{"ops":[{"insert":"It is probably less obvious on here than it is with the rest of my online presence, but I really love outer space and science fantasy content. I grew up watching Star Wars and am still a dedicated fan to this day. So, when I heard that Magic was doing a space opera set, I was hyped. Then, I when heard that not only was WoTC introducing Spacecraft, but that Legendary ships could also be a Commander, I knew that I had to channel my inner Thrawn/Johnathan Archer/Alexander Koing and build a space navy deck. Finally, I fell in love with the lore and worldbuilding of Edge of Eternities - especially the Pinnacle.\n\nThis deck is the result.\n\nAfter a few "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/14376832/never_fear_the_pinnacle_is_here"},"insert":"failed starts"},{"insert":" early on in spoiler season, I decided to take the Counter Intelligence precon and use it as a base. I cut "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Kilo, Apogee Mind"}},{"insert":" right away - as I have "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/14130161/sonic_knuckles"},"insert":"other plans"},{"insert":" for him - and made "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Inspirit, Flagship Vessel"}},{"insert":" my... well flagship. Inspirit's primary value comes from its ability to quickly charge other Spacecraft (and anything that functions via charge counters) or boost up artifact creatures with +1/+1 counters. The precon's focus is spilt between both kinds of counters, but I decided to focus more on charge counters to go along with my version's larger focus on Spacecraft. When fully charged, Inspirit is also a defensive powerhouse, protecting all of our artifacts from removal - but Inspirit is actually one of the hardest Spacecraft in the deck to fully charge since it cannot target itself. So, both that protection and its 5/5 Flying body are useful - but not always guaranteed.\n\nThe rest of the craft in Inspirit's task force are primarily offensive in nature, as most of the Spacecraft we have seen so far in Jeskai colors want to either damage or destroy opposing fleets. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Warmaker Gunship"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Debris Field Crusher"}},{"insert":" all do varying amounts of damage to our opponents'' creatrues - and Crusher can go face if needed. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Extinguisher Battleship"}},{"insert":" is a supped up version of this the Pinnacle have barrowed from the Kav (I think), which is both a board wipe and a destroy effect for any noncreature permanent. Rounding out the aggressive part of our task force is the "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Specimen Freighter"}},{"insert":", which bounces two non-Spacecraft targets on ETB and charges into 4/7 Flyer that can mill people out in longer games.\n\nThere are also some ships in the task force that take a page out of Inspirit's book and support the rest of the fleet. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Uthros Research Craft"}},{"insert":" draws us cards when we play artifacts (of which there are 40 in the deck) and charges itself into a Flying beater that scales with those same artifacts. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"The Eternity Elevator"}},{"insert":" helps us get to our Spacecraft by ramping us - usually for three colorless but in some cases for 20+ mana of our choice. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"The Seriema"}},{"insert":" finds and protects our best ships and pilots, while "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Rescue Skiff"}},{"insert":" can grab any pilots or modifications that end up in our graveyard for one reason or another.\n\nYes, that is only 10 Spacecraft... but it is 10 of 12 we can legally play in Jeskai colors, and 10 out of 16 total as of the end of the first week of spoiler season. Hopefully we will either get more as spoiler season continues, or in future sets.\n\nThe remaining 90% of the deck is here to either support our Spacecraft, take advantage of Inspirit's first charge tier or turn this pile into a functioning Commander deck.\n\nIn terms of support for our Spacecraft, we have a variety of pilots who give us benefits for becoming tapped by Stationing our ships. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Reluctant Role Model"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Glimmer Seeker"}},{"insert":" - two survivors of Duskmorne - help us by increasing the amount of power we have on the field and allowing us to conserve and acquire resources respectively. Glimmer Seeker also inspired the addition of "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Volatile Wanderglyph"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Hangar Scrounger"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Reckless Racer"}},{"insert":", who also draw us a card when they are tapped. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sami, Ship's Engineer"}},{"insert":" is also here because of Glimmer Seeker, and they give us more tokens to leverage in anyway we need.\n\nWe also run a variety of other charge counter cards to take full advantage of Inspirit's trigger and - thanks to "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Moxite Refinery"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Power Conduit"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Resourceful Defense"}},{"insert":" - act as batteries for our Spacecraft. My favorites have to be "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Astral Cornucopia"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Everflowing Chalice"}},{"insert":". Normally, I am very much not a fan of these cards - and I cut "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Empowered Autogenerator"}},{"insert":" because of that sentiment - but here they redeem themselves by being able to be cast for 0 and then be charged to add mana by either Inspirit, the above mentioned counter movers or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Surge Node"}},{"insert":"/"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Coretapper"}},{"insert":"/"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Energy Chamber"}},{"insert":". "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Pentad Prism"}},{"insert":" is another similar source of ramp, while "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Golem Foundry"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Titan Forge"}},{"insert":" can churn out tokens to Station Spacecraft or defend our life total. