Overview:
A unique Gruul enchantment/artifact animation strategy helmed by Bello, Bard of the Brambles, focusing on turning high-mana-value permanents into indestructible combat threats while maintaining card advantage through combat damage triggers.
Primer:
The deck operates by establishing a board presence with mana acceleration and enchantress effects in the early game, then transitioning to deploying high-mana-value artifacts and enchantments that become threatening creatures through Bello, Bard of the Brambles. The strategy is enhanced by multiple damage doublers like Fiery Emancipation and Dictate of the Twin Gods, which amplify the combat damage potential of the animated permanents.
The secondary strategy involves traditional enchantress value engines through cards like Setessan Champion and Enchantress's Presence, while maintaining board presence with various utility creatures. The deck can create overwhelming board states through multiple combat damage triggers and card draw effects, while protecting its key pieces with various protection spells and equipment.
Weaknesses:
The deck is heavily reliant on its commander to execute its primary strategy, making it vulnerable to repeated removal. The mana base could be more optimized, potentially leading to consistency issues. The deck can be slow to establish its winning board state and is particularly vulnerable to mass enchantment removal and cards like Merciless Eviction or Back to Nature.
Top 10 Most Impactful Cards:
- Fiery Emancipation
- Enchantress's Presence
- Setessan Champion
- Rhythm of the Wild
- Warstorm Surge
- Sol Ring
- Primeval Bounty
- Sunbird's Invocation
- Dictate of the Twin Gods
- Swiftfoot Boots
Attribute Ratings:
- Speed: 4/10
- Resilience: 5/10
- Consistency: 4/10
- Interaction: 5/10
Rating Justification:
This deck operates at a casual power level, with its strategy typically coming online around turns 7-8. While it includes some powerful effects and can create impressive board states, it lacks the explosive speed and consistency of higher-powered decks. The interaction suite is modest but functional, and the deck can recover from setbacks through its card advantage engines. When compared to power level 4.0 decks, it shows more synergy and better card quality, but lacks the consistency and speed of a true 5.0 deck.
Final power level rating: 4.5 - 5.0
Bello, Bard of the Brambles