{"ops":[{"insert":"\t\t"},{"attributes":{"italic":true,"bold":true},"insert":"\"Sothera hides a ghost—the Inspirit, a fabled eternity ship adrift in the Garden of Apeiron, a vast and uncanny region at the edge of the system. This massive vessel was once the pride of a distant world, launched and lost to the hazards of Weft travel. To its former crew, however, the Inspirit isn't some quiet tomb; the ship lives through its self-aware artificial mind, Kilo. It's also home to a legion of mechans who have found their way aboard, meditating and toiling tirelessly in pursuit of self-actualization. The Inspirit is a temple, the body of a god, and the promise to mechan pilgrims that somewhere in their code lies the latent possibility of realizing their own consciousness.\""},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"-The Legends of Edge of Eternities"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\t\t\t\t"},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"italic":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Inspirit, Flagship Vessel"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA Deck Primer"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBracket: 3 (Upgraded Pre-Con Base)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Budget: $50 Precon + $200-$800 Upgrades\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLaunch Date: August 1st, 2025\n\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"italic":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Index"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Introductory Notes"},{"insert":" - Bracket, Budget, Apology"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Putting the Spirit in Inspirit"},{"insert":" - Preserving your Pre-Con "},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true,"bold":true},"insert":"\"Take me out to the black\""},{"insert":" - Ship Upgrades/Cuts"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true,"bold":true},"insert":"\"Tell em' I ain't comin' back\""},{"insert":" - The Early Turns"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true,"bold":true},"insert":"\"Burn the land and boil the sea\""},{"insert":" - Your Win Conditions"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true,"bold":true},"insert":"\"You can't take the skies from me\""},{"insert":" - Other Ship Upgrades"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Sitting on the Toilet"},{"insert":" - The Tezzeret Package"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Outro"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\t\t\t\ti. Post-Launch Updates by Set\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t"},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"italic":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Introductory Notes"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"\"You know what the first rule of flying is? Well, I suppose you do, since you already know what I'm about to say.\""},{"insert":"\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"\"I do. But I like to hear you say it.\""},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"\"Love. You can learn all the math in the 'Verse, but you take a boat in the air that you don't love, she'll shake you off just as sure as the turning of the worlds. Love keeps her in the air when she oughta fall down, tells you she's hurtin' 'fore she keens. Makes her a Home.\""},{"insert":"\n\n\t\t2025's Edge of Eternities(EOE) set brought with it a fun little update to Commander. No, planeswalkers still can't be commanders. They got beat to the punch by Spaceships, a new and exciting permanent type for Magic's premier sci-fi set!(No, not you Neon Dynasty because there's a difference between Sci-fi and Cyberpunk. Go ahead and look it up, I didn't.) With EOE, came 2025's final installment of Pre-Con commander decks: "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"World Shaper"},{"insert":", a deck based around bugs and landfall and sacking lands & "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Counter Intelligence"},{"insert":", an artifact based counters/proliferate deck. You're here because land-based decks are lame and you clearly have taste. That, or you were forced by your LGS to buy the decks as a pair and figured \"Why not.\"\n\n\t\tThe goal of this primer is to provide a beginners crash course in playing, upgrading, and shaping your Counter Intelligence deck while keeping "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Inspirit, Flagship Vessel"}},{"insert":" as your commander. If you're looking to build "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Kilo, Apogee Mind"}},{"insert":", the airlock is that way(Kilo requires a bit more specialized combo pieces with the goal of going infinite fast and a greater focus on proliferating).\n\n\t\tThematically, we're going to space, so we're trying to keep everything in the deck as on-theme as possible(art wise). This will effect our budget, and even some of the card choices I decided to Include. \n\n\t\tBracket Wise, we're aiming for a "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Bracket 3"},{"insert":" build. Yes, Archidekt currently is clocking us at a Bracket 4, but it's drunk and needs to go home. We aren't playing \"gamechangers\"(though Esper Sentinel and a certain planeswalker we'll discuss later in PART 6 are probably headed there any day now) with this current build. We do have some strong cards to be sure, and one \"extra turns\" piece for ending the game. But overall, this deck can and will win most of the time via combat damage. With some further upgrades(or downgrades) the deck can be fine tuned for Bracket 4 or drop down to bracket 2. As always, get a good sense for your pod before committing to a build. We'll be keeping this build light on interaction, mostly only keeping the stock pieces the deck came with. Depending on your pod, you can go ahead and add/remove removal, counterspells, and other tricks as you see fit.