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Overview:
A desert-themed token strategy helmed by Hazezon, Shaper of Sand, focusing on generating value through desert land drops while creating an army of Sand Warriors, supported by token doublers and landfall triggers.
Primer:
The deck's primary gameplan revolves around leveraging Hazezon, Shaper of Sand's ability to create Sand Warrior tokens whenever a Desert enters the battlefield. It utilizes various land recursion effects like Crucible of Worlds and Conduit of Worlds to replay deserts from the graveyard, while token doublers like Parallel Lives and Anointed Procession amplify the token generation. The deck can quickly establish a wide board presence through its numerous desert lands and land tutoring effects.
The secondary strategy involves landfall triggers and land-based value engines through cards like Felidar Retreat and Scute Swarm. The deck can pivot between aggressive token strategies with Jetmir, Nexus of Revels or grinding value through various enchantments and artifacts. Multiple sacrifice outlets like Goblin Bombardment provide ways to convert tokens into direct damage or other resources.
Weaknesses:
The deck is vulnerable to mass land destruction and graveyard hate, which can severely hamper its ability to recur deserts. Board wipes can be particularly devastating as the deck relies heavily on maintaining a board presence. The strategy is also somewhat dependent on having the commander in play to generate value from desert lands, making it susceptible to repeated removal.
Top 10 Most Impactful Cards:
- Parallel Lives
- Anointed Procession
- Crucible of Worlds
- Scapeshift
- Purphoros, God of the Forge
- Jetmir, Nexus of Revels
- Aura Shards
- Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
- Hour of Promise
- Field of the Dead
Attribute Ratings:
- Speed: 5/10
- Resilience: 6/10
- Consistency: 7/10
- Interaction: 6/10
Rating Justification:
This deck operates at a focused casual power level, with the ability to generate significant value through its land-based token strategy. While it can create impressive board states, it typically needs several turns to establish its engine and doesn't typically threaten wins before turn 8-9. It's more powerful than a typical precon due to its synergistic card choices and efficient interaction suite, but lacks the explosive potential of higher-powered decks. The inclusion of multiple token doublers and land tutors provides good consistency, but the deck's reliance on its commander and vulnerability to board wipes keeps it from reaching higher power levels.
Final power level rating: 5.0 - 5.5
Hazezon, Shaper of Sand
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