{"ops":[{"insert":"Your standard Selesnya Enchantment/Equipment Voltron deck with an Un-Counterable, Warded, Trample Bear as the Commander."},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Wilson, Refined Grizzly"}},{"insert":" is the commander. He can't be countered, is hard to kill because he has ward, has outstanding keywords, and a low mana cost. \n\nBringing "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Flaming Fist"}},{"insert":" as the background gives double strike for commander damage, double damage triggers from a number of important cards, and provides access to white in the commander's color identity.\n\nThe deck is pretty well balanced with 13 Draw pieces, 11 Evasion pieces, 16 Protection pieces, 17 Pump pieces, 14 Ramp pieces, 5 Recursion pieces, 13 Removal pieces, 8 Stax pieces in case someone else is running away with the game and you need to slow them down, 8 Tutors for redundancy in case the draws just aren't going your way, and 35 lands. (This is far more than enough with the amount of included ramp and an average mana value of 2.5.) Could the deck run 38 lands? Yes, I agree with Rachel Weeks most of the time but in this case, the overall mana value of the deck is 165 and there are only 10 cards included at mana value 4 or above. There are 14 pieces of ramp and five of them are very efficient one mana ramp cards. You will generally have the 3-4 mana you need to play something on every turn. This is not a bracket 4 competitive deck, it's bracket 2 Voltron so you should get to participate. \n\nMake sure are viewing grouped by Categories (Multiple) so you can see the intended use for included cards.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Bracket 2: "},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Rules wise, the deck sits firmly in Bracket 2 without any game changers, but it is definitely efficient enough to play in a Bracket 3 pod if required. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Crop Rotation"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Enlightened Tutor"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Teferi's Protection"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"The One Ring"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Smothering Tithe"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Drannith Magistrate"}},{"insert":", and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Serra's Sanctum"}},{"insert":" can all be added, but if you bring this to try and really duke it out with well built 3s and 4s, you are probably going to run into way too much removal to be competitive. Voltron as an archetype is just too vulnerable and WAY too slow to play at higher power levels. Plus the deck has almost no stack interaction. This deck cannot win at instant speed. If you wanted to build a deck like this to compete at a higher level, there would be A LOT more Stax and it really wouldn't play the same. Rule Zero conversations are important. For this deck I usually tell folks that \"It is a well built Selesnya Voltron deck. It is bracket two and focuses on winning through commander damage with lots of enchantments and equipment. It has some stax in it because Voltron is a fairly weak overall strategy that wants to play a slightly slower game, but nothing super un-fun to play against. Mostly things that prevent interaction on my turn.\" That is how I describe it during every rule zero conversation. I do not mind answering any questions that folks might have about the deck. \n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Tutor targets:"},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"For an early game Aura/Enchantment tutor your probably want "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Strong Back"}},{"insert":". For a late game Aura/Enchantment tutor you probably want "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Super State"}},{"insert":" to close things out. In the mid-game, you will likely search for one of your card draw engines like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Trouble in Pairs"}},{"insert":" but truthfully if you are ramping well, you will probably search for Super State anyway. For an equipment tutor, you basically always want to grab the "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Buster Sword"}},{"insert":". You can definitely choose to tutor up other things as the situation requires. If it is mid-game and you have ok mana but aren't in a position to alpha strike the whole table with a Super State Wilson yet, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Songbirds' Blessing"}},{"insert":" is great to start dumping auras onto the battle field as you are getting ready to one shot folks. \n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Hidden Gems: "},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The first hidden gem I wanted to mention is "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Petrified Hamlet"}},{"insert":". Hamlet is a great include in a Voltron deck where we are worried about seeing a "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Maze of Ith"}},{"insert":" across the table from us. With this new land from Strixhaven, we just name Maze of Ith as it enters and it will shut them off from "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"ALL"},{"insert":" of our opponents as long as our Hamlet remains in play. This land is selling for less than $1 for a basic non-foil printing. Compared to the price of a "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Wasteland"}},{"insert":", a "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Strip Mine"}},{"insert":", or a "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Boseiju, Who Endures"}},{"insert":", it is looking to be our best include to deal with one of our deck's biggest counters. Not only is it an inexpensive card to deal with one of the deck's biggest counters, but unlike our "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Demolition Field"}},{"insert":", we do not have to pay into it and sac it to use it. \n\nAnother hidden gem that is very overlooked is "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Secluded Starforge"}},{"insert":". This land is less than $1, comes in untapped, taps for colorless mana, and in the late game allows you to pay two mana and tap it, then tap all the equipment you have on the field, whether it is equipped to a creature or not, or even tap unused treasures, to pump something up before you swing. It is difficult to interact with, assists in our primary game plan, and comes in untapped as a functional land. All for less than 50 cents for a base printing.