Overview:

This Naya (RGW) deck helmed by Atla Palani, Nest Tender focuses on token generation, creature recursion, and cheating massive threats into play via Egg death triggers. The primary strategy revolves around creating 0/1 Egg tokens with Atla, then sacrificing them to reveal game-ending creatures like Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre, Craterhoof Behemoth, and Moonshaker Cavalry. Secondary themes include populate synergies (Growing Ranks, Song of the Worldsoul), creature-type manipulation via changelings (Maskwood Nexus, Realmwalker), and sacrifice payoffs (Impact Tremors, Goblin Bombardment). Atla acts as the critical engine, enabling explosive board states when protected, but the deck includes backup plans with token swarms and standalone beaters.

Primer:

Core Strategy Execution:

1. Egg Factory Setup (Turns 1-4):
   • Deploy Atla and protect her with lands like Eiganjo Castle. Use ramp (Sol Ring, Chromatic Lantern, Krosan Verge) to accelerate.
   • Generate Eggs via Atla’s ability or token-makers like Nesting Dragon/Palani's Hatcher.
   • Deploy key enablers: Maskwood Nexus (turns all creatures into Eggs), Doubling Season (doubles Egg tokens), or Phyrexian Altar (sac outlet).

2. Trigger the Hatch (Turns 4-6):

   • Sacrifice Eggs using Ashnod's Altar, Goblin Bombardment, or Altar of Dementia to cheat out threats. Prioritize:
     • Craterhoof Behemoth/Moonshaker Cavalry for lethal combat.
     • Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre for annihilation pressure.
     • Zopandrel, Hunger Dominus to double power for a one-shot kill.
   • Use populate effects (Trostani, Selesnya's Voice, Second Harvest) to multiply Egg tokens or cloned threats.

3. Alternative Lines:

   • Mirror Entity + Maskwood Nexus: Pay X=0 to mass-sacrifice all creatures (including Eggs), triggering Atla’s ability for each.
   • Impact Tremors/Goblin Bombardment: Ping opponents to death while sacrificing Eggs.
   • Kogla and Yidaro recursive removal or Anzrag, the Quake-Mole for extra combats.

Mulligan Priorities:

• Keep hands with Atla + 3 lands (including color-fixing like Jetmir's Garden).
• Prioritize early ramp (Sol Ring, Arcane Signet) or a sac outlet (Ashnod’s Altar).
• Avoid hands without a clear path to Egg generation or creature cheating.

Key Tips:

• Use Boseiju, Who Endures to clear stax pieces like Cursed Totem preemptively.
• Garruk's Uprising and The Dragon-Kami Reborn ensure card advantage to refill after wipes.
• Sacrifice non-Egg creatures (e.g., Irregular Cohort) to Altars for value before they’re removed.

Weaknesses:

Critical

• Commander Reliance: Atla’s removal cripples the engine; limited protection outside Eiganjo Castle.
• Graveyard Hate: Rest in Peace exiles Ulamog/Craterhoof, nullifying recursion from Eternal Witness-like effects.
• Anti-Token Tech: Torpor Orb/Hushbringer blocks Egg death triggers.

Moderate

• Sac Outlet Dependency: Without Altars/Bombardment, Eggs become dead weight.
• Slow Setup: Tapped lands (e.g., Selesnya Sanctuary) delay critical turns.

Minor

• Limited Interaction: Few answers to flying swarms or stack-based combos.
• High CMC Threats: Clunky draws with multiple 8+ MV creatures.

Most Important Cards:

• Ashnod's Altar (Sac outlet for mana/triggers)
• Maskwood Nexus (Turns all creatures into Eggs)
• Craterhoof Behemoth (Primary combat finisher)
• Doubling Season (Doubles Eggs and +1/+1 counters)
• Phyrexian Altar (Mana generation + sac outlet)
• Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre (Annihilator threat/graveyard shuffle)
• Impact Tremors (Incremental damage engine)
• Growing Ranks (Passive populate for token scaling)
• Mirror Entity (Mass sacrifice enabler)
• Zopandrel, Hunger Dominus (Power doubler for OTK)

Attribute Ratings:

Speed: 6/10

• Can threaten wins via Craterhoof or infinite sac loops by turn 6-7, but reliant on assembling multiple pieces.

Resilience: 5/10

• Vulnerable to commander removal and graveyard hate, but recursive threats (Ulamog) and populate provide some recovery.

Consistency: 6/10

• Limited tutors, but card draw (Garruk's Uprising) and Egg triggers dig for key pieces.

Interaction: 4/10

• Spot removal (Abolish, Kogla, the Titan Ape) and land-based answers (Boseiju), but minimal counterspells/board wipes.

Rating Justification:

This deck has focused combo potential with Atla’s Egg engine and can threaten T6-7 wins, but its reliance on the commander and vulnerability to common disruption caps its ceiling. It sits between Optimized Casual and High-Power Casual due to explosive but fragile lines.

Power level: 5.0 - 5.5