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The Wise Mothman
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B G U
- Sultai
Created by  D4rkH4wk44
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5.0 - 5.5
Bracket 3
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ANALYSIS

Overview:

This deck combines mill synergies with +1/+1 counter strategies, leveraging The Wise Mothman to generate value from opponents' milled cards. It aims to win through overwhelming creature growth, incremental mill via engines like Bruvac the Grandiloquent/Mindcrank, or occasional combo lines like Bloodchief Ascension + Mindcrank. While it has strong synergies and high-value cards, its reliance on setup turns and limited redundancy place it in the optimized casual tier.

Primer:

Core Strategy:
The deck operates in two phases:

  1. Setup: Deploy mill engines (Psychic Corrosion, Court of Cunning) and +1/+1 counter enablers (Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider, Kami of Whispered Hopes).
  2. Payoff: Convert milled cards into creature growth via The Wise Mothman, then swing with unblockable threats (Herald of Secret Streams) or drain opponents via Syr Konrad, the Grim. Alternate wincons include Bloodchief Ascension/Mindcrank loops or Sheoldred recursion chains.

Mulligan Priorities:

  • Keep hands with early ramp (Sol Ring, Arcane Signet) or mill engines.
  • Prioritize color-fixing lands due to 3-color requirements.
  • Avoid hands without turn 2–3 plays.

Key Tips:

  • Use Sakashima of a Thousand Faces to clone Vorinclex or The Wise Mothman for exponential counters.
  • Time Nuclear Fallout to trigger rad counters while clearing small threats.
  • Muldrotha, the Gravetide enables recurring mill artifacts like Altar of the Brood.

Avoid Traps:

  • Overcommitting creatures before establishing evasion.
  • Prematurely milling opponents with shuffle effects.

Weaknesses:

Critical:

  • Graveyard hate (Rest in Peace) disrupts recursion and Syr Konrad.
  • Lacks instant-speed answers to combo decks.

Moderate:

  • Slow recovery from board wipes.
  • Relies on commander for optimal performance.

Minor:

  • Limited protection for key creatures.

Most Important Cards:

  • Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
  • Mindcrank
  • Bloodchief Ascension
  • Bruvac the Grandiloquent
  • The Great Henge
  • Herald of Secret Streams
  • Court of Cunning
  • Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
  • Psychic Corrosion
  • Sheoldred

Attribute Ratings:

Speed: 5/10

  • Achieves critical mass by T8–10 via incremental mill or creature beats. No fast mana for explosive starts.

Resilience: 6/10

  • Recursion (Muldrotha, Oversold Cemetery) offsets single removals. Folds to repeated graveyard hate.

Consistency: 6/10

  • Multiple mill engines but limited tutors. Relies on card draw (Rhystic Study, Sylvan Library) for redundancy.

Interaction: 5/10

  • Counterspells (Mana Drain, Fierce Guardianship) and spot removal (Vraska, Betrayal's Sting), but lacks board wipes.

Rating Justification:

The deck sits between "Optimized Casual" (T8–10 wins) and "High-Power Casual" due to strong synergies but inconsistent combo execution. It lacks the speed (

Power level: 5.0 - 5.5

DECK LIST
The Wise Mothman
Planeswalker: 1
($4.98)
1
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
4 B B/P
Creature: 31
($182.72)
1
Agent Frank Horrigan
5 B G
1
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
2 U
1
Cold-Eyed Selkie
1 G/U G/U
1
Colossal Grave-Reaver
6 B G
1
Deepmuck Desperado
2 U
1
Dreamtide Whale
2 U
1
Evolution Witness
2 G
1
Fathom Mage
2 G U
1
Feral Ghoul
2 B
1
Glen Elendra Archmage
3 U
1
Glowing One
2 G
1
Gyre Sage
1 G
1
Herald of Secret Streams
3 U
1
Herd Baloth
3 G G
1
Infesting Radroach
2 B
1
Kalonian Hydra
3 G G
1
Kami of Whispered Hopes
2 G
1
Manic Scribe
1 U
1
Muldrotha, the Gravetide
3 B G U
1
Oviya, Automech Artisan
3 G
1
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
3 U
1
Sakashima the Impostor
2 U U
1
Screeching Scorchbeast
4 B B
1
Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
1 G G
1
Sheoldred // The True Scriptures
3 B B
1
Spark Double
3 U
1
Syr Konrad, the Grim
3 B B
1
The Master, Transcendent
1 B G U
1
Vexing Radgull
1 U
1
Vigor
3 G G G
1
Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider
4 G G
Artifact: 13
($168.37)
1
Altar of the Brood
1
1
Arcane Signet
2
1
Fellwar Stone
2
1
Herd Heirloom
1 G
1
Mindcrank
2
1
Palantír of Orthanc
3
1
Realmbreaker, the Invasion Tree
3
1
Riverchurn Monument
1 U
1
Sol Ring
1
1
Swiftfoot Boots
2
1
Sword of Feast and Famine
3
1
The Great Henge
7 G G
1
The Ozolith
1
Enchantment: 13
($127.57)
1
Bloodchief Ascension
B
1
Bred for the Hunt
1 G U
1
Court of Cunning
1 U U
1
Court of Garenbrig
1 G G
1
Defense of the Heart
3 G
1
Hollowmurk Siege
B G
1
Memory Erosion
1 U U
1
Oversold Cemetery
1 B
1
Psychic Corrosion
2 U
1
Rhystic Study
2 U
1
Sphinx's Tutelage
2 U
1
Struggle for Project Purity
3 U
1
Sylvan Library
1 G
Instant: 3
($84.16)
1
Fierce Guardianship
2 U
1
Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire
B
1
Mana Drain
U U
Sorcery: 3
($7.57)
1
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
3 U
1
Nuclear Fallout
X B B
1
Wave Goodbye
2 U U
Land: 35
($134.82)
1
Academy Ruins
1
Breeding Pool
1
Command Tower
1
Darkwater Catacombs
1
Drowned Catacomb
1
Exotic Orchard
4
Forest
1
Hinterland Harbor
4
Island
1
Morphic Pool
1
Mortuary Mire
1
Opulent Palace
1
Overflowing Basin
1
Overgrown Tomb
1
Rejuvenating Springs
1
Reliquary Tower
1
Rogue's Passage
1
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
1
Sunken Hollow
2
Swamp
1
Tainted Isle
1
Tainted Wood
1
Undergrowth Stadium
1
Viridescent Bog
1
Watery Grave
1
Witch's Clinic
1
Woodland Cemetery
1
Zagoth Triome

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