Overview:

A mono-black group slug deck helmed by Seizan, Perverter of Truth, focusing on forcing card draw and punishing opponents for having cards in hand while slowly draining their life totals.

Primer:

This deck employs a strategy known as "group slug," where it forces all players to draw extra cards while punishing them for doing so through effects like Underworld Dreams, Fate Unraveler, and Psychosis Crawler. The commander, Seizan, Perverter of Truth, is central to this strategy by providing consistent card draw and life loss to all players.

The deck includes multiple layers of punishment effects, combining forced card draw with life loss triggers and hand size penalties. It can win through gradual life drain or by leveraging big mana producers like Cabal Coffers and Crypt Ghast to power game-ending spells like Exsanguinate or Peer into the Abyss. The deck also includes several board wipes and removal spells to control the battlefield while its incremental damage effects accumulate.

Weaknesses:

The deck is relatively slow to establish its winning position and vulnerable to aggressive strategies that can capitalize on the extra cards being drawn. Enchantment removal can severely hamper the deck's effectiveness by removing key punishment pieces. The heavy reliance on the commander for consistent card draw makes the deck susceptible to commander tax and removal.

Top 10 Most Impactful Cards:

• Underworld Dreams
• Cabal Coffers
• Psychosis Crawler
• Peer into the Abyss
• Exsanguinate
• Fate Unraveler
• Crypt Ghast
• Liliana's Caress
• Price of Knowledge
• Font of Mythos

Attribute Ratings:

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

Rating Justification:

This deck operates at a casual-focused power level, with a clear strategy but relatively slow execution speed. While it includes some powerful effects and synergies, it typically needs several turns to establish its engine and begin applying meaningful pressure. The deck is stronger than typical precon decks (4.0) due to its cohesive strategy and inclusion of powerful cards like Cabal Coffers and Peer into the Abyss, but falls short of truly optimized casual decks (5.5+) due to its slower speed and vulnerability to disruption.

Final power level rating: 4.5 - 5.0