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Breena, the Demagogue
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- Orzhov
Created by  WotC
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4.5 - 5.0
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ANALYSIS

Overview:

A political control deck led by Breena, the Demagogue that encourages opponents to attack each other while building up creatures with +1/+1 counters and maintaining defensive measures.

Primer:

The deck aims to manipulate the game state by incentivizing opponents to attack each other through various political cards and effects. While opponents battle, you build up your board presence through +1/+1 counters and flying creatures. The strategy involves playing defensive enchantments like Ghostly Prison to protect yourself while using cards like Martial Impetus and Bloodthirsty Blade to goad creatures. Card advantage is generated through political plays and Breena's ability, while various flying creatures provide both offense and defense.

Weaknesses:

The deck is vulnerable to board wipes and mass removal, which can reset your accumulated counter advantages. It struggles against combo decks that don't rely on combat damage and can be slow to close out games. The political strategy may become less effective if opponents recognize the manipulation and coordinate against you.

Top 10 Most Impactful Cards:

  • Breena, the Demagogue
  • Ghostly Prison
  • Inkshield
  • Necropolis Regent
  • Debtors' Knell
  • Tragic Arrogance
  • Duelist's Heritage
  • Combat Calligrapher
  • Sol Ring
  • Arcane Signet

Attribute Ratings:

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

Rating Justification:

This deck operates at a casual-focused level, with a clear strategy but relatively slow execution speed. While it includes some powerful effects and interaction pieces, it lacks the explosive plays and consistency of higher-powered decks. The political nature and defensive capabilities make it stronger than basic precons, but it falls short of optimized focused decks. It would struggle against decks rated 6.0 or higher due to their faster win conditions and more efficient interaction.

Final power level rating: 4.5 - 5.0

DECK LIST
Breena, the Demagogue
Planeswalker: 1
($0.33)
1
Gideon, Champion of Justice
2 W W
Creature: 26
($16.65)
1
Angel of Serenity
4 W W W
1
Author of Shadows
4 B
1
Bold Plagiarist
3 B
1
Boreas Charger
2 W
1
Combat Calligrapher
3 W
1
Deathbringer Liege
2 W/B W/B W/B
1
Deathbringer Regent
5 B B
1
Elite Scaleguard
4 W
1
Fain, the Broker
2 B
1
Felisa, Fang of Silverquill
2 W B
1
Guardian Archon
4 W W
1
Hunted Lammasu
2 W W
1
Keen Duelist
1 B
1
Knight of the White Orchid
W W
1
Magister of Worth
4 W B
1
Necropolis Regent
3 B B B
1
Nils, Discipline Enforcer
2 W
1
Oreskos Explorer
1 W
1
Orzhov Advokist
2 W
1
Scholarship Sponsor
3 W
1
Selfless Squire
3 W
1
Stalking Leonin
2 W
1
Sunscorch Regent
3 W W
1
Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts
5 W B
1
Windborn Muse
3 W
1
Zetalpa, Primal Dawn
6 W W
Artifact: 10
($11.71)
1
Arcane Signet
2
1
Bloodthirsty Blade
2
1
Coveted Jewel
6
1
Mind Stone
2
1
Orzhov Signet
2
1
Pendant of Prosperity
3
1
Sol Ring
1
1
Spectral Searchlight
3
1
Tempting Contract
4
1
Victory Chimes
3
Enchantment: 11
($7.22)
1
Citadel Siege
2 W W
1
Cunning Rhetoric
2 B
1
Curse of Disturbance
2 B
1
Debtors' Knell
4 W/B W/B W/B
1
Duelist's Heritage
2 W
1
Ghostly Prison
2 W
1
Martial Impetus
2 W
1
Parasitic Impetus
2 B
1
Soul Snare
W
1
Together Forever
W W
1
Vow of Duty
2 W
Instant: 5
($20.21)
1
Fracture
W B
1
Inkshield
3 W B
1
Oblation
2 W
1
Stinging Study
4 B
1
Utter End
2 W B
Sorcery: 6
($6.18)
1
Ambition's Cost
3 B
1
Incarnation Technique
4 B
1
Infernal Offering
4 B
1
Promise of Loyalty
4 W
1
Secret Rendezvous
1 W W
1
Tragic Arrogance
3 W W
Land: 40
($8.22)
1
Barren Moor
1
Bojuka Bog
1
Caves of Koilos
1
Command Tower
1
Exotic Orchard
1
Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
1
Myriad Landscape
1
Opal Palace
1
Orzhov Basilica
14
Plains
1
Rogue's Passage
1
Secluded Steppe
1
Silverquill Campus
1
Study Hall
10
Swamp
1
Tainted Field
1
Temple of Silence
1
Temple of the False God

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