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Running one or more cards from the WotC Game Changers list puts the deck at Bracket 3 (Upgraded) or higher.

Running four or more Game Changers puts the deck at Bracket 4 (Optimized) or higher.

Mass land denial is not intended below Bracket 4. Per the official Oct 2025 definition this covers cards that destroy, exile or bounce many lands, keep lands tapped (Winter Orb class), or change what mana most lands produce (Blood Moon class) — without replacing them.

A two-card infinite combo that can win before mid-game sets the floor to Bracket 4.

A two-card infinite combo intended as a later-game finisher sets the floor to Bracket 3.

Bracket 1 (Exhibition) decks don't run extra-turn cards at all. Any extra-turn card sets the floor to Bracket 2; low quantities without chaining are fine there.

Chaining or looping extra turns is not intended below Bracket 4 (Brackets 1-3 all disallow it). Recursion for extra-turn spells or a high density of them sets the floor to Bracket 4.

Sol Ring / Mana Crypt-class accelerants and rituals that warp the early game — a primary power marker.

Total acceleration sources — dorks, rocks, rituals, AND search/extra-land ramp, not just lands. A light signal: every functional deck ramps, so it only nudges the score.

Draw spells and repeatable draw engines. A light signal — card flow is present at every bracket.

Search effects that fetch specific answers/threats (not land ramp). A primary consistency/power marker. (No longer a hard rule as of Oct 2025.)

Share of nonland cards that answer threats. A light signal — healthy interaction is wanted at every bracket, so it barely moves the score.

Share of interaction that is instant-speed. B3+ decks target >=60% of interaction at instant speed. A light signal.

Density of high-power (Game Changer) cards — a primary power marker. EDHREC popularity hook reserved for later.

Number and speed of infinite/near-infinite combos — a primary power marker. Early/compact combos contribute more.