Overview:
This is an Orzhov (White-Black) Enchantress deck focusing on using Auras for control and life drain, leveraging Eriette of the Charmed Apple's ability to create a defensive position while draining opponents through enchantment synergies and combo potential.
Primer:
The deck operates on multiple axes, combining enchantress card draw engines (Mesa Enchantress, Sram, Senior Edificer) with powerful control elements through defensive and offensive Auras. The primary gameplan involves establishing card advantage through enchantress effects while using Auras to control threats and set up life drain through the commander. The deck includes the Heliod, Sun-Crowned + Walking Ballista infinite combo as an alternate win condition, alongside the Exquisite Blood drain strategy.
The deck's fast mana package (Chrome Mox, Mox Opal, Jeweled Lotus) enables explosive early turns, while multiple tutors (Enlightened Tutor, Demonic Tutor) provide consistency in finding key pieces. The enchantment package includes both defensive elements (Darksteel Mutation, Reprobation) and offensive capabilities (Phyresis, All That Glitters), making it highly adaptable to different game states.
Weaknesses:
- Vulnerable to mass enchantment removal and Rest in Peace effects that shut down recursion
- Relatively commander-dependent for its drain strategy
- Can struggle against decks with heavy counterspell packages
- May have difficulty closing games quickly without its combo pieces
Most Important Cards:
- Necropotence
- Exquisite Blood
- Heliod, Sun-Crowned
- Walking Ballista
- Greater Auramancy
- Kor Spiritdancer
- Sram, Senior Edificer
- Mesa Enchantress
- Demonic Tutor
- Land Tax
Attribute Ratings:
- Speed: 8/10
- Resilience: 7/10
- Consistency: 8/10
- Interaction: 7/10
Rating Justification:
This deck sits firmly in the 7.5-8.0 range due to its fast mana package, multiple tutors, and ability to establish strong board control by turn 4-5. While not quite reaching top-tier cEDH levels, it can consistently threaten wins through either combo lines or commander damage + life drain. The presence of efficient interaction and protection pieces, combined with multiple card draw engines, allows it to maintain pressure throughout the game.
Final power level rating: 7.5 - 8.0
The deck's high power level is justified by:
- Extensive fast mana package
- Multiple efficient tutors
- Multiple win conditions including infinite combos
- Strong protection and interaction suite
- Consistent card advantage engines
- Ability to control multiple opponents through Auras and life drain
The deck falls short of a higher rating primarily due to its reliance on the commander for its primary strategy and vulnerability to specific forms of interaction, but its ability to establish strong board control and threaten wins by turn 4-5 places it solidly in the high-power category.
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