Overview:

This BR deck leverages creature sacrifice, death triggers, and recursion to generate incremental value and assemble combo finishes. The strategy focuses on recurring creatures like Marionette Apprentice and Zulaport Cutthroat while using Deadpool's text-swapping ability to borrow key creature abilities. The deck can win through infinite mana/death loops with Ashnod's Altar + Nim Deathmantle or chip damage from drain effects.

Primer:

Core Strategy:

1. Sacrifice Engine: Use free/cheap sac outlets (Vampiric Rites, Ashnod's Altar) to trigger death payoffs like Zulaport Cutthroat and Underworld Dreams.
2. Recursion Loops: Reanimate key creatures via Nim Deathmantle, Victimize, and Archpriest of Shadows to sustain board presence.
3. Combo Finish: Assemble Ashnod's Altar + Nim Deathmantle + any creature (e.g., Marionette Apprentice) for infinite death triggers/mana, then drain the table or tutor Rune-Scarred Demon for wincons.

Mulligan Priorities:

• Keep hands with 3 lands and early sac outlets (Village Rites, Deadly Dispute).
• Prioritize hands containing Ashnod's Altar or Nim Deathmantle if combo lines are viable.
• Avoid slow openers without sac/reanimation enablers.

Key Tips:

• Use Deadpool to steal abilities from utility creatures (e.g., Rune-Scarred Demon for tutoring).
• Time mass reanimation (Victimize) after board wipes.
• Protect Nim Deathmantle with Swiftfoot Boots to maintain combo resilience.

Weaknesses:

Critical

• Graveyard Reliance: Foldsto Rest in Peace/Leyline of the Void.
• Artifact Fragility: Key combo pieces (Altar, Deathmantle) vulnerable to Vandalblast.

Moderate

• Slow Combo Assembly: Limited tutors (only Rune-Scarred Demon) reduce consistency.
• Board Wipe Vulnerability: Recovery relies on recursion spells.

Minor

• Life Loss: Deadpool's upkeep penalty and sac costs add up.

Most Important Cards:

• Ashnod's Altar
• Nim Deathmantle
• Marionette Apprentice
• Zulaport Cutthroat
• Underworld Dreams
• Rune-Scarred Demon
• Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted
• Victimize
• Blasphemous Act
• Deadly Rollick

Attribute Ratings:

Speed: 6/10
Can assemble infinite combos by T7-8 with optimal draws but lacks fast mana.

Resilience: 5/10
Moderate recursion but critical combo pieces have no inherent protection.

Consistency: 5/10
Low tutor density forces reliance on draw engines and graveyard recursion.

Interaction: 5/10
Spot removal (Abrade, Feed the Swarm) and board wipes but minimal counterspells.

Rating Justification:

This deck operates as a focused combo/aristocrats build with T7-8 win potential but suffers from critical vulnerabilities to graveyard/artifact hate and inconsistent tutoring. Its power ceiling aligns with optimized casual play, while its fragility keeps it from higher tiers.

Power level: 5.5 - 6.0