Overview:
A tribal Cat/Dog deck led by Rin and Seri, Inseparable that focuses on creating token creatures and leveraging various token doublers to build a wide board presence while gaining life and dealing direct damage.
Primer:
This deck operates on multiple synergistic layers, with the primary strategy revolving around casting Cat and Dog creatures to trigger Rin and Seri, Inseparable's token generation ability. The deck amplifies this strategy through powerful token doublers like Parallel Lives, Doubling Season, and Mondrak, Glory Dominus. These effects can create explosive board states very quickly.
The secondary strategy involves utilizing the commander's activated ability to deal damage based on Dogs controlled and gain life based on Cats controlled. The deck includes several ways to protect its board state through cards like Heroic Intervention and Dawn's Truce, while also incorporating powerful tribal payoffs like Pack Leader and Jetmir, Nexus of Revels to make the creature army more threatening.
Weaknesses:
The deck is heavily reliant on its commander for its primary token generation strategy, making it vulnerable to repeated removal. Board wipes can be particularly devastating despite some protection pieces, as rebuilding the board state can be slow. The deck also struggles against combo-based strategies that can win before it establishes its board presence.
Top 10 Most Impactful Cards:
- Doubling Season
- Parallel Lives
- Mondrak, Glory Dominus
- Smothering Tithe
- Cathars' Crusade
- Jetmir, Nexus of Revels
- Pack Leader
- Grand Abolisher
- Maskwood Nexus
- Heroic Intervention
Attribute Ratings:
- Speed: 4/10
- Resilience: 6/10
- Consistency: 5/10
- Interaction: 4/10
Rating Justification:
This deck operates at a casual-focused power level, with its primary gameplan typically coming online around turns 6-8. While it includes some powerful cards like Doubling Season and Smothering Tithe, the overall strategy is fair and combat-focused. The deck is stronger than typical precons due to its enhanced protection suite and token doublers, but lacks the explosive speed and interaction of higher-powered decks. It would struggle against decks rated 6.0 or higher but should perform well against other casual strategies.
Final power level rating: 5.0 - 5.5
Rin and Seri, Inseparable