Overview:

This Human tribal deck leverages Éowyn, Shieldmaiden's token generation and card draw to overwhelm opponents with a wide board buffed by anthem effects and combat tricks. It combines efficient ramp, stax elements, and high-quality interaction to protect its strategy while pressuring opponents.

Primer:

Core Strategy:
Deploy cheap Humans (Esper Sentinel, Champion of the Parish) to trigger Éowyn's token generation, amplified by doubling effects (Anointed Procession, Mondrak). Use card advantage engines (Rhystic Study, Kindred Discovery) to sustain momentum, then finish with combat overruns (Akroma's Will, Blade Historian). Stax pieces (Thalia, Heretic Cathar, Drannith Magistrate) slow opponents while you assemble critical mass.

Key Lines:

1. T1-3: Ramp (Mox Diamond, Sol Ring) into early Humans or stax pieces
2. T4-5: Cast Éowyn with protection (Mithril Coat, Lightning Greaves) to start generating 4+ tokens per turn
3. T6+: Deploy doublers or Shared Animosity, then alpha strike with protection backup

Mulligan Priorities:

• Keep hands with 2 lands + 1 ramp spell OR 3 lands + early Human
• Prioritize stax pieces in unknown metas
• Reject hands without white mana or proactive plays

Critical Interactions:

• Displacer Kitten + planeswalkers/ETB Humans = repeatable value
• Sword of Hearth and Home blinks key Humans while ramping
• Grand Arbiter Augustin IV discounts critical spells while taxing opponents

Weaknesses:

• Critical: Heavy reliance on creature-based strategies (folds to repeated board wipes)
• Moderate: Limited graveyard recursion for key pieces
• Minor: Some vulnerability to land destruction (relies on nonbasic duals)

Most Important Cards:

• Anointed Procession
• Mondrak, Glory Dominus
• Smothering Tithe
• Akroma's Will
• Shared Animosity
• Rhystic Study
• Kindred Discovery
• Teferi's Protection
• Force of Will
• Enlightened Tutor

Attribute Ratings:

Speed: 7/10

• Can generate lethal boards by T6-7 through token doubling. Fast mana (Mana Vault, Chrome Mox) enables early stax/engine deployment.

Resilience: 7/10

• 8 free/protection spells (Fierce Guardianship, Deflecting Swat) guard key turns. Multiple angles of attack (tokens, monarch, stax) provide backup plans.

Consistency: 8/10

• 7 tutors (Imperial Recruiter, Enlightened Tutor) find key pieces. 12+ card draw engines sustain momentum.

Interaction: 9/10

• 14 premium interaction spells including free counters (Force of Negation) and exile removal (Swords to Plowshares). Stax elements proactively disrupt opponents.

Rating Justification:

This deck sits between "Focused Competitive" (7.0) and "Highly Optimized" (7.5) on the rubric. It has:

• Faster goldfish than T7-8 focused decks due to fast mana
• More interaction density than typical optimized casual builds
• Tutor density approaching cEDH levels but lacks infinite combos
• Wins through combat rather than deterministic locks

Power level: 7.0 - 7.5