Overview:

This deck uses Gluntch, the Bestower as a political enabler to accelerate stax/resource denial strategies while assembling game-ending locks or combo wins. It combines Rule of Law effects with artifact synergies and creature-based combos, leveraging high-tier tutors and fast mana to control the game state.

Primer:

Core Strategy:
Deploy T1-2 fast mana (Mana Vault, Grim Monolith) to power out stax pieces like Rule of Law/Archon of Emeria and artifact tutors (Urza's Saga, Oswald Fiddlebender). Lock opponents with Knowledge Pool + Rule of Law effects or Uba Mask to disrupt draw phases. Win via Approach of the Second Sun, infinite mana combos (Devoted Druid + Agatha's Soul Cauldron), or combat through Finale of Devastation pumps.

Key Combos:

• Infinite Mana: Devoted Druid (untap via -1/-1 counters) + Agatha's Soul Cauldron (exiling a creature with untap ability like Voltaic Key). Use infinite mana with Finale of Devastation (X=10) or The One Ring to draw into Approach.
• Stax Lock: Knowledge Pool + Rule of Law effect prevents opponents from casting spells from hand.
• Redundancy: Survival of the Fittest/Birthing Pod chains to assemble combos or fetch Drannith Magistrate/Eidolon of Rhetoric.

Mulligan Priorities:

• Keep hands with 2+ mana sources (including fast mana) and at least one stax piece or tutor.
• Prioritize Gemstone Caverns for early plays. Avoid hands without acceleration or disruption.

Key Tips:

• Use Sterling Grove/Karn, the Great Creator to protect critical artifacts/enchantments.
• Grand Abolisher/Silence protects combo turns.
• Soulless Jailer shuts off graveyard strategies while enabling Cauldron synergies.

Weaknesses:

Critical

• Relies on easily removed combo pieces: Devoted Druid and stax enablers are vulnerable to instant-speed removal.
• No wincon under Rule of Law: Requires resolving Approach or Finale post-lock.

Moderate

• Slow recovery from board wipes: Limited creature recursion outside Eternal Witness.
• Weak to artifact hate: Force of Vigor/Vandalblast disrupts fast mana and key artifacts.

Minor

• Color restrictions: Heavy reliance on white for stax pieces makes Blood Moon effects manageable but inconvenient.

Most Important Cards:

• Survival of the Fittest
• Birthing Pod
• Gaea's Cradle
• Urza's Saga
• Rule of Law
• Knowledge Pool
• Devoted Druid
• Agatha's Soul Cauldron
• Archon of Emeria
• Grand Abolisher

Attribute Ratings:

Speed: 8/10
Can deploy stax locks by T3-4 or assemble infinite mana as early as T3 with optimal draws.

Resilience: 7/10
Multiple protection pieces (Grand Abolisher, Sterling Grove) and tutors for redundancy, but folds to well-timed interaction on key creatures.

Consistency: 9/10
12+ tutors (including Survival, Pod, and Enlightened/Worldly Tutor) ensure critical pieces are found rapidly.

Interaction: 6/10
Efficient spot removal (Swords, Force of Vigor) and stax-based disruption, but lacks free counterspells for combo protection.

Rating Justification:

This deck operates at cEDH-viable speeds (T3-4 locks/wins) with high consistency but lacks the interaction density and compact wincons of Tier 1 cEDH decks. Its stax focus and political commander give it multiplayer scalability.

Power level: 8.0 - 8.5