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Grand Larceny precon: decklist, bracket and price

Grand Larceny is the Gonti, Canny Acquisitor precon (OTC, April 19, 2024). Here is its list as it comes in the box, what the EDH Optimizer analysis says about it and how it starts over 10,000 simulated games.

Gonti, Canny Acquisitor

Commander: Gonti, Canny Acquisitor

Color identity: Blue · Black · Green

Product: Grand Larceny (OTC, released on April 19, 2024)

Bracket: 2

Deck health: C+ (61/100)

Reference price of the list: €87.36

Paste your box list (or the upgraded one) and see what it lacks, what it has too much of and how it starts over 10,000 games.

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How the box starts over 10,000 games

EDH Optimizer goldfish simulation of the list as it comes: hands, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.

4.8The commander comes down on average on turn
96 %of games have it on the battlefield before turn 7
26 %of games miss at least one land drop in the first six turns (mana screw)
13 %of games flood (three or more turns with nothing to cast)
99 %of games close out the table before turn 12
9median closing turn

Deck health axes · C+ (61/100)

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.

0game changers
0fast mana cards
0tutors
0two-card combos
0extra turns
0mass land denial

What it runs, by role

38lands
16ramp
25card draw
7removal
2board wipes
2counterspells
0protection
2recursion
37creatures

The full precon decklist

The cards exactly as they come in the box, by type. Cards with a page link to it.

Creatures (36)

Instants (4)

Sorceries (12)

Artifacts (7)

Enchantments (2)

Lands (38)

Frequently asked questions

What bracket is the Grand Larceny precon?

Bracket 2 per the official Commander rules, applied to the box list: 0 game changers, 0 fast mana cards, 0 tutors and 0 two-card combos.

How much is the Grand Larceny precon worth in singles?

About €87.36 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 Grand Larceny 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 26 % of the time and floods 13 %; the commander comes down on turn 4.8 on average.

How do I upgrade the Grand Larceny precon?

Paste the box list into EDH Optimizer and hit Optimize: the AI suggests swaps that fit the per-card price cap you pick (€2, €10 or no cap), with the analysis and the 10,000 games before and after. To start with, the box runs 16 ramp cards, 25 draw and 7 removal: that is where the first swaps usually go.

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