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Colorless
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Created by  Yoorsh
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5.0 - 5.5
Bracket 3
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ANALYSIS

Overview:

This Naya tokens deck leverages Baylen, the Haymaker to convert tokens into mana, card draw, and commander power. The strategy focuses on explosive token generation through cards like Cadira, Caller of the Small and Awaken the Woods, amplified by doublers like Doubling Season, then closes games with anthems like Jetmir, Nexus of Revels. While lacking infinite combos, the deck can overwhelm tables through sheer token volume and resilience tools.

Primer:

Core Strategy:
Deploy token generators (Scute Swarm, Elspeth, Sun's Champion) while ramping into doublers (Parallel Lives, Mondrak, Glory Dominus). Use Baylen’s tap abilities to refuel with cards/mana, then finish with Akroma's Will or Beastmaster Ascension. Backup plans include Halo Fountain alt-win and Warleader's Call chip damage.

Mulligan Priorities:

  • 3 lands with green source
  • Early ramp (Birds of Paradise, Cultivate)
  • At least 1 token generator or doubler
    Avoid hands without token production by turn 3.

Key Tips:

  • Time board wipes (Hour of Reckoning) after establishing doublers
  • Use Smothering Tithe treasures to fuel Baylen’s activated abilities
  • Prioritize Heroic Intervention when committing to wide boards
  • Seedborn Muse enables instant-speed token tapping

Avoid Traps:

  • Overextending into wraths before protection is online
  • Keeping slow hands without early token engines
  • Wasting removal on non-critical threats

Weaknesses:

Moderate:

  • Token-specific hate (Cursed Totem, Torpor Orb)
  • Limited recursion for doublers/enablers
  • Relies on combat for wins (weak to fog effects)

Minor:

  • Mana base handles color requirements well
  • Multiple board wipe protections available

Most Important Cards:

  • Doubling Season
  • Parallel Lives
  • Mondrak, Glory Dominus
  • Jetmir, Nexus of Revels
  • Akroma's Will
  • Smothering Tithe
  • Cadira, Caller of the Small
  • Teferi's Protection
  • Seedborn Muse
  • Heroic Intervention

Attribute Ratings:

Speed: 6/10
Can create lethal boards by turn 7-8 with optimal draws (e.g., T3 doubler into T5 March of the Multitudes). No fast mana or T4 kills.

Resilience: 7/10
Multiple indestructible effects (Flawless Maneuver, Boros Charm) and recursive token generation offset board wipe vulnerability. Struggles against layered stax.

Consistency: 7/10
12+ token generators and 4 doublers provide redundancy. Limited tutors for key pieces beyond land ramp.

Interaction: 6/10
A-Tier spot removal (Swords to Plowshares, Path to Exile) and B-Tier wipes (Hour of Reckoning). Minimal stack interaction.

Rating Justification:

This deck exceeds casual precon power (4.0-4.5) through optimized token synergies and protection packages but lacks the speed/redundancy of true cEDH lists. Its T8-10 combat wins align with 5.5-level "High-Power Casual" in the rubric, while resilience to common disruption prevents lower ratings. The absence of infinite combos and reliance on combat keep it below 6.0 thresholds.

Power level: 5.0 - 5.5

DECK LIST
baylen
Planeswalker: 1
($0.72)
1
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
4 W W
Creature: 21
($143.83)
1
Academy Manufactor
3
1
Avacyn's Pilgrim
G
1
Birds of Paradise
G
1
Cadira, Caller of the Small
1 G W
1
Charismatic Conqueror
1 W
1
Farmer Cotton
X G W
1
Gilded Goose
G
1
Jacked Rabbit
X 1 W
1
Jetmir, Nexus of Revels
1 R G W
1
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
2 W W
1
Ocelot Pride
W
1
Peregrin Took
2 G
1
Queen Allenal of Ruadach
G W W
1
Rhys the Redeemed
G/W
1
Rosie Cotton of South Lane
2 W
1
Scute Swarm
2 G
1
Seedborn Muse
3 G G
1
Tendershoot Dryad
4 G
1
Tireless Provisioner
2 G
1
Warren Warleader
2 W W
1
Wildfire Awakener
X 1 R W
Artifact: 3
($9.74)
1
Arcane Signet
2
1
Halo Fountain
2 W
1
Sol Ring
1
Enchantment: 10
($124.2)
1
Beastmaster Ascension
2 G
1
Caretaker's Talent
2 W
1
Dazzling Theater // Prop Room
3 W
1
Doubling Season
4 G
1
Felidar Retreat
3 W
1
Impact Tremors
1 R
1
Intangible Virtue
1 W
1
Parallel Lives
3 G
1
Smothering Tithe
3 W
1
Warleader's Call
1 R W
Instant: 16
($109.52)
1
Akroma's Will
3 W
1
Arachnogenesis
2 G
1
Artifact Mutation
R G
1
Aura Mutation
G W
1
Boros Charm
R W
1
Call the Coppercoats
2 W
1
Dawn's Truce
1 W
1
Flawless Maneuver
2 W
1
Grand Crescendo
X W W
1
Heroic Intervention
1 G
1
March of the Multitudes
X G W W
1
Path to Exile
W
1
Second Harvest
2 G G
1
Secure the Wastes
X W
1
Swords to Plowshares
W
1
Teferi's Protection
2 W
Sorcery: 12
($34.1)
1
Awaken the Woods
X G G
1
Cultivate
2 G
1
Farseek
1 G
1
For the Common Good
X X G
1
Hop to It
2 W
1
Hour of Reckoning
4 W W W
1
Kodama's Reach
2 G
1
Nature's Lore
1 G
1
Rampant Growth
1 G
1
Season of the Burrow
3 W W
1
Tempt with Bunnies
2 W
1
Three Visits
1 G
Land: 35
($136.71)
1
Arid Mesa
1
Battlefield Forge
1
Bountiful Promenade
1
Brushland
1
Canopy Vista
1
Cinder Glade
1
Command Tower
5
Forest
1
Jetmir's Garden
1
Jungle Shrine
1
Karplusan Forest
4
Mountain
7
Plains
1
Reliquary Tower
1
Sacred Foundry
1
Spectator Seating
1
Spire Garden
1
Stomping Ground
1
Temple Garden
1
Windswept Heath
1
Wooded Foothills
1
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
Other: 1
($0)
1
Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation

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