Overview:

This mono-white deck helmed by Stiltzkin, Moogle Merchant employs a hybrid life-gain/group-hug strategy with alternate win conditions. The primary game plan revolves around leveraging symmetrical card draw artifacts (Font of Mythos, Howling Mine) and life-gain synergies (Rhox Faithmender, Soul Warden) to fuel win conditions like Approach of the Second Sun, Felidar Sovereign, and Test of Endurance. Stiltzkin enables card draw by gifting problematic permanents like Bronze Bombshell or Jinxed Idol to opponents. The deck features defensive tax effects (Ghostly Prison, Windborn Muse) to survive until its slow win conditions come online.

Primer:

Core Strategy Execution:

1. Early Setup (Turns 1-4): Deploy life-gain engines (Soul Warden, Rhox Faithmender), card parity tools (Temple Bell, Anvil of Bogardan), and defensive pieces (Ghostly Prison). Use Weathered Wayfarer to find key lands like Homeward Path.
2. Midgame Value (Turns 5-7): Activate Stiltzkin's ability to donate harmful artifacts/creatures while drawing cards. Amplify life gain with Wedding Ring and Angel of Destiny. Deploy win-enablers like Transcendence + Lich's Mirror or Test of Endurance.
3. Win Conditions (Turns 8+):
   • Cast Approach of the Second Sun twice using deck manipulation from Anvil of Bogardan.
   • Activate Felidar Sovereign or Test of Endurance with life totals over 40/50.
   • Use Angel of Destiny combat triggers to force life-total disparities.

Mulligan Priorities:

• Keep hands with at least 3 lands and 1-2 early plays (life-gain creatures or card draw artifacts).
• Prioritize defensive pieces if facing aggressive metas.
• Avoid hands lacking both card draw and life-gain engines.

Key Tips:

• Use Homeward Path to reclaim donated creatures before their negative triggers resolve.
• Lich's Mirror provides insurance against life-loss combos and synergizes with Transcendence.
• Debt of Loyalty can permanently steal creatures damaged by your donated Bronze Bombshell.

Weaknesses:

Critical

• Extremely vulnerable to enchantment removal targeting Test of Endurance, Transcendence, or Approach of the Second Sun.
• No native way to prevent opponents from winning with the card advantage provided by symmetrical draw engines.

Moderate

• Life-gain shutdown (Erebos, God of the Dead, Sulfuric Vortex) cripples primary win conditions.
• Struggles against fast combo decks due to slow clock and limited interaction.

Minor

• Artifact-heavy strategy susceptible to mass artifact removal.
• Relies on opponents cooperating with group-hug elements for optimal performance.

Most Important Cards:

• Approach of the Second Sun (Primary win condition)
• Felidar Sovereign (Alternate win condition)
• Rhox Faithmender (Life-gain multiplier)
• Transcendence (Life manipulation engine)
• Homeward Path (Recover donated permanents)
• Font of Mythos (Card advantage engine)
• Ghostly Prison (Critical defense piece)
• Lich's Mirror (Anti-loss tech and combo piece)
• Bronze Bombshell (Stiltzkin fuel and removal)
• Test of Endurance (Alternate win condition)

Attribute Ratings:

Speed: 3/10

• Wins typically occur turns 10+ through slow life accumulation or casting Approach twice.

Resilience: 4/10

• Multiple life-gain redundancies but critically dependent on unprotected enchantments.

Consistency: 5/10

• Symmetrical draw provides card flow but lacks focused tutors for win conditions.

Interaction: 4/10

• Limited to spot removal (Swords to Plowshares) and board wipes, no stack interaction.

Rating Justification:

This deck operates as Structured Jank with a clear but slow win plan and moderate resilience through life gain. Its T10+ win benchmark and vulnerability to common disruption place it between Upgraded Jank and Casual tiers.

Power level: 3.0 - 3.5