Overview:

This is a mono-black discard-focused deck utilizing Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal as a value engine that punishes opponents for discarding while generating card advantage. The deck aims to create a resource disparity through consistent hand disruption while capitalizing on opponents' discards.

Primer:

The deck operates on a discard-heavy strategy, employing various creatures and enchantments that force opponents to discard cards while punishing them for doing so. Key enchantments like Megrim, Liliana's Caress, and Raiders' Wake create a damage engine whenever opponents discard, while creatures like Hypnotic Specter and Tourach, Dread Cantor provide additional discard pressure.

The deck's strength lies in its ability to create a snowball effect through cards like Waste Not and Geth's Grimoire, generating additional resources from forced discards. The commander, Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal, provides both a mana source and a way to capitalize on discarded creatures. The deck includes several board wipes and removal options to control the battlefield while executing its strategy, with cards like Toxic Deluge and Mutilate serving as emergency reset buttons.

Weaknesses:

• The deck is vulnerable to graveyard hate, which can shut down several key interactions including the commander's ability.
• Lacks significant artifact and enchantment removal options beyond Feed the Swarm.
• Can struggle against aggressive strategies that empty their hand quickly or decks with strong top-deck capabilities.
• Limited protection against flying creatures despite having some flying blockers.

Most Important Cards:

1. Waste Not
2. Liliana's Caress
3. Megrim
4. Cabal Coffers
5. Tergrid, God of Fright
6. Bolas's Citadel
7. Necrogen Mists
8. Bloodchief Ascension
9. Geth's Grimoire
10. Dark Ritual

Attribute Ratings:

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

Rating Justification:

This deck operates at a focused casual level, typically establishing its engine around turns 7-8. While it includes powerful effects, the reliance on multiple pieces to create significant impact and the relatively slow setup time places it below more optimized strategies. The deck's consistent theme and ability to generate value through discard effects puts it above precon level decks, but its limited interaction suite and vulnerability to certain strategies keeps it from reaching higher power levels.

Final power level rating: 5.0 - 5.5

The deck demonstrates the hallmarks of an optimized casual strategy, with clear synergies and win conditions, but lacks the explosive early game and protection elements found in higher-powered decks. Its ability to control the game through resource denial while generating value places it firmly in the mid-power range.