\n\n\t\tBudget wise, we're looking to make the most significant upgrades for around $200. The current build you see above has a fully upgraded land package, even running some expensive and absolutely frivolous lands that were not in any way necessary. I'm also a sucker for art treatments and went as far as replacing most of the deck's unique rares with their extended frames, 3 Borderless Bondlands, 3 on-color fetches, 3 Unifinity shocks, 3 mythic planet lands are all there. Not to mention replacing a few cards with the Stellar Sights bonus sheet versions and Unfinity basics. Realistically, nearly the entire cost of my current build is 2 pricey non-land cards and my land upgrades. Almost all the key non-lands in the deck can be found for reasonable prices.\n\n\t\tYou should look to play Inspirit if you're interested in the following:\nPlaying an artifact deck with a bit more flavor and feeling than the typical egg, affinity or graveyard loop variety."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Playing a deck with explosive turns."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Playing a deck with interesting and unique turn sequences to puzzle out."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Outer Space"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n\n\t\t\t\t\t "},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"italic":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Part 1: Putting the Spirit in Inspirit"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\t\t\t\t\t "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Preserving the Core of your Pre-Con"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"\"Seems odd you'd name your ship after a battle you were on the wrong side of.\""},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"\"May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one.\""},{"insert":"\n\n\t\tInspirit is a bizarre commander and a promising look at what oddities we may see in the command zone in the future. It's looking to buff your creatures, charge your artifacts, and hedge your board against board wipes. In terms of mechanics we'll be focusing the deck on:\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Charge Counters"},{"insert":" - We have mana rocks, we have removal, we have win conditions, and we have draw engines all fueled by loading them up with multiple counters every turn. Usually, Inspirit will place the first few counters on, with some of our other pieces making sure they stay topped off."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Proliferate"},{"insert":" - A sub theme of the deck, we have a few easily abusable sources of proliferate that we're usually looking to start using in the mid game when we're pushing damage and removing VIP targets."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Radiant/Sunburst"},{"insert":" - The long forgotten multicolor mechanics are back baby! Free charge counters! Free +1/+1 counters! It does it all."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Station"},{"insert":" - The newest mechanic of the bunch, and the most important one in the deck. Station lets you sort of \"crew\" objects with your creatures to level them up and permanently change their abilities and card types. The deck only comes with 2 spaceships you can crew, but we'll be adding more in PART 2. Don't be scared off by what seems like a large investment when building up your charge counters. The creatures in this deck get big fast. Also remember, you can Station spacecraft with other spacecraft and, unlike vehicle crewing, you can keep stationing an object even if you're already stationed it to the maximum ability level."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n\t\tAs mentioned, we're looking to preserve the original decklist where possible. The great news is, WotC has done a stellar job packing this pre-con with some wonderful value and some easy includes. As far as creatures go, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Kilo, Apogee Mind"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Hangarback Walker"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Coretapper"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Etherium Sculptor"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Steel Overseer"}},{"insert":"(replaced with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Iron Spider, Stark Upgrade"}},{"insert":"), "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Surge Conductor"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Patrolling Peacemaker"}},{"insert":", and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Thought Monitor"}},{"insert":" are all fantastic stock pieces included in the box.\n\n\t\tThe full suite of colored artifact lands are also present, which are "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"sometimes"},{"insert":" relevant when it comes to the few creatures you have that check artifact counts or check artifact ETBs. There are also the new R/W dual lands "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Glittering Massif"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Radiant Summit"}},{"insert":" to help us out. Hitting W/U/R on turn three or four is critical to our gameplan, so having that one tapped land in your opening hand isn't so bad. This will be where some much needed upgrades with go a long way, but more on that in PART 2. Overall, you can keep the temples in the deck if you like. A few all-color lands have also come stock. The usual "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Command Tower"}},{"insert":" is back of course, with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Spire of Industry"}},{"insert":" being perfect for our artifact shell, and finally "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Exotic Orchard"}},{"insert":"(replaced with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Castle Doom"}},{"insert":") which can give us access to the other 2 colors not in our Jeskai pie which can be neat when it comes to triggering our Radiant/Sunburst abilities, like those of "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Pentad Prism"}},{"insert":".