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COMMANDER(S)
Evereth, Viceroy of Plunder
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- Rakdos
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ANALYSIS

Overview:

A sacrifice-focused deck leveraging Evereth, Viceroy of Plunder as a powerful Aristocrats commander that generates value through Treasure tokens and death triggers, with multiple paths to victory through commander damage, direct damage, and value accumulation.

Primer:

This deck operates as a classic Aristocrats strategy with a Treasure sub-theme, using Evereth, Viceroy of Plunder as both a sacrifice outlet and win condition. The primary gameplan involves building up Evereth's power through sacrificing creatures and Treasures, while simultaneously generating value through death triggers and Treasure production. The deck can win through commander damage after buffing Evereth, or through his death trigger ability dealing massive damage to all opponents.

The secondary strategy involves using powerful value engines like Pitiless Plunderer, Marionette Master, and Academy Manufactor to generate resources while controlling the board. The deck includes several protection pieces and recursion effects to ensure Evereth can repeatedly return to the battlefield, making it resilient to removal. Card advantage engines like Phyrexian Arena and Dark Confidant help maintain momentum throughout the game.

Weaknesses:

The deck is somewhat vulnerable to graveyard hate, which can shut down recursion lines. Rest in Peace effects particularly hurt the deck's ability to execute its strategy. The deck also struggles against heavy artifact removal, as many of its value pieces rely on Treasures and artifacts staying on the battlefield. The mana base could be improved with additional fetch lands and shock lands for better consistency.

Top 10 Most Impactful Cards:

  • Phyrexian Altar
  • Marionette Master
  • Pitiless Plunderer
  • The Ozolith
  • Necropotence
  • Academy Manufactor
  • Black Market Connections
  • Goldspan Dragon
  • The Meathook Massacre
  • Skullclamp

Attribute Ratings:

  • Speed: 6/10
  • Resilience: 7/10
  • Consistency: 6/10
  • Interaction: 7/10

Rating Justification:

This deck sits comfortably in the focused-optimized range, showing more cohesion and interaction than typical casual decks but lacking the explosive speed of higher-powered builds. It can consistently execute its gameplan around turns 6-7, with the potential for earlier wins through commander damage or combo lines. While it includes powerful cards like Necropotence and Phyrexian Altar, it doesn't consistently threaten wins before turn 5-6 like higher-powered decks would. The interaction suite and resilience push it above the 6.0 range, but it lacks the fast mana and tutoring density to compete at the 7.0+ level.

Final power level rating: 6.3 - 6.8

DECK LIST
Evereth, Viceroy of Plunder
Creature: 25
1
Academy Manufactor
3
1
Ancient Copper Dragon
4 R R
1
Atsushi, the Blazing Sky
2 R R
1
Bloodletter of Aclazotz
1 B B B
1
Dark Confidant
1 B
1
Goldspan Dragon
3 R R
1
Grim Hireling
3 B
1
Impulsive Pilferer
R
1
Juri, Master of the Revue
B R
1
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
1 R
1
Lagomos, Hand of Hatred
1 B R
1
Mahadi, Emporium Master
1 B R
1
Marionette Apprentice
1 B
1
Marionette Master
4 B B
1
Mayhem Devil
1 B R
1
Mirkwood Bats
3 B
1
Ophiomancer
2 B
1
Pitiless Plunderer
3 B
1
Professional Face-Breaker
2 R
1
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
R
1
Reassembling Skeleton
1 B
1
Rev, Tithe Extractor
3 B
1
Ruthless Technomancer
3 B
1
Warren Soultrader
2 B
1
Xorn
2 R
Sorcery: 5
1
Agadeem's Awakening // Agadeem, the Undercrypt
1
Diabolic Intent
1 B
1
Jeska's Will
2 R
1
Song of Totentanz
X R
1
Toxic Deluge
2 B
Instant: 20
1
Astarion's Thirst
3 B
1
Big Score
3 R
1
Bulk Up
1 R
1
Chaos Warp
2 R
1
Deadly Dispute
1 B
1
Deadly Rollick
3 B
1
Deflecting Swat
2 R
1
Feign Death
B
1
Fell the Profane // Fell Mire
1
Flare of Malice
2 B B
1
Fling
1 R
1
Kazuul's Fury // Kazuul's Cliffs
1
Malakir Rebirth // Malakir Mire
1
Not Dead After All
B
1
Rakdos Charm
B R
1
Saw in Half
2 B
1
Terminate
B R
1
Untimely Malfunction
1 R
1
Valakut Awakening // Valakut Stoneforge
1
Withering Torment
2 B
Artifact: 13
1
Animation Module
1
1
Arcane Signet
2
1
Blade of the Bloodchief
1
1
Phyrexian Altar
3
1
Shadowspear
1
1
Skullclamp
1
1
Sol Ring
1
1
Staff of Compleation
3
1
Talisman of Indulgence
2
1
Tarrian's Soulcleaver
1
1
The Ozolith
1
1
The Reaver Cleaver
2 R
1
Urabrask's Forge
2 R
Enchantment: 7
1
Bitterblossom
1 B
1
Black Market Connections
2 B
1
Descent into Avernus
2 R
1
Kaya's Ghostform
B
1
Necropotence
B B B
1
Phyrexian Arena
1 B B
1
The Meathook Massacre
X B B
Land: 29
1
Blazemire Verge
1
Blightstep Pathway // Searstep Pathway
1
Blood Crypt
1
Bloodstained Mire
1
Command Tower
1
Graven Cairns
1
Haunted Ridge
1
High Market
1
Lazotep Quarry
1
Luxury Suite
1
Mines of Moria
1
Mount Doom
2
Mountain
1
Phyrexian Tower
1
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
1
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
1
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
1
Spymaster's Vault
1
Sulfurous Springs
5
Swamp
1
Treasure Vault
1
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
1
Urza's Saga
1
War Room