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COMMANDER(S)
Dogmeat, Ever Loyal
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G R W
- Naya
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ANALYSIS

Overview:

A Naya (Red/Green/White) Voltron strategy focused on enchanting and equipping creatures, particularly the commander Dogmeat, Ever Loyal, while generating value through Junk tokens for additional card advantage and flexibility.

Primer:

The deck aims to build up a powerful creature (typically Dogmeat) through Auras and Equipment while generating Junk tokens for card advantage. The strategy involves early ramp through mana rocks and land enchantments, followed by deploying protective equipment and powerful auras. The deck can recover from board wipes through Dogmeat's ability to recur Auras and Equipment from the graveyard. Multiple backup commanders and creatures can also serve as viable Voltron targets. The Junk token generation provides card advantage and helps find answers when needed.

Weaknesses:

The deck is vulnerable to mass artifact/enchantment removal and graveyard hate, which can severely impact its ability to maintain board presence. Heavy creature removal and sacrifice effects can be problematic since the deck relies heavily on keeping creatures on board to maintain its enchantments and equipment. The strategy can be slow to develop without early ramp.

Top 10 Most Impactful Cards:

  • Mantle of the Ancients
  • Puresteel Paladin
  • Sol Ring
  • Strong Back
  • Champion's Helm
  • Heroic Intervention
  • Path to Exile
  • Swiftfoot Boots
  • All That Glitters
  • Rancor

Attribute Ratings:

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

Rating Justification:

This deck operates at a focused casual level, with the ability to establish threatening board states but typically requiring several turns to set up its winning position. While it includes some powerful cards and synergies, it lacks the explosive speed and consistency of higher-powered decks. The deck can recover from disruption thanks to Dogmeat's recursion ability and includes a moderate amount of protection, but it's not as resilient as more optimized builds. It would struggle against decks rated 6.0 or higher due to their faster win conditions and more efficient interaction.

Final power level rating: 5.0 - 5.5

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DECK LIST
Dogmeat, Ever Loyal
Creature: 18
1
Armory Paladin
1 R W
1
Bighorner Rancher
4 G
1
Brotherhood Outcast
2 W
1
Cait, Cage Brawler
R G
1
Cass, Hand of Vengeance
2 R W
1
Codsworth, Handy Helper
2 W
1
Commander Sofia Daguerre
3 W
1
Crimson Caravaneer
2 R
1
Duchess, Wayward Tavernkeep
3 R
1
Gunner Conscript
1 G
1
Ian the Reckless
1 R
1
Mister Gutsy
2
1
Moira Brown, Guide Author
1 R W
1
Preston Garvey, Minuteman
2 R G W
1
Puresteel Paladin
W W
1
Super Mutant Scavenger
4 G
1
Three Dog, Galaxy News DJ
1 R W
1
Veronica, Dissident Scribe
2 R
Sorcery: 3
1
Blasphemous Act
8 R
1
Megaton's Fate
5 R
1
Single Combat
3 W W
Instant: 6
1
Break Down
2 G
1
Chaos Warp
2 R
1
Heroic Intervention
1 G
1
Inventory Management
R W
1
Path to Exile
W
1
Valorous Stance
1 W
Artifact: 16
1
Agility Bobblehead
3
1
Arcane Signet
2
1
Basilisk Collar
1
1
Behemoth Sledge
1 G W
1
Bloodforged Battle-Axe
1
1
Brass Knuckles
4
1
Champion's Helm
3
1
Explorer's Scope
1
1
Fireshrieker
3
1
Junk Jet
1 R
1
Masterwork of Ingenuity
1
1
Perception Bobblehead
3
1
Pre-War Formalwear
2 W
1
Silver Shroud Costume
2
1
Sol Ring
1
1
Swiftfoot Boots
2
Enchantment: 17
1
Abundant Growth
G
1
Acquired Mutation
2 R
1
All That Glitters
1 W
1
Almost Perfect
4 G W
1
Animal Friend
1 G
1
Fertile Ground
1 G
1
Grim Reaper's Sprint
4 R
1
Idolized
1 W
1
Mantle of the Ancients
3 W W
1
Rancor
G
1
Squirrel Nest
1 G G
1
Sticky Fingers
R
1
Strong Back
2 G
1
Vault 101: Birthday Party
3 W
1
Vault 21: House Gambit
1 R
1
Well Rested
1 G
1
Wild Growth
G
Land: 38
1
Ash Barrens
1
Buried Ruin
1
Canopy Vista
1
Cinder Glade
1
Clifftop Retreat
1
Command Tower
1
Evolving Wilds
1
Exotic Orchard
4
Forest
1
Jungle Shrine
1
Junktown
1
Mossfire Valley
4
Mountain
1
Path of Ancestry
4
Plains
1
Roadside Reliquary
1
Rogue's Passage
1
Rootbound Crag
1
Scattered Groves
1
Scavenger Grounds
1
Sheltered Thicket
1
Sungrass Prairie
1
Sunpetal Grove
1
Sunscorched Divide
1
Temple of Abandon
1
Temple of Plenty
1
Temple of Triumph
1
Temple of the False God
1
Terramorphic Expanse
Other: 1
1
Pip-Boy 3000