\n\n\t\tSpeaking of mana rocks, we have the usual suspects "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sol Ring"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Arcane Signet"}},{"insert":" present. For our charge counter shenanigans "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Astral Cornucopia"}},{"insert":" & "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Everflowing Chalice"}},{"insert":" are back. For some fun sunbursting "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Solar Array"}},{"insert":" is the new 'rock on the block and great. Being able to deploy your commander with counters on it removes the initial headache of needing a creature to station it. It also buffs the heck out of your creatures, letting them drop into the battlefield with 1-4 extra power.\n\n\t\tWe also got a few fantastic new card draw pieces we can keep throughout our build. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Uthros Research Craft"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Long-Range Sensor"}},{"insert":"(replaced with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Vision Quest"}},{"insert":"), and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Insight Engine"}},{"insert":" are all great includes getting their first printing. Uthros Research Craft is nutty in terms of consistent card draw and Insight engine is monstrous once you start proliferating and slapping charge counters on it. Insight Engine will refill your hand in two turns with just a couple counters from Inspirit. It's not The One Ring, but it also won't kill you either.\n\n\t\tWe also got a few decent pieces of interaction. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Swan Song"}},{"insert":" as our only stock counterspell, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Chaos Warp"}},{"insert":" for some classic removal, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ripples of Potential"}},{"insert":" gets a great reprint and can keep our board preserved, and finally "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Lux Cannon"}},{"insert":" synergizes well with our commander as it(like nearly everything in the deck) is charge counter-centric. \n\n\t\tOverall, the stock list is wonderfully strong right out the box, so don't feel too pressured to optimize it too quickly. I always recommend playing unaltered pre-cons for a while before upgrading them, as it'll give you a feel for shortcomings and hidden all-stars.\n \n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t"},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"italic":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Part 2: \"Take me out to the black\""},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Priority Ship Upgrades"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"\"If you can't do something smart, do something right.\""},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\t\tWhile the stock decklist is strong, it's missing a few fun toys from sets both old and new, including Edge of Eternities itself, that will let us lean harder into our themes. But first, lets go over cuts:\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Empowered Autogenerator"}},{"insert":" is gonna be our first cut. Yes, the ramp piece looks strong, and it can scale radically in the late game. Trust me, mana will be the least of your issues in the late game. You'll already be running close to 45 mana sources, with a few artifact cost discount cards. At 4 mana and coming in tapped, Autogenerator is a trap."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Fumigate"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Chain Reaction"}},{"insert":" can be cut for any other boardwipe. You can keep them in the deck until you can find other alternatives, but while it's nice that the deck came with 3 sweepers, you can adjust these for your pod."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Experimental Augury"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Thirst for Knowledge"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Universal Surveillance"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Etched Oracle"}},{"insert":", and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mindless Automaton"}},{"insert":" are all solid card draw sources, but are slow and don't scale very well to the late game."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Lux Artillery"}},{"insert":" provides a slow win-con. It's nice in the late game when someone is low, but is a dead card most of the rest of the time. "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Cyberdrive Awakener"}},{"insert":", and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Depthshaker Titan"}},{"insert":" are craterhoof-style finishers. I personally don't love these cards and they get shut down by one of my favorite pet stax pieces we'll be putting in the deck. Depending on your build, you should play them. They're both great, just not for my pod. (If you are playing either, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Vision Quest"}},{"insert":" becomes a must.)"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Moxite Refinery"}},{"insert":" is a new counter manipulator that is a bit too slow. 4 mana is a big investment, especially when it's restricted by sorcery speed. "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Deepglow Skate"}},{"insert":" & "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Thrummingbird"}},{"insert":" help to put counter on things, but aren't artifacts and do very little."