Overview:
A land-sacrifice and Desert-focused strategy helmed by Yuma, Proud Protector, creating value through land recursion, Plant Warrior tokens, and graveyard synergies while leveraging Desert-based abilities for additional utility.
Primer:
The deck aims to establish a strong board presence through strategic land sacrifice and recursion. Early game focuses on ramping and setting up the graveyard with lands. Mid-game leverages Yuma, Proud Protector's cost reduction and card draw while generating Plant Warrior tokens from Desert interactions. The deck can win through token swarms, large creatures like Avenger of Zendikar, or value accumulation through repeated land recursion. Key synergies include Desert-matters cards, landfall triggers, and graveyard recursion effects.
Weaknesses:
The deck is vulnerable to graveyard hate, which can shut down many of its core strategies. Token removal and board wipes can severely impact the deck's ability to maintain pressure. The strategy requires careful resource management to avoid running out of lands while trying to generate value.
Top 10 Most Impactful Cards:
- Yuma, Proud Protector
- Oracle of Mul Daya
- Ramunap Excavator
- Ancient Greenwarden
- Avenger of Zendikar
- World Shaper
- The Mending of Dominaria
- Hour of Promise
- Titania, Protector of Argoth
- Dune Chanter
Attribute Ratings:
- Speed: 4/10
- Resilience: 5/10
- Consistency: 5/10
- Interaction: 4/10
Rating Justification:
This deck operates at a focused casual level, with a clear strategy but requiring significant setup time. While it has powerful individual cards and synergies, the land sacrifice strategy can be risky and requires careful management. The deck can generate significant value in longer games but lacks fast mana and efficient tutors for higher power levels. It performs better than precon-level decks due to its synergistic strategy but would struggle against more optimized builds.
Final power level rating: 4.5 - 5.0
Yuma, Proud Protector