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The Master of Keys
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ANALYSIS

Overview:

A graveyard-focused enchantment deck helmed by The Master of Keys, utilizing self-mill and enchantment recursion to generate value while controlling the board through various enchantment-based removal and interaction.

Primer:

The deck operates on multiple axes, primarily focusing on filling the graveyard through self-mill effects while leveraging enchantment synergies. The Master of Keys enables recurring enchantments from the graveyard through its escape ability, creating a powerful engine when combined with value-generating enchantments. The strategy involves establishing board control through enchantment-based removal while building up a critical mass of enchantments for payoffs like Hallowed Haunting and Starfield of Nyx.

The secondary gameplan involves using enchantment creatures and token generators to establish a board presence, while cards like Doomwake Giant and Court of Ambition pressure opponents' resources. The deck can grind out long games through its recursive elements and card advantage engines, while maintaining interaction through various removal and counterspells.

Weaknesses:

The deck is heavily reliant on its graveyard, making it vulnerable to graveyard hate like Rest in Peace or Leyline of the Void. The mana base appears somewhat unstable, which could lead to consistency issues in the early game. The deck also lacks significant fast mana acceleration, making it potentially too slow against more aggressive strategies.

Top 10 Most Impactful Cards:

  • The Master of Keys
  • Starfield of Nyx
  • Hallowed Haunting
  • Gravebreaker Lamia
  • Doomwake Giant
  • Court of Ambition
  • The Meathook Massacre
  • Grasp of Fate
  • Fierce Guardianship
  • Teferi's Protection

Attribute Ratings:

  • Speed: 4/10
  • Resilience: 6/10
  • Consistency: 5/10
  • Interaction: 7/10

Rating Justification:

This deck operates at a focused casual level, with enough interaction and recursion to maintain relevance but lacking the explosive power or fast mana to compete at higher power levels. While it has strong control elements and can generate significant value over time, its slower speed and reliance on the graveyard make it vulnerable to both faster strategies and targeted hate. The deck would struggle against optimized builds but could effectively compete against other casual strategies.

Final power level rating: 4.5 - 5.5

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DECK LIST
The Master of Keys
Planeswalker: 1
1
Jace, the Perfected Mind
2 U U/P
Creature: 21
1
Alloy Myr
3
1
Archon of Sun's Grace
2 W W
1
Balemurk Leech
1 B
1
Cephalid Vandal
1 U
1
Demon of Fate's Design
4 B B
1
Doomwake Giant
4 B
1
Entity Tracker
2 U
1
Fear of Impostors
1 U U
1
Fear of Sleep Paralysis
5 U
1
Gravebreaker Lamia
4 B
1
Grim Guardian
2 B
1
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn // Heliod, the Warped Eclipse
1
Inquisitive Glimmer
W U
1
Mesa Enchantress
1 W W
1
Ornithopter of Paradise
2
1
Overlord of the Balemurk
3 B B
1
Overlord of the Floodpits
3 U U
1
Overlord of the Mistmoors
5 W W
1
Palladium Myr
3
1
Scrabbling Skullcrab
U
1
Zur, Eternal Schemer
W U B
Sorcery: 2
1
Reanimate
B
1
Sevinne's Reclamation
2 W
Instant: 4
1
An Offer You Can't Refuse
U
1
Arcane Denial
1 U
1
Fierce Guardianship
2 U
1
Teferi's Protection
2 W
Artifact: 7
1
Arcane Signet
2
1
Commander's Sphere
3
1
Crucible of Worlds
3
1
Lightning Greaves
2
1
Mask of the Schemer
2 U
1
Palantír of Orthanc
3
1
Sol Ring
1
Enchantment: 32
1
Amphibian Downpour
2 U
1
Animate Dead
1 B
1
Black Market Connections
2 B
1
Cacophony Unleashed
5 B B
1
Cemetery Tampering
2 B
1
Chronic Flooding
1 U
1
Court of Ambition
2 B B
1
Curse of the Bloody Tome
2 U
1
Dance of the Dead
1 B
1
Darksteel Mutation
1 W
1
Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab
3 B //  B
1
Detention Sphere
1 W U
1
Eaten by Piranhas
1 U
1
Grasp of Fate
1 W W
1
Hallowed Haunting
2 W W
1
Journey to Nowhere
1 W
1
Kaya's Ghostform
B
1
Monologue Tax
2 W
1
Mystic Remora
U
1
Necromancy
2 B
1
Oubliette
1 B B
1
Out of the Tombs
2 B
1
Phyrexian Arena
1 B B
1
Polluted Cistern // Dim Oubliette
1 B //  4 B
1
Ripples of Undeath
1 B
1
Seal of Cleansing
1 W
1
Seal of Removal
U
1
Secret Arcade // Dusty Parlor
4 W //  2 W
1
Secrets of the Dead
2 U
1
Starfield of Nyx
4 W
1
Static Prison
W
1
The Meathook Massacre
X B B
Land: 32
1
Bojuka Bog
1
Command Tower
1
Deserted Beach
1
Exotic Orchard
1
Flooded Strand
1
Geier Reach Sanitarium
1
Halimar Depths
1
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
2
Island
1
Marsh Flats
1
Meticulous Archive
1
Morphic Pool
1
Otawara, Soaring City
2
Plains
1
Plaza of Heroes
1
Polluted Delta
1
Raffine's Tower
1
Sea of Clouds
1
Shadowy Backstreet
1
Shattered Sanctum
1
Shipwreck Marsh
3
Swamp
1
Temple of Deceit
1
Temple of Enlightenment
1
Temple of Silence
1
Undercity Sewers
1
Urza's Saga
1
Vault of Champions