Overview:

This deck focuses on milling opponents while leveraging +1/+1 counters and proliferation synergies, using The Wise Mothman to distribute rad counters and amplify mill triggers. Key strategies include stax-like mill engines, counter proliferation, and graveyard recursion, with backup combos like Mindcrank + Bloodchief Ascension.

Primer:

Core Strategy:
The deck aims to flood opponents with rad counters via The Wise Mothman’s ETB/attack triggers, then exploit mill engines (Mesmeric Orb, Psychic Corrosion) and proliferate effects (Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus, Evolution Sage) to amplify damage. Wincons include:

1. Mill Overload: Bruvac the Grandiloquent doubles mill effects, while Fraying Sanity exponentially increases graveyard dumping.
2. Infinite Combos: Mindcrank + Bloodchief Ascension creates a life-loss/mill loop.
3. Counter Overrun: Branching Evolution and Hardened Scales turn mill-triggered +1/+1 counters into massive threats like Screeching Scorchbeast.

Mulligan Priorities:

• Keep hands with 3 lands and early ramp (Sol Ring, Elvish Mystic).
• Prioritize T3-4 engine pieces (Altar of the Brood, Inexorable Tide).
• Avoid hands without mill/counter synergy.

Key Tips:

• Time Mothman casts post-wrath to maximize rad counters.
• Use Muldrotha, the Gravetide to recur key artifacts/enchantments.
• Protect combo turns with Heroic Intervention or Mutational Advantage.

Weaknesses:

Critical

• Graveyard Hate Vulnerability: Foldsto Rest in Peace/Leyline of the Void, disabling mill/counter synergies.
• Fragile Engines: Key pieces (Mindcrank, Psychic Corrosion) lack hexproof and are easily removed.

Moderate

• Slow Recovery: Limited mass recursion outside Muldrotha.
• Mana Constraints: High reliance on 3+ colors with tapped lands (Opulent Palace).

Minor

• Limited Combat Pressure: Relies on milling rather than board presence to close games.

Most Important Cards:

• Bruvac the Grandiloquent
• Muldrotha, the Gravetide
• Branching Evolution
• Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
• Mindcrank
• Bloodchief Ascension
• Psychic Corrosion
• Altar of the Brood
• Mesmeric Orb
• Fraying Sanity

Attribute Ratings:

Speed: 6/10
Theoretical T6-7 wins with Mindcrank/Ascension combo or Bruvac-enhanced mill, but requires setup turns.

Resilience: 5/10
Moderate protection (counterspells, Heroic Intervention), but critical pieces lack redundancy and fold to repeated removal.

Consistency: 6/10
Multiple mill engines and proliferate enablers, but only 3 tutors (Beseech the Mirror, Bramble Familiar, etc.) for combo pieces.

Interaction: 5/10
Limited to spot removal (Atomize), counterspells (Arcane Denial), and situational wipes (Wave Goodbye).

Rating Justification:

The deck has focused mill/counter synergies and combo potential but lacks the speed, redundancy, and protection of higher-tier decks. It operates optimally in T8-10 windows with moderate disruption resistance.

Power level: 5.0 - 6.0