Overview:

This mono-green deck leverages Azusa, Lost but Seeking to enable a land-centric strategy focused on deploying multiple lands per turn to generate overwhelming value through landfall triggers, token generation, and mana acceleration. The core plan involves creating numerous land creature tokens (via cards like Awaken the Woods, Nissa, Who Shakes the World, and Overlord of the Hauntwoods), amplifying them with doubling effects (Doubling Season, Parallel Lives), and finishing with massive combat steps powered by Zopandrel, Hunger Dominus or Unnatural Growth. Secondary win conditions include infinite mana combos utilizing Staff of Domination with high-power creatures or Ashaya, Soul of the Wild, enabling Aetherflux Reservoir kills. Azusa acts as a critical accelerator but isn't the sole win condition, making the strategy somewhat resilient to removal, though reliant on land drops.

Primer:

Core Strategy Execution:

1. Early Ramp & Land Drops (Turns 1-4): Prioritize mana dorks (Llanowar Elves, Elvish Mystic), land-searching spells (Rampant Growth, Cultivate), and additional land enablers (Wayward Swordtooth, Druid Class). Cast Azusa ASAP to play 3+ lands per turn.
2. Token Generation & Landfall Synergy (Turns 3-6): Deploy key token generators like Awaken the Woods (X≥3), Nissa, Who Shakes the World, or Overlord of the Hauntwoods. Leverage landfall payoffs: Evolution Sage (proliferate), Bristly Bill, Spine Sower (+1/+1 counters), Lotus Cobra (ramp), and Grazing Gladehart (life gain).
3. Amplification & Combo Setup (Turns 5-7): Resolve doubling effects (Doubling Season, Parallel Lives) to exponentially grow token counts. Untap lands via Wilderness Reclamation or Staff of Domination. Tutor for Ashaya, Soul of the Wild to turn creatures into Forests, enabling infinite loops with Staff of Domination + a mana dork (e.g., Priest of Titania).
4. Win Condition Execution (Turns 6-8):
   • Combat: Swing with a massive token army doubled by Zopandrel, Hunger Dominus/Unnatural Growth or Craterhoof Behemoth-like effects (Gruff Triplets + counters).
   • Combo: Generate infinite mana (e.g., Ashaya + Llanowar Elves + Staff of Domination), then activate Aetherflux Reservoir or Wakeroot Elemental for lethal.
   • Planeswalker Ultimates: Resolve Nissa, Who Shakes the World's emblem for indestructible lands or Wrenn and Seven's mass recursion.

Mulligan Priorities:

• Keep hands with 2-3 lands, at least one ramp spell/dork, and an additional land enabler (Azusa, Dryad of the Ilysian Grove, etc.).
• Prioritize hands with early token generation (Awaken the Woods) or a payoff like Evolution Sage.
• Avoid hands lacking land acceleration or clogged with high-CMC cards without setup.

Key Tips:

• Protect Key Engines: Use Sylvan Safekeeper to shield Azusa or token doublers. Boseiju, Who Endures handles problematic artifacts/enchantments.
• Maximize Landfall: Sequence land plays post-combat to untap with Wilderness Reclamation. Scapeshift sacrifices token lands for massive triggers and fetches untapped basics.
• Combo Flexibility: Ashaya, Soul of the Wild enables multiple infinite lines with mana dorks + Staff of Domination. Yedora, Grave Gardener can recur creatures as Forests for additional value.
• Recovery: Use Ramunap Excavator or Perennial Behemoth to replay lands from the graveyard after wipes.

Weaknesses:

Critical

• Board Wipes: Mass removal (Blasphemous Act, Damnation) devastates land creature tokens and critical enablers, with limited recovery outside graveyard recursion.
• Graveyard Hate: Rest in Peace or Leyline of the Void shuts down Ramunap Excavator, Perennial Behemoth, and Scapeshift/landfall recursion.
• Anti-Token/Stax Effects: Torpor Orb nullifies ETB-based token generation; Cursed Totem disables mana dorks and Staff of Domination combos.

Moderate

• Land Destruction: Nonbasic land hate (Blood Moon, Wave of Vitriolic) cripples Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx and utility lands.
• Counterplay to Doublers: Enchantment removal (Nature's Claim) targeting Doubling Season/Parallel Lives significantly reduces threat scaling.
• Speed vs. Interaction: Slow setup against fast combo decks; minimal stack interaction makes disrupting opponents difficult.

Minor

• Life Total Pressure: Limited lifegain beyond landfall triggers makes aggressive strategies a concern if unchecked.
• Artifact Reliance: Key combo pieces (Staff of Domination, Aetherflux Reservoir) are vulnerable to artifact removal.

Most Important Cards:

• Awaken the Woods (Primary token generator, enables landfall)
• Doubling Season/Parallel Lives (Amplifies token/counter strategies)
• Ashaya, Soul of the Wild (Combo enabler, synergizes with land creatures)
• Scapeshift (Mass landfall triggers, fetches critical lands)
• Zopandrel, Hunger Dominus (Primary combat finisher)
• Staff of Domination (Infinite mana/toolbox utility)
• Aetherflux Reservoir (Combo payoff)
• Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx (Explosive mana generation)
• Dryad of the Ilysian Grove (Redundant land drops, fixing)
• Wilderness Reclamation (Untap synergy for combo/ramp)

Attribute Ratings:

Speed: 7/10

• Capable of T5-6 wins via explosive token armies or infinite combos (e.g., Awaken the Woods + doubling effect + Zopandrel), but reliant on resolving key sorceries/enchantments.

Resilience: 5/10

• Recursion (Ramunap Excavator, Perennial Behemoth) and protection (Sylvan Safekeeper) offer recovery, but token-based board states fold to sweepers. Combos lack redundancy outside tutors.

Consistency: 8/10

• High density of land tutors (12+ effects), ramp, and card draw (Nissa, Resurgent Animist, The Great Henge) ensures access to core pieces. Multiple land-drop enablers reduce reliance on Azusa.

Interaction: 3/10

• Minimal stack interaction; relies on targeted land-based removal (Boseiju, Primal Command) and combat tricks. No counterspells or hand disruption.

Rating Justification:

This deck achieves high-speed T6-8 wins through potent landfall synergies and combos, aligning with the "Focused" tier (T7-8 wins). However, its vulnerability to board wipes and limited interaction prevents higher resilience scores, capping its ceiling.

Power level: 6.0 - 6.5