\n\nA niche protection piece to talk about that I happen to really like is "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Angel's Grace"}},{"insert":". It recently took the spot of "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Clever Concealment"}},{"insert":" in the deck. It often felt like we weren't holding up enough mana for Clever Concealment, and Angel's Grace is a pretty unexpected way to prevent a loss to a combo-deck. It feels like a really good include for a deck with the weaknesses that this deck has to prevent a loss at instant speed. A similar card for this slot could be "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Flare of Fortitude"}},{"insert":", but again it is 4 mana and there are only 11 possible creatures that we could sac to make it free, and our commander does not count.\n\nThe last hidden gem I wanted to mention is "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Lion Sash"}},{"insert":". Lion sash has recently taken the spot of "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Calamity's Wake"}},{"insert":" in the deck as my favorite piece of graveyard hate. It is targeted, repeatable, and asymmetrical graveyard hate that buffs itself as a creature, or our commander if we equip it to Wilson, and is the exact same mana value as Calamity's Wake. All in all it is just a better include and it's most expensive printing is all of three bucks. As has been said by many folks in the hobby, more graveyard hate is better than less and this is repeatable graveyard hate at instant speed that can be tutored for with multiple cards in the deck. And if you need to exile whole graveyards, then "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Scavenger Grounds"}},{"insert":" is still included.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Coming Soon: "},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The Hobbit is here. New cards have been added. \n\nImprovements: (Cards listed in the Maybeboard.)"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nI keep a set of a few game changers and some other spare cards, the ones found in the maybeboard, with the deck in case the vibe in the pod is that it is too powerful to play in bracket 2 and we are going to play games as bracket 3. To \"quick swap\" this deck to a bracket 3, I swap out "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Monologue Tax"}},{"insert":" for "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Smothering Tithe"}},{"insert":", I swap out "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Cloak of the Bat"}},{"insert":" for "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Crop Rotation"}},{"insert":", and lastly I swap out "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Selesnya Sanctuary"}},{"insert":" for "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Serra's Sanctum"}},{"insert":". (This is usually where I stop making changes and just play.)\n\nI am aware of how expensive "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Serra's Sanctum"}},{"insert":" is. It's far and away the most expensive card included in the deck or on the maybeboard because it is on the reserved list. It is essentially "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Gaea's Cradle"}},{"insert":" for this deck with 28 enchantments in it. If you cannot afford it as one of your game changers, substitute it for one of the others, or just leave it out entirely. It is not going to make or break upgrading the deck. As I stated above, this deck has a very low mana curve, and if one of the other game changers you are going to include is Smothering Tithe, you are not going to have any mana problems. I only included it because I own one. If you aren't putting in a Serra's Sanctum, then I wouldn't include the "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Crop Rotation"}},{"insert":". Crop Rotation will generally be used to find the Serra's Sanctum in most circumstances, but it is also useful to find any one of our really good utility lands in a clutch situation. I would probably go with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Drannith Magistrate"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"The One Ring"}},{"insert":" instead. \n\nThis is a decent enough set of changes to make this a bracket 3 deck and still play without feeling like you are seriously outgunned. It's still voltron which will be a pretty low powered bracket three deck, but that's just the way the game is at present.\n\nWith these changes you would always mulligan for a 3 land hand with at least 1 draw engine or tutor. Your "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Idyllic Tutor"}},{"insert":" would basically always be used to find "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Smothering Tithe"}},{"insert":" if it is in your opening hand or one of your early draws. Your "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Archdruid's Charm"}},{"insert":" will usually be to find your "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Esper Sentinel"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sram, Senior Edificer"}},{"insert":" for lots of early draw. \n\nThese changes make the deck bracket 3 because of the game changers, and you can do it if you want or feel you need to because of the vibe of wherever you are playing, but it can make some folks salty with the amount of stax, so just be aware of that and have good pregame conversations. It's always important to have good pregame conversations and be honest about what you are playing. Bring more than one deck with you and be flexible with folks who just want to play a game and have fun. \n\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"When it comes to budget, the deck can be built for "},{"attributes":{"italic":true,"bold":true},"insert":"significantly"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" cheaper if cost is a major factor for you."},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nIf you aren't interested in reading through this whole section and making your own changes, I built an ultra budget version of the deck that should function just fine "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/22835519/budget_buildabear"},"insert":"Here."