Overview:

This GW enchantress deck helmed by Gylwain, Casting Director focuses on generating value through Role token creation and enchantment synergies. The commander enables a hybrid strategy of creature-based enchantment triggers and aura voltron threats. Key themes include enchantress card draw engines, aura amplification, and a hidden Devoted Druid/Vizier of Remedies infinite mana combo with Walking Ballista. Gylwain acts as both an enchantment generator and creature-value accelerator, though the deck can function without it through its robust enchantment subtheme.

Primer:

Core Strategy Execution:

1. Early Setup (Turns 1-3): Deploy mana dorks (Llanowar Elves, Avacyn's Pilgrim), enchantment-based ramp (Wild Growth, Utopia Sprawl), and cost reducers (Jukai Naturalist, Starfield Mystic). Prioritize Sterling Grove or Greater Auramancy for protection.
2. Midgame Value (Turns 4-6): Resolve enchantress engines (Eidolon of Blossoms, Setessan Champion) and begin Role token generation through creature deployment. Use Birthing Pod to upgrade creatures into key pieces like Sanctum Weaver or combo components.
3. Win Conditions:
   • Aura Voltron: Equip Kor Spiritdancer or any creature with Ancestral Mask, Ethereal Armor, or Eldrazi Conscription, protected by Umbra Mystic.
   • Infinite Combo: Assemble Devoted Druid + Vizier of Remedies for unlimited green mana, then cast Walking Ballista for lethal.
   • Token Overrun: Generate angels via Sigil of the Empty Throne or cats through Ajani's Chosen, enhanced by A Tale for the Ages.

Mulligan Priorities:

• Keep hands with 2-3 lands including GW sources
• Prioritize early ramp (dork + aura ramp) or a 2-card combo (Devoted Druid + Vizier)
• Look for at least one enchantress engine or protection piece
• Avoid hands with only high-CMC auras or no early plays

Key Tips:

• Use Sigarda's Aid to flash-auras as combat tricks or in response to removal
• Hall of Heliod's Generosity can recur critical auras or Sterling Grove
• Winds of Rath becomes one-sided board wipe with sufficient enchantments
• Sanctum Weaver scales with enchantment count for explosive mana

Weaknesses:

Critical

• Complete enchantment lockdown via Cleansing Nova/Farewell destroys both value engines and protection
• Stony Silence/Collector Ouphe shuts off artifact-based combos (Birthing Pod, Walking Ballista) and mana rocks

Moderate

• Graveyard hate (Rest in Peace) disrupts Hall of Heliod's Generosity recursion
• Tocatli Honor Guard/Hushbringer nullifies Role token generation from creature ETBs

Minor

• Limited stack interaction beyond Mana Tithe and Archdruid's Charm
• High-CMC finishers (Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger) can clog hands

Most Important Cards:

• Devoted Druid (Infinite mana combo piece)
• Vizier of Remedies (Combo enabler)
• Sterling Grove (Protection + tutor)
• Sanctum Weaver (Mana scaling with enchantments)
• Eidolon of Blossoms (Primary card engine)
• Birthing Pod (Creature toolbox enabler)
• Heroic Intervention (Critical protection)
• Enlightened Tutor (Key enchantment tutor)
• Walking Ballista (Primary combo payoff)
• Kor Spiritdancer (Aura voltron engine)

Attribute Ratings:

Speed: 6/10
Can threaten T4-5 wins with perfect combo draws, but typically aims for T6-8 victories through incremental value or combat.

Resilience: 5/10
Multiple protection enchantments and recursion exist, but core combo pieces lack redundancy and key engines are vulnerable to mass removal.

Consistency: 7/10
Strong tutor suite (8 tutors) and card draw engines compensate for multiple win angles, though the combo requires specific pieces.

Interaction: 4/10
Limited removal outside Swords to Plowshares and Generous Gift, with minimal stack interaction beyond protection spells.

Rating Justification:

This deck demonstrates focused enchantress synergies with a T6-8 win potential through combo or combat, but suffers from critical vulnerabilities to common board wipes and artifact/enchantment hate. Its tutor density and layered protection elevate it above casual builds, but it lacks the speed and redundancy for higher optimization.

Power level: 5.0 - 5.5