Overview:

This Mardu (RWB) deck helmed by Caesar, Legion's Emperor is a token-sacrifice hybrid strategy that leverages attack triggers, token multipliers, and death/ETB payoffs. The commander enables explosive token generation, card draw, and direct damage while feeding sac outlets like Goblin Bombardment and Phyrexian Altar. Key token doublers like Mondrak, Glory Dominus and Anointed Procession amplify threats, while payoffs like Impact Tremors, Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim, and Zulaport Cutthroat drain opponents. The deck uses tutors, recursion, and stax elements (Grave Pact, Myrel, Shield of Argive) to control the board while assembling win conditions. Caesar acts as both an engine and a value generator but isn't strictly essential to the strategy, as hidden commanders like Isshin, Two Heavens as One and Mondrak provide redundancy.

Primer:

Core Strategy Execution:

1. Early Setup (Turns 1-3): Deploy mana rocks (Sol Ring, Arcane Signet), token generators (Loyal Apprentice, Charismatic Conqueror), and value engines (Esper Sentinel, Skullclamp). Prioritize fixing mana with fetchlands/shocks.
2. Midgame Acceleration (Turns 4-6): Cast Caesar or Isshin, Two Heavens as One to amplify attack triggers. Deploy token multipliers (Mondrak, Anointed Procession) and sac outlets (Goblin Bombardment, Phyrexian Altar). Use tutors (Demonic Tutor, Enlightened Tutor) to find key pieces.
3. Win Conditions (Turns 5-8):
   • Combat Overkill: Flood the board with tokens via Adeline, Resplendent Cathar, Myrel, Shield of Argive, and Redoubled Stormsinger, boosted by Cathars' Crusade.
   • Infinite Sac Loops: With Phyrexian Altar + Pitiless Plunderer + token generator (e.g., Caesar), create infinite mana/Treasures to fuel Walking Ballista-style kills (though Ballista isn't listed, Marionette Apprentice/Zulaport Cutthroat drain suffices).
   • Stax Lock: Combine Grave Pact with token sac outlets to strip opponents' boards while draining with Elas il-Kor.

Mulligan Priorities:

• Keep hands with 2-3 lands (including at least one dual/fetch).
• Prioritize early token generators, mana rocks, or tutors.
• Ensure access to at least one sac outlet or payoff (e.g., Impact Tremors).
• Avoid hands with only high-CMC cards (e.g., Elspeth, Storm Slayer, Windcrag Siege).

Key Tips:

• Use Academy Rector to cheat in Grave Pact or Cathars' Crusade.
• Phyrexian Altar + Pitiless Plunderer generates infinite mana with any token death (e.g., Caesar’s Soldiers).
• Skullclamp turns 1/1 tokens into card advantage.
• Lightning Greaves protects Caesar or Isshin to ensure attack triggers.

Weaknesses:

Critical

• Board wipes (Toxic Deluge included, but lacks mass recursion): Losing token armies resets progress.
• Anti-token tech (Cursed Totem, Torpor Orb): Shuts off ETB/drain effects and mana dorks.
• Enchantment removal: Anointed Procession/Mondrak are linchpins with limited protection.

Moderate

• Graveyard hate: Disrupts Victimize, Academy Rector, and Pitiless Plunderer.
• Fast combo decks: Limited stack interaction (only Despark, Damn) struggles against T4-5 wins.

Minor

• Flyers: Few reach/flying blockers, but tokens can chump.
• Mana consistency: Heavy color requirements (RWB) strain early turns despite fetches.

Most Important Cards:

• Mondrak, Glory Dominus (Token multiplier)
• Phyrexian Altar (Sac outlet, infinite mana enabler)
• Anointed Procession (Token doubler)
• Grave Pact (Board control)
• Pitiless Plunderer (Treasure generation, combo piece)
• Demonic Tutor (Consistency)
• Skullclamp (Card draw engine)
• Isshin, Two Heavens as One (Trigger amplifier)
• Cathars' Crusade (Token scaling)
• Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim (Drain payoff)

Attribute Ratings:

Speed: 6/10

• Can threaten wins via token swarms or combos by T6-8 but lacks fast mana beyond Sol Ring.

Resilience: 5/10

• Recursion (Victimize, Academy Rector) and protection (Lightning Greaves) exist, but over-reliance on board presence makes it fragile.

Consistency: 7/10

• 8 tutors and strong card draw (Skullclamp, Night's Whisper) ensure key pieces are found.

Interaction: 5/10

• Targeted removal (Damn, Despark) and stax (Grave Pact) are present but reactive.

Rating Justification:

This deck operates at a Focused level, leveraging efficient tutors and synergistic payoffs to threaten T7-8 wins through combat or incremental drain combos. While resilient to spot removal, its vulnerability to board wipes and slower clock compared to high-power decks cap its ceiling.

Power level: 6.0 - 6.5