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COMMANDER(S)
Kynaios and Tiro of Meletis
Lands Ramp Group Hug QR Code
G R U W
- Ink-Treader
Created by  WotC
Bracket
4.5 - 5.0
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ANALYSIS

Overview:

A group hug deck led by Kynaios and Tiro of Meletis that focuses on providing resources to all players while establishing defensive measures and leveraging the advantage through various payoffs.

Primer:

The deck operates by enabling all players to draw extra cards and play additional lands while protecting itself through various "pillow fort" effects like Propaganda and Ghostly Prison. The strategy involves building up defensive measures while letting opponents fight each other, then capitalizing on the accumulated resources through cards like Psychosis Crawler or Chasm Skulker. The deck can also leverage politics through cards like Edric, Spymaster of Trest and Selvala, Explorer Returned to maintain favorable positions.

Weaknesses:

The deck is vulnerable to aggressive strategies that can overcome the tax effects, and cards that prevent card draw can severely hamper its gameplan. It also struggles against combo decks that can win without attacking and may have difficulty closing out games quickly due to its defensive nature.

Top 10 Most Impactful Cards:

  • Kynaios and Tiro of Meletis
  • Propaganda
  • Ghostly Prison
  • Sphere of Safety
  • Psychosis Crawler
  • Rites of Flourishing
  • Selvala, Explorer Returned
  • Blazing Archon
  • Sol Ring
  • Tempt with Discovery

Attribute Ratings:

  • Speed: 3/10
  • Resilience: 6/10
  • Consistency: 5/10
  • Interaction: 4/10

Rating Justification:

This deck operates at a casual power level, focusing more on creating an interesting multiplayer dynamic than pursuing a fast victory. While it includes some powerful defensive tools and card advantage engines, its win conditions are relatively slow and dependent on other players' actions. The deck would struggle against more focused strategies in the 6+ range but could hold its own against other casual decks. The combination of group hug elements with defensive measures places it firmly in the casual category, but with slightly more optimization than a typical precon.

Final power level rating: 4.5 - 5.0

DECK LIST
Kynaios and Tiro of Meletis
Creature: 22
($14.36)
1
Akroan Horse
4
1
Blazing Archon
6 W W W
1
Chasm Skulker
2 U
1
Edric, Spymaster of Trest
1 G U
1
Gwafa Hazid, Profiteer
1 W U
1
Horizon Chimera
2 G U
1
Humble Defector
1 R
1
Hushwing Gryff
2 W
1
Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
3 R R
1
Kraum, Ludevic's Opus
3 U R
1
Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist
1 U R
1
Orzhov Advokist
2 W
1
Progenitor Mimic
4 G U
1
Psychosis Crawler
5
1
Realm Seekers
4 G G
1
Rubblehulk
4 R G
1
Selfless Squire
3 W
1
Selvala, Explorer Returned
1 G W
1
Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa
2 G W
1
Veteran Explorer
G
1
Windborn Muse
3 W
1
Zedruu the Greathearted
1 U R W
Artifact: 9
($19.75)
1
Assault Suit
4
1
Commander's Sphere
3
1
Empyrial Plate
2
1
Howling Mine
2
1
Keening Stone
6
1
Prismatic Geoscope
5
1
Sol Ring
1
1
Temple Bell
3
1
Venser's Journal
5
Enchantment: 8
($18.21)
1
Evolutionary Escalation
1 G
1
Ghostly Prison
2 W
1
Hoofprints of the Stag
1 W
1
Lurking Predators
4 G G
1
Oath of Druids
1 G
1
Propaganda
2 U
1
Rites of Flourishing
2 G
1
Sphere of Safety
4 W
Instant: 9
($30.46)
1
Arcane Denial
1 U
1
Beast Within
2 G
1
Benefactor's Draught
1 G
1
Entrapment Maneuver
3 W
1
Oblation
2 W
1
Reins of Power
2 U U
1
Swan Song
U
1
Swords to Plowshares
W
1
Sylvan Reclamation
3 G W
Sorcery: 11
($15.65)
1
Blasphemous Act
8 R
1
Collective Voyage
G
1
Cultivate
2 G
1
Kodama's Reach
2 G
1
Migratory Route
3 W U
1
Minds Aglow
U
1
Reverse the Sands
6 W W
1
Seeds of Renewal
6 G
1
Tempt with Discovery
3 G
1
Treacherous Terrain
6 R G
1
Wave of Reckoning
4 W
Land: 40
($23.58)
1
Ash Barrens
1
Azorius Chancery
1
Command Tower
1
Evolving Wilds
1
Exotic Orchard
1
Forbidden Orchard
5
Forest
1
Frontier Bivouac
1
Gruul Turf
1
Homeward Path
5
Island
1
Izzet Boilerworks
1
Jungle Shrine
1
Krosan Verge
5
Mountain
1
Myriad Landscape
1
Mystic Monastery
1
Opal Palace
5
Plains
1
Rupture Spire
1
Seaside Citadel
1
Selesnya Sanctuary
1
Terramorphic Expanse
1
Transguild Promenade

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