Overview:

This 5-color legendary tribal deck leverages Jodah, the Unifier as a central engine, combining anthem effects with cascading value from legendary spells. The strategy focuses on deploying high-impact legendary creatures and planeswalkers that synergize with Jodah's +X/+X buff and "legendary cascade" ability. The deck wins through overwhelming combat damage amplified by Jodah’s scaling anthem, infinite mana combos (e.g., Selvala, Heart of the Wilds + Staff of Domination), and value engines like The Great Henge and Rhystic Study. Jodah is critical to the strategy, reducing the cost of casting legends and enabling explosive turns. Hidden commanders like Sisay, Weatherlight Captain and Captain Sisay provide redundancy for tutoring key pieces.

Primer:

Core Strategy Execution:

1. Early Ramp (Turns 1-3): Prioritize mana dorks (Birds of Paradise, Ignoble Hierarch), rocks (Sol Ring, Arcane Signet), and land-based ramp (fetchlands, triomes). Cast Jodah, the Unifier as early as turn 3-4 using acceleration.
2. Legendary Value Chain (Turns 4-6): Cast legendary spells to trigger Jodah’s cascade effect, cheating out additional legends like Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy, Shanid, Sleepers' Scourge, or Atraxa, Grand Unifier. Use tutors (Demonic Tutor, Worldly Tutor) to find combo pieces or critical engines.
3. Win Conditions (Turns 5-8):
   • Combat: Overwhelm with buffed legends (e.g., Najeela, the Blade-Blossom, Maelstrom Wanderer).
   • Combo: Generate infinite mana via Selvala, Heart of the Wilds + Staff of Domination or Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy + Jegantha, the Wellspring, then win with Walking Ballista or Thrasios, Triton Hero (not listed but implied via infinite mana outlets).
   • Value Lock: Deploy stax pieces like Myrel, Shield of Argive or Talion, the Kindly Lord to disrupt opponents while building an insurmountable board.

Mulligan Priorities:

• Keep hands with 2-3 lands, at least one ramp piece, and a legendary payoff.
• Prioritize free interaction (Fierce Guardianship, Deflecting Swat) in metas with heavy removal.
• Avoid hands lacking early ramp or color fixing.

Key Tips:

• Use Sisay, Weatherlight Captain to fetch silver bullets like Linvala, Shield of Sea Gate against combos or Boromir, Warden of the Tower against free spells.
• Protect Jodah with Heroic Intervention, Teferi's Protection, or Flawless Maneuver to maintain momentum.
• Sakashima of a Thousand Faces copies Jodah or other key legends to double anthem effects or combo potential.

Weaknesses:

Critical

• Commander Dependency: Jodah’s removal cripples the deck’s anthem and cascade engine.
• Anti-Synergy Hate: Cursed Totem/Linvala, Keeper of Silence disable mana dorks and Selvala; Drannith Magistrate blocks cascade triggers.

Moderate

• Board Wipes: Struggles to rebuild after mass removal without recursion (limited in list).
• Stax Effects: Rule of Law/Archon of Emeria slow the deck’s multi-spell turns.

Minor

• Graveyard Reliance: Limited recursion outside Eternal Witness (not listed but implied via typical packages).
• Color Fixing: Vulnerable to Blood Moon/Back to Basics despite fetchlands.

Most Important Cards:

• Jodah, the Unifier (Anthem + cascade engine)
• Selvala, Heart of the Wilds (Infinite mana combo piece)
• Sisay, Weatherlight Captain (Tutor for legends)
• The Great Henge (Card draw + counters)
• Smothering Tithe (Mana acceleration)
• Fierce Guardianship (Free interaction)
• Demonic Tutor (Tutor flexibility)
• Rhystic Study (Card advantage)
• Najeela, the Blade-Blossom (Combat finisher)
• Teferi's Protection (Board protection)

Attribute Ratings:

Speed: 7/10

• Can threaten wins via combat or combo by turns 5-7, with explosive starts enabled by fast mana and tutors.

Resilience: 6/10

• Free interaction and protection spells mitigate disruption, but Jodah’s centrality creates fragility.

Consistency: 8/10

• 10+ tutors, card draw engines, and redundancy in legendary payoffs ensure reliable access to key pieces.

Interaction: 7/10

• Efficient counterspells (Swan Song, An Offer You Can’t Refuse) and removal (Beast Within, Kogla, the Titan Ape), but lacks board wipes.

Rating Justification:

This deck’s high-speed tutors, combo potential, and explosive mana base position it to threaten wins by turn 5-6, aligning with the "Focused Competitive" tier. However, reliance on Jodah and vulnerability to stax/removal cap its resilience, placing it just below cEDH viability.

Power level: 7.0 - 7.5