{"ops":[{"attributes":{"color":"#a10000","bold":true},"insert":"Gev, Scaled Scorch"},{"attributes":{"align":"center","header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#444444","italic":true},"insert":"Big Little Guys"},{"attributes":{"align":"center","header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#888888"},"insert":"Commander EDH | Rakdos (B/R) | Bracket 3"},{"attributes":{"align":"center","header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#888888"},"insert":"No Persist and No Infinite Combos"},{"attributes":{"align":"center","header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#888888"},"insert":"Limited Universes Beyond "},{"attributes":{"align":"center","header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Contents:"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"background":"transparent","bold":true},"insert":"Why Play This Deck"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"background":"transparent","bold":true},"insert":"The Commander"},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent","bold":true},"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Gev, Scaled Scorch"}},{"insert":" \n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"bold":true},"insert":"How The Deck Wins"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Single Card Highlights"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Piloting Guide & Mulligan Strategy"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Budget Substitutions"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Changelog in Current Snapshot"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Why Play This Deck"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Elevator Pitch:"},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent"},"insert":"This deck is all about going medium, and the glory of the Goldilocks principle. "},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent"},"insert":"Going tall with a couple of 10 power beaters leaves you vulnerable to spot removal and weak blockers. "},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent"},"insert":"Going wide with horses of 1/1s leaves your army vulnerable to being cleared by every 1 damage sweeper around. "},{"insert":"\nGoing medium, with a considerable number of 4/4s is "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"just "},{"insert":"right.\n-\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Gameplan:"},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent"},"insert":"This deck pressures opponents life totals whilst forcing them to dedicate resources to the board and away from the solitaire midrange value piles that are prevalent at bracket 3 decks tables. When even your tokens enter with as 4/4s at minimum, that applies pressure very quickly, necessitating answers. Sometimes boards are just too big even with an army of 4/4s, so additional choices were made to provide alternative ways to leverage a given board, including non combat damage and melded big beaters. "},{"insert":"\n-\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Commander Dependence: "},{"insert":"Med-High as most of the decks power comes from the buffs provided by "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Gev, Scaled Scorch"}},{"insert":" . Yet, since Gev is the payoff, not the engine itself, if he is removed the deck is still able to make plays, and his cheap cost (BR) and graveyard recursion allows him to be replayed easily.\n-\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Subthemes "},{"insert":"(Descending Prominence)"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":":"},{"insert":"Tokens, Burn, Group Slug, Graveyard Recursion, Artifact Synergy, Meld\n-\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Win Conditions: "},{"insert":"This deck has 3 general win conditions in descending priority, though they are often intertwined in practice:\nGo-wide combat damage, achieved by token generation from a few key cards such as "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin"}},{"insert":" paired with a finisher like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Legion Loyalist"}},{"insert":" . Kills a single opponent at a time."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Mass burn, achieved through having at least a medium board and using cards like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Thundering Raiju"}},{"insert":" to finish off opponents weakened by cards like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Scrawling Crawler"}},{"insert":" . Can kill multiple opponents at once, and can penetrate defensive boards."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Evasive flyer beatdown, often a backup win condition using creatures such as "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Spawn of Mayhem"}},{"insert":" to get over scary boards. This typically finishes off a single opponent."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"-\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Disclaimer:"},{"insert":" I personally don't include any persist combos here despite their efficacy as I find them uninteresting, interactive, and lead to negative play experiences. I have only included The Lord of The Rings and Final Fantasy Universes Beyond cards due to personal preference. \n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"background":"transparent","bold":true},"insert":"The Commander"},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent","bold":true},"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Gev, Scaled Scorch"}},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent"},"insert":"We focus on Gev's first ability to pump creatures by +1/1 for each opponent that's taken damage this turn by running lots of impact tremors abilities on creatures."},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent"},"insert":" Lizards (and Viashinos, which have been errata'ed to be lizards) in general are not very good and I don't find typal decks to be very interesting. So we only run 1 that fits in with our game plan. Gev is cheap and comes down early and requiring BR encourages keeping balanced hands. "},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent"},"insert":"Additionally, the ward 2 is a nice incentive that more or less protects them from spot removal, saving protection for other pieces."},{"insert":"\nGev is a legendary creature that costs BR. The low mana cost necessitates keeping hands with balanced lands.