{"ops":[{"insert":"Similar to my Chulane deck in that it has high powered cards like tutors, recursion, removal, etc. But it tends to durdle and turn into solitaire. It seems to take a while to get my value engine going, and once I do, I have a lot of cards in hand, permanents, and mana, but it is hard to do anything with them. There are a few ways to get infinite mana with Basalt Monolith and other combo pieces like Rings of Brighthearth, as well as some continuous untapping of artifacts that allow me to draw cards, but it's hard to finish the game. I think I struggle remembering which combo pieces to use and which things need to trigger to win. I wonder if there is a way I could make this deck less combo-y and more straightforward so that it's more fun for myself to play and the table to play against. I really like the commander and the theme of it, I just need more to do than try to do combo off all the time.\n\nCards I'm thinking of cutting:\nWhispersilk Cloak (mostly there for protection, maybe redundant when I have Lightning Greaves and Swiftfoot Boots)"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Umbral Mantle (weird mechanic, I'm not good at using it)"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Trading Post (lots of modes, but I typically go for the Draw a card one, and its at a point where I already have too much going on, so it can feel a bit forgettable and redundant)"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Thousand-Year Elixir (only really good to enable Osgir on the first turn he comes out. But that feels maybe too situational? I suppose tapping him is good, but I feel like I just don't play this card very well)"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Soul-Guide Lantern (one of many cantrip artifacts. Modal graveyard hate plus card draw feels okay, not amazing?)"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Staff of Domination (similar to Trading Post, I stick to mainly one mode for card draw. Maybe either keep this or trading post and remove the other?)"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Mirage Mirror (never feels that good. Don't get much value in getting it back from the graveyard, as there is no ETB, and making it into a copy is situational)"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Mycosynth Wellspring (one of many cantrips)"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Rings of Brighthearth (worth keeping if I want to keep the Basalt Monolith combo. But I don't feel I get value out of it outside of that combo?)"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Manifold Key (worth keeping if I want to keep the Basalt Monolith combo. But I don't feel I get value out of it outside of that combo?)"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Krak-Clan Ironworks (I feel like I don't take enough advantage of this and instead use a lot of cantrips to get out lands. Which is the better approach?)"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Coveted Jewel (Cool to copy it and draw 6 cards, but that rarely happens. Pretty high CMC too)"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Ichor Wellspring (One of many cantrips)"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Brainstone (one of many cantrips, although can take more than one turn to pay off)"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Battlemage's Bracers (only really good when equipped to Osgir, otherwise kind of a dead card)"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Lion Sash (it's an Artifact, but never really feels on theme)"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Zirda, the Dawnwaker (decent enabler for Osgir and Basalt, but not many other situations. Plus it's not an artifact.)"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Skyscanner (one of many cantrips, but this time on a semi-expensive creature)"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Oswald FIddlebender (tutors are nice, although he can be limiting depending on the stage of the game I'm at)"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Steel Hellkite (Cool when I get 2 of these as beaters. Acts as half a boardwipe sometimes, but that doesn't happen often)"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Walking Ballista (I usually think of this as the thing to dump all of my mana from Basalt into, but it's hard to tutor for given the 0 CMC, and most of my tutoring is CMC specific)"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Platinum Angel (pet card but really doesn't do much)"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Myr Battlesphere (fun beater but is it worthwhile?)"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Kuldotha Forgemaster (like it in theory, but expesnive to play and expensive to activate)"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Jhoira's Familiar (enabler that is a little too expensive)"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Hellkite Tyrant (fun beater but I don't know if I've ever gotten the 20 artifact win)"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Filigree Familiar (one of many cantrips)"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Eldrazi Displacer (I don't even remember why it's in here? Probably a combo piece, but the fact that I can't remember shows that I'm not playing it well)"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Ethersworn Canonist (It's an artifact, but is stax with no real payoff worth it? I guess I typically am less effected by it than opponents, but does that mean it's acutally good in this deck?)"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Crashing Drawbridge (only really good for Osgir. I suppose some of the beater creatures being able to attack is nice, but often feels like a dead card)"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Combustible Gearhulk (I like modal, but oponent's choice modal isn't ideal, and I feel like the damage dealt is never that great. Plus it has a high CMC.)"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Bronze Guardian (Kind of a fun protection card and possible beater, but not amazing)"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Boros Charm (mostly sticking to the 4 damage mode. I wonder if I could find any removal stapled onto an artifact for better value?)"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Generous Gift (I wonder if I could find any removal stapled onto an artifact for better value?)"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Daretti, Scrap Savant (Is artifact graveyard recursion on a Planeswalker that good when my commander and sometimes other cards can already do that?)"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Ugin, the Ineffable (the removal is nice and mana reducer is nice, but at 6 mana, it's expensive and probably won't stick around long. Plus, maybe an artifact or creature would be more durable while giving the mana discount)"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Ancient Tomb (decent but running a proxy since my copy is in another deck. I don't love doing that and this doesn't make or break games)"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Inventor's Fair (I don't feel I often get the benefit of the tutor. I often forget about this and don't want to sacrifice lands when artifacts are such a more valuable sacrifice in this deck)"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"}]}