Overview:
This General Tazri deck is a tribal changeling/ally strategy that leverages creature type synergies and tribal effects to create a wide board presence with significant combat potential through anthem effects and tribal interactions.
Primer:
The deck operates by establishing a board presence with changelings and allies, which function as all creature types, maximizing tribal synergies. General Tazri's ETB ability helps find key pieces, while the activated ability can provide substantial power boosts to the entire board. The deck includes several tribal payoffs like Kindred Discovery and Patriarch's Bidding to maintain card advantage and recover from board wipes.
The deck's primary gameplan involves building a critical mass of creatures while utilizing tribal synergies for value. Key pieces like Mirror Entity, Najeela, the Blade-Blossom, and various changelings enable powerful interactions across multiple tribal types. The deck can win through combat damage after establishing a wide board or through specific tribal synergies like Notorious Throng with rogues.
Weaknesses:
The deck is particularly vulnerable to board wipes and targeted removal, as it relies heavily on creature-based strategies. While it includes some protection like Heroic Intervention, the recovery plan mainly depends on mass reanimation spells. The five-color mana base, while well-constructed, can be disrupted by land destruction or blood moon effects. The deck also struggles against faster combo decks due to limited interaction.
Most Important Cards:
- Mirror Entity
- Najeela, the Blade-Blossom
- Kindred Discovery
- Patriarch's Bidding
- Realmwalker
- Cavern of Souls
- Notorious Throng
- Katilda, Dawnhart Prime
- Magda, Brazen Outlaw
- Heroic Intervention
Attribute Ratings:
- Speed: 5/10
- Resilience: 6/10
- Consistency: 7/10
- Interaction: 4/10
Rating Justification:
This deck operates at a focused casual power level, with the ability to establish threatening board states around turns 8-9. While it includes some powerful tribal synergies and recovery options, the lack of fast mana and heavy reliance on creature-based strategies keeps it from reaching higher power levels. The deck's interaction suite is limited, making it vulnerable to faster strategies, but it can present significant threats in a casual meta.
Final power level rating: 5.0 - 5.5
The deck demonstrates the hallmarks of an optimized casual strategy, with clear synergies and win conditions, but lacks the speed and interaction needed for higher power levels. It's well-positioned against other creature-based strategies but may struggle against more competitive decks.
General Tazri