{"ops":[{"insert":"How The pillow fort works. "},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"You will get to the point of infinite turns and turn the game into solitaire with this deck in 9 out of 10 games in bracket 3 . You will quickly become the arch enemy. I have made this deck to be as resilient and inevitable as possible within a pretty low budget through cards I have personally collected so there is a good bit of fun jank inside. With that in mind, there are obvious power house upgrades that could be included and a few suboptimal cards, but that to me is part of the fun."},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"italic":true,"color":"#e60000","bold":true},"insert":"The most vital card in this deck is "},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"italic":true,"color":"#e60000","bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Master Transmuter"}},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"italic":true,"color":"#e60000","bold":true},"insert":" . She is the life blood of the deck and must be protected at all cost."},{"attributes":{"color":"#e60000"},"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Its worth noting that"},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Master Transmuter"}},{"insert":" can bounce herself if she is ever targeted with removal. Even more fun, is that you can then put her right back on the battlefield with her own effect. Fantastic card. \n\nThe reason "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Master Transmuter"}},{"insert":" is so strong in this deck is there are so many powerful tutor effects, all of which can be repeated for one blue mana. cards like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Guidelight Pathmaker"}},{"insert":" and"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sphinx Summoner"}},{"insert":" can be bounced and replayed all for one blue mana. You also use "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Master Transmuter"}},{"insert":" to clean cards of finality counters applied by "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Noctis, Prince of Lucis"}},{"insert":" when replaying cards from the yard. \n\nYour first tutor effect should be to find "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Master Transmuter"}},{"insert":" every single time. Because once you have her, you can just replay the tutor effect to get another card for a single mana. From there you begin to assemble your pillows. Those pillows in number of priority are as follows. \n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Illvoi Light Jammer"}},{"insert":" seemingly innocuous card, but with transmuter it is essentially a counter spell to any removal targeting your creatures. tap transmuter, bounce illvoi to hand, then put it back into play with the second half of transmuter. Boom. "},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"A fun interaction is also flickering "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Guidelight Pathmaker"}},{"insert":" to search "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Illvoi Light Jammer"}},{"insert":" to then have it enter the battlefield and attach to whatever creature your opponent was targeting. "},{"attributes":{"indent":1,"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Second tutor card. Whichever you find first, get the next best one. Order of importance is "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"semi"},{"insert":" reliant on the game, but in most cases you want "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sphinx Summoner"}},{"insert":" first, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Guidelight Pathmaker"}},{"insert":" second and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ring of Three Wishes"}},{"insert":" third. "},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"There are some games that I forgo three wishes entirely, but, to find non artifact cards it can come in clutch. "},{"attributes":{"indent":1,"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Esperzoa"}},{"insert":" .Once I have both sphinx and guidelight rocking and rolling, a second way to bounce creatures to get more than 1 tutor a turn is good. Esperzoa is also fantastic at returning illvoi to hand in the event you played it to dodge removal. "},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Esperzoa also does a fantastic job of bouncing the cheap ETB draw cards back to hand. Those cards being "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Baleful Strix"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Instant Ramen"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Elsewhere Flask"}},{"insert":". Once you have "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Etherium Sculptor"}},{"insert":" out they are 1 mana draw one. Also additional artifact ETBs for "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sai, Master Thopterist"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Tidus, Blitzball Star"}},{"insert":". "},{"attributes":{"indent":1,"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"The Endstone"}},{"insert":" . once you have tutors going to search for answers to board state, getting endstone out lets you just begin to dig through your deck effortlessly. I will normally get this out before any of the Big pillows but it still acts as a form of defense since your life total always goes back up to 20 at the end of your turns. "},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Crystal Barricade"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"The Walls of Ba Sing Se"}},{"insert":" and finally "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Darksteel Forge"}},{"insert":" get tutored and brought out by transmuter as needed. Having them in hand is typically enough. You can always flash them in if there is an imminent threat, or just throw em out and let everyone know. "},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"With these three cards out there really isn't much to do to target you down. You get to just build up with impunity. "},{"attributes":{"indent":1,"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Filigree Angel"}},{"insert":". Having this in hand is the final fuck you to any aggression. if by some miracle someone is able to threaten you through the fort, you can flash in angel to gain 30+ life (normally in the mid to high 40s) mid to late game , then just repeat each turn. The defense of the deck is pretty absurd. "},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nThe infinite stall glitch:"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Master Transmuter"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Filigree Angel"}},{"insert":" are a disgusting pair. Bouncing the angel and replaying it for U will make it extremely hard for you to die. Gaining 30+ life on the EXTREME low end for one mana is insane. There is no shortage of ways to ensure you always have "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Filigree Angel"}},{"insert":" in hand should you ever be worried. "},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nPillow fort assembled, it is now time to prepare your board for what you want to do. Yes, there are VERY easy ways to get infinite turns in this deck. The pieces are tutor able, and you can get 2+ of them per turn for next to no mana. Should you want to go that route the different variations are below. "},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Infinite Turns:"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Pre requisite: 5 1 power creatures to crew luxurious locomotive."