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Reckoner Bankbuster"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Insight Engine"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Long-Range Sensor"}},{"insert":" all turn charge counters into card draw, while "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Lux Cannon"}},{"insert":" turns them into the Death Star superlaser.\n\nFinally, we have two charge counter based wincons in the form of "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Darksteel Reactor"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Magistrate's Scepter"}},{"insert":". Darksteel Reactor isn't overly complicated, we can either wait for it to charge up naturally while distracting our opponents with Spacecraft, or we can pile all of our charge counters onto it with Inspirit, the counter movers and the batteries. Magistrate's Scepter is where it gets spicey - because with it, Coretapper and either Inspirit or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Emry, Lurker of the Loch"}},{"insert":" (or it, a Spacecraft, a 3+ power creature and a counter mover), we can achieve infinite turns fairly easily. IDK why Archidekt thinks this is Bracket 2, as that is clearly at least Bracket 3 if not 4, but tbf I did build the rest of the deck like it was a 2... so sue me I guess.\n\nAs for the \"functional commander deck\" side of the pile, we have robust draw, land, proliferate, ramp and removal packages to support the above superstructure.\n\nThe deck runs 15 pieces of card draw - including the above mentioned pilot, Spacecraft and charge counter card draw engines. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Staff of Compleation"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Tezzeret's Gambit"}},{"insert":" are my favorites, as they can also proliferate our counters and help us in other ways. Meanwhile, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain"}},{"insert":" - who has a "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Thirst for Knowledge"}},{"insert":" - is doing her best Uthros Research Craft impersonation, and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Thought Monitor"}},{"insert":" is here to keep an eye on crew morale.\n\nI am currently on 36 lands - which is less than the 40 the precon comes with - but that count has served me well so far. Given the color intensity of Inspirit and some of the other cards in the deck, I built a fetch/shock/surveil/check land manabase with some additions from the precon - in the form of the tango lands - and the main set/Stellar Sights bonus sheet - in the form of "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Adagia, Windswept Bastion"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Inventors' Fair"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mana Confluence"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Nesting Grounds"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Power Depot"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Uthros, Titanic Godcore"}},{"insert":".\n\nWhile I did cut Kilo - which is a great Proliferate card - that wasn't for powerlevel or synergy reasons, so the deck still has nine remaining pieces of proliferation. There are the above mentioned Staff and Gambit, as well as "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Experimental Augury"}},{"insert":", that serve a dual purpose as sources of card advantage. Then there is "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Grateful Apparition"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Thrummingbird"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Patrolling Peacemaker"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Surge Conductor"}},{"insert":", who are creatures that reward us for taking normal game actions by proliferating, and can also tap to Station Spacecraft. Finally, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ripples of Potential"}},{"insert":" is more of a protection piece, but it does proliferate, and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Inexorable Tide"}},{"insert":" is here to kick the "},{"attributes":{"strike":true},"insert":"compleation"},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"cough"},{"insert":" charging into high gear.\n\nRamp wise, aside from the above mentioned Spacecraft and charged rocks, the deck runs a fairly standard package. There are 14 pieces - to get us up to 50 mana sources - that range from rocks like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sol Ring"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Arcane Signet"}},{"insert":" and the new "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Solar Array"}},{"insert":", to dorks like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Crystalline Crawler"}},{"insert":", to cost reducers like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Enthusiastic Mechanaut"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Etherium Sculptor"}},{"insert":".\n\nIn terms of removal, we take our cues from the original precon - keeping staples and deck specific all-stars such as "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Dispatch"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Swan Song"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Swords to Plowshares"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Angel of the Ruins"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Chaos Warp"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Alibou, Ancient Witness"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Organic Extinction"}},{"insert":". I did swap Chain Reaction for "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Delete"}},{"insert":" - which spares our artifact creatures (and charged Spacecraft) while also burning our opponents "},{"attributes":{"strike":true},"insert":"(just imagine it with a fully charged Eternity Elevator)"},{"insert":" - and added the various removal Spacecraft.\n\nAnd that - more or less - is my second stab at a Spacecraft deck. I am really enjoying every aspect of our visit to the Edge, and I hope we can return soon to get more Spacecraft for Inspirit's task force.\n"}]}