Overview:

This Firja, Judge of Valor deck focuses on incremental value through lifegain synergies, Angel token generation, and graveyard recursion. While it has some synergistic elements, it lacks explosive combos or efficient tutors, relying instead on midrange value accumulation. The deck operates similarly to a tuned precon with moderate upgrades.

Primer:

Core Strategy:
This WB deck leverages Firja's second-spell trigger for card selection while building a board of Angels/Clerics that amplify lifegain into win conditions like Enduring Tenacity and Rampage of the Valkyries. Key phases:

1. Early Setup: Cast cheap Clerics/Angels (Elas il-Kor, Starnheim Aspirant) to enable lifegain triggers while filling the graveyard.
2. Midgame Value: Recur key creatures (Body Launderer, Phyrexian Missionary) and deploy payoff cards like Righteous Valkyrie to amplify lifegain into damage.
3. Closing: Overwhelm with Angel tokens from Valkyrie Harbinger or force sacrifices via Rampage of the Valkyries.

Mulligan Priorities:

• Keep hands with 3 lands and early plays (1-3 mana Clerics/Angels)
• Prioritize graveyard enablers (Malakir Rebirth, Dune Drifter)
• Avoid hands without WB sources or lifegain payoffs

Key Tips:

• Time board wipes (Doomskar, Depopulate) to protect your lifegain engine
• Use Firja's graveyard filling to fuel recursion from The Cruelty of Gix
• Enduring Tenacity turns lifegain into direct damage - protect it aggressively

Avoid Traps:

• Overextending into wraths with non-recursive creatures
• Casting Firja without 2-spell/turn capacity
• Keeping slow 6+ CMC Angels without cost reducers

Weaknesses:

Critical:

• Graveyard reliance with minimal anti-exile protection
• No infinite combos/alt-wins to bypass stalled boards

Moderate:

• Slow mana base (14 tapped lands, limited fast mana)
• Fragile token generators (Serra Redeemer dies to most wraths)

Minor:

• Some redundant lifegain payoffs

Most Important Cards:

• Righteous Valkyrie
• Rampage of the Valkyries
• Enduring Tenacity
• Body Launderer
• Valkyrie Harbinger
• Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
• The Cruelty of Gix
• Phyrexian Missionary
• Serra Redeemer
• Starnheim Aspirant

Attribute Ratings:

Speed: 5/10

• Earliest meaningful threats T4-5, but requires multiple turns to convert lifegain into lethal

Resilience: 4/10

• Recursion helps against spot removal, but folds to graveyard hate
• Limited protection for key enchantments

Consistency: 5/10

• Moderate card selection via Firja, but only 3 tutors (Varragoth, The Cruelty of Gix, Shadow-Rite Priest)

Interaction: 5/10

• Basic removal suite (Poison the Cup, Bound in Gold), lacks free/proactive interaction

Rating Justification:

This deck sits between Casual/Precon (4.0) and Focused Casual (4.5) on the rubric:

• Outpaces upgraded precons with synergistic lifegain payoffs
• Lacks the fast mana/tutors of optimized decks
• Win conditions require multiple turns of setup
• Interaction suite matches precon+ levels

Power level: 4.0 - 4.5