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Overview:
This is a highly optimized Food Chain combo deck utilizing Loot, the Pathfinder as a value engine and combo piece, capable of generating infinite mana and drawing the deck through various creature-based loops with exile-castable creatures.
Primer:
The deck's primary strategy revolves around establishing infinite mana and card draw combinations using Food Chain with creatures that can be cast from exile like Squee, the Immortal, Eternal Scourge, and Misthollow Griffin. The commander, Loot, the Pathfinder, serves both as a value engine with its exhaust abilities and as a combo piece that can generate additional mana and draw cards.
The deck is built with multiple layers of protection, including free counterspells like Force of Will and Fierce Guardianship, and features a robust tutoring package to find key pieces. The secondary strategy involves using flicker effects with value creatures to generate advantage, with cards like Deadeye Navigator and Peregrine Drake creating additional infinite mana combinations. The deck can win through various routes, including casting multiple extra turn spells or generating infinite creature ETB triggers.
Weaknesses:
The deck is vulnerable to targeted graveyard hate and cards that prevent casting from exile, such as Void Winnower or Drannith Magistrate. Stax pieces that limit activated abilities or increase spell costs can significantly slow down the deck. While the deck runs interaction, it can struggle against multiple pieces of disruption simultaneously.
Most Important Cards:
- Food Chain
- Eternal Scourge
- Misthollow Griffin
- Force of Will
- Mana Crypt
- Imperial Recruiter
- Fierce Guardianship
- Worldly Tutor
- Mystical Tutor
- Spellseeker
Attribute Ratings:
- Speed: 9/10
- Resilience: 8/10
- Consistency: 9/10
- Interaction: 8/10
Rating Justification:
This deck consistently threatens wins by turn 3-4 with protection, featuring multiple tutors, fast mana, and free interaction. While not quite as explosive as top-tier cEDH decks that can consistently win on turn 2, it's definitely in the high-powered competitive range. The presence of multiple backup plans and protection pieces puts it solidly in the 8.5-9.0 range, making it cEDH viable but not quite tier 1.
Final power level rating: 8.5 - 9.0
The deck demonstrates all the hallmarks of a competitive EDH deck: efficient tutors, fast mana, free interaction, and compact win conditions. While it can occasionally achieve turn 2 wins, it more consistently threatens wins or establishes control by turn 3, placing it firmly in the cEDH-viable category.
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