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Emry, Lurker of the Loch"}},{"insert":" is a multi-format all-star. And it bores me. Depending on how much resiliency you want to build into your deck, you can leave or cut it."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Alibou, Ancient Witness"}},{"insert":" is a good piece of repeatable removal. At 5 mana on a creature, it's likely to be removed swiftly. But I have another new 5-drop kill something every turn card in mind."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Darksteel Reactor"}},{"insert":" endedup getting the cut after some Bracket 3 playtesting. The card is just too slow and paints a HUGE target on your back the instant it comes down. There are a couple cards that interact well with it, like Moxite Refinery and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Resourceful Defense"}},{"insert":", but most of the time, these cards are too slow and clunky and are usually dead draws most of the game, so they all get the axe."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Lands - This deck comes with good fixing, but a lot of it enters tapped. First priority is to replace your Cycle Lands -> scy Temple Lands -> Pain Lands -> Filter Lands in that order. It's imperative that you hit all three colors by turn 3 and have still have a turn 2 play. More on that in PART 3."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n\t\tNext up, our upgrades:\nCard Draw - "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Thopter Spy Network"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Culling Dais"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Marketback Walker"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Esper Sentinel"}},{"insert":", and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"The Mightstone and Weakstone"}},{"insert":" are going in. Thopter Spy network gives us bodies to Station with and provide some air cover. It also lets us draw 1-3 cards a turn. Culling Dias is 2 cards a turn using our commander's charge counter ability and also gives us a sac outlet if we need to dodge exile removal. You will quickly hit turbo levels of mana in this deck, and you will often be looking for reasons to spend it. Marketback is a solid 2-drop we can use to station Inspirit the turn it comes down and scales well with all our counter effects. Esper Sentinel is a bit pricey, but is another nice early drop we can use to station Inspirit early. If it survives turn 3, we can start putting counters on it to quickly bully cards out of our opponents. The Mightstone and Weakstone give us ramp, card draw & removal when we need it."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Ramp & Discounters - "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Clock of Omens"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Lost Jitte"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Magda, Brazen Outlaw"}},{"insert":", and of course "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Urza, Lord Protector"}},{"insert":". Okay yes, these 4 cards aren't the cards you usually think of when you think \"ramp\" but in this deck, they do the job and all serve dual purpose rolls. Clock of Omens is an artifact deck all-star. You can use it for combat tricks, untapping your mana rocks, and since we're playing 7 artifact lands, it can even help fix you. We also have a few cards that check tapped/untapped status of our creatures. Lost Jitte is just a funny little card. You can load charge counters on it to untap your lands at instant speed, get past pesky blockers, or even beef up your creatures with +1/+1 counters. Small tip, if you have a creature equipped with Jitte and you want to use inspirit to put a +1/+1 counter on it, put 2 charge counters on Jitte instead. This will let you place two +1/+1 counters instead at instant speed. I have won entire games off an ignored Jitte. Stacking counters on it and getting semi-time walks by untapping all your lands and dumping your hand is easy and most opponents won't see the threat Jitte represents until it's too late. Magda will again give us a 2-drop body to station with and will make a treasure when she does so. Urza will be another artifact discounter which will also discount on instants and sorceries. And yes, if need be, we can meld it with Mightstone & Weakstone for some planeswalker shenanigans. I cut "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Cloud Key"}},{"insert":" since Urza also can get our Station going being a creature."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Stax - Pod willing, I decided to put a couple stax cards in the deck. WotC, in it's infinite wisdom and design laziness, has been printing a TON of creatures with ETB effects or Panharmonicon-like effects all across the many formats of magic, mostly as bait for commander players. ETBs are difficult to interact with and annoying. So "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Torpor Orb"}},{"insert":" came along and every year that goes by, I resist the growing temptation to put it in a deck. Well, this year I finally cracked so IN IT GOES. As I pointed out in my cuts, I took out mostly all the etb creatures so Torpor orb can be as 1-sided as possible. (After nearly a year of playtesting, Torpor Orb has traumatized many of my pods and has been a total all-star!) "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ethersworn Canonist"}},{"insert":" on the other hand is an artifact deck classic. You will rarely be casting more than one non-artifact spell a turn seeing as 48 cards in the deck are artifacts(not including lands). Again, also another 2-drop stationing body."