\nHe is a Lizard Mercenary. As a Lizard he receives some synergy with cards from Bloomburrow (like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mudflat Village"}},{"insert":" ) and as a Mercenary he is an outlaw and benefits from some synergies from Thunder Junction (like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Hellspur Posse Boss"}},{"insert":" ). However, as explained later, these types are incidental in this deck and not a cornerstone of synergy.\nHe has 3 abilities: \n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true},"insert":"Ward - Pay 2 life "},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"This is better than no protection, but early game, 2 life is an afterthought although in the late game it can make opponents think twice about using spot removal. Gev's actual protection comes from having a small body and being an enabler more than a payoff, generally allowing him to fly under the record compared to other threats. \n-\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true},"insert":"Other creatures you control enter with an additional +1/+1 counter on them for each opponent who lost life this turn. "},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":" This encourages you to be pushing damage to each opponent every turn, which keeps the game moving. This allows creatures that are balanced by having a weak stat line to become formidable (such as "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Scheming Silvertongue // Sign in Blood"}},{"insert":" ). This also enables us to skip straight to the payoff for cards like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ayara's Oathsworn"}},{"insert":" ,"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Runaway Steam-Kin"}},{"insert":" , and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Crystalline Crawler"}},{"insert":" .\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"IMPORTANT:"},{"insert":" this ability is a replacement effect, not a triggered effect. This means it does not go on the stack and that if you play a creature with an "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Impact Tremors"}},{"insert":" effect on board, it will not enter with any +1/+1 counters.\nThis is because the creature will enter, and will check to see if opponents have lost life, and if they haven't will enter with no additional counters. Then the creature entering will trigger "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Impact Tremors"}},{"insert":" and deal 1 damage.\n-\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true},"insert":"Whenever you cast a Lizard spell, "},{"attributes":{"underline":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Gev, Scaled Scorch"}},{"attributes":{"underline":true},"insert":" deals 1 damage to target opponent. "},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"This is mostly a trap, the vast majority of decks focus on Lizard typal synergy, but outside of bracket 2, the single target 1 damage ping is not nearly meaningful enough for the opportunity cost incurred by playing Lizards and "},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent"},"insert":"Viashinos "},{"insert":"which are broadly weak. If this type of playstyle appeals to you, I'd suggest instead building ("},{"insert":{"card-link":"Judith, the Scourge Diva"}},{"insert":" ) and leaning into an aristocrat playstyle. However, as this is a cast trigger, it will ping an opponent and then the creature will enter, thus with as least one +1/+1 counter.\n-\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Getting the Most out of Gev"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Gev, Scaled Scorch"}},{"insert":" gives a maximum power/ toughness boost of +3/3. As this is a static boost, it is most impactful early in the game, and as it is given to each creature, it encourages playing multiple smaller creatures as opposed to a single large creature. \nThis means that an effective Gev deck will have a low curve and use cards that creature multiple creature tokens. However it is important to remember that this commander is in Rakdos. Although playing as many token creators as possible will get the most numbers on the board, full commitment to going wide will just be more inefficient than a white deck with a commander like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Myrel, Shield of Argive"}},{"insert":" , so this a temptation that has to actively resisted in deckbuilding. Likewise, black token decks often lean towards an aristocrat playstyle but outside of persist combos, Gev's counters disincentivise sacrificing your small creatures because you've indirectly spent resources (and deck slots) to buff them up, but most common payoffs like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Zulaport Cutthroat"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Blood Artist"}},{"insert":" don't care if you're sacrificing a 1/1 or 4/4. Therefore this deck avoids leaning too heavily towards aristocrat and go wide play styles, we want a good number of creatures to reliably go around narrow boards and we want them to stick around for combat. Additionally since Gev gives the counters regardless of where the creature entered from, graveyard synergies are very much on the table, leaning into a strength of Rakdos (BR).\n-\nIn order to enable the full +3/+3 boost for our creatures, we need cards that can repeatedly damage all opponents on our turn (and potentially other players turns) "},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"bold":true},"insert":"before"},{"insert":" we cast our creatures on a given turn. The properties of good cards that do this, \"activators\" are described here in descending order of power:\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true},"insert":"Tap abilities"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Cards like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Spear Spewer"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Thermo-Alchemist"}},{"insert":" are the most straightforward to utilise, they can tapped at the start of your Upkeep Phase to activate Gev's full buff, allowing you to sequence it before triggers like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Bitterbloom Bearer"}},{"insert":" or held for later, giving them a unique flexibility, reliability, and safety. \nIf you have an extra activator that triggers on upkeep, you can keep the creature untapped to either act as a blocker, or to tap in response to an effect that would give you creature tokens, or to deal damage on the preceding players end step.