Overview:

A combat-focused deck that utilizes toxic and proliferate mechanics to win through poison counters, supported by protection effects and removal to maintain board control.

Primer:

The deck revolves around Skrelv, Defector Mite as a one-mana commander that enables a poison counter strategy while providing protection to key creatures. The primary gameplan involves deploying creatures with toxic, making them difficult to block through Skrelv's ability, and using proliferate effects to accelerate poison counter accumulation.

The deck includes several layers of interaction through removal spells and board wipes, while maintaining pressure through resilient creatures and protection effects. Support pieces like Contagion Engine and Grateful Apparition help proliferate counters, while cards like Grand Abolisher and Dolmen Gate protect the strategy. The deck can pivot between aggressive toxic attacks and a more controlling stance depending on the board state.

Weaknesses:

• Heavy reliance on combat damage makes the deck vulnerable to fog effects and pillowfort strategies
• Limited card draw and ramp in mono-white affects consistency
• Susceptible to mass exile effects and graveyard hate
• Struggles against decks with heavy creature removal due to reliance on creatures sticking on board

Most Important Cards:

1. Contagion Engine
2. Grand Abolisher
3. Odric, Lunarch Marshal
4. Grateful Apparition
5. Phyrexian Vindicator
6. Mirror Entity
7. The Eternal Wanderer
8. Austere Command
9. Authority of the Consuls
10. Dolmen Gate

Attribute Ratings:

• Speed: 5/10
• Resilience: 6/10
• Consistency: 5/10
• Interaction: 7/10

Rating Justification:

This deck operates at a focused casual level, with its toxic strategy capable of threatening opponents but requiring several turns to establish a meaningful board presence. While it includes strong interaction pieces and protection effects, the reliance on combat damage and limited ramp/draw options keeps it from reaching higher power levels. The deck's performance aligns with optimized casual strategies that typically win around turn 10-11.

Final power level rating: 5.0 - 5.5

The deck sits firmly in the optimized casual range because while it has a focused strategy and good interaction suite, it lacks the explosive plays and fast mana needed for higher power levels. It can consistently execute its gameplan but typically won't threaten wins before turn 10 without perfect draws.