Overview:

This Tom Bombadil deck leverages Sagas as its core engine, combining enchantment synergies with powerful stax elements and recursion to control the board and assemble game-winning combos. The deck thrives on resolving multiple Sagas per turn via Tom’s ability, using Displacer Kitten/Enchanted Evening interactions to reset them, and closing games through overwhelming value or combo locks.

Primer:

Core Strategy:

1. Early Setup: Ramp aggressively with fast mana (Mana Vault, Chrome Mox) and land tutors (Farseek, Three Visits) to cast Tom Bombadil by turn 3–4.
2. Saga Chaining: Use Tom’s triggered ability to cascade Sagas, prioritizing value engines (Urza’s Saga, The Mirari Conjecture) and control tools (Phyrexian Scriptures, The Eldest Reborn).
3. Combo Enablers:
   • Displacer Kitten + Sagas: Blink Sagas to reset lore counters, enabling multiple chapter triggers per turn cycle.
   • Enchanted Evening + Cleansing Meditation: Wipe all non-enchantment permanents (via Evening making everything an enchantment), then recur them with Meditation’s threshold.
4. Lock Assembly: Stax pieces like Grand Abolisher and Teferi, Time Raveler protect critical turns, while Sphere of Safety/Privileged Position deter aggression.

Key Interactions:

• Displacer Kitten flickering Sagas after their final chapter resolves to restart their chapters.
• Enchanted Evening turning all permanents into enchantments, enabling Cleansing Meditation to become a one-sided board wipe + recursion engine.
• Underworld Breach + The One Ring to generate infinite draw/casts with sufficient mana.

Mulligan Priorities:

• Keep hands with 2–3 lands and early ramp (Sol Ring, Nature’s Lore).
• Prioritize Saga tutors (Idyllic Tutor, Academy Rector) in slower metas.
• Reject hands without Tom enablers or protection.

Weaknesses:

Critical:

• Fold to enchantment hate (Back to Nature, Farewell).
• Relies on resolving Tom Bombadil to maintain Saga momentum.

Moderate:

• Limited redundancy for key combo pieces (only 1 Displacer Kitten).
• Vulnerable to Blood Moon effects despite color-fixing.

Minor:

• Slow vs. hyper-aggressive decks before Saga value accrues.

Most Important Cards:

• Displacer Kitten
• Enchanted Evening
• Cleansing Meditation
• Underworld Breach
• Academy Rector
• Replenish
• Urza’s Saga
• The One Ring
• Sterling Grove
• Teferi, Time Raveler

Attribute Ratings:

Speed: 7/10

• Can assemble T4–5 Saga locks (e.g., Phyrexian Scriptures + flicker) but lacks T1–3 wincons.

Resilience: 8/10

• 12 protection spells (Fierce Guardianship, Heroic Intervention), enchantment recursion (Hall of Heliod’s Generosity), and layered stax.

Consistency: 7/10

• 8 tutors (Demonic Tutor, Enlightened Tutor) and 6+ card draw engines (Rhystic Study, Sylvan Library) ensure Saga access.

Interaction: 9/10

• S-tier counters (Force of Will, Mana Drain), targeted removal (Toxic Deluge), and asymmetrical wipes (Cyclonic Rift).

Rating Justification:

This deck operates at the 7.5 level:

• Speed aligns with T5–6 effective wins via Saga locks, comparable to "Highly Optimized" (7.5) in the rubric.
• Resilience surpasses typical 7.0 decks due to redundancy in protection and recursion.
• Falls short of cEDH tiers due to reliance on commander and lack of T1–3 infinite combos.

Power level: 7.0–7.5