Overview:

This Slogurk, the Overslime deck focuses on land recursion, landfall synergies, and graveyard value to generate overwhelming board states through tokens, commander damage, and land-based value engines. It leverages repeated land sacrifices and recursion to grow Slogurk while fueling landfall payoffs like Avenger of Zendikar, Scute Swarm, and Field of the Dead.

Primer:

Core Strategy: The deck aims to abuse landfall triggers and land recursion to generate incremental value, using Slogurk as a resilient engine. Key phases:

1. Land Acceleration: Use Azusa, Lost but Seeking, Dryad of the Ilysian Grove, and Oracle of Mul Daya to play multiple lands per turn while ramping with cards like Cultivate and Harrow.
2. Graveyard Looping: Sacrifice lands via Zuran Orb, Ghost Quarter, or Scapeshift, then recur them with Splendid Reclamation, World Shaper, or Slogurk’s death trigger to trigger landfall repeatedly.
3. Win Conditions: Overwhelm opponents with token armies from Avenger of Zendikar, Scute Swarm, or Rampaging Baloths, or swing with a massive Slogurk (boosted by Hardened Scales). Titania, Protector of Argoth and Field of the Dead provide additional pressure.

Mulligan Priorities:

• Keep hands with 3 lands and at least one ramp spell (e.g., Rampant Growth, Explore).
• Prioritize early land recursion enablers like Ramunap Excavator or Crucible of Worlds.
• Avoid hands without land drops or graveyard synergy.

Key Tips:

• Sacrifice Smartly: Use Zuran Orb or Sylvan Safekeeper to protect Slogurk while growing it and triggering landfall.
• Chain Landfalls: Time Scapeshift or Splendid Reclamation with Ancient Greenwarden to double triggers.
• Protect the Engine: Save counterspells like Counterspell for graveyard hate or board wipes targeting your token armies.

Weaknesses:

Critical

• Graveyard Reliance: Foldsto Rest in Peace or Leyline of the Void, which shut off land recursion and Slogurk’s counters.
• Slow Setup: Lacks fast mana; struggles to recover from early stax pieces like Blood Moon.

Moderate

• Token Vulnerability: Board wipes reset progress, and the deck has limited protection beyond Constant Mists.
• Commander Dependency: Slogurk’s recursion is key; 3+ removals strain land recovery.

Minor

• Life Loss: Zuran Orb/fetch lands can chip away at life totals without lifegain payoffs.

Most Important Cards:

• Crucible of Worlds
• Splendid Reclamation
• Scapeshift
• Azusa, Lost but Seeking
• Field of the Dead
• Ramunap Excavator
• Ancient Greenwarden
• Titania, Protector of Argoth
• Scute Swarm
• Oracle of Mul Daya

Attribute Ratings:

Speed: 5/10
Wins via combat or token swarms around T9–11, with faster starts possible but no T5–6 combos.

Resilience: 6/10
Graveyard recursion and land redundancy mitigate disruption, but folds to dedicated hate.

Consistency: 7/10
12+ land tutors, 8+ card draw engines, and overlapping recursion ensure regular access to key pieces.

Interaction: 4/10
Limited to Beast Within, Cyclonic Rift, and a few counterspells; struggles against resolved threats.

Rating Justification:

The deck has strong synergy and land-based value but lacks the speed, interaction, and combo finishers of higher tiers. Its reliance on incremental combat wins and vulnerability to graveyard hate cap its power.

Power level: 4.0 – 5.0