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Inalla, Archmage Ritualist
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- Grixis
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ANALYSIS

Overview:

This is an Inalla, Archmage Ritualist Wizard tribal deck that focuses on generating value through wizard ETB effects and token copies, with multiple paths to victory through combat damage, life loss, and value accumulation.

Primer:

The deck's primary strategy revolves around leveraging Inalla, Archmage Ritualist's eminence ability to create token copies of wizards for additional value. Key plays include using ETB-trigger wizards like Archaeomancer and Bloodline Necromancer to generate card advantage and recursion. The deck can win through multiple routes: draining life with Inalla's tap ability, generating overwhelming board presence through wizard copies, or grinding out value through card advantage and recursion. The deck should focus on establishing a strong wizard presence while maintaining card advantage through various draw effects.

Weaknesses:

The deck is vulnerable to graveyard hate, which disrupts many of its recursion-based strategies. The mana base appears somewhat inconsistent, which could lead to color-fixing issues in the early game. The deck is also relatively commander-dependent, as many of its strongest plays rely on Inalla's ability to copy wizards.

Top 10 Most Impactful Cards:

  • Azami, Lady of Scrolls
  • Archaeomancer
  • Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
  • Galecaster Colossus
  • Havengul Lich
  • Kess, Dissident Mage
  • Puppeteer Clique
  • Marchesa, the Black Rose
  • Decree of Pain
  • Clone Legion

Attribute Ratings:

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

Rating Justification:

This deck operates at a casual-focused level, with some powerful interactions but lacking the fast mana and consistent early-game plays needed for higher power levels. While it includes strong value engines and interaction pieces, the deck's speed and consistency issues prevent it from competing with more optimized builds. It would perform well against other casual decks but would struggle against focused builds with more efficient strategies and better mana bases.

Final power level rating: 4.5 - 5.0

DECK LIST
Inalla, Archmage Ritualist
Creature: 31
1
Apprentice Necromancer
1 B
1
Arcanis the Omnipotent
3 U U U
1
Archaeomancer
2 U U
1
Azami, Lady of Scrolls
2 U U U
1
Bloodline Necromancer
4 B
1
Body Double
4 U
1
Corpse Augur
3 B
1
Etherium-Horn Sorcerer
4 U R
1
Galecaster Colossus
5 U U
1
Harbinger of the Tides
U U
1
Havengul Lich
3 U B
1
Izzet Chemister
2 R
1
Izzet Chronarch
3 U R
1
Kess, Dissident Mage
1 U B R
1
Magus of the Abyss
3 B
1
Magus of the Mind
4 U U
1
Mairsil, the Pretender
1 U B R
1
Marchesa, the Black Rose
1 U B R
1
Merchant of Secrets
2 U
1
Mercurial Chemister
3 U R
1
Nin, the Pain Artist
U R
1
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
2 U U R R
1
Nivix Guildmage
U R
1
Portal Mage
2 U
1
Puppeteer Clique
3 B B
1
Sea Gate Oracle
2 U
1
Serendib Sorcerer
1 U U
1
Shadowmage Infiltrator
1 U B
1
Taigam, Sidisi's Hand
3 U B
1
Vela the Night-Clad
4 U B
1
Vindictive Lich
3 B
Sorcery: 5
1
Clone Legion
7 U U
1
Decree of Pain
6 B B
1
Kindred Dominance
5 B B
1
Necromantic Selection
4 B B B
1
Spelltwine
5 U
Instant: 13
1
Cauldron Dance
4 B R
1
Chaos Warp
2 R
1
Comet Storm
X R R
1
Crosis's Charm
U B R
1
Go for the Throat
1 B
1
Into the Roil
1 U
1
Memory Plunder
U/B U/B U/B U/B
1
Opportunity
4 U U
1
Polymorphist's Jest
1 U U
1
Rakdos Charm
B R
1
Reality Shift
1 U
1
Silumgar's Command
3 U B
1
Terminate
B R
Artifact: 8
1
Commander's Sphere
3
1
Darksteel Ingot
3
1
Fellwar Stone
2
1
Mirror of the Forebears
2
1
Nevinyrral's Disk
4
1
Sol Ring
1
1
Unstable Obelisk
3
1
Worn Powerstone
3
Enchantment: 4
1
Curse of Disturbance
2 B
1
Curse of Opulence
R
1
Curse of Verbosity
2 U
1
Shifting Shadow
2 R
Land: 38
1
Command Tower
1
Crumbling Necropolis
1
Dimir Aqueduct
1
Dismal Backwater
1
Evolving Wilds
1
Exotic Orchard
1
Grixis Panorama
10
Island
1
Izzet Boilerworks
1
Jwar Isle Refuge
4
Mountain
1
Mystifying Maze
1
Path of Ancestry
1
Rakdos Carnarium
6
Swamp
1
Swiftwater Cliffs
1
Temple of the False God
1
Terramorphic Expanse
1
Vivid Crag
1
Vivid Creek
1
Vivid Marsh