Overview:

This Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy deck leverages explosive mana acceleration and artifact synergies to generate infinite mana and deploy game-ending threats. Kinnan acts as both an enabler (doubling mana from dorks/rocks) and a win condition (cheating out high-impact creatures like Void Winnower or Hullbreaker Horror). The primary strategy revolves around assembling infinite mana via Basalt Monolith/Grim Monolith + Kinnan or Dramatic Reversal + Isochron Scepter, then using Kinnan’s activated ability to flood the board or win via Walking Ballista. Secondary plans include stax locks (Void Winnower, Tidespout Tyrant) and overwhelming value from cards like Consecrated Sphinx/Seedborn Muse.

Primer:

Core Strategy Execution:

1. Early Game (T1-3): Deploy fast mana (Sol Ring, Mana Vault, Bloom Tender) and dorks (Llanowar Elves) to cast Kinnan by T2. Use tutors (Worldly Tutor, Fabricate) to find key combo pieces.
2. Mid Game (T3-5): Activate Kinnan’s ability to cheat threats like Seedborn Muse (untapping permanents each turn) or Staff of Domination. Assemble infinite mana:
   • Basalt Monolith + Kinnan: Tap for 6 mana, spend 3 to untap, netting 3 mana per cycle.
   • Dramatic Reversal + Isochron Scepter + 3+ mana in rocks.
3. Win Conditions:
   • Infinite mana + Kinnan: Dump entire library’s creatures via repeated activations.
   • Walking Ballista (infinite damage) or Thrasios (draw deck + Thoracle/BSZ).
   • Tidespout Tyrant loops with 0-cost artifacts (Lotus Petal) to bounce all opponents’ permanents.

Mulligan Priorities:

• Keep hands with Kinnan + 1-2 mana accelerants (Sol Ring, Llanowar Elves).
• Prioritize tutors (Fabricate, Worldly Tutor) or combo enablers (Basalt Monolith, Staff of Domination).
• Avoid hands lacking early ramp or color fixing.

Key Tips:

• Use free counterspells (Force of Will, Fierce Guardianship) to protect combo turns.
• Seedborn Muse + Kinnan allows activations on every player’s turn.
• Fetch Boseiju/Otawara with Urza’s Saga to answer stax pieces.

Weaknesses:

Critical

• Kinnan dependency: Repeated removal on Kinnan cripples mana generation and combo viability.
• Artifact/creature stax: Cursed Totem, Null Rod, or Collector Ouphe shut down mana dorks and combo lines.

Moderate

• Graveyard reliance: Noxious Revival and Eternal Witness loops are vulnerable to Rest in Peace.
• Counter-heavy metas: Limited protection for noncreature combos (e.g., Dramatic Scepter).

Minor

• Life loss: Fast mana (Ancient Tomb, Mana Vault) and fetches may strain life totals against aggressive decks.

Most Important Cards:

• Basalt Monolith (Infinite mana with Kinnan)
• Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy (Engine/win condition)
• Seedborn Muse (Untap synergy for activations)
• Staff of Domination (Mana sink + combo piece)
• Thrasios, Triton Hero (Infinite mana outlet)
• Force of Will (Free interaction)
• Walking Ballista (Primary combo finisher)
• Mystical Tutor (Finds key instants/sorceries)
• Urza’s Saga (Tutors combo pieces)
• Cyclonic Rift (Board reset)

Attribute Ratings:

Speed: 9/10

• Capable of T2-3 wins with ideal hands (e.g., T1 Mana Vault → T2 Kinnan + Basalt Monolith).

Resilience: 7/10

• Free counterspells and recursion (Noxious Revival) protect combos, but Kinnan’s fragility to removal is a liability.

Consistency: 8/10

• 12+ tutors and high card quality ensure frequent access to combo pieces.

Interaction: 8/10

• Robust suite of counterspells (Force of Will, Swan Song), bounce (Cyclonic Rift), and artifact removal (Force of Vigor).

Rating Justification:

This deck operates at cEDH viability with T2-3 win potential through highly efficient combos and interaction, but its reliance on Kinnan and vulnerability to artifact hate keep it slightly below Tier 1. The speed and tutor density align with high-power cEDH, though it lacks the redundancy of top-tier decks.

Power level: 8.5 - 9.0