Overview:

A Jeskai artifact-focused deck led by Dr. Madison Li that generates energy counters to fuel various abilities while leveraging artifact synergies for card advantage and board presence.

Primer:

This deck operates on multiple synergistic layers, with artifacts at its core. The commander, Dr. Madison Li, generates energy counters whenever artifacts are cast, which can then be converted into card draw, creature buffs, or artifact recursion. The strategy involves establishing a strong artifact presence early through cost reducers like Etherium Sculptor and Foundry Inspector, while using energy generation to maintain card advantage and board presence.

The deck can win through multiple paths, including artifact-based combat damage with cards like Liberty Prime, Recharged and The Prydwen, Steel Flagship, or through value engines created by Panharmonicon and Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain. The energy counter system provides flexibility in responding to different game states, whether buffing creatures for combat, drawing cards to find answers, or recurring key artifacts from the graveyard.

Weaknesses:

The deck is vulnerable to artifact hate and mass artifact removal, which can severely hamper its gameplan. Energy counter generation is heavily dependent on casting artifacts, making the deck susceptible to tax effects and counterspells. The mana base could be more optimized with additional fetch lands and shock lands to improve consistency. The deck also relies somewhat heavily on its commander for energy generation, which could be a liability in removal-heavy metas.

Top 10 Most Impactful Cards:

• Panharmonicon
• Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain
• Rhystic Study
• Sol Ring
• Phyrexian Ironworks
• Liberty Prime, Recharged
• Mystic Forge
• The Prydwen, Steel Flagship
• Aetherworks Marvel
• Chromatic Lantern

Attribute Ratings:

• Speed: 5/10
• Resilience: 6/10
• Consistency: 6/10
• Interaction: 7/10

Rating Justification:

This deck sits firmly in the focused casual range, showing more refinement than a typical precon but not quite reaching the efficiency of higher-powered decks. It has a clear gameplan with good interaction pieces and value engines, but typically needs several turns to establish its board presence and generate meaningful advantage. While it can create powerful board states, it generally wins around turns 8-9, which places it above typical casual decks but below more optimized strategies. The inclusion of quality interaction and card advantage puts it above pure casual builds, but the reliance on artifacts and energy counters keeps it from competing with faster, more efficient decks.

Final power level rating: 5.0 - 5.5