Overview:

This Jeskai (WUR) spellslinger deck revolves around casting instants and sorceries to generate value, create token armies, and win through extra turns or storm damage. The commander (presumed to be Narset, Enlightened Master due to deck composition) enables explosive turns by cheating high-impact spells like Expropriate, Alrund's Epiphany, and Nexus of Fate. Secondary win conditions include token swarms from Young Pyromancer/Monastery Mentor, direct damage via Guttersnipe/Electrostatic Field, and infinite turns with Beacon of Tomorrows recursion. The deck prioritizes card velocity through cantrips and leverages storm payoffs like Thousand-Year Storm and Veyran, Voice of Duality for explosive finishes.

Primer:

Core Strategy Execution:

1. Early Setup (Turns 1-3): Deploy mana rocks (Sol Ring, Arcane Signet), cantrip for consistency (Ponder, Preordain), and establish token generators (Young Pyromancer, Third Path Iconoclast).
2. Midgame Value (Turns 4-6): Cast Narset, Enlightened Master with protection (Lightning Greaves, Teferi's Protection). Attack to free-cast high-CMC spells like Expropriate or extra-turn effects. Activate storm payoffs (Storm-Kiln Artist, Thousand-Year Storm) to amplify spellcasting.
3. Win Conditions (Turns 5-8):
   • Extra Turns: Chain Nexus of Fate, Alrund's Epiphany, and Temporal Manipulation to lock opponents out.
   • Storm Burn: Use Guttersnipe, Electrostatic Field, and Veyran, Voice of Duality with storm-triggered cantrips for lethal damage.
   • Token Overrun: Amplify Monastery Mentor tokens with Manaform Hellkite or Pathbreaker Ibex effects (via stolen creatures from Expropriate).

Mulligan Priorities:

• Keep hands with 2-3 lands, at least one mana rock, and a cantrip.
• Prioritize early token generators or protection for Narset.
• Avoid hands with multiple high-CMC spells without ramp.

Key Tips:

• Cast Leyline of Anticipation pre-combat to maximize Narset triggers.
• Use Narset's Reversal on your own extra-turn spells for additional copies.
• Primal Amulet transforms into a land that copies spells, pairing explosively with storm effects.

Weaknesses:

Critical

• Heavily commander-dependent: Repeated removal of Narset cripples the deck's explosive potential.
• Struggles against Rule of Law effects and Drannith Magistrate, which prevent casting from exile/library.

Moderate

• Limited board presence early makes it vulnerable to aggressive strategies.
• Graveyard hate disrupts Snapcaster Mage and Beacon of Tomorrows recursion.

Minor

• High density of noncreature spells makes it susceptible to Ruric Thar, the Unbowed.

Most Important Cards:

• Narset, Enlightened Master (Free spell enabler)
• Nexus of Fate (Infinite turn potential)
• Thousand-Year Storm (Storm multiplier)
• Expropriate (Game-ending threat)
• Storm-Kiln Artist (Mana generation for storm turns)
• Teferi's Protection (Protection for critical turns)
• Cyclonic Rift (Board reset)
• Guttersnipe (Primary damage engine)
• Leyline of Anticipation (Flash enables combat-trigger synergy)
• Fierce Guardianship (Free interaction)

Attribute Ratings:

Speed: 7/10

• Can threaten infinite turns or lethal storm damage by T7-8, with occasional T6 wins via optimized Narset swings.

Resilience: 5/10

• Light on protection beyond a few key cards; struggles to recover if Narset is repeatedly answered.

Consistency: 7/10

• Extensive cantrips and card selection ensure frequent access to engine pieces, but lacks high-density tutors.

Interaction: 6/10

• Efficient targeted removal (Swords to Plowshares, Abrade) and counterspells (Fierce Guardianship), but limited stack interaction for back-to-back threats.

Rating Justification:

This deck demonstrates T7-8 win potential through synergistic storm/extra-turn strategies but lacks the fast mana and compact combos of higher tiers. While resilient to single-target removal, its commander dependency and vulnerability to stax place it in the Focused-to-Optimized range.

Power level: 6.5 - 7.0