Overview:

This Éowyn, Shieldmaiden Human tribal deck focuses on overwhelming opponents with token generation and combat synergies. Leveraging a critical mass of Humans and token doublers like Anointed Procession/Mondrak, Glory Dominus, it aims to establish an unanswerable board presence backed by efficient interaction and explosive finishers like Akroma's Will. While lacking infinite combos, the deck achieves "effective wins" through stax-adjacent locks (Drannith Magistrate + Grand Abolisher) and overwhelming combat phases.

Primer:

Core Strategy: Deploy early Humans (Esper Sentinel, Champion of the Parish) to trigger Éowyn's token generation. Use doublers and anthem effects (Shared Animosity, Flowering of the White Tree) to scale exponentially. Protect the board with free counterspells (Fierce Guardianship, Force of Will) and phase-out effects (Teferi's Protection). Convert token swarms into lethal damage via combat multipliers (Blade Historian, Aurelia, the Warleader).

Key Lines:

• T1: Fast mana (Mox Diamond, Sol Ring) into T2 Éowyn
• T3-4: Kindred Discovery/Rhystic Study for card advantage
• T5+: Akroma's Will or Forth Eorlingas! for lethal

Mulligan Priorities:

• Keep hands with 2-3 lands and early ramp (Land Tax, Mana Crypt)
• Prioritize 1-2 Humans for early Éowyn triggers
• Reject hands lacking interaction or board development

Critical Interactions:

• Displacer Kitten + planeswalkers/ETB creatures = repeated value
• Sword of Hearth and Home blinks key Humans while ramping
• Thalia's Lieutenant scales with every Human entering

Weaknesses:

Critical:

• Fold to Toxic Deluge/Cursed Totem effects post-boardwipe
• Relies on creature-based engines vulnerable to The Meathook Massacre

Moderate:

• Limited graveyard recursion for key pieces
• Stax effects like Hushbringer cripple token generation

Minor:

• Mana base resilient to blood moon via basics/fetches

Most Important Cards:

• Anointed Procession
• Mondrak, Glory Dominus
• Akroma's Will
• Smothering Tithe
• Kindred Discovery
• Shared Animosity
• Blade Historian
• Teferi's Protection
• Rhystic Study
• Aragorn, King of Gondor

Attribute Ratings:

Speed: 7/10

• Fast mana enables T3-4 critical mass of Humans
• Forth Eorlingas! can end games as early as T5 with sufficient ramp

Resilience: 8/10

• 12 free/low-cost protection spells (Deflecting Swat, Flawless Maneuver)
• Multiple redundancy layers for token generation/doubling

Consistency: 8/10

• 7 tutors (Enlightened Tutor, Imperial Recruiter)
• 8+ card advantage engines (Esper Sentinel, The One Ring)

Interaction: 9/10

• 14 instant-speed answers including Force of Will, Cyclonic Rift
• Stax elements (Grand Abolisher, Drannith Magistrate) proactively disrupt opponents

Rating Justification:

This deck operates at cEDH-adjacent speeds (T5-6 goldfish kills) with tiered interaction quality. However, reliance on combat damage over deterministic combos and vulnerability to mass removal prevent it from reaching true cEDH tiers. The combination of fast mana, stax elements, and protected combat kills aligns with Rubric 7.0 ("Focused Competitive"), but its ability to pivot through multiple value engines pushes it toward 7.5 ("Highly Optimized").

Power level: 7.0 - 7.5