Overview:

This Slimefoot, the Stowaway deck focuses on Saproling token generation and aristocrat-style payoffs, leveraging the commander's death-trigger damage. It uses fungal spore counters, token doublers, and sacrifice outlets to drain opponents, with a potential infinite combo using Phyrexian Altar + token doublers. The deck operates at a midrange pace, prioritizing board development over explosive starts.

Primer:

Core Strategy:

1. Token Engine Setup: Deploy Saproling generators like Tendershoot Dryad, Sporemound, and Sporoloth Ancient.
2. Sacrifice Synergy: Use Phyrexian Altar, Pitiless Plunderer, and Fungal Plots to convert tokens into mana/card advantage while triggering death effects.
3. Win Conditions:
   • Infinite Combo: Slimefoot + Phyrexian Altar + token doubler (Primal Vigor/Illusionist's Bracers) generates infinite death triggers.
   • Overwhelm: Buff tokens with Sporecrown Thallid or Thelonite Hermit for combat wins.
   • Drain: Poison-Tip Archer, Mirkwood Bats, and Dina, Soul Steeper amplify death triggers.

Mulligan Priorities:

• Keep hands with 3 lands and 1-2 token generators (e.g., Yavimaya Sapherd, Fists of Ironwood).
• Prioritize early ramp (Utopia Sprawl, Sol Ring) to reach critical 4-5 mana turns.
• Reject hands without green sources or creature-based engines.

Key Tips:

• Protect Phyrexian Altar – it's your primary combo enabler.
• Use Evolution Sage to proliferate spore counters and +1/+1 synergies.
• Second Harvest doubles as both recovery and combo extension.

Weaknesses:

Critical

• Graveyard Reliance: Fold to Rest in Peace or Leyline of the Void
• Commander Dependency: 3+ removals on Slimefoot cripples the primary wincon

Moderate

• Slow Board Recovery: Limited token burst after wipes (only Fungal Rebirth/Second Harvest as catch-up)
• No Free Interaction: Lacks instant-speed protection for combos

Minor

• Tapped Lands: 12 enters-tapped lands delay early plays
• Token-Specific Hate: Vulnerable to Virulent Plague but has some removal

Most Important Cards:

• Phyrexian Altar
• Primal Vigor
• Pitiless Plunderer
• Illusionist's Bracers
• Tendershoot Dryad
• Mirkwood Bats
• Dina, Soul Steeper
• Poison-Tip Archer
• Evolution Sage
• Second Harvest

Attribute Ratings:

Speed: 5/10

• Earliest combo win T5 with perfect draws, but typically T7-8 in goldfish.

Resilience: 4/10

• Relies on commander and key artifacts; limited counterspells/recursion.

Consistency: 5/10

• 5 tutors (including Growing Rites of Itlimoc), but combo redundancy is low.

Interaction: 3/10

• Mostly sorcery-speed removal (Vraska, Golgari Queen, Myconid Spore Tender).

Rating Justification:

This deck operates at precon-plus levels with a clear combo plan but lacks the speed, protection, and redundancy of optimized lists. Its T7-10 win range and moderate resilience align with focused casual play.

Power level: 4.0 - 5.0