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Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
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B W
- Orzhov
Created by  byram493
Bracket
3.0 - 3.5
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ANALYSIS

Overview:

This is a token-focused lifegain deck built around Kambal, Profiteering Mayor's ability to copy opponents' tokens and drain life. The deck operates at a casual level with a mix of token generation, lifegain synergies, and basic creature strategies.

Primer:

The deck aims to leverage Kambal, Profiteering Mayor's ability to copy opponents' tokens while generating its own through cards like Icatian Crier and Timely Reinforcements. The lifegain aspect is supported by cards like Dawn of Hope, Ajani's Pridemate, and Font of Vigor, creating a slow but steady accumulation of advantages through life manipulation.

The deck's gameplan typically involves establishing defensive creatures early while setting up token generators and lifegain enablers. The win condition relies on gradually building a board presence through tokens and utilizing life drain effects. The deck includes some protection spells like Akroma's Will and board wipes like Wrath of God for control elements, but largely operates at a methodical pace.

Weaknesses:

  • The deck lacks efficient ramp, with only Orzhov Signet and Leaden Myr as acceleration options
  • Many creatures are low-impact and don't significantly advance the deck's strategy
  • The token generation is relatively slow and dependent on opponents' actions
  • Vulnerable to graveyard hate and enchantment removal
  • Limited answers to flying threats

Most Important Cards:

  1. Dawn of Hope
  2. Akroma's Will
  3. Wrath of God
  4. Prava of the Steel Legion
  5. Diabolic Tutor
  6. Orzhov Signet
  7. March of the Canonized
  8. Timely Reinforcements
  9. Vault of the Archangel
  10. Ajani's Pridemate

Attribute Ratings:

  • Speed: 3/10
  • Resilience: 4/10
  • Consistency: 3/10
  • Interaction: 4/10

Rating Justification:

This deck operates at a casual level with several limitations in its construction. While it has a clear theme of tokens and lifegain, the card quality and synergy level place it firmly in the casual category. The deck lacks efficient ramp and card draw, making it slower than focused casual decks but more coherent than pure jank builds. The presence of some strong cards like Akroma's Will and Wrath of God elevates it slightly above the lowest power levels.

Final power level rating: 3.0 - 3.5

This rating reflects the deck's position as an optimized jank to high-power jank deck. While it has a clear strategy and some powerful individual cards, its overall construction, slow speed, and reliance on conditional synergies prevent it from competing with more focused casual decks in the 4.0+ range. The deck can function and occasionally create powerful board states, but lacks the consistency and speed to reliably execute its gameplan before turn 12+.

DECK LIST
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
Creature: 22
($2.43)
1
Accursed Spirit
3 B
1
Ajani's Pridemate
1 W
1
Bottle Gnomes
3
1
Cackling Slasher
3 B
1
Child of Night
1 B
1
Dutiful Attendant
2 B
1
Farfinder
3
1
Hardened Escort
2 W
1
Icatian Crier
2 W
1
Leaden Myr
2
1
Night Market Lookout
B
1
Optimistic Scavenger
W
1
Palace Guard
2 W
1
Prava of the Steel Legion
2 W
1
Scaretiller
4
1
Skyscanner
3
1
Starscape Cleric
1 B
1
Stone Haven Medic
1 W
1
Tormented Soul
B
1
Valgavoth's Faithful
B
1
Wall of Limbs
2 B
1
Wicked Visitor
1 B
Artifact: 7
($5.04)
1
Angel's Tomb
3
1
Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
2 W
1
Haunted Cloak
3
1
Mystic Skull // Mystic Monstrosity
2
1
Orzhov Signet
2
1
Prying Blade
1
1
Witch's Cauldron
B
Enchantment: 14
($6.69)
1
Angelic Gift
1 W
1
Contaminated Ground
1 B
1
Dawn of Hope
1 W
1
Divine Favor
1 W
1
Eternal Thirst
1 B
1
Font of Vigor
1 W
1
Gift of Doom
4 B
1
Grasp of the Hieromancer
1 W
1
Indestructibility
3 W
1
March of the Canonized
X W W
1
Nowhere to Run
1 B
1
Nurturing Presence
1 W
1
Oath of the Grey Host
3 B
1
Pacifism
1 W
Instant: 10
($11.6)
1
Ajani's Presence
W
1
Akroma's Will
3 W
1
Armor of Shadows
B
1
Battle-Rage Blessing
1 B
1
Gravepurge
2 B
1
Offer Immortality
1 B
1
Revitalize
1 W
1
Safe Passage
2 W
1
Tidy Conclusion
3 B B
1
Unwanted Remake
W
Sorcery: 12
($3.16)
1
Basri's Solidarity
1 W
1
Bond of Revival
4 B
1
Diabolic Tutor
2 B B
1
Fell the Mighty
4 W
1
Final Vengeance
B
1
Rogues' Gallery
2 B
1
Sheer Drop
2 W
1
Sign in Blood
B B
1
Solemn Offering
2 W
1
Sunlance
W
1
Timely Reinforcements
2 W
1
Wrath of God
2 W W
Land: 34
($2.0)
1
Orzhova, the Church of Deals
16
Plains
16
Swamp
1
Vault of the Archangel

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