Overview:

A Knight tribal equipment deck led by Syr Gwyn, Hero of Ashvale, focusing on equipping powerful artifacts to knights for card advantage and combat damage, with a strong equipment tutor package and efficient mana rocks.

Primer:

The deck's primary strategy revolves around establishing a board presence with knights and equipping them with powerful artifacts to generate card advantage through Syr Gwyn, Hero of Ashvale's ability. The deck features numerous ways to reduce equipment costs and find key pieces through tutors like Stoneforge Mystic and Enlightened Tutor.

The secondary strategy involves creating an overwhelming board state through equipment-based value engines. Cards like Puresteel Paladin and Sram, Senior Edificer provide additional card draw, while Knight Exemplar offers protection for your knights. The deck can quickly become threatening once it establishes its core pieces, though it requires some setup time.

Weaknesses:

The deck is heavily reliant on its commander for card advantage and cost reduction, making it vulnerable to repeated removal. The mana base consists entirely of basic lands, making it slower and more vulnerable to color screw than it could be. The deck also struggles against mass artifact removal and can be susceptible to board wipes, though it does run some protection pieces.

Top 10 Most Impactful Cards:

• Puresteel Paladin
• Stoneforge Mystic
• Sram, Senior Edificer
• Embercleave
• Sigarda's Aid
• Knight Exemplar
• Demonic Tutor
• Sol Ring
• Colossus Hammer
• Lightning Greaves

Attribute Ratings:

• Speed: 5/10
• Resilience: 4/10
• Consistency: 6/10
• Interaction: 4/10

Rating Justification:

This deck sits firmly in the optimized casual range, with its robust tutor package and efficient equipment strategy elevating it above typical precon level decks. However, it falls short of focused competitive decks due to its reliance on combat damage and somewhat slow setup time. The basic-only mana base and limited interaction package prevent it from competing with higher-powered decks, while its strong synergies and tutor package make it too consistent for lower-powered casual tables.

Final power level rating: 5.0 - 5.5