\nThe main downside of such creatures is that they have the Defender keyword, preventing them from attacking when their ping ability isn't needed: subpar in an aggro deck. However, their high toughness makes them good blockers and in difficult situations, you'll be thankful to have a blocker after a full swing.\n-\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true},"insert":"Beginning of upkeep triggers"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Cards like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Creeping Bloodsucker"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Spawn of Mayhem"}},{"insert":" have similar to the benefits of instant speed tap activators, in terms of safety and reliability but lack flexibility as they always trigger.\nIf you have multiple you cannot save some of the damage to buff tokens spawned on an opponents turn (and similar situations). \nHowever, they still allow a creature to enter and get counters prior to combat, which is very strong compared to having to wait until main phase two.\n-\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true},"insert":"On attack triggers"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Cards like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mardu Shadowspear"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Thundering Raiju"}},{"insert":" are the other side of the trade-off to beginning of upkeep triggers. They have reliability and flexibility, as you control which attackers are declared and they do not have to attack unless needed but they have the downside of safety, as attacking with them exposes them to being blocked and destroyed or disrupted by cards like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Aetherize"}},{"insert":" .\nHowever, they also have the downside that creatures played from the hand can only receive Gev's buff in main phase 2.\nAs a silver lining, these activator are often cheap (typically 1-2 mana) or have strong effects for their cost in exchange for their vulnerability.\n_\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true},"insert":"When another creature enters triggers"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Impact Tremors"}},{"insert":" effects such as "},{"insert":{"card-link":"General Kreat, the Boltbringer"}},{"insert":" are not ideal activators as mentioned in the previous section, as the first creature that enters in a turn will not get Gev's buff, as opponents will only lose life after that first creature has entered. \nDespite this, they are safe and consistent as the ability is ambivalent of the activator being tapped, or having attacked.\nThese activators are generally only included if they have another powerful affect such as General Kreat's swarming.\n-\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true},"insert":"On death triggers"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"This is the final type of activator ability, and the card's role as an activator is often incidental to another function (such as "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Garna, Bloodfist of Keld"}},{"insert":" ).\nThese activators are lacklustre as the pilot has limited control of them in most situations (though exceptions exist with sacrifice effects like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Chthonian Nightmare"}},{"insert":" ) making them inconsistent and due to being a death trigger, the opposite of safe. Instead these cards are to disincentivise opponents blocking.\n"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"bold":true},"insert":"How The Deck Wins"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"This deck primarily wins through combat damage, a mixture of rushing down assisted with burn elements throughout the game.\n"},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent"},"insert":"Up top, it is important for the deck to hit it's stride early as an aggro deck, as if it is slow to start from early removal or a poor mulligan, other decks scale faster and there are no hard win conditions (infinite combos) due to being combat focused. Where greedier decks scale exponentially, this deck scales linearly. However, the top end of the curve carries cards that consistently deal double digit damage to opponents and are just unattractive enough targets for removal that they get left just a turn too long and meaningfully progress the game state. Despite lacking explosive power, the deck consistently performs well due to its resilience through redundancy. "},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"background":"transparent"},"insert":"This carries multiple benefits."},{"insert":"\nGenerally as you have to spread out your damage, it can deflect accusations of targeting until you're able to take other players out, as you are and to claim you're close to running out of gas compared to the other mid range decks.\nMy thought process is that we cannot just spawn a great quantity of tokens, that's a Boros (WR) trait and we would get a worse rate of return on those deck slots than a Boros deck. Instead we need to lean more heavily into death and graveyard effects. Therefore cards like"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Timeline Culler"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Detective's Phoenix"}},{"insert":" leverage the graveyard to give longevity to our resources and are great targets for discard effects like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Brass's Tunnel-Grinder // Tecutlan, the Searing Rift"}},{"insert":" .\n"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Single Card Highlights"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Spear Spewer"}},{"insert":" is possibly the best card to have in the opening hand after "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sol Ring"}},{"insert":" . Having a turn 1 activator speeds up the game plan by a crucial turn, dramatically increasing the chance of victory. Whilst other turn one activators are basically only guaranteed to allow a single turn of Gev buffs due to being easily killed in combat, spear spewer is a safe and reliable activator.\n-\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Uncivil Unrest"}},{"insert":" . Haste enablers and damage doublers are both cards that often fall into the \"nice to have\" pile and you are rarely able to include that amount you want of each while preserving your gameplan. Uncivil Unrest provides both (though does not apply to life loss effects like"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Creeping Bloodsucker"}},{"insert":" ) and being an enchantment it often survives board wipes and helps the deck build back very quickly. Damage doublers in general give an extra turn or two or relevance as other decks scale into the late game.