Overview:

A Knight tribal equipment deck helmed by Syr Gwyn, Hero of Ashvale, focusing on aggressive combat with heavily equipped Knights while generating card advantage through the commander's attack trigger.

Primer:

This deck aims to establish a strong board presence through efficient Knights and powerful equipment pieces. The strategy revolves around reducing equipment costs through Syr Gwyn, Hero of Ashvale and other cost reducers like Puresteel Paladin, while drawing cards through combat. The deck includes several tutors to find key equipment pieces or creatures as needed.

The deck can execute multiple lines of play, from aggressive combat with double strike creatures wearing powerful equipment like Embercleave and Sword of Fire and Ice, to a more controlling approach using equipment-based removal and protection. The inclusion of board wipes and targeted removal provides flexibility in dealing with threats while maintaining key pieces through protection equipment.

Weaknesses:

The deck is heavily reliant on its commander for both card advantage and cost reduction, making it vulnerable to repeated removal. The mana curve is relatively high, which can lead to slow starts without proper acceleration. The deck can struggle against heavy artifact removal, and board wipes can be particularly devastating if protection pieces aren't in place.

Top 10 Most Impactful Cards:

• Puresteel Paladin
• Stoneforge Mystic
• Sword of Fire and Ice
• Embercleave
• Sram, Senior Edificer
• Enlightened Tutor
• Demonic Tutor
• Sigarda's Aid
• Sol Ring
• Knight Exemplar

Attribute Ratings:

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

Rating Justification:

This deck sits firmly in the optimized casual range, with enough tutors and efficient creatures to execute its gameplan consistently but typically winning through combat damage around turns 8-9. While it includes powerful cards and synergies, it lacks the explosive fast mana and game-ending combos of higher-powered decks. The inclusion of strong interaction pieces and protection effects elevates it above typical casual builds, but the reliance on combat damage and equipment synergies keeps it from competing with more competitive strategies.

Final power level rating: 5.5 - 6.0