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COMMANDER(S)
Teferi, Temporal Archmage
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U
- Mono Blue
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ANALYSIS

Overview:

A mono-blue control deck helmed by Teferi, Temporal Archmage, focusing on card advantage and permanent manipulation through untap effects, with several high-cost creatures serving as finishers.

Primer:

The deck aims to establish control through card advantage and interaction while ramping with artifacts. Teferi, Temporal Archmage's untap ability enables mana acceleration and combo potential with mana rocks. The strategy involves controlling the board with bounce effects and counterspells while building up mana for large threats. Card draw and selection help find answers and threats as needed. The deck can win through commander damage, large creatures, or by maintaining control until opponents run out of resources.

Weaknesses:

The deck is relatively slow and relies heavily on its commander for optimal performance. It lacks efficient tutors and fast mana, making it vulnerable to aggressive strategies. The high curve and reliance on expensive creatures makes it susceptible to early pressure and mass removal.

Top 10 Most Impactful Cards:

  • Sol Ring
  • Cyclonic Rift
  • Thran Dynamo
  • Sapphire Medallion
  • Nevinyrral's Disk
  • Frost Titan
  • Dreamstone Hedron
  • Rite of Replication
  • Artisan of Kozilek
  • Lorthos, the Tidemaker

Attribute Ratings:

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

Rating Justification:

This deck operates at a casual power level, with a mix of interaction and big creatures but lacking the fast mana and tutors needed for higher-powered play. While it has some strong individual cards like Cyclonic Rift and Sol Ring, the overall strategy is relatively slow and fair. The deck can control the game but typically won't threaten wins until the late game. It would struggle against focused decks (6.0) but could hold its own against other casual decks.

Final power level rating: 4.5 - 5.0

DECK LIST
Teferi, Temporal Archmage
Creature: 25
1
Artisan of Kozilek
9
1
Azure Mage
1 U
1
Breaching Leviathan
7 U U
1
Brine Elemental
4 U U
1
Deep-Sea Kraken
7 U U U
1
Dulcet Sirens
2 U
1
Fathom Seer
1 U
1
Fog Bank
1 U
1
Frost Titan
4 U U
1
Hoverguard Sweepers
6 U U
1
Ixidron
3 U U
1
Lorthos, the Tidemaker
5 U U U
1
Mulldrifter
4 U
1
Phyrexian Ingester
6 U
1
Reef Worm
3 U
1
Riptide Survivor
2 U
1
Sea Gate Oracle
2 U
1
Shaper Parasite
1 U U
1
Sphinx of Jwar Isle
4 U U
1
Sphinx of Magosi
3 U U U
1
Sphinx of Uthuun
5 U U
1
Steel Hellkite
6
1
Stitcher Geralf
3 U U
1
Stormsurge Kraken
3 U U
1
Willbender
1 U
Sorcery: 7
1
Aether Gale
3 U U
1
Call to Mind
2 U
1
Compulsive Research
2 U
1
Concentrate
2 U U
1
Distorting Wake
X U U U
1
Rite of Replication
2 U U
1
Rush of Knowledge
4 U
Instant: 10
1
Cackling Counterpart
1 U U
1
Cyclonic Rift
1 U
1
Dismiss
2 U U
1
Domineering Will
3 U
1
Exclude
2 U
1
Intellectual Offering
4 U
1
Into the Roil
1 U
1
Pongify
U
1
Stroke of Genius
X 2 U
1
Turn to Frog
1 U
Artifact: 16
1
Assault Suit
4
1
Commander's Sphere
3
1
Crown of Doom
3
1
Dreamstone Hedron
6
1
Everflowing Chalice
0
1
Mind Stone
2
1
Nevinyrral's Disk
4
1
Sapphire Medallion
2
1
Sky Diamond
2
1
Sol Ring
1
1
Swiftfoot Boots
2
1
Thran Dynamo
4
1
Tormod's Crypt
0
1
Unstable Obelisk
3
1
Ur-Golem's Eye
4
1
Worn Powerstone
3
Enchantment: 3
1
Fool's Demise
4 U
1
Infinite Reflection
5 U
1
Well of Ideas
5 U
Land: 38
1
Coral Atoll
1
Ghost Quarter
31
Island
1
Lonely Sandbar
1
Myriad Landscape
1
Remote Isle
1
Tectonic Edge
1
Zoetic Cavern