Overview:

This Boros (R/W) planeswalker-focused deck leverages Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion and Guild Artisan to amplify loyalty counters and generate treasure-fueled ramp. The strategy revolves around deploying planeswalkers that create tokens, proliferate counters, and generate emblems for incremental value. Key synergies include doubling loyalty activations with The Chain Veil/Rowan's Talent, proliferate effects (Grateful Apparition, Volt Charge), and planeswalker protection via Deification. Win conditions include overwhelming token armies (enabled by Elspeth, Sun's Champion, Gideon of the Trials), emblem-driven inevitability (Chandra, Hope's Beacon, Ajani Steadfast), and occasional combat damage with pumped creatures. Lae'zel is critical for accelerating loyalty abilities, while Guild Artisan provides essential ramp in a color pair that typically struggles with mana acceleration.

Primer:

Core Strategy Execution:

1. Early Setup (Turns 1-4): Prioritize ramping with Sol Ring, Boros Signet, and Guild Artisan's treasure generation. Deploy low-CMC planeswalkers like Gideon of the Trials or Chandra, Dressed to Kill to start building loyalty.
2. Midgame Value (Turns 4-7): Cast high-impact planeswalkers (Elspeth, Sun's Champion, Chandra, Torch of Defiance) with Lae'zel's +1 loyalty boost. Use proliferate effects to accelerate emblem acquisition. Activate The Peregrine Dynamo to copy key loyalty abilities.
3. Win Conditions (Turns 7+):
   • Token Overload: Flood the board with Soldier/Angel tokens via Elspeths and Felidar Retreat, then buff with Elspeth's Talent or Zariel, Archduke of Avernus.
   • Emblem Lock: Secure game-ending emblems like Gideon of the Trials's "can't lose" or Ajani Steadfast's damage prevention.
   • Direct Damage: Leverage Chandra emblems and Jaya's Phoenix to burn opponents.

Mulligan Priorities:

• Keep hands with 2-3 lands (including red/white sources) and at least 1 ramp artifact.
• Prioritize early planeswalkers (Chandra, Dressed to Kill, Gideon of the Trials) or protection (Oath of Gideon).
• Avoid hands with only high-CMC planeswalkers or no ramp.

Key Tips:

• Use Luxior, Giada's Gift to turn planeswalkers into lethal creatures with built-in loyalty scaling.
• Triumphant Reckoning and Ascend from Avernus enable explosive recoveries after board wipes.
• The Peregrine Dynamo doubles game-changing abilities like Elspeth, Sun's Champion’s token generation or Chandra, Hope's Beacon’s spell copying.

Weaknesses:

Critical

• Planeswalker-Specific Hate: The Elderspell, Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider, or Merciless Eviction can obliterate the deck’s core strategy.
• Aggro Pressure: Struggles against fast creature decks that can bypass blockers and target planeswalkers directly.

Moderate

• Graveyard Reliance: Ascend from Avernus and Triumphant Reckoning are vulnerable to Rest in Peace or Leyline of the Void.
• Artifact/Enchantment Removal: Key pieces like The Chain Veil and Felidar Retreat are soft to Austere Command.

Minor

• Limited Stack Interaction: Relies on Boros Charm and Path to Exile for answers, leaving it exposed to noncreature combos.

Most Important Cards:

• The Chain Veil (Double loyalty activations)
• Elspeth, Sun's Champion (Token army generator)
• Deification (Planeswalker protection)
• Triumphant Reckoning (Mass recursion)
• Guild Artisan (Critical ramp engine)
• Chandra, Torch of Defiance (Mana acceleration + burn)
• Oath of Gideon (Loyalty boost + token shield)
• Felidar Retreat (Scaling token/counter value)
• The Peregrine Dynamo (Ability duplication)
• Luxior, Giada's Gift (Planeswalker-to-creature threat)

Attribute Ratings:

Speed: 5/10
Threatens emblem locks or token swarms by T7-9, but lacks fast mana or T4-5 combos.

Resilience: 6/10
Recursion tools (Ascend from Avernus, Onakke Oathkeeper) and protection (Deification, Boros Charm) mitigate setbacks, but planeswalkers remain fragile.

Consistency: 7/10
Tutors (Ignite the Beacon, Deploy the Gatewatch) and card draw from planeswalkers ensure steady access to key pieces.

Interaction: 5/10
Spot removal (Swords to Plowshares, Chaos Warp) and board wipes (Farewell) are present but reactive.

Rating Justification:

This deck operates as a Focused Casual build (4.5-5.0) with a clear planeswalker synergy theme and moderate speed. While it can establish powerful locks by T9-11, its reliance on incremental value and vulnerability to common disruption caps its ceiling.

Power level: 4.5 - 5.0