Overview:

This Inalla, Archmage Ritualist deck is a high-powered combo list leveraging Wizard synergies and multiple efficient two-card win conditions. It focuses on generating infinite mana or exiling its library to win via Thassa's Oracle/Demonic Consultation, Isochron Scepter/Dramatic Reversal, or Dualcaster Mage/Ghostly Flicker loops. The deck boasts strong tutor density and fast mana but has limited protection for its fragile combos.

Primer:

Core Strategy: The deck aims to assemble one of three primary win conditions by turns 3–5 using its extensive tutor suite:

1. Oracle/Consultation: Exile the library with Demonic Consultation or Tainted Pact, then win with Thassa's Oracle.
2. Infinite Mana: Isochron Scepter imprinting Dramatic Reversal with 2+ mana rocks generates infinite mana to fuel Comet Storm or Exsanguinate.
3. Dualcaster Loops: Dualcaster Mage + Ghostly Flicker creates infinite ETBs, which can be leveraged with mana-positive creatures or Bloodline Necromancer for infinite damage via Basalt Ravager.

Key Lines:

• Turn 1: Land, Sol Ring, Arcane Signet
• Turn 2: Isochron Scepter imprinting Dramatic Reversal
• Turn 3: Activate Scepter with 2+ rocks to generate infinite mana, then cast Thassa's Oracle

Mulligan Priorities:

• Keep hands with 2+ lands and a tutor/engine piece (Spellseeker, Solve the Equation, Demonic Tutor).
• Prioritize hands containing Scepter/Reversal or Consultation/Oracle combinations.
• Reject hands without early mana acceleration or combo enablers.

Interaction & Protection:

• Fierce Guardianship and Arcane Denial protect combos.
• Rakdos Charm and Feed the Swarm handle artifacts/enchantments.
• Riptide Laboratory provides Wizard recursion.

Weakness Mitigation:

• Underworld Breach and Archaeomancer offer graveyard recursion.
• Step Through and Vedalken Aethermage provide Wizardcycling redundancy.

Weaknesses:

Critical:

• Relies on easily removed combo pieces (Scepter, Oracle, Dualcaster).
• Minimal free interaction (only 2–3 counterspells) leaves combos vulnerable.

Moderate:

• Slow recovery from graveyard hate (Rest in Peace cripples Breach/Archaeomancer).
• Limited board presence makes it susceptible to early aggression.

Minor:

• Mana base is vulnerable to Blood Moon effects (4 basics outside Islands).

Most Important Cards:

• Thassa's Oracle
• Demonic Consultation
• Isochron Scepter
• Dramatic Reversal
• Underworld Breach
• Dualcaster Mage
• Ghostly Flicker
• Demonic Tutor
• Vampiric Tutor
• Solve the Equation

Attribute Ratings:

Speed: 8/10

• Theoretical T3 win (Scepter/Reversal + rocks + payoff).
• Consistent T4–5 goldfish with tutor support.

Resilience: 6/10

• Multiple combo lines provide redundancy.
• Limited free protection spells leave critical pieces exposed to interaction.

Consistency: 9/10

• 10+ tutors (including transmute and Wizardcycling).
• 3 distinct win conditions with overlapping enablers.

Interaction: 5/10

• 5–6 targeted answers (counters/removal), mostly at sorcery speed.
• Lacks stack dominance seen in higher-tier lists.

Rating Justification:

This deck operates at the cusp of cEDH viability (T3–4 potential) but lacks the density of free interaction and mana optimization seen in Tier 1.5+ lists. Its speed matches 7.5-level decks, but resilience aligns with 6.5–7.0 due to glass-cannon tendencies. The presence of Ad Nauseam and high tutor density elevates consistency beyond typical "Focused Competitive" (7.0) decks.

Power level: 7.0–7.5