Raining Cats and Dogs

Bracket 2
SLD — Secret Lair Drop · 2024-01-22
Commander: Rin and Seri, Inseparable // Rin and Seri, Inseparable · Color identity: GRW

Bracket

B2

Power Level

4.6/10

Tipping Point

T3

Game Changers

0

Why this bracket?

  • 3 mass finishers over 13 token generators — a go-wide alpha-strike engine — but the goldfish sim wins around turn 9 (Bracket 2 "Core" pace, ~8+ turns), not the ~6-7 of an Upgraded deck, so this theme engine alone does not floor Bracket 3
  • Borderline verdict — close to B3: tuned 3 mass finishers over 13 token generators — a go-wide alpha-strike engine held at B2 by our Core-pace gate (goldfish ~turn 9) — it breaks no Bracket 3 rule; we promote a 0-Game-Changer engine only at turn 6 or faster
  • High optimization — score 27/75 (13 interaction spells, 10 card-advantage sources, 1 fast-mana sources) — raises this deck above its hard floor
  • Engine accuracy reference: 100% bracket-in-range across 36 validation decks (engine beats Claude Sonnet/Opus/Haiku on bracket-exact).

How it compares

Against the 4 Secret Lair Drop decks we analyzed, this is the weakest — power 4.6 versus a set average of 5.8. That is about average for the library (4.7 across 64 precons). Its Tipping Point lands on turn 3, 1 turn earlier than the library median of turn 4.

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6 staples this deck does not already run — all legal in Rin and Seri, Inseparable // Rin and Seri, Inseparable's color identity, none over $20, and none of them a Game Changer, so none forces a Bracket 3 floor on its own. Adding cards can still move the bracket: paste the updated list back into the calculator to re-check.

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Decklist (100 cards)

1 Rin and Seri, Inseparable // Rin and Seri, Inseparable
1 Jetmir, Nexus of Revels // Jetmir, Nexus of Revels
1 Jinnie Fay, Jetmir's Second // Jinnie Fay, Jetmir's Second
1 Anointed Procession // Anointed Procession
1 Sol Ring // Sol Ring
1 Alms Collector
1 Highcliff Felidar
1 Kitt Kanto, Mayhem Diva
1 Brimaz, King of Oreskos
1 Stalking Leonin
1 Cast Out
1 Phabine, Boss's Confidant
1 Crib Swap
1 Path to Exile
1 King of the Pride
1 Felidar Retreat
1 White Sun's Zenith
1 Komainu Battle Armor
1 Skyhunter Strike Force
1 Whitemane Lion
1 Loyal Warhound
1 Regal Caracal
1 Lion Sash
1 Pack Leader
1 Tocasia's Welcome
1 Hungry Lynx
1 Seht's Tiger
1 Mirror Entity
1 Qasali Slingers
1 Spirited Companion
1 Marisi, Breaker of the Coil
1 Jungle Shrine
1 Cursed Mirror
1 Herald's Horn
1 Path of Ancestry
1 Oreskos Explorer
1 Jazal Goldmane
1 Fleetfoot Panther
1 Taurean Mauler
1 Krosan Verge
1 Impact Tremors
1 Temur Sabertooth
1 Exotic Orchard
1 Nacatl War-Pride
1 Warp World
1 Arcane Signet
1 Beastmaster Ascension
1 Keeper of Fables
1 Nature's Lore
1 Command Tower
1 Return of the Wildspeaker
1 Feline Sovereign
1 Masked Vandal
1 Realmwalker
1 Greater Tanuki
1 Lurking Predators
1 Rootbound Crag
1 Sunpetal Grove
1 Showdown of the Skalds
1 Basilisk Collar
1 Oketra's Monument
1 Canopy Vista
1 Cinder Glade
1 Bloodline Pretender
1 Clifftop Retreat
1 Maskwood Nexus
1 Animal Sanctuary
1 Scattered Groves
1 Sheltered Thicket
1 Jetmir's Garden
1 Skullclamp
1 Vanquisher's Banner
1 Three Visits
1 Cultivate
1 Farseek
1 Fortified Village
1 Game Trail
1 Dusk // Dawn
10 Plains
5 Mountain
7 Forest
Bracket assignment per WotC Commander Brackets Beta. Decklist sourced from MTGJSON (https://mtgjson.com/api/v5/decks/RainingCatsAndDogs_SLD.json). Analyzed against https://scrollvault.net on 2026-10-02.