At the table.
The pod-ready readout for Science!: where it sits in the bracket system, how it wins, and what to flag before game one.
Guide reviewed List 477f5edd
Rules and list review, not a playtest record. Turn windows and matchup advice are estimates. The list reference covers card quantities and the command zone; card changes require another guide and pod-note review.
Rules basis: Magic Comprehensive Rules, August 19, 2026. Bracket basis: Wizards’ October 2025 update and February 2026 follow-up.
Bracket 2 readout.
Say before shuffling up
This is stock Science! with Dr. Madison Li. It builds artifacts and energy, then uses artifact creatures, recovery spells and Mechanized Production as possible routes to win. Energy is a public resource that I will track clearly. Liberty Prime needs energy when attacking or blocking, while Steel Overseer only needs to tap. Paladin Danse protects specific creature types from destruction from the battlefield; he does not flash in or protect all artifacts. I expect a developing Core game.
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Table disclosures
Bracket placement
Assessed for Bracket 2 (Core), reviewed 2026-09-18: the stock plan develops resources and wins through its described combat/value payoffs. Stock provenance alone does not determine a bracket. No listed Game Changers were identified in this reviewed inventory; discuss the actual plan, pilot experience and any modifications with the pod.
Power level
A developing board-and-resource plan rather than a measured numerical power score. Cast artifacts for Li's energy, then budget energy and tap abilities separately. Grow an artifact-creature board, fund Liberty Prime's combat, or protect a qualifying Mechanized Production upkeep. No gameplay sample or measured win-turn claim is attached to this assessment.
Matchups
Best evaluated by interaction and pace: this plan has time to develop when opponents contest the board over several turns. Artifact removal can hit mana and creatures together; graveyard exile undermines mass-recursion recovery. Indestructible from Danse does not save noncreature artifacts, prevent sacrifice/exile, or supply flash. Trophy Mage, if added, finds exactly mana value 3 and cannot find Steel Overseer at mana value 2. A fast hand-based win may bypass that board entirely, so compare available answers before keeping.
What to watch for
Artifact removal can hit mana and creatures together; graveyard exile undermines mass-recursion recovery. Indestructible from Danse does not save noncreature artifacts, prevent sacrifice/exile, or supply flash. Trophy Mage, if added, finds exactly mana value 3 and cannot find Steel Overseer at mana value 2.