},{"insert":" It came out to just about $300 as promised and I left a couple cool pricier cards in there to enhance your collection. Enjoy. But if you want to make targeted changes to some of the more expensive includes, read on. \n\nThe Strixhaven Silverquil pre-con really did a number on the budget for this deck. A ton of stuff shot up in price and kinda stuck there. At this point it seems that the stuff that was going to come back down has come down, but "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Brilliant Wings"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Codsworth, Handy Helper"}},{"insert":", and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Retether"}},{"insert":" seem to have settled at new price points that have more than doubled from what they were before, so they have gained permanent recommendations in this section. I've tried to make suggestions for replacements for any card over $10, but sometimes it is hard to keep up as prices change. Ultimately, use your judgement on what you can afford. \n\nFirstly, the mana base. Remove the "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Savannah"}},{"insert":", the "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Boseiju, Who Endures"}},{"insert":", the "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mana Confluence"}},{"insert":", the "},{"insert":{"card-link":"City of Brass"}},{"insert":", and the "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Reflecting Pool"}},{"insert":". That easily cheapens up the mana base by well over $300. Swap anything over $5 for a cheaper printing, a basic land, or a cheaper and slower alternative. (I have fancy printings or LotR printings of many of the lands that should be swapped for their cheapest printings if budget is a major concern for you. The Meditations on Nature basic "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Plains"}},{"insert":" are $25 each these days for some reason. Swap them for basics that cost less than a nickle and save another $125.) "},{"attributes":{"link":"https://edhrec.com/lands/selesnya"},"insert":"EDHRec's Landbase Pages"},{"insert":" are very helpful if you are not as familiar with how to build a multi-color land base that functions properly. \n\nDrop "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Burgeoning"}},{"insert":" for "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Wild Growth"}},{"insert":", drop "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Delighted Halfling"}},{"insert":" for "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Utopia Sprawl"}},{"insert":", drop "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sword of the Animist"}},{"insert":" for "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Cultivate"}},{"insert":", drop "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sigarda's Aid"}},{"insert":" for "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Forge Anew"}},{"insert":", drop "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Enduring Vitality"}},{"insert":" for"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sanctum Weaver"}},{"insert":", and drop "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Birds of Paradise"}},{"insert":" for "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Avacyn's Pilgrim"}},{"insert":" and you just saved around $100.\n\nDrop "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Commander's Plate"}},{"insert":" for "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Plate Armor"}},{"insert":", drop "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mithril Coat"}},{"insert":" for "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Timely Ward"}},{"insert":", and drop "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Buster Sword"}},{"insert":" for "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Adaptive Omnitool"}},{"insert":". There's another $100 saved. (I will note that when I made the Ultra Budget version of this deck, Buster Sword was one of the two expensive cards I left in. If you can find any way to justify the $40 for its base printing, I would do it. It really is that good.)\n\nA lot of other stuff has less efficient corollaries available that are significantly cheaper. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Stoneforge Mystic"}},{"insert":" can be replaced with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Danitha Capashen, Paragon"}},{"insert":". "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Codsworth, Handy Helper"}},{"insert":" can be replaced with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Puresteel Paladin"}},{"insert":". "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sylvan Library"}},{"insert":" can be replaced with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Keen Sense"}},{"insert":". "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Power Fist"}},{"insert":" can be replaced with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Level Up"}},{"insert":". "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Super State"}},{"insert":" can be replaced with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Almost Perfect"}},{"insert":". "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Shadowspear"}},{"insert":" can be replaced with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Bonds of Mortality"}},{"insert":". "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Idyllic Tutor"}},{"insert":" can be replaced with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Heliod's Pilgrim"}},{"insert":". "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Heroic Intervention"}},{"insert":" can be replaced with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Dawn's Truce"}},{"insert":". "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Flawless Maneuver"}},{"insert":" can be replaced with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Restoration Magic"}},{"insert":". "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Retether"}},{"insert":" can be replaced with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Emeritus of Abundance // Regrowth"}},{"insert":". "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Brilliant Wings"}},{"insert":" can be replaced with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Angelic Destiny"}},{"insert":". "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Swordsman's Steel"}},{"insert":" can be replaced with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Super-Soldier Serum"}},{"insert":".