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Wick, the Whorled Mind
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- Grixis
Bracket
9.0 - 9.5
Bracket 5
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ANALYSIS

Overview:

This deck is a high-powered combo list leveraging Wick, the Whorled Mind as a value engine while focusing on the Thassa's Oracle + Demonic Consultation/Tainted Pact wincon. It employs cEDH staples like free interaction, fast mana, and dense tutor packages to execute this plan consistently by turns 2–3. While Wick provides incremental advantage through Snail tokens, the deck primarily operates as a streamlined turbo-naus shell with recursion via Underworld Breach and Yawgmoth's Will.

Primer:

Core Strategy:

  1. Early Acceleration: Deploy fast mana (Mox Diamond, Dark Ritual) to cast Ad Nauseam or Necropotence by turn 2–3, drawing into combo pieces or tutors.
  2. Combo Execution: Use Demonic Tutor, Vampiric Tutor, or Wishclaw Talisman to find Demonic Consultation, pairing it with Thassa's Oracle for an instant win.
  3. Protection: Shield combo turns with free counterspells (Force of Will, Fierce Guardianship) and disruption like Opposition Agent.
  4. Alternative Lines: Leverage Underworld Breach + Lion's Eye Diamond (implicit via artifact synergies) or Yawgmoth's Will to recur combo pieces if disrupted.

Mulligan Priorities:

  • Keep hands with 2+ mana sources (including rocks) and a tutor/card engine.
  • Prioritize hands enabling turn 1–2 Necropotence or Ad Nauseam.
  • Reject slow hands lacking acceleration or tutors.

Key Tips:

  • Use Wick’s snail-sacrifice ability sparingly; prioritize holding mana for counterspells.
  • Mystic Remora and Rhystic Study should be deployed early to offset life loss from Ad Naus.
  • The One Ring provides critical card advantage in grindy matchups.

Avoid Traps:

  • Overcommitting snails to the board before a protected combo turn.
  • Casting Demonic Consultation without Thassa's Oracle in hand unless desperate.

Weaknesses:

  • Critical: Reliance on 2-card combo vulnerable to instant-speed graveyard/exile effects.
  • Moderate: Limited board presence makes it susceptible to aggressive decks pre-combo.
  • Minor: Color-intensive spells can strain mana under Blood Moon effects (mitigated by artifact mana).

Most Important Cards:

  • Thassa's Oracle
  • Demonic Consultation
  • Ad Nauseam
  • Necropotence
  • Underworld Breach
  • Demonic Tutor
  • Vampiric Tutor
  • Force of Will
  • Fierce Guardianship
  • Yawgmoth's Will

Attribute Ratings:

Speed: 10/10

  • Turn 1–2 wins are possible with perfect draws (e.g., T1 Dark Ritual → Necropotence → T2 combo). Consistently threatens wins by turn 3.

Resilience: 8/10

  • 8+ free interaction spells and recursion from Breach/Will provide multiple combo attempts. However, lacks alternative wincons if Oracle is exiled.

Consistency: 10/10

  • 10+ tutors and draw engines (Ad Naus, Necro) ensure combo access. Redundant fast mana (5 Moxen) enables explosive starts.

Interaction: 9/10

  • 12+ instant-speed answers (including free counters) disrupt opponents while protecting combos. Lacks permanent-based stax but compensates with speed.

Rating Justification:

This deck meets cEDH Tier 1 benchmarks (9.5) due to its ability to win as early as turn 1 and consistently by turn 3 with robust protection. It slightly trails Tier 0 decks in meta adaptability but surpasses most Tier 2 lists in speed and redundancy. The inclusion of premier fast mana, free interaction, and recursion aligns it with established cEDH powerhouses like Thrasios/Tymna Oracle lists.

Power level: 9.0–9.5

DECK LIST
Wick, the Whorled Mind
Planeswalker: 2
($2.45)
1
Ashiok, Dream Render
1 U/B U/B
1
Professor Onyx
4 B B
Creature: 17
($271.01)
1
Ayara, First of Locthwain
B B B
1
Burglar Rat
1 B
1
Gilded Drake
1 U
1
Kess, Dissident Mage
1 U B R
1
Lord Skitter's Butcher
2 B
1
Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel
1 U
1
Massacre Wurm
3 B B B
1
Nezumi Prowler
1 B
1
Opposition Agent
2 B
1
Phyrexian Metamorph
3 U/P
1
Pitiless Plunderer
3 B
1
Redcap Gutter-Dweller
2 R R
1
Refurbished Familiar
3 B
1
Rona, Herald of Invasion // Rona, Tolarian Obliterator
1 U
1
Thassa's Oracle
U U
1
The Scarab God
3 U B
1
Typhoid Rats
B
Artifact: 18
($1003.93)
1
Arcane Signet
2
1
Ashnod's Altar
3
1
Chrome Mox
0
1
Mana Vault
1
1
Mox Amber
0
1
Mox Diamond
0
1
Mox Opal
0
1
Nim Deathmantle
2
1
Panharmonicon
4
1
Paradise Mantle
0
1
Phyrexian Altar
3
1
Skullclamp
1
1
Springleaf Drum
1
1
Strionic Resonator
2
1
Talisman of Dominance
2
1
The One Ring
4
1
Wayfarer's Bauble
1
1
Wishclaw Talisman
1 B
Enchantment: 7
($111.18)
1
Bitterblossom
1 B
1
Leyline of Anticipation
2 U U
1
Mystic Remora
U
1
Necropotence
B B B
1
Rhystic Study
2 U
1
The Meathook Massacre
X B B
1
Underworld Breach
1 R
Instant: 22
($282.55)
1
Ad Nauseam
3 B B
1
Brainstorm
U
1
Cabal Ritual
1 B
1
Chain of Vapor
U
1
Culling the Weak
B
1
Cyclonic Rift
1 U
1
Dark Ritual
B
1
Deadly Rollick
3 B
1
Deflecting Swat
2 R
1
Demonic Consultation
B
1
Fierce Guardianship
2 U
1
Flusterstorm
U
1
Force of Will
3 U U
1
Go for the Throat
1 B
1
Malicious Affliction
B B
1
March of Swirling Mist
X U
1
Mental Misstep
U/P
1
Pact of Negation
0
1
Sheoldred's Edict
1 B
1
Snuff Out
3 B
1
Vampiric Tutor
B
1
Whir of Invention
X U U U
Sorcery: 8
($592.7)
1
Chain of Smog
1 B
1
Demonic Tutor
1 B
1
Diabolic Intent
1 B
1
Grapeshot
1 R
1
Imperial Seal
B
1
Toxic Deluge
2 B
1
Transmute Artifact
U U
1
Yawgmoth's Will
2 B
Land: 25
($236.18)
1
Ancient Tomb
1
Cabal Coffers
1
Cavern of Souls
1
Command Tower
1
Forbidden Orchard
1
Geier Reach Sanitarium
1
Island
1
Morphic Pool
1
Mountain
1
Mudflat Village
1
Mystic Sanctuary
1
Polluted Delta
1
River of Tears
1
Riverpyre Verge
1
Scalding Tarn
1
Scavenger Grounds
1
Shadowblood Ridge
1
Snow-Covered Island
1
Snow-Covered Mountain
1
Snow-Covered Swamp
1
Sunken Hollow
2
Swamp
1
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
1
Urza's Saga

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