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Early Drop Creatures - It is MISSION CRITICAL that you have a 1 or 2 drop in your opening hand that can station Inspirit immediately. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Walking Ballista"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Memnite"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Arcbound Ravager"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Coretapper"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Gold-Forged Thopteryx"}},{"insert":", and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mendicant Core, Guidelight"}},{"insert":"(See! Aetherdrift was good for something!) beef up our early game squad in addition to those mentioned previously. Walking Ballista lets us ping threats and scales like crazy in the late game. Memnite is a little trick I love that pops in when the opponent least expects. They may see that you don't have a creature out turn 2 and decide that Inspirit isn't getting stationed for another 2 turns. Well, along comes Memnite and surprise surprise! Ravager gives us another sac outlet and is mostly there to traumatize old spike players. Coretapper can give us a counter at instant speed or we can sac it for 2 more in case of emergencies. Gold-Forged Thopteryx gives us an evasive, life-linking body to stack +1/+1 counter onto and gives our legends ward. Mendicant is just a big ol' house that can solo-fully station inspirit alone in two turns if you have another artifact or artifact land in play. If it survives, copying artifacts is nice too."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Other Creatures - "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Dreamtide Whale"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Illustrious Wanderglyph"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ironsoul Enforcer"}},{"insert":", and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Cryptothrall"}},{"insert":" round out our crew. Dreamtide can provide a fat chunk of station counters and the proliferate is a nice bonus that can top off our commanders or other tools. Wanderglyph is just crazy and can take over games while buffing our squad. Ironsoul Enforcer gives us a little resiliency if we need to grab some tools from the yard. Cryptothrall gives Inspirit the hexproof it needs when it's fully stationed while it protects the rest of our board."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Win-cons & Removal - "},{"insert":{"card-link":"All Will Be One"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Magistrate's Scepter"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Transmogrifying Wand"}},{"insert":", and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Nibelheim Aflame"}},{"insert":" are here to give our opponent's nightmares. We'll go over the first two in PART 4. Transmogrifying Wand acts similar to Lux Cannon for creatures and is easy to restock it's charge counters with Inspirit's first station ability. Nibelheim Aflame is our board wipe. That it can hit everything but Inspirit means we can pull off a 1-sided boardwipe while our creatures stay protected by our commander's full station ability."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The stars of the show: EOE battleships - "},{"insert":{"card-link":"The Seriema"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought"}},{"insert":", & "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Extinguisher Battleship"}},{"insert":". Seriema is a tutor that can get us Mendicant, Magda, Jhoira, Urza or Kilo. Its also easy AF to station and protects some of our board from wipes. Having a fully station Seriema & Inspirit is a nightmare for our opponents to deal with. Dawnsire is our replacement for Alibou and is way sexier. 10 to station isn't too difficult for this deck, and sending a 20/20 beatstick in the air by the midgame isn't too shabby either. Extinguisher Battleship is a brutal on-theme curve topper that can remove the biggest threat and wipe most of the board. If inspirit is fully stationed, it survives the 4 damage and protects your team. The 5 station cost for a 10/10 beatstick in the air is also clutch."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"One extra note about "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Clock of Omens"}},{"insert":": It's a scary-good combo piece. You can pair it with Kilo to stack multiple proliferate triggers, and stack Solar Array or a flipped "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Thousand Moons Smithy // Barracks of the Thousand"}},{"insert":" triggers for a sudden army of large beaters. Alongside your artifacts in the late game, it gives them more utility."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Last-Lastly The Lands - Fetches, Shocks, the new Station Lands, bondlands, the counter/artifact related lands from EOE's Stellar Sights, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Plaza of Heroes"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Academy Ruins"}},{"insert":" & "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Raugrin Triome"}},{"insert":" were my swap-ins to beef up my land base. Having untapped lands on Turns 2 & 3 are you main targets during the opening of your game. Adjust to your budget. Your stock list is honestly decent but replacing your tapped lands is the priority. If you can keep all the art as space-theme as possible(like I tried to do) even better."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n\t\t\t\t "},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"italic":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Part 3: \"Tell em' I ain't comin' back\""},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"The Early Turns"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"\"I aim to misbehave.