Overview:

A tribal Demon deck helmed by Be'lakor, the Dark Master, focusing on leveraging powerful demons for both card advantage and direct damage through the commander's abilities, with a strong control and reanimation subtheme.

Primer:

This deck aims to establish a board presence with powerful demons while using Be'lakor, the Dark Master's abilities to generate card advantage and deal significant damage to opponents. The strategy involves using efficient ramp artifacts early game to accelerate into casting demons, while protecting the board state with a suite of counterspells and removal. The deck includes several tutors and reanimation spells to ensure consistent access to key pieces.

The secondary strategy involves using flicker effects with Thassa, Deep-Dwelling and Displacer Kitten to repeatedly trigger Be'lakor's enter-the-battlefield ability, drawing cards while managing life total. The deck can win through combat damage with its demons, direct damage from Be'lakor's triggered ability, or occasionally through Liliana's Contract's alternate win condition.

Weaknesses:

The deck's high mana curve makes it vulnerable to early aggression and mana denial strategies. The life loss from Be'lakor's ability can be significant, especially in longer games, making the deck susceptible to aggressive strategies. The reliance on creature-based strategies makes it vulnerable to board wipes and mass removal, though it does include some protection and reanimation as counterplay.

Top 10 Most Impactful Cards:

• Sol Ring
• Demonic Tutor
• Cyclonic Rift
• Living Death
• Rune-Scarred Demon
• Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
• Fierce Guardianship
• Black Market Connections
• Heartless Summoning
• Displacer Kitten

Attribute Ratings:

• Speed: 5/10
• Resilience: 6/10
• Consistency: 7/10
• Interaction: 8/10

Rating Justification:

This deck sits firmly in the focused-optimized casual range due to its strong interaction suite and consistent gameplan, but is held back by its relatively slow speed and high mana costs. While it can establish strong board positions and has good protection, it typically won't threaten wins before turn 8-9. The deck performs well against other 5.0-6.0 decks but would struggle against faster, more combo-oriented strategies in the 7.0+ range. The inclusion of premium interaction and tutors elevates it above typical casual builds, but the tribal focus and mana curve keep it from reaching higher power levels.

Final power level rating: 5.5 - 6.0