\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Grand Abolisher"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Voice of Victory"}},{"insert":", and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Jennifer Walters // The Sensational She-Hulk"}},{"insert":" aren't wholly necessary to the deck's game plan and really just duplicate the effect of "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar"}},{"insert":". If you don't care as much about stax, I would leave in the Grand Abolisher but replace the other two with a "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Hammer of Nazahn"}},{"insert":" and a "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Genji Glove"}},{"insert":" (their cheapest printings of course.) You could also replace them with more removal like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Erode"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Rebuff the Wicked"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Swords to Plowshares"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Path to Exile"}},{"insert":", or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Reprieve"}},{"insert":" if you prefer. That being said, they are very good protection for a Voltron strategy deck. There's a reason these cards are expensive. They can frustrate your opponents, but they tend to be worth it.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Important notes:"},{"insert":" The cards below can absolutely be replaced for budget reasons, but they are very good in this deck specifically and if you can justify the price after making the changes above, then I would recommend leaving them in. \n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Urza's Saga"}},{"insert":" is also expensive, but it is an excellent include here in a deck that cares about the number of enchantments in play and it will tutor up your "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sol Ring"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Commander's Plate"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Helm of the Gods"}},{"insert":", or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Shadowspear"}},{"insert":" on the third lore counter. It can also be recurred multiple times with your "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Hall of Heliod's Generosity"}},{"insert":". If you want to drop it to save money, it can be replaced by a utility land like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Witch's Clinic"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"War Room"}},{"insert":", or one of the less efficient dual lands. (A quick note that when I made the Ultra Budget version of this deck, Urza's Saga was the other expensive card that I left in. It can go into basically any commander deck that runs a Sol Ring, which is almost every deck. If you can justify the $35ish price tag, I would recommend picking one up. It will enhance your overall collection long term.)\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Esper Sentinel"}},{"insert":" or \"Rhystic Buddy\" is one of the best draw engines for commander ever printed, and in a deck that buffs its creatures can draw you a huge amount of cards. This card alone is the reason that "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Reliquary Tower"}},{"insert":" is in the deck. That being said, it is one of the most expensive cards in the deck. If you were replacing it to save money, I would do so with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ohran Frostfang"}},{"insert":". This would cause you to swap the "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Reliquary Tower"}},{"insert":" for any utility or dual land of your choice.\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Trouble in Pairs"}},{"insert":" is yet another $30 card these days. It is basically the white version of "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Rhystic Study"}},{"insert":" and is an "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"incredible"},{"insert":" draw engine if you can get it out fairly early. (I'm fully aware it is not the same as Rhystic Study, but it is about as close as you can get in White.) It counts for "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"ANY"},{"insert":" opponent, on "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"ANY"},{"insert":" turn. There are many other enchantress style replacements that you can get for less than a buck if it is too pricey for you. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Pearl-Ear, Imperial Advisor"}},{"insert":" would probably be what I would recommend for both a little bit of ramp and card draw for less than a dollar. \n\nLastly, you can obviously choose less expensive printings than the ones I have selected for many of the cards as well. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Boseiju, Who Endures"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Buster Sword"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"City of Brass"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Shadowspear"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Stoneforge Mystic"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Grand Abolisher"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ghostly Prison"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sol Ring"}},{"insert":", and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Reliquary Tower"}},{"insert":" are just some examples. The printings shown here are the printings I prefer, and what I happen to own. Swapping to the cheapest printings of just the cards that I listed in this paragraph and the cheapest printings of basic lands, would save you more than $350. \n\n\nYou get the idea. You can very easily build a version of this deck for around $300 by making the changes listed in the section above, and making the mana base cheaper. "},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nSeriously, if the card you are looking at in the list is above $5, look through EDHRec and I am sure you can find a less mana efficient replacement for under a dollar. \n\n\nThis deck is very consistent and not difficult to pilot. That's kind of why I like it. \nIf you want combos, or tokens, or building a Rube Goldberg Machine, then there are other decks for that.\nThe play pattern for this is very simple and easily repeatable. \nDrop the Bear. \nTurn him into an Anime Protagonist and swing for the fences. \nWin with Commander Damage and have fun! \n\n\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://moxfield.com/decks/F29ks6-BIUK6M-TgQX0e4w"},"insert":"Moxfield Link"},{"insert":" if you want it. \n"}]}