Overview:
A sacrifice-focused deck led by Baba Lysaga, Night Witch that leverages various permanent types to generate value through sacrificing permanents, combining elements of aristocrats strategy with land recursion and artifact synergies.
Primer:
The deck aims to establish a strong value engine through its commander by sacrificing different permanent types. Early game focuses on ramping through enchantments and artifacts while setting up recursion pieces. Mid-game involves establishing sacrifice outlets and value engines through cards like The Gitrog Monster and Marionette Master. The deck can win through gradual life drain, commander damage, or overwhelming board presence through reanimation. Key to piloting is maintaining a diverse set of permanent types to maximize Baba Lysaga, Night Witch's ability while ensuring sufficient recursion to maintain resources.
Weaknesses:
The deck is vulnerable to graveyard hate and can struggle against aggressive strategies before establishing its engine. Rest in Peace effects are particularly devastating. The mana base could be more optimized, and the deck sometimes struggles with color requirements in early turns.
Top 10 Most Impactful Cards:
- Bolas's Citadel
- The Gitrog Monster
- Marionette Master
- Living Death
- Grave Pact
- Ramunap Excavator
- Titania, Protector of Argoth
- Journey to Eternity
- Exploration
- Sol Ring
Attribute Ratings:
- Speed: 5/10
- Resilience: 6/10
- Consistency: 5/10
- Interaction: 6/10
Rating Justification:
This deck operates at a focused casual level, with the ability to generate significant value but requiring setup time to get its engines running. While it includes powerful cards and synergies, it lacks the explosive fast mana and consistent early game threats of higher-powered decks. It's stronger than typical precon decks (4.0) due to its interaction suite and value engines, but falls short of highly optimized builds (6.0+) due to its slower setup time and vulnerability to disruption. The deck's ability to grind out long games through recursion and value generation places it firmly in the optimized casual category.
Final power level rating: 5.0 - 5.5
Baba Lysaga, Night Witch