Overview:

This Temur (G/U/R) deck helmed by Loot, the Key to Everything is a high-velocity combo/storm build leveraging diverse permanent types to fuel explosive card advantage. The commander acts as a value engine, scaling with artifact/enchantment/creature/planeswalker diversity to exile and cast multiple free spells per turn. The deck's primary win conditions are Kiki-Jiki combos, Food Chain loops, and Underworld Breach storm lines, supported by efficient tutors and ritual-based mana acceleration. While Loot provides critical velocity, the deck can operate independently through its dense combo infrastructure.

Primer:

Core Strategy Execution:

1. Early Acceleration (Turns 1-3): Deploy fast mana (Sol Ring, Mana Confluence, Orcish Lumberjack), dorks (Llanowar Elves), and value permanents of varied types to maximize Loot's exile count. Cast Loot as early as T2-3.
2. Combo Assembly (Turns 3-5): Use tutors (Gamble, Worldly Tutor, Neoform) to find:
   • Kiki-Jiki Lines: Pair with Hyrax Tower Scout/Corridor Monitor for infinite hasty tokens.
   • Food Chain: Exile Squee, the Immortal for infinite mana, fueling Finale of Devastation or Hullbreaker Horror locks.
   • Underworld Breach Storms: Recur rituals (Seething Song) and wheels (Wheel of Fortune) for explosive turns.
3. Alternate Wins: Leverage Terror of the Peaks + token generators, Etali, Primal Conqueror value, or Displacer Kitten/Deadeye Navigator ETB loops.

Mulligan Priorities:

• Keep hands with 2-3 lands including at least one red source.
• Prioritize T1 accelerant (Sol Ring/Llanowar Elves) + T2 Loot.
• Value hands with ritual spells (Desperate Ritual) or combo enablers (Food Chain).
• Avoid hands lacking colored mana or early plays.

Key Tips:

• Sequence rituals to cast Loot early – exiling 3+ cards per turn rapidly overwhelms tables.
• Use Underworld Breach with Wheel of Misfortune/Frantic Search to refuel graveyard.
• Displacer Kitten blinks Loot to reset its exile trigger or protect from removal.
• Food Chain + Squee, the Immortal generates infinite mana even without the commander.

Weaknesses:

Critical

• Graveyard Reliance: Underworld Breach, Eternal Witness, and Squee folds to Rest in Peace/Leyline of the Void.
• Artifact Vulnerability: Stony Silence/Collector Ouphe disables 40% of mana sources and key combo pieces (Food Chain, Sol Ring).
• Commander Dependency: While combos function without Loot, the deck loses critical velocity if it can't maintain its engine.

Moderate

• Creature Removal: Losing Kiki-Jiki/Displacer Kitten/Hyrax Tower Scout delays combo turns significantly.
• Countermagic: Limited protection beyond Pyroblast/Delay leaves key spells exposed to blue decks.

Minor

• Life Payment: Mana base (Ancient Tomb, pain lands) and Necropotence-style wheels strain life totals.

Most Important Cards:

• Food Chain (Infinite mana with Squee)
• Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker (Primary combo engine)
• Underworld Breach (Recursion storm enabler)
• Finale of Devastation (Tutor + Overrun)
• Gamble (Tutors any combo piece)
• Squee, the Immortal (Food Chain fuel)
• Displacer Kitten (Value blinks + protection)
• Hyrax Tower Scout (Kiki combo piece)
• Wheel of Fortune (Refuel + Breach synergy)
• Terror of the Peaks (Alternate damage engine)

Attribute Ratings:

Speed: 8/10

• Capable of T3-4 wins via Kiki combos or Food Chain mana, accelerated by rituals and Loot's card advantage.

Resilience: 5/10

• Vulnerable to grave/artifact hate, but redundancy in combo lines and Breach recursion provides some recovery.

Consistency: 8/10

• 10+ tutors, 6 wheels, and Loot's impulse draw ensure rapid access to win conditions.

Interaction: 6/10

• Efficient counterspells (Delay, An Offer You Can't Refuse) and removal (Blasphemous Act), but light on permanent answers.

Rating Justification:

This deck operates at cEDH-adjacent speeds with T3-4 win potential through multiple protected combos, but lacks the stack dominance and free interaction of top-tier lists. Its resilience against hate is its primary limiter, though tutor density and Loot's engine compensate.

Power level: 7.5 - 8.0