 8 cards: Valgavoth's Lair, Bojuka Bog, Reliquary Tower, Painful Quandary, Underworld Dreams, Roiling Vortex, Manabarbs, Razorkin Needlehead. Reference prices of the cheapest English printing; they change daily. The whole upgraded deck is around €130.20.
Which cards should I cut from the Endless Punishment precon?
Out go Swamp, Temple of the False God, Mountain, Blood Pact, Morbid Opportunist, Light Up the Stage, Fear of Burning Alive, Combustible Gearhulk. They are the weakest pieces of the precon for the deck's plan: each one makes room for a card that does the same job better or pushes the commander directly.