Rocco, Cabaretti Caterer

How it plays & wins

This is a fast creature-based midrange combo deck. It uses mana dorks (Birds of Paradise, Elvish Mystic, Fyndhorn Elves), rock and ritual acceleration (Sol Ring, Chrome Mox, Mana Vault, Rite of Flame, Seething Song), and Gaea's Cradle to deploy threats quickly. Rocco leads a toolbox of tutors, including Imperial Recruiter, Coercive Recruiter, Birthing Pod, Eldritch Evolution, Enlightened Tutor, and Summoner's Pact. Free spells like Silence and the protective Grand Abolisher help it resolve its key plays.

The clearest win is Food Chain with Squee, the Immortal. Repeatedly exiling and recasting Squee makes a huge amount of creature-only mana. Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker and Felidar Guardian are also in the list and look like a natural infinite-token pairing. Beyond that, I can't say for certain what the Food Chain mana is meant to cast, so the list may also win through value and combat.

Analysis written with AI assistance based on this decklist.