
At Bracket 4 the deck stops being a Voltron pile and becomes a fast, protected engine. In: Esper Sentinel, Mother of Runes, Giver of Runes, Grand Abolisher, Teferi's Protection, Enlightened Tutor, Steelshaper's Gift, Sword of Feast and Famine, Sword of Fire and Ice, Sword of Hearth and Home, Kaldra Compleat, Batterskull, Ancient Tomb, Urza's Saga and Flagstones of Trokair. Out: the remaining filler Equipment, Cleansing Nova, Unbreakable Formation and four Plains, since Urza's Saga and Ancient Tomb carry the extra mana. The protection suite is what moves this from bracket 3 to bracket 4: with Mother of Runes or Grand Abolisher online, targeted removal on Danitha simply stops being an answer. Weakness: it folds to sustained artifact hate and has no blue interaction. Target play level: optimized pods, high-power casual.
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| Version | Keepable hand | Colors at mid-game | Lands / recommended | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budget — Bracket 2 | 79% | T4 · strong · 95% | — | — |
| Upgraded — Bracket 3 | 79% | T4 · solid · 85% | — | — |
| Optimized — Bracket 4 | 77% | T4 · solid · 84% | — | — |
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