{"ops":[{"insert":"This deck is probably my most beloved building exercise and a testimony to the fact that a Bracket 2.5 decks do exist. It lies in a strange spot in between Bracket 2 and 3 because of a couple of things come together in it, resulting from the restrictions under which the deck was created. I wanted to make an “unnatural” build of "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Stangg, Echo Warrior"}},{"insert":" (having both Auras and Equipment) that fit into the idea of “Build Your Own Precon” budget restrictions. At the same time, I wanted to make a truly janky build where I can squeeze almost unfair amount of value from bulk cards thanks to Stangg’s ability of creating token copies of my Auras and Equipment. I wanted to create a deck where the Wicked Role Aura from "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Witch's Mark"}},{"insert":" would drain my opponents repeatedly, where "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Twin Blades"}},{"insert":"would be strictly better than "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Lizard Blades"}},{"insert":", where "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Pain for All"}},{"insert":"would do totally silly things and where "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ordeal of Nylea"}},{"insert":" would be straight up unfair.\n\nIn selecting the cards, I applied a Bracket 3 mentality for card selection, provided it was mostly janky (with the few exceptions of cards like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Skullclamp"}},{"insert":" that actually does pretty fair things in this build), but as the nature of a Gruul Voltron deck goes, it interacts a lot in sorcery speed, making it unfit for mid to high power Bracket 3 games while it can one-shot people around T6-7 (my best run was a T5 KO on the first player).\n\nThe general idea is to suit up Stangg with Equipment and some Auras and profit from the tokens he creates attached to Stangg Twin. The beginning of combat sometimes presents so many trigger layers, it makes my head hurt (definitely not an end-of-the-night kind of deck).\n\nThe Auras and Equipment generate value either on ETB (like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Rune of Might"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Hunter's Bow"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Junk Jet"}},{"insert":"), LTB (like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ordeal of Nylea"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Demonic Ruckus"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mantle of the Wolf"}},{"insert":") or can be sacrificed for value (like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Knife"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Lightning Spear"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Flamespeaker's Will"}},{"insert":") while also buffing up Stangg.\nThere’s also a modest suite of cards that helps you repurpose the tokens you would be sacrificing anyway, namely "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Laurine, the Diversion"}},{"insert":" (she also has great stats for three mana), "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Bloodboil Sorcerer"}},{"insert":" (also gives you initiative), "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Greater Gargadon"}},{"insert":" (the side reason the decks plays more Equipment than Auras), "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Transmutation Font"}},{"insert":" (another reason for higher Equipment count) and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Troublemaker Ouphe"}},{"insert":" (frankly, this one should go into any Stangg deck over Reclamation Sage). "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Disciple of Freyalise // Garden of Freyalise"}},{"insert":" can turn a post-combat Stangg Twin into a full grip of fresh cards and a handful of life (nothing to flinch at when you run voltron).\n\nBecause of the utility provided by tokens you can sacrifice for more value, the deck ramps a lot, as you need to ramp both into your commander and after Stangg hits the field. It’s also a great way to not be caught dead in the water when he gets removed (main reason for higher Equipment than Aura count).\n\nThe deck includes a convoluted combo of "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Peregrin Took"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Dan Lewis"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Chishiro, the Shattered Blade"}},{"insert":" / "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Barret, Avalanche Leader"}},{"insert":" for infinite tokens. But in these three cards, the combo ends in a draw unless you have either a way to kill a piece of the combo (the tokens created will not have haste though), or you have "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Weftstalker Ardent"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Reckless Fireweaver"}},{"insert":" to burn your opponents down. However, each of the pieces is very good in the deck by itself and it is not the main goal to find it and win that way.\n\nNotable silly interactions:\n\nEquipment that attaches itself on ETB ("},{"insert":{"card-link":"Twin Blades"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Hunter's Bow"}},{"insert":") can be transferred to original Stanng from the "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Stangg Twin"}},{"insert":". This gets especially funny when you manage to make the original Stangg slightly more powerful than the Twin (with moving Twin Blades or when"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Nettlecyst"}},{"insert":" copy falls off from the Twin) and you have "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Pain for All"}},{"insert":" on, dealing damage with the Twin to the original Stangg, burning your opponents before combat.\n\nSince the "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Nettlecyst"}},{"insert":" falls off from the Twin (it’s still so good on Stangg, you don’t care), the Phyrexian Germ on it can be sacked to "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Laurine, the Diversion"}},{"insert":" and co. and if you managed to copy "},{"insert":{"card-link":"One with the Kami"}},{"insert":", both copies on Stangg and the Twin will see it, creating and additional suite of Spirit tokens.\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sarinth Greatwurm"}},{"insert":" triggers for any landfall (not just your own lands) and the Powerstone tokens can feed the "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Transmutation Font"}},{"insert":".\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Dan Lewis"}},{"insert":" turns any Junk, Powerstone, Food or Treasure into a weapon, but you can also equip the "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Gruul Signet"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Slagwoods Bridge"}},{"insert":" (also fetchable by "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Transmutation Font"}},{"insert":" if you have nothing better to do) or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Idol of Oblivion"}},{"insert":" (copy and sac to make an Eldrazi, if you swim in mana).\n\nCurrently testing changes:\n\nGhost Quarter -> Demolition Field\nDecimate -> Collective Resistance\nCreeping Renaissance -> Red XIII\nIdol of Oblivion -> Hero's Heirloom\nTrailblazer's Torch -> Vibranium Strike Gauntlets\nRebel Salvo -> Shellshock\n"}]}