Value Engine Decks: Death by a Thousand Cuts
Value decks generate incremental advantages through repeatable effects, slowly burying opponents in card advantage.
Types of Value Engines
Draw Engines
Repeatable card draw: Phyrexian Arena, Rhystic Study.
Mana Engines
Extra mana each turn: Wilderness Reclamation, Smothering Tithe.
Recursion Engines
Bring back cards from graveyard: Lurrus, Muldrotha.
Building Rules
1. Identify Your Engine
Choose 2-3 value pieces to build around.
2. Protect the Engine
Include ways to keep your engine alive.
3. Find the Fuel
Cards that feed into your engine's requirements.