Overview:

Brago, King Eternal is a flicker-based value/combo deck that leverages ETB triggers and infinite blinks to generate overwhelming advantage or lock the game. The deck combines stax elements, efficient interaction, and multiple combo lines to control the board and win through infinite mana/turns or value-driven attrition.

Primer:

Core Strategy: The deck seeks to resolve Brago alongside ETB value creatures and stax pieces, using his combat trigger to blink them for repeated effects. Primary win conditions involve infinite mana (via Peregrine Drake/Deadeye Navigator loops) converted into extra turns with Time Warp recursion or overwhelming board presence. Secondary plans include stax locks with Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines/Lavinia, Azorius Renegade and value attrition through repeated flickers of cards like Mulldrifter/Sun Titan.

Key Lines:

• Infinite Mana: Deadeye Navigator + Peregrine Drake/Cloud of Faeries (with sufficient rocks)
• Extra Turn Loops: Archaeomancer/Eternal Witness (not listed but implied via recursion) + Time Warp with infinite blinks
• Stax Amplification: Panharmonicon/Elesh Norn doubling Lavinia, Azorius Renegade or Grand Abolisher effects

Mulligan Priorities:

• Keep hands with 3 lands, early ramp (Mana Vault, Azorius Signet), and a flicker target or protection
• Prioritize hands with T3 Brago setups or T2 stax pieces like Mystic Remora

Key Tips:

• Use Displacer Kitten to chain noncreature spells into free blinks
• Teferi, Time Raveler enables sorcery-speed interaction during opponents' turns when combined with flickers
• Strionic Resonator doubles Brago triggers for exponential value

Weaknesses:

Critical:

• Heavy commander reliance (3+ Brago removals cripple the deck)
• Limited graveyard recursion for combo restarts

Moderate:

• Vulnerable to Drannith Magistrate/Containment Priest effects
• Slow recovery from mass land destruction

Minor:

• Some dead cards if stax pieces backfire (e.g., Grand Abolisher vs own interaction)

Most Important Cards:

• Panharmonicon
• Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
• Deadeye Navigator
• Peregrine Drake
• Strionic Resonator
• Teferi, Time Raveler
• Rhystic Study
• Mystic Remora
• The One Ring
• Mana Vault

Attribute Ratings:

Speed: 6/10
Can assemble T5-6 wins with optimal draws (T3 Brago + T4 combo) but typically operates in midgame. Fast mana accelerates but lacks turbo consistency.

Resilience: 7/10
Multiple protection spells (Force of Will, Teferi's Protection) and redundant combo pieces. Struggles against layered stax but recovers well from single disruptions.

Consistency: 6/10
8 tutors for key artifacts/enchantments and strong draw engines, but combo redundancy is moderate. Flicker loops compensate for lower tutor density.

Interaction: 8/10
Premium counterspells (Mana Drain, Force of Will), targeted removal (Swords to Plowshares), and asymmetrical wipes (Farewell). Lacks stack control for cEDH-level threats.

Rating Justification:

This deck operates at the high end of optimized casual (5.5) but lacks the speed/tutor density for true cEDH. Its T6-7 deterministic wins and stax options align with 6.0-6.5 ("Focused" to "Optimized" tiers). Compared to 7.0 decks, it lacks free interaction density and T3-4 win consistency. Outperforms upgraded precons through combo rigor but doesn’t reach high-power mana bases.

Power level: 6.0 - 6.5