Overview:
A graveyard-focused deck led by The Mimeoplasm that aims to fill graveyards and utilize them as a resource, combining self-mill, reanimation, and graveyard-based value engines to create powerful creatures and control the board.
Primer:
The deck's primary strategy is to fill graveyards through various mill effects and discard outlets, then use The Mimeoplasm to create powerful creatures by combining the best aspects of creatures in graveyards. Secondary strategies include using cards like Living Death for mass reanimation and leveraging graveyard-based value engines through cards like Wonder and Brawn to give evasion to your creatures. The deck can also control the board through sacrifice effects like Grave Pact and Butcher of Malakir. Early game focuses on setting up the graveyard, mid-game on establishing board presence, and late game on creating overwhelming threats.
Weaknesses:
The deck is particularly vulnerable to graveyard hate like Rest in Peace or Tormod's Crypt, which can shut down its primary strategy. The deck can struggle against faster, more aggressive strategies as it needs time to set up its graveyard-based engines. The mana base could be more refined, potentially leading to color-fixing issues.
Top 10 Most Impactful Cards:
- The Mimeoplasm
- Living Death
- Grave Pact
- Buried Alive
- Sol Ring
- Fact or Fiction
- Eternal Witness
- Butcher of Malakir
- Wonder
- Avatar of Woe
Attribute Ratings:
- Speed: 4/10
- Resilience: 5/10
- Consistency: 4/10
- Interaction: 6/10
Rating Justification:
This deck operates at a casual-focused power level, with some strong individual cards but lacking the fast mana and tutors needed for higher-powered play. While it can create powerful board states through its graveyard synergies, it typically needs several turns to set up its strategy. The interaction suite is decent but not comprehensive, and the deck's reliance on the graveyard makes it vulnerable to common hate pieces. When compared to higher-powered decks (5.0+), it lacks the speed and consistency to compete, but it can hold its own against other casual strategies.
Final power level rating: 4.0 - 4.5
The Mimeoplasm