\" "},{"insert":"\n\n\tOkay, time to fire up those engines and get rolling! The game has yet to start and every hand looks good(or bad), so what do you want to keep? Lets go over what you want to do in your opening turns, so we know what hand will help us accomplish those objectives. \n\nA walkthrough of your early turns:\n\nTurn 1: We run 11 tapped lands, so our typical 3-land hand will have 1 tapped land on average. We have few 1-mana plays we'll usually want in place right away(Sol Ring & Esper Sentinel) so leading with a tapped land is our standard turn 1. "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Turn 2: Usually the most critical turn oddly, you goal is to set up for Inspirit next turn. We run 14 creatures that can come down on Turn 2, some of which scale well in the late game(the (X)(X) creatures) and some that provide early utility(Magda). Most of these creatures are innocuous-looking and will rarely warrant removal on their own. "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Turn 3: The first turn with real choices. If the board looks clear, play Inspirit and go to station with your 2-drop. Place the counter on the creature, or, if you have Everflowing Chalice or Astral Cornucopia, play them for X=0 and toss two charge counters on them for next turn so you'll be going into turn 4 with 5-6 mana."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nThis foothold will set us up for future turns, and we can start deploying our charge counter pay-offs or card draw sources immediately.\n\nThere are a few times you can go off-script:\n\nHands with Memnite allow you to skip your turn 2 creature play in case you start off with 2 tapped lands. You can sometimes catch opponents off-guard as they may assume you're playing Inspirit a turn late if they see no creature on board, just for Memnite to come down at the same time and start stationing."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Solar Array in your opening hand can also be a reason to delay deploying Inspirit. Playing Array on Turn 3 and then deploying an Inspirit with 3 counters can be mean you don't necessarily need a creature to open with. Copying Solar Array with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Phyrexian Metamorph"}},{"insert":" can also set you up for explosive turns as SUNBURST CAN STACK."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nTurn 4+:\nNot much to say here. Start deploying your interaction, building your board, and drawing your win-cons. "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Don't always be in a rush to fully Station Inspirit to 8. Letting it dodge creature removal can sometimes be a boon."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"What you want to see in an opening hand:\n3+ lands that can come in untapped on T2 & T3 while giving you access to all 3 colors by T3."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"A 2-drop creature you can use to station."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n\t\t\t "},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"italic":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Part 4: \"Burn the land and boil the sea\""},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Your Win Conditions"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"\"Mercy is the mark of a great man... Guess I'm just a good man... Well, I'm alright.\""},{"insert":"\n\n\tGames have to end, and we've got some fun and fair ways to do that:\n\nCombat Damage - That's right. We're attacking like it 2012. We have 5 battleships, a few fliers, and some bodies that get big quickly. Once we've established a board presence behind one or two battleships, you're usually clocking people in 1-2 turns. Mostly, your team can gum up the board long enough for you to deploy/build up beaters or find your other win-cons. Again, stationing is really easy to do, and by midgame, you'll regularly be fully stationing spacecraft the turn you play them. Dawnsire & Extinguisher are all-stars, with the latter being one of the best cards in the deck. You still have a few other non-spacecraft threats. The three ballistas, ravager, Mendicant Core, Dreamtide, Starwinder, Peacemaker, and Wanderglyph are legit threats in the endgame."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"All Will Be One - Okay. This is your kill-on-sight game ender. With 1 or two ships in play, you can just keep stationing repeatedly and nuke the board. Having this out with a Clock of Omens will let you murder 2+ players right away normally. Every station becomes a burns spell. (Also, I swear I put it in the deck but in 40+ games I have yet to draw it. I believe it has since faded into myth.) (Update: We started drawing it and have never lost when we do. It's usually an instant concede if opponents don't have an answer on hand.)"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Magistrate's Scepter - Okay, when I said \"fun and fair,\" I kinda lied. This is an auto-win card I included specifically for those moments where the game just needs to end or when you have a \"but my deck is a 7\" player doing some kinda degeneracy and you need to pour some salt on. I will usually ask my playgroup if I can tuck and redraw when it comes up, since it's sometimes impossible to intercept the turn it comes down before the infinites begin. I kinda would consider cutting this if you don't want it as an option. (I swap in "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Liberator, Urza's Battlethopter"}},{"insert":" at lower powered tables.)"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\t\t\t "},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"italic":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Part 5: \"You can't take the skies from me\""},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\t\t\t\t"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Other Ship Upgrades & Considerations"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"\"I look after me and mine. That don't include you 'less I conjure it does.