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Chiss-Goria, Forge Tyrant
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R
- Mono Red
Created by  tikitaka
Bracket
5.0 - 5.5
Bracket 3
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ANALYSIS

Overview:

This is an artifact-focused mono-red deck that leverages cost reduction and value engines to deploy large artifacts efficiently, using the commander Chiss-Goria, Forge Tyrant as both a cost reducer and card advantage engine.

Primer:

The deck's primary strategy revolves around establishing a strong artifact presence early through mana rocks and cost reducers like Foundry Inspector and Cloud Key. These enablers help reduce the cost of both artifacts and the commander, which can then generate additional card advantage through its attack trigger. The deck includes several powerful artifact creatures and equipment that serve as win conditions.

The deck operates in phases, first establishing mana acceleration through various rocks, then deploying cost reduction effects, and finally transitioning into larger threats like Wurmcoil Engine or Myr Battlesphere. Card advantage is generated through various means including Daretti, Scrap Savant, treasure tokens, and artifact synergies like Scrap Trawler. The deck can also utilize artifact recursion through cards like Trash for Treasure to maintain pressure.

Weaknesses:

  • Highly vulnerable to artifact hate like Vandalblast (ironically included in the deck itself)
  • Relatively slow compared to more optimized artifact strategies
  • Limited interaction outside of red's artifact removal and few counterspell effects
  • Heavy reliance on artifacts makes the deck susceptible to stony silence effects

Most Important Cards:

  1. Sol Ring
  2. Daretti, Scrap Savant
  3. Foundry Inspector
  4. Wurmcoil Engine
  5. Jeska's Will
  6. Mystic Forge
  7. Cloud Key
  8. Kuldotha Forgemaster
  9. Scrap Trawler
  10. Lightning Greaves

Attribute Ratings:

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

Rating Justification:

This deck falls into the focused casual range due to its clear gameplan and synergies, but lack of fast mana beyond the basics and relatively slow win conditions. While it can generate value and establish board presence, it typically won't threaten wins before turn 8-9. The deck has more interaction and resilience than a typical casual deck but lacks the explosive potential and protection of higher-powered builds.

Final power level rating: 5.0 - 5.5

The deck shows clear focus and optimization within its budget constraints but operates at a speed and power level consistent with optimized casual play. It's stronger than a typical precon due to its synergies and interaction suite but lacks the fast mana and efficient win conditions needed to compete at higher power levels.

DECK LIST
Chiss-Goria, Forge Tyrant
Planeswalker: 2
($5.22)
1
Daretti, Scrap Savant
3 R
1
Karn, the Great Creator
4
Creature: 20
($27.84)
1
Breya's Apprentice
2 R
1
Cityscape Leveler
8
1
Duplicant
6
1
Foundry Inspector
3
1
Iron Myr
2
1
Jhoira's Familiar
4
1
Kuldotha Forgemaster
5
1
Manakin
2
1
Meteor Golem
7
1
Myr Battlesphere
7
1
Ornithopter of Paradise
2
1
Palladium Myr
3
1
Phyrexian Triniform
9
1
Plague Myr
2
1
Scrap Trawler
3
1
Shimmer Myr
3
1
Solemn Simulacrum
4
1
Steel Hellkite
6
1
Stonecoil Serpent
X
1
Wurmcoil Engine
6
Artifact: 27
($97.4)
1
Arcane Signet
2
1
Batterskull
5
1
Bitterthorn, Nissa's Animus
3
1
Champion's Helm
3
1
Chimil, the Inner Sun
6
1
Cloud Key
3
1
Cursed Mirror
2 R
1
Embercleave
4 R R
1
Everflowing Chalice
0
1
Fire Diamond
2
1
Fractured Powerstone
2
1
Hammer of Nazahn
4
1
Ichor Wellspring
2
1
Kaldra Compleat
7
1
Lightning Greaves
2
1
Liquimetal Torque
2
1
Lithoform Engine
4
1
Mirrorworks
5
1
Mithril Coat
3
1
Mystic Forge
4
1
Prismatic Lens
2
1
Skyclave Relic
3
1
Sol Ring
1
1
Strionic Resonator
2
1
Swiftfoot Boots
2
1
The Irencrag
2
1
Worn Powerstone
3
Instant: 8
($20.35)
1
Big Score
3 R
1
Bolt Bend
3 R
1
Chef's Kiss
1 R R
1
Null Elemental Blast
C
1
Pyroblast
R
1
Red Elemental Blast
R
1
Unexpected Windfall
2 R R
1
Valakut Awakening // Valakut Stoneforge
2 R
Sorcery: 7
($34.62)
1
Blasphemous Act
8 R
1
Jeska's Will
2 R
1
Seize the Spoils
2 R
1
Shatterskull Smashing // Shatterskull, the Hammer Pass
X R R
1
Sundering Eruption // Volcanic Fissure
2 R
1
Trash for Treasure
2 R
1
Vandalblast
R
Land: 35
($4.29)
1
Bonders' Enclave
1
Darksteel Citadel
1
Great Furnace
31
Mountain
1
Rogue's Passage

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