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Overview:
A defensive Azorius deck built around high-toughness creatures and walls, leveraging Plagon, Lord of the Beach to generate card advantage and turn defense into offense through its activated ability.
Primer:
This deck employs a unique strategy focusing on creatures with high toughness relative to their power, using them both defensively and offensively. The primary gameplan involves establishing a strong defensive board presence with walls and high-toughness creatures, then using Plagon, Lord of the Beach to both draw cards and convert that toughness into offensive capability. Key enchantments like High Alert provide additional ways to utilize creature toughness as a win condition.
The secondary strategy involves controlling the board through defensive measures like Propaganda and Ghostly Prison while setting up for alternative win conditions such as Approach of the Second Sun. The deck can generate significant card advantage through its commander and value creatures like Wall of Omens and Mangara, the Diplomat, helping to find key pieces and maintain board presence.
Weaknesses:
The deck's reliance on its commander for both card draw and offensive capability makes it vulnerable to repeated removal. The defensive nature means it can struggle to close out games quickly, giving opponents time to find answers. The mana base could be improved with more dual lands and utility lands, and the deck might benefit from additional protection spells to ensure key pieces stay on the board.
Top 10 Most Impactful Cards:
- High Alert
- Charix, the Raging Isle
- Wall of Denial
- Approach of the Second Sun
- Supreme Verdict
- Propaganda
- Ghostly Prison
- Sol Ring
- Mangara, the Diplomat
- The Council of Four
Attribute Ratings:
- Speed: 4/10
- Resilience: 6/10
- Consistency: 5/10
- Interaction: 6/10
Rating Justification:
This deck operates at a focused casual level, with clear synergies and a coherent gameplan but lacking the explosive power or fast mana needed for higher power levels. While it can establish a strong defensive position and generate card advantage, its win conditions typically require multiple turns to execute. The deck would struggle against more optimized strategies that can combo off or establish control earlier, but it can hold its own against other casual strategies. The inclusion of strong interaction pieces and defensive measures prevents it from falling to lower power levels.
Final power level rating: 4.5 - 5.0
Plagon, Lord of the Beach
