{"ops":[{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Doctor Doom, King of Latveria"},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Bracket 2 — Precon with Upgrades"},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"You have entered the domain of Doctor Doom. Victory is not hoped for. Victory is planned."},{"insert":"\n\nThis deck is not built around a single path to victory. Doom has no need for such limitations. Instead, we build our board, accumulate our advantages, and patiently assemble the pieces of our inevitable conquest.\n\nThe deck embraces the "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Villain"},{"insert":" theme, using our numerous Villains and their "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"connive"},{"insert":" triggers to generate value while steadily building an overwhelming board presence. We draw. We filter. We grow stronger. We assemble our army.\n\nAnd then, when the moment is right, "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Latveria strikes."},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"The Loki Protocol"},{"insert":"\n\nOne of the most spectacular ways to end the game is through "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Loki, Lord of Misrule"},{"insert":".\n\nLoki can create additional copies of "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Doctor Doom, King of Latveria"},{"insert":", turning a single Doom into an entire army of Doom.\n\nAnd Doom does not tolerate inefficient armies.\n\nWith multiple copies of our commander on the battlefield, a single "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"land discard"},{"insert":" can deal enormous amounts of damage to our opponents — potentially "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"10, 14, or even more damage"},{"insert":", depending on how many Dooms we have managed to assemble.\n\nThe more Dooms, the better.\n\nNaturally, "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Roaming Throne"},{"insert":" has an important role here, doubling the relevant triggered abilities and allowing our Villainous machinery to become even more absurd.\n\nThis is not merely an army.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"This is Doom multiplied."},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"The Villainous Conquest"},{"insert":"\n\nNot every victory needs to come directly from Doctor Doom.\n\nOur Villains are perfectly capable of conquering the battlefield themselves.\n\nThe deck generates a strong board state through its Villain theme and the many "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"connive triggers"},{"insert":" spread throughout the deck. Connive allows us to continuously improve our creatures while digging deeper into the deck for the pieces we need.\n\nWe are not merely accumulating cards.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"We are accumulating power."},{"insert":"\n\nThe strategy is simple:\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Plan. Build. Prepare. Strike."},{"insert":"\n\nA particularly devastating sequence is to first clear the battlefield with a board wipe such as "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Blasphemous Act"},{"insert":", removing the obstacles that stand between Doom and victory.\n\nThen comes "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Behold the Sinister Six!"},{"insert":"\n\nWith the battlefield cleared, we can rebuild faster than our opponents and deploy powerful creatures and key figures such as "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"The Squadron Sinister"},{"insert":", whose presence can give our six Villains "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"haste"},{"insert":".\n\nThe result?\n\nAn army that was waiting patiently for its moment suddenly becomes an army attacking immediately.\n\nYour opponents will have no time to rebuild.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"The Doomsday Plan"},{"insert":"\n\nBut let us not forget the most important principle of this deck:\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Everything ultimately serves Doom."},{"insert":"\n\nWith "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Doctor Doom, Unrivaled"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Doomsday"},{"insert":", and "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Doombot Harbinger"},{"insert":", we can pursue yet another path toward our inevitable victory.\n\nThese cards allow us to embrace the most important aspect of playing Doctor Doom:\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"There is always another plan."},{"insert":"\n\nIf one strategy fails, another is already in motion.\n\nIf the battlefield is lost, rebuild it.\n\nIf the army is destroyed, create another.\n\nIf the opponents believe they have finally stopped Doom…\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"They have merely activated the next phase of his plan."},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"The Doom Doctrine"},{"insert":"\n\nThis deck rewards patience and careful sequencing.\n\nDo not rush merely because you "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"can"},{"insert":".\n\nDoom does not beg for victory.\n\nDoom "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"engineers"},{"insert":" it.\n\nUse your early turns to establish your board and generate value through your Villains and connive effects. Identify which pieces of the deck are most useful for the current game, and quietly assemble the necessary components.\n\nThen choose your moment.\n\nPerhaps the table is weakened and "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Loki, Lord of Misrule"},{"insert":" can multiply your Dooms.\n\nPerhaps "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Roaming Throne"},{"insert":" can turn a strong board into an overwhelming one.\n\nPerhaps "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Blasphemous Act"},{"insert":" clears the way for "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Behold the Sinister Six!"},{"insert":" and an immediate assault.\n\nOr perhaps the true plan is to unleash "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Doctor Doom, Unrivaled"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Doomsday"},{"insert":", and "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Doombot Harbinger"},{"insert":" and bring the entire operation to its conclusion.\n\nThere is no single correct path.\n\nThere is only "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Doom’s path"},{"insert":".\n\nYour opponents may believe they are playing a game of Commander.\n\nThey are mistaken.\n\nThey are participating in "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Doom’s master plan"},{"insert":".\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Latveria will prevail."},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"— Doctor Victor von Doom"},{"insert":"\n"}]}