Overview:

This Naya (RGW) Equipment/Aura deck leverages Dogmeat's recursion and Junk token generation to build modified threats while maintaining card advantage. The strategy focuses on incremental value through equipment/aura synergies rather than explosive combos, positioning it as a midrange voltron build with moderate resilience.

Primer:

Core Strategy: This deck aims to establish a dominant modified creature (often Dogmeat) using cost-reduction effects like Strong Back and Puresteel Paladin, then close games through commander damage or token-fueled value engines. Key phases:

1. Setup (T1-4): Develop mana with land auras (Wild Growth) and cheap equipment (Explorer's Scope). Use Dogmeat's ETB to recur key pieces like Rancor.
2. Pressure (T5-7): Deploy threat-enhancing pieces like All That Glitters and Fireshrieker, generating Junk tokens through combat triggers. Use Mantle of the Ancients for mass recursion.
3. Endgame: Convert Junk tokens into card advantage while protecting key threats with Heroic Intervention. Finish with Behemoth Sledge-enhanced attacks or Blasphemous Act clears.

Mulligan Priorities:

• 3 lands with color fixing (prioritize Command Tower/Path of Ancestry)
• Early mana accelerant (Sol Ring, Wild Growth)
• At least 1 equipment/aura and recursion piece (Super Mutant Scavenger, Buried Ruin)

Key Tips:

• Prioritize attaching Swiftfoot Boots to Dogmeat for hexproof
• Use Inventory Management to bypass equip costs during critical turns
• Mantle of the Ancients can recur multiple key pieces post-wipe

Avoid Traps:

• Overextending before establishing protection
• Keeping slow openers with high-cost auras like Almost Perfect
• Wasting Junk tokens without payoff engines

Weaknesses:

Critical:

• Voltron fragility: Relies on 1-2 creatures with limited protection (only 3 hexproof sources)
• No infinite combos/alt wins: Fold to lifegain/stax

Moderate:

• Slow artifact/enchantment recursion (relies on 5 recursive effects)
• Weak to mass artifact removal (Vandalblast)

Minor:

• Enter-tapped lands slow early development
• Limited card draw outside Junk tokens

Most Important Cards:

• Mantle of the Ancients
• Strong Back
• Cass, Hand of Vengeance
• Puresteel Paladin
• Super Mutant Scavenger
• Codsworth, Handy Helper
• All That Glitters
• Bloodforged Battle-Axe
• Heroic Intervention
• Buried Ruin

Attribute Ratings:

Speed: 6/10
Goldfish win by T7-8 through commander damage with ideal draws (T3 Dogmeat → T4 Strong Back → T5 lethal setup). Limited fast mana beyond Sol Ring.

Resilience: 5/10
Moderate recursion (7 recursive effects) but over-reliant on keeping commander alive. Struggles against repeated board wipes.

Consistency: 6/10
12 equipment tutors/cost reducers and 5 aura retrievers provide redundancy. Junk tokens offer pseudo-draw but lack selection.

Interaction: 5/10
10 targeted removals (Path to Exile, Chaos Warp) and 2 board wipes. Minimal stack interaction beyond Heroic Intervention.

Rating Justification:

The deck operates in the T7-8 win range with moderate interaction resistance, aligning with the "Optimized Casual/Strong Precon" tier (5.0 - "T8-10 via combat"). It exceeds precons through focused synergies but lacks cEDH staples/free interaction. Key limitations (voltron fragility, no infinite lines) prevent higher rankings despite decent consistency.

Power level: 5.0 - 5.5