},{"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Luxurious Locomotive"}},{"insert":" \n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Time Sieve"}},{"insert":" \n\nThis is kind of a slow burn way to go about it, but, it does work. So long as you have 5 creatures to crew "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Luxurious Locomotive"}},{"insert":" you will create 5 treasures which you can then sacrifice to "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Time Sieve"}},{"insert":" to take an extra turn. This is repeatable Ad infinitum so long as the train survives. It does not achieve victory immediately, but, it does give you time to play solitaire while you search for other pieces. It is also the fastest combo to assemble and stall the game if it is running faster than you are able to work. Making the train unblockable with one of the many ways in the deck to do so ("},{"insert":{"card-link":"Rikku, Resourceful Guardian"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Rogue's Passage"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Waterbender Ascension"}},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Manifold Key"}},{"insert":") ensures it lives to make it more reliable. \n\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Infinite damage/turns:"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Phantom Train"}},{"insert":" \n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Academy Manufactor"}},{"insert":" \n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Nuka-Cola Vending Machine"}},{"insert":" \n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Time Sieve"}},{"insert":" \n\nWith a food token on board, sac to "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Phantom Train"}},{"insert":" which due to "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Nuka-Cola Vending Machine"}},{"insert":" creates a treasure token. Creating the treasure triggers "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Academy Manufactor"}},{"insert":" to create a clue/food/treasure instead of just the 1 treasure. This is repeatable endlessly. You then just swing out at someone with trampling "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Phantom Train"}},{"insert":" who is infinite/infinite and sac 5 of your tokens to "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Time Sieve"}},{"insert":" for another turn and killing someone else next turn. \n\nInfinite damage/life gain:"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Al Bhed Salvagers"}},{"insert":" \n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Phantom Train"}},{"insert":" \n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Academy Manufactor"}},{"insert":" \n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Nuka-Cola Vending Machine"}},{"insert":" \n\nExtremely similar situation but no need to ever attack. You just drain everyone with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Al Bhed Salvagers"}},{"insert":" while repeating the above. In this situation you could replace phantom train with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Time Sieve"}},{"insert":" to drain as well. \n\nBIG BOIS:"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Outside of those infinite scenarios, there are no shortage of just large boys that you can punch through with. Cards like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Tidus, Blitzball Star"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Judge Magister Gabranth"}},{"insert":" and the construct of "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Urza, Lord High Artificer"}},{"insert":" all get very large in the deck and can get through most creatures someone may throw out. Or they can just go face with things like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Rogue's Passage"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Manifold Key"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Rikku, Resourceful Guardian"}},{"insert":" (specifically on "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Tidus, Blitzball Star"}},{"insert":" and"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Judge Magister Gabranth"}},{"insert":"). Also any creature equipped with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Machinist's Arsenal"}},{"insert":" immediately becomes the biggest boy on the field. Can even be copied to equip to multiple creatures with either "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Drafna, Founder of Lat-Nam"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Esoteric Duplicator"}},{"insert":" . No shortage of big creatures in the deck outside of just going infinite.\n\n\nGO WIDE:"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The deck also goes wide with cards like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sai, Master Thopterist"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Station Monitor"}},{"insert":" And "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Thopter Spy Network"}},{"insert":". All thopters/drones created can be formidable due to anthems from "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Cid, Timeless Artificer"}},{"insert":" and the abundance of artificers in the deck. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Wurmcoil Larva"}},{"insert":" is even sneakily good with the tokens it creates in the same way. Being able to trade a chunky death touch threat for a card that an opponent cant replace as easily is always fun.\n\n\nWhere is all the Removal?!"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The deck does lack your typical removal packages but it has repeatable ETBs that serve the purpose. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Meteor Golem"}},{"insert":" ,"},{"insert":{"card-link":"White Auracite"}},{"insert":" ,"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Perilous Snare"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Bumbleflower's Sharepot"}},{"insert":" are more than enough removal in most situations. All can be copied with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Drafna, Founder of Lat-Nam"}},{"insert":" and those with ETBs can be flickered with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Master Transmuter"}},{"insert":" at will to blow up or exile additional things. Yes with cage and auracite whatever was previously exiled is returned to the player but if a bigger threat shows up and is more important to lock down its always an option. Plus copying either of those 2 with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Drafna, Founder of Lat-Nam"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Esoteric Duplicator"}},{"insert":" just means you can perpetually imprison more and more things as the game goes on. \n\n\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"bold":true},"insert":"In closing:"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":" The deck does have the inevitability of going infinite with relative safety but its often more fun to find wins through attrition with tokens or just slamming big monsters through. The resilience of the deck is its strength. It can more comfortably bounce back from board wipes than most decks. Every permanent outside of enchantments are able to be brought back from the yard. Non artifacts can be dragged back with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Pre-War Formalwear"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Golbez, Crystal Collector"}},{"insert":" and obviously any artifact with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Noctis, Prince of Lucis"}},{"insert":" . Cards from the yard are also made cheaper by "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Emet-Selch of the Third Seat"}},{"insert":" so rebuilding from board wipes happens way faster than people expect in my experience. \n\n\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#e60000","underline":true},"insert":"Any questions feel free to ask. Hugs n kisses"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n\n\n\n\n\n"}]}