\""},{"insert":"\n\n\t\tSo, as I've been playtesting, I've kinda treated the sideboard as a rotating roster, swapping in a few cards here and there and trying to find that perfect power for my pod. Some cards you may want to consider as well:\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Goblin Welder"}},{"insert":" & "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Goblin Engineer"}},{"insert":" - can give you some resilience and recursion if you need it and give you small bodies to station."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Weapons Manufacturing"}},{"insert":" - is a cool card from Edge of Eternities that can discourage enemies from nuking the artifacts in play. I don't have a good sac outlet for it besides Archbound Ravager, but your mileage may vary."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Thoughtcast"}},{"insert":" & "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Voyage Home"}},{"insert":" - give more card draw if you feel you need it."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Tezzeret the Seeker"}},{"insert":" - is a beast and can fetch out the pieces you need when you need them. "},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ion Storm"}},{"insert":" - Is a Tekuthal-like card that lets you remove counters and provides a good mana sink/removal source. Remember that if an opponent tries to use creature-removal on Inspirit, you can remove counters to convert Inspirit back into a non-creature and fizzle the spell."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"You can also add the big artifact finishers to your build: "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Cyberdrive Awakener"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Depthshaker Titan"}},{"insert":", or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Kappa Cannoneer"}},{"insert":". "},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t"},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"italic":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Part 6: Sitting on the Toilet"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"The Tezzeret Package"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\t\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"\"You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go beat you with till you understand who's in ruttin command here.\""},{"insert":"\n\n\t\tEvery ship needs a captain and sometimes that captain has showcase art that makes him look like he's taking a poop. Edge of Eternities brought with it the newest colorless planeswalker, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Tezzeret, Cruel Captain"}},{"insert":". I had my eye on this bad boy during spoiler season and he was another pet card I wanted to squeeze into the deck for both mechanical and thematic reasons. Tezzeret and his support package can get a little pricey, but he provides the deck some great utility. First, lets go through his 4 abilities in or order of strength/relevance starting with the strongest:\n\n(-3 : Search your library for an artifact card with mana value 1 or less, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.) This tutor is amazing. \"1 or less\" means that, unlike the final ability of "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Urza's Saga"}},{"insert":", you can grab artifacts with (X) in their mana costs. There are a total of 16 targets to fetch with Tezzeret: "},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"7 Lands! Need a land? Why not make it an artifact land: "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ancient Den"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Great Furnace"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Seat of the Synod"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Razortide Bridge"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Rustvale Bridge"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Silverbluff Bridge"}},{"insert":", and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Power Depot"}},{"insert":" ."},{"attributes":{"indent":1,"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"4 Mana Rocks & Ramp pieces for charge counter tech: "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sol Ring"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Astral Cornucopia"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Everflowing Chalice"}},{"insert":", & "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Lost Jitte"}},{"insert":"."},{"attributes":{"indent":1,"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"5 Creatures: "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Memnite"}},{"insert":" if you need a quick blocker but don't have mana, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Esper Sentinel"}},{"insert":" is you need the card draw, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Walking Ballista"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Hangarback Walker"}},{"insert":", and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Marketback Walker"}},{"insert":"(See! Aetherdrift was good for something else too!) if you want to start putting big bodies on the field. "},{"attributes":{"indent":1,"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":" (+0 : Untap target artifact or creature. If it's an artifact creature, but a +1/+1 counter on it.) Great utility. Untap your charged up Everflowing Chalice, grow your Walking Ballista, or just use it to untap a creature after using it to station so you have a blocker. "},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"(Whenever an artifact you control enters, put a loyalty counter on Tezzeret.) Note that it doesn't say \"nontoken artifact.