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COMMANDER(S)
Ranar the Ever-Watchful
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- Azorius
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ANALYSIS

Overview:

A flicker/blink strategy deck led by Ranar the Ever-Watchful that generates value through exile effects and foretell mechanics, creating Spirit tokens while bouncing creatures for repeated ETB triggers.

Primer:

The deck aims to establish a board presence through repeated exile and flicker effects, generating Spirit tokens via Ranar while reusing powerful ETB abilities. Early game focuses on ramping and setting up with mana rocks and land-fetching creatures. Mid-game revolves around building card advantage through foretell mechanics and flicker effects. The late game plan involves overwhelming opponents with Spirit tokens while maintaining control through exile-based removal and repeated ETB triggers. The deck can win through combat damage with an army of Spirits or through value accumulation from repeated ETB effects.

Weaknesses:

The deck is vulnerable to graveyard hate and cards that prevent ETB triggers like Torpor Orb. It can struggle against faster aggressive strategies due to its relatively slow setup time. The deck is also somewhat commander-dependent, as many of its synergies revolve around Ranar's token generation ability.

Top 10 Most Impactful Cards:

  • Brago, King Eternal
  • Sun Titan
  • Restoration Angel
  • Soulherder
  • Ghostly Prison
  • Ethereal Valkyrie
  • Angel of Serenity
  • Vega, the Watcher
  • Cosmic Intervention
  • Day of the Dragons

Attribute Ratings:

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

Rating Justification:

This deck operates at a casual-focused power level, with a clear strategy but lacking the explosive plays or fast mana needed for higher power levels. While it has good interaction and can generate significant value over time, it typically needs several turns to establish its engine and doesn't present immediate threats. The deck would struggle against power level 6 decks due to its slower speed but would be too consistent for most power level 4 decks. The combination of interaction, value generation, and token production places it firmly in the optimized casual range.

Final power level rating: 5.0 - 5.5

DECK LIST
Ranar the Ever-Watchful
Creature: 31
1
Angel of Finality
3 W
1
Angel of Serenity
4 W W W
1
Arcane Artisan
2 U
1
Brago, King Eternal
2 W U
1
Burnished Hart
3
1
Cloudblazer
3 W U
1
Cloudgoat Ranger
3 W W
1
Empyrean Eagle
1 W U
1
Ethereal Valkyrie
4 W U
1
Evangel of Heliod
4 W W
1
Flickerwisp
1 W W
1
Geist-Honored Monk
3 W W
1
Goldnight Commander
3 W
1
Hero of Bretagard
2 W
1
Inspired Sphinx
5 U U
1
Kor Cartographer
3 W
1
Meteor Golem
7
1
Mist Raven
2 U U
1
Mistmeadow Witch
1 W/U
1
Mulldrifter
4 U
1
Restoration Angel
3 W
1
Sage of the Beyond
5 U U
1
Sea Gate Oracle
2 U
1
Soulherder
1 W U
1
Stoic Farmer
3 W
1
Sun Titan
4 W W
1
Surtland Elementalist
5 U U
1
Thunderclap Wyvern
2 W U
1
Vega, the Watcher
1 W U
1
Wall of Omens
1 W
1
Whirler Rogue
2 U U
Sorcery: 8
1
Cleansing Nova
3 W W
1
Curse of the Swine
X U U
1
Migratory Route
3 W U
1
Ravenform
2 U
1
Spectral Deluge
4 U U
1
Storm Herd
8 W W
1
Tales of the Ancestors
3 U
1
Windfall
2 U
Instant: 10
1
Behold the Multiverse
3 U
1
Cosmic Intervention
3 W
1
Eerie Interlude
2 W
1
Ghostly Flicker
2 U
1
Iron Verdict
2 W
1
Momentary Blink
1 W
1
Return to Dust
2 W W
1
Saw It Coming
1 U U
1
Synthetic Destiny
4 U U
1
Warhorn Blast
4 W
Artifact: 9
1
Arcane Signet
2
1
Azorius Signet
2
1
Commander's Sphere
3
1
Marble Diamond
2
1
Mind Stone
2
1
Replicating Ring
3
1
Sky Diamond
2
1
Sol Ring
1
1
Swiftfoot Boots
2
Enchantment: 5
1
Banishing Light
2 W
1
Day of the Dragons
4 U U U
1
Ghostly Prison
2 W
1
Marshal's Anthem
2 W W
1
Niko Defies Destiny
1 W U
Land: 36
1
Azorius Chancery
1
Azorius Guildgate
1
Command Tower
1
Cryptic Caves
1
Gates of Istfell
1
Glacial Floodplain
12
Island
1
Meandering River
1
Myriad Landscape
1
Opal Palace
13
Plains
1
Sejiri Refuge
1
Tranquil Cove