Overview:

A mono-blue control deck centered around Eluge, the Shoreless Sea, focusing on turning lands into Islands to boost the commander's power while reducing costs of instants and sorceries through flood counters.

Primer:

This deck operates as a classic blue control strategy with a unique twist through its commander. Eluge, the Shoreless Sea serves both as a growing threat by converting lands into Islands and as a cost reduction engine for instants and sorceries. The primary gameplan involves establishing control through counterspells and bounce effects while gradually building up Eluge's power through its flood counter ability.

The deck includes numerous card draw spells and instant-speed interaction to maintain control of the game, while generating value through creatures like Talrand, Sky Summoner and Murmuring Mystic. The win condition typically involves commander damage from a powered-up Eluge or overwhelming opponents with token creatures while maintaining control of the board.

Weaknesses:

The deck is heavily reliant on its commander for both its cost reduction and primary win condition, making it vulnerable to repeated removal. The mana base is somewhat basic and could benefit from additional utility lands and mana rocks. The deck also lacks infinite combos or fast mana acceleration, making it slower in competitive environments. Aggressive strategies that can deploy threats before control is established pose a significant challenge.

Top 10 Most Impactful Cards:

• Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
• Sol Ring
• Sapphire Medallion
• Sublime Epiphany
• Dig Through Time
• Talrand, Sky Summoner
• Arcane Laboratory
• Time Stop
• Mystic Confluence
• Magus of the Future

Attribute Ratings:

• Speed: 4/10
• Resilience: 5/10
• Consistency: 6/10
• Interaction: 7/10

Rating Justification:

This deck operates at a focused casual level, with strong interaction but relatively slow win conditions. While it has good control elements and card advantage, it lacks the explosive plays and fast mana needed for higher power levels. It's stronger than a typical precon due to its consistent gameplan and interaction suite, but weaker than optimized decks that can win through efficient combos. The deck would struggle against power level 6 decks due to its slower speed but would likely overpower most level 4 decks through superior interaction and card quality.

Final power level rating: 5.0 - 5.5