Overview:

This Korvold sacrifice deck focuses on generating tokens and sacrificing permanents to fuel Korvold's growth and card advantage, while draining opponents through death triggers. It uses treasure synergies, recursive creatures, and land sacrifice engines to overwhelm opponents through value rather than infinite combos.

Primer:

Core Strategy:
Deploy Korvold by T3-4 using efficient ramp (Delighted Halfling, Three Visits), then sacrifice tokens/lands to grow Korvold while triggering payoffs like Mayhem Devil and Zulaport Cutthroat. Win through massive Korvold swings with Chandra's Ignition, treasure-fueled Revel in Riches, or death trigger attrition.

Key Lines:

1. Early Game: Ramp with land-sacrifice engines (Springbloom Druid, Entish Restoration) to enable Korvold casts.
2. Midgame: Generate treasure/clues via Academy Manufactor/Bootleggers' Stash and convert them into card draw/counters via Korvold.
3. Endgame: Use Dictate of Erebos/Mazirek to amplify sacrifice value or The Great Henge for recursive threats.

Mulligan Priorities:

• Keep hands with 2+ ramp sources (e.g., Sol Ring + Farseek)
• Prioritize land-sacrifice synergies (Phyrexian Tower, Springbloom Druid) over vanilla creatures
• Avoid hands without early sacrifice fodder (Khalni Garden, Awakening Zone)

Key Tips:

• Use Sylvan Safekeeper to protect Korvold while triggering his ability
• Chain Eternal Witness with Victimize for recursive value
• Time Wave of Vitriol to reset opponents while rebuilding with Ramunap Excavator

Weaknesses:

Critical:

• Relies heavily on Korvold – 3+ removals cripple the engine
• Limited instant-speed interaction for stack-based combos

Moderate:

• Slow recovery from graveyard exile effects
• Treasure-dependent lines vulnerable to Stony Silence

Minor:

• Weak to flying-heavy boards without Crux of Fate

Most Important Cards:

• Ashnod's Altar
• Pitiless Plunderer
• Mayhem Devil
• Doubling Season
• The Great Henge
• Revel in Riches
• Dictate of Erebos
• Prossh, Skyraider of Kher
• Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest
• Academy Manufactor

Attribute Ratings:

Speed: 6/10
Can threaten T5-6 wins via Korvold beats or Revel in Riches, but lacks fast infinite combos.

Resilience: 5/10
Multiple recursion engines (Eternal Witness, Mortuary), but over-reliant on commander.

Consistency: 7/10
12+ land tutors and Korvold's inherent card draw provide strong redundancy for core strategy.

Interaction: 4/10
Limited to sorcery-speed removal (Putrefy, Plaguecrafter) and no free counterspells.

Rating Justification:

This deck operates at the high end of optimized casual (5.5) due to strong treasure/drain synergies and explosive midgame turns, but lacks the speed/protection of true cEDH builds. It matches the "T8-10 via combat/overwhelming value" benchmark in the 5.0-5.5 range but struggles against faster combo decks.

Power level: 5.0 - 5.5