Overview:

This Rielle, the Everwise deck focuses on explosive card draw through discard synergies, leveraging the commander's ability to convert discards into card advantage. The primary strategy involves churning through the deck to fuel instant/sorcery payoffs like Psychosis Crawler and Immolating Gyre, while enabling combat wins via pumped creatures like Haughty Djinn or Inferno Project. Rielle serves as the critical engine, enabling massive draw triggers through wheels like Windfall and targeted discard spells. Secondary win conditions include Laboratory Maniac alt-win and Glint-Horn Buccaneer/Brallin, Skyshark Rider ping damage.

Primer:

Core Strategy Execution:

1. Early Setup (Turns 1-3): Deploy mana rocks (Izzet Signet, Sol Ring) and discard outlets like Magus of the Bazaar. Cast Rielle as soon as possible (ideally Turn 2-3) using low-CMC ramp.
2. Value Engine Activation (Turns 3-5): Cast wheel effects (Windfall, Burning Inquiry) or targeted discard (Thrill of Possibility, Cathartic Reunion) to trigger Rielle's draw ability. Use Teferi's Ageless Insight or Alhammarret's Archive to amplify draws.
3. Win Condition Assembly (Turns 5-8):
   • Combat: Equip Runechanter's Pike on Rielle (using Wonder for evasion) or deploy The Locust God tokens with Craterhoof-like effects from Octavia, Living Thesis.
   • Burn/Ping: Stack Psychosis Crawler triggers with mass draws or loop Glint-Horn Buccaneer attacks with discard outlets.
   • Lab Man: Deck yourself using The Magic Mirror/Alhammarret's Archive with recursion from Past in Flames.

Mulligan Priorities:

• Keep hands with 2-3 lands (including red/blue sources) and at least one ramp artifact.
• Prioritize early Rielle enablers: low-CMC discard spells (Faithless Looting, Careful Study) or protection (Swiftfoot Boots).
• Avoid hands without discard outlets or excessive high-CMC payoffs.

Key Tips:

• Use Frantic Search and Tolarian Winds to untap lands while fueling graveyard synergies.
• Past in Flames can rebuy critical wheels or protection spells like Stubborn Denial.
• Harmonic Prodigy doubles Rielle's draw triggers and Brallin/Glint-Horn Buccaneer damage outputs.
• Foil and Forbid provide interaction while synergizing with discard requirements.

Weaknesses:

Critical

• Commander-dependent strategy: Losing Rielle repeatedly cripples the deck's engine.
• Minimal stack interaction: Only 5 counterspells and no free protection spells.

Moderate

• Vulnerable to graveyard hate (exiles Past in Flames/Mystic Retrieval).
• Struggles against stax pieces like Rule of Law or Narset, Parter of Veils.

Minor

• Limited board wipes beyond Immolating Gyre.
• Mana base has 8+ tapped lands, slowing early plays.

Most Important Cards:

• Rielle, the Everwise (Engine: converts discards to draws)
• Windfall (Mass discard/draw enabler)
• Psychosis Crawler (Primary damage payoff)
• Past in Flames (Recursion for key instants/sorceries)
• Glint-Horn Buccaneer (Discard-to-damage combo piece)
• Teferi's Ageless Insight (Doubles draw triggers)
• The Magic Mirror (Late-game draw engine)
• Frantic Search (Mana-positive discard synergy)
• Laboratory Maniac (Alt-win condition)
• Haughty Djinn (Scaling threat with evasion)

Attribute Ratings:

Speed: 6/10
Can threaten wins via combat or ping damage by Turn 7-8, but lacks fast mana for explosive starts. Lab Man requires significant setup.

Resilience: 5/10
Moderate recursion (Mystic Retrieval, Past in Flames) and protection (Swiftfoot Boots), but overly reliant on Rielle staying alive.

Consistency: 7/10
High density of wheels/discard outlets ensures regular access to Rielle triggers, but limited tutors for combo pieces.

Interaction: 4/10
Focused on protecting its own game plan (Stubborn Denial, Forbid) rather than disrupting opponents. Minimal artifact/enchantment removal.

Rating Justification:

The deck demonstrates focused synergy and multiple win paths but lacks the speed (T7-8 wins) and interaction density of higher tiers. Its resilience is hampered by commander dependency, aligning it with optimized casual decks that can threaten wins through value accumulation.

Power level: 5.5 - 6.0