Overview:

This Naya (RGW) Bear tribal deck focuses on swarming the board with 2/2 Bears, leveraging Duskana's card draw and combat buffs, while using tribal synergies to overwhelm opponents. The strategy centers on deploying low-cost Bears, generating token armies, and amplifying their power through anthem effects and combat tricks. While lacking infinite combos, it can create explosive turns through mass pump spells like Titanic Ultimatum and Unnatural Growth.

Primer:

Core Strategy: The deck operates in three phases:

1. Bear Foundation: Deploy 1-3 mana Bears (Ayula, Queen Among Bears, Wilson, Refined Grizzly) and Bear token generators (Mother Bear, Grizzly Fate). Use Kudo, King Among Bears to normalize all creatures to 2/2 Bears for synergy.
2. Value Engine Activation: Cast Duskana to refuel hands (drawing 3-5 cards typically) while establishing anthem effects (Coat of Arms, Mirari's Wake). Use flicker effects (Ephemerate, Cloudshift) to reuse Duskana's ETB and protect key pieces.
3. Combat Overkill: Deploy game-ending buffs like Akroma's Will or Unnatural Growth, leveraging Duskana's +3/+3 per attacking Bear. Use Owlbear Cub to cheat in surprise threats during attacks.

Mulligan Priorities:

• Keep hands with 3 lands and 1-2 early Bears/ramp (Llanowar Elves, Farseek)
• Prioritize hands containing Kudo, King Among Bears or Metallic Mimic for tribal synergy
• Reject land-light hands or those lacking 2/2 Bear producers

Key Tips

• Time Duskana casts after establishing 3+ creatures to maximize card draw
• Use Ruxa, Patient Professor to make chump-blocking irrelevant
• Pair Bear Umbra with evasive Bears for mana explosions
• Farewell is your reset button - use judiciously after opponents overcommit

Weaknesses:

Critical

• Board wipe vulnerability (only 2 mass protection spells)
• No graveyard recursion beyond Ruxa
• Weak to Humility/Cursed Totem effects disabling Bear synergies

Moderate

• Limited card draw outside Duskana/Beast Whisperer
• Relies on resolving 5+ CMC game-enders (Coat of Arms, Surrak and Goreclaw)

Minor

• Basic-heavy mana base soft to Blood Moon
• 42 creatures leaves limited interaction slots

Most Important Cards:

• Kudo, King Among Bears (tribal normalization)
• Ayula, Queen Among Bears (removal+counters)
• Coat of Arms (exponential power boost)
• Unnatural Growth (combat math breaker)
• Mirari's Wake (ramp+anthem)
• Akroma's Will (dual-mode finisher)
• Metallic Mimic (early scaling)
• Tribute to the World Tree (value engine)
• Ruxa, Patient Professor (unblockable damage)
• Titanic Ultimatum (game-ending pump)

Attribute Ratings:

Speed: 4/10
Goldfish win potential T8-10 through ideal curve of Bears -> anthem -> combat overkill.

Resilience: 5/10
Moderate recovery via Duskana card advantage but folds to repeated wipes. 7 protection spells offer some interaction.

Consistency: 6/10
12 ramp pieces and 4 tutors (Worldly Tutor, Archdruid's Charm) ensure Bear deployment, but lacks redundancy for key anthems.

Interaction: 5/10
Runs premium removal (Swords to Plowshares, Path to Exile) but light on counterspells. Farewell is only mass answer.

Rating Justification:

This optimized Bear tribal deck sits between casual and focused power levels. While capable of explosive combat wins through synergistic pumps, its reliance on creature-based combat and vulnerability to common removal keeps it below optimized tiers. The lack of infinite combos and modest interaction suite cap its ceiling.

Power level: 4.0 - 5.0