\" Treasure tokens, Thopter tokens, they all grow Tezzeret. If Tezzeret survives a turn in play, this ability can ensure he gets monstrous quickly. It's not uncommon to use his -3 or his -7 ability back to back for multiple consecutive turns."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"(-7 : You get an emblem with \"At the beginning of combat on your turn, put three +1/+1 counters on target artifact you control. If it's not a creature, it becomes a 0/0 Robot artifact creature.) You'll almost never use this ability unless you've already fetched out most of your other creatures and you're just closing out the game. Not a bad ability by any means, but unlikely to effect the board state very much."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n\t\tIn all, Tezzeret is a fantastic addition to the deck. Even if you're only running a few fetchable targets(like Sol Ring and Jitte) Tezzeret is a good consideration. IMO More decks should probably be playing him but ours is perfect for him and his support pieces, which serve our core gameplan already.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t"},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"italic":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Part 7: Outro"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\t\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"\"I'm a leaf on the wind, watch how I soar.\""},{"insert":"\n\n\t\tWell, it's been nearly a year since I started writing this primer(my first one too!) and we're finally across the finish line. Apologies to those who have been patiently waiting. I've had a ton of fun piloting this deck in the last year and it's in my personal top 3 decks in terms of fun. Powerlevel-wise, it's just strong enough to swing at Bracket 4 tables, but is mostly at home in Bracket 3 pods. If you're looking to take it to B4, I recommend adding more interaction(Counterspells/Protection/Removal) before taking her out of port. I plan on updating my decklist as new cards debut, so tune back in for updates and I hope this guide helps give you new pilots some fun ideas a some direction in which to take your builds.\n\n\t\tMahalo for stopping by and giving this a read!\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Per Audatia Ad Astra"},{"insert":"\n\n\n\n\n\t\t"},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"italic":true,"bold":true},"insert":"i. Post Launch Updates by Set (considerations)"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n\nMarvel's Spider Man(SPM) - Sept 26, 2025\n\t"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Iron Spider, Stark Upgrade"}},{"insert":" - It's a slightly better Steel Overseer, with card draw when you have some extra mana to spare. My 3-drop slot got a bit crowded, but if you need added card draw, it's not a bad p/u. (replaced Steel Overseer)\n\nTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles(TMT/TMC) - March 6, 2026\n\t"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ravenous Robots"}},{"insert":" - For go-wide/token builds, this card is great. 2-Drop station body that makes a small army rather quickly.\n\t"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Krang, Utrom Warlord"}},{"insert":" - Solid Curve-Topper for closing out the game. Good if you're running a "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Repurposing Bay"}},{"insert":" package. \n\t"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Weather Maker"}},{"insert":" - 3-Drop Mana rock you can swap in for Aetheric Amplifier if you need something a little more effectual. It's pretty much a baby Lux Cannon. (replaced Aetheric Amplifier)\n\t"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Hidden Hideout"}},{"insert":" - A strict upgrade to a lot of our tapped lands. The lifelink can be great in a pinch. (replaced Mystic Monastery)\n\t"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Technodrome"}},{"insert":" - A 2-drop that can fully station Inspirit alone by T4 is nothing to scoff at. It's a 6/6 beatstick as early as T4 and can provide some card draw when needed. Reach and Trample makes this card a serious threat if ignored. (replaced Spawn Pit)\n\nMarvel Super Heroes(MSH) - June 26, 2026\n "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Castle Doom"}},{"insert":" - Untapped color-fixing that can kinda become a body in a pinch. (replaced Exotic Orchid)\n\n "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Vision Quest"}},{"insert":" - Esper Sentinel from the library onto the battlefield or back from the graveyard? Yes please. (testing: replaced Long-Range Sensor) \n\nUpcoming:\n\nThe Hobbit(HOB) - August 14, 2026\n "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Fateful Discovery"}},{"insert":" - 5-mana enchantment that draws a card whenever an artifact ETBs. Seems kind of win-more, but we'll test.\n\nStar Trek(TRK/TRC) - November 13, 2026\n "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Brad Boimler, Eager Ensign"}},{"insert":" - The relevant half of a doubling season, and can station. Wish it was an artifact, but it's still a solid 2-drop. \n\n "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Crystalline Entity"}},{"insert":" - Well... not much to say about this one. It's just crazy. One-sided wipe on an ETB. Absurd. \n\n "},{"insert":{"card-link":"U.S.S. Enterprise-D, Galaxy-Class"}},{"insert":" - I doubt this will find a home here, as our 3-drop slot is already a bit cluttered. But it is cool and might get swapped with Dawnsire while we test.\n\n Otherwise, TRC is bringing us a new Jeskai(W/U/R) commander deck with Federation Fleet, which is tagged with \"Seek out Card Draw\" & \"Charge your Spaceships\" which are things we're definitely doing already. With 33 new cards in the deck, I'm sure there'll be at least a couple new toys for consideration.\n\n"}]}