Overview:

This Be'lakor Demon tribal deck focuses on leveraging enter-the-battlefield (ETB) damage triggers through Demon recursion, cloning, and cost reduction. The primary win condition involves chaining Demon ETBs amplified by Be'lakor's damage-dealing ability, supported by reanimation packages and value engines. While lacking infinite combos, it can create overwhelming board states through redundancy and synergistic interactions.

Primer:

Core Strategy:

1. Demon Deployment: Use cost reducers (Herald of Slaanesh, Heartless Summoning) and reanimation (Victimize, Goryo's Vengeance) to flood the board with high-impact Demons.
2. Trigger Multiplication: Double ETB damage with Panharmonicon and clone effects (Reflections of Littjara, Molten Echoes).
3. Value Loops: Leverage Rakdos, Lord of Riots for free casts and Harvester of Souls for card draw.
4. Finishers: Warstorm Surge and Kindred Dominance enable explosive turns, while Rise of the Dark Realms provides late-game recursion.

Key Lines:

• T4 Buried Alive into T5 Living Death for 3 Demons + Be'lakor triggers
• Rite of Replication on Rune-Scarred Demon for 5 tutors + 30 damage via Be'lakor
• Sneak Attack + Whip of Erebos for repeated ETB/reanimation value

Mulligan Priorities:

1. Early ramp (Sol Ring, Signets)
2. Cost reducers or Demon tutors
3. At least 3 lands with color fixing

Weaknesses:

Critical:

• Vulnerable to graveyard hate (Rest in Peace shuts down 23% of deck)
• Relies on 4 key cost reducers (Herald of Slaanesh, Heartless Summoning, etc.)

Moderate:

• Limited instant-speed interaction (only 5 counterspells)
• Slow recovery from board wipes

Minor:

• Some mana base enters tapped (9 lands)

Most Important Cards:

1. Rakdos, Lord of Riots
2. Panharmonicon
3. Heartless Summoning
4. Living Death
5. Reflections of Littjara
6. Rite of Replication
7. Sneak Attack
8. Warstorm Surge
9. Ancient Cellarspawn
10. Buried Alive

Attribute Ratings:

Speed: 6/10
Can deploy game-winning boards by T7-8 through optimal reanimation lines. Fast mana (Dark Ritual, Sol Ring) enables early Demon drops.

Resilience: 5/10
Multiple recursion engines (Whip of Erebos, Malakir Rebirth) but relies heavily on 4 key enablers. Struggles against layered hate.

Consistency: 6/10
12 tutors/clone effects and strong card draw from Be'lakor/Harvester of Souls. Demon density (25+ creatures) ensures redundancy.

Interaction: 5/10
8 targeted removal/board wipes and 5 counterspells, but lacks free interaction. Primarily answers threats reactively.

Rating Justification:

This deck operates at the high end of optimized casual (5.0-5.5) due to:

• T7-8 goldfish wins through combat/ETB damage
• Moderate interaction suite typical of 5.0 decks
• Better-than-precon consistency but lacks cEDH-level redundancy
• Vulnerable to common stax pieces at higher power levels

Power level: 5.0 - 5.5