\n-\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mishra, Claimed by Gix"}},{"insert":" & "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Phyrexian Dragon Engine"}},{"insert":" Meld, this deck is partially shaped around them and melding them. Mishra is an auto-include in Gev decks, activating him as well as providing life gain in a deck that struggles to get it. The Dragon Engine is not necessarily an auto-include, but a 6/6 with double-strike for 3 is a high tempo play, and melding them into "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mishra, Lost to Phyrexia"}},{"insert":" and a 12/12 which gives tokens menace and trample as well as removal each turn is a game-ending threat. Artifact synergies were added to the deck to support the Dragon Engine, and extra tutors added to hit Mishra, and graveyard effects to fetch both. It is still not consistent, but the tools are there, and it is always a thrilling moment to meld them. To me, this sort of combo is the exact thing commander is about. The stars need to align, but it can be done.\n-\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Animation Module"}},{"insert":" is another explosive card, when Gev is in play, it triggers off itself, allowing you to create as many tokens as you have free mana. It is a great target for artifact synergies.\n"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Piloting Guide"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"This deck is not the most complex to pilot, lines of play are mostly straightforward. Although keep in mind that playing an aggro deck in commander means that misplays are heavily punished - once opponents start having 6 or 7 mana, the deck falls off of proactive plays and has to be reactive and evasive as it reads as an easy target at that stage.\n-\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true},"insert":"Early Game (Turns 1-3)"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The highest priority play on turn 1 if possible is to play an activator and the requisite land. The difference between getting the first payoff from Gev on T3 Vs T4 is huge, especially if you are later in the turn order. The window to start applying pressure before slower decks get online is very narrow. \nThe only time you should not play a T1 activator is when you must play a tapland T1 in order to play Gev T2. In this case you will play your activator T3 and if it is specifically "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mardu Shadowspear"}},{"insert":" then you can play another CMC <= 2 creature on your second main phase.\n-\nTurn 2 should always be dedicated to playing Gev, there are vanishingly few scenarios where an opponents T1 or T2 plays would would warrant not playing Gev. In fact, I can't think of any.\n-\nTurn 3 is your final set up turn in the majority of games where you do not get a T1 activator.\n You should generally move straight to combat and swing Gev at an opponent, there will often be someone with a small board or only their commander which they are unwilling to trade for yours so this damage often gets through .\n(to sandbag a little, it can sometimes be helpful to not do a land drop in main phase 1 to lower your threat profile).\nThis puts a small amount of commander damage on that player but more importantly an opponent has lost life. So in the second main phase, play the land for turn and play an activator and if possible another card, each would gain +1/+1.\nHere it is okay to play a 2-cost and 1-cost activator together as the tempo gain from having 3 bodies on board, is greater than holding the 1-cost card until the following turn. \n-\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true},"insert":"Mid Game (Turns 4-6)"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Depending on how the game is going, these turns are either about pressing your advantage to wipe out slower scaling decks while they are still ramping up, or by sandbagging and try to snipe off a lower health opponent unexpectedly. If in a position of strength an early "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest"}},{"insert":" can secure a victory easily, but instead often you should presume that removal or a boardwipe is coming and consolidate resources through card draw and hand setup.\n-\nThis deck is very good at recovering from a board wipe, especially if a card like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Takenuma, Abandoned Mire"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Gurgling Anointer"}},{"insert":" can recover your commander from the graveyard to avoid commander tax. From this point, it is best to build a board proactively and swing when opponents have few blockers on board.\n-\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true},"insert":"Late Game (Turns 7+)"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"At this point in the game, if you are able to, you should focus on eliminating the opponent that scales hardest, often a green or control player of some flavour. If you are behind, you will have to lean on explosive cards like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Riders of the Mark"}},{"insert":" to generate the power to kill a single vulnerable opponent and move forwards from there.\n-\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true},"insert":"Mulligan Guide"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"We have explored different common play patterns, now we will discuss how we get there.\n-\nAs mentioned repeatedly, you want to mulligan aggressively for activators, especially 1-cost activators. \nAs well, you need at minimum the lands to cast Gev turn 2, no matter what. Ideally 3 lands.\nFrom there priority is: \nCard Draw"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Extra Activators"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Removal"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Recursion"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Win Condition"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"-\nDo not fall for the trap of shorting yourself on lands because you have "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sol Ring"}},{"insert":" in the opening hand, the deck is coloured pip heavy, and our commander has no generic mana requirment.\n"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Budget Substitutions"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Below are suggested Substitutions for all cards over £5. All together these reduce the cost to less than £150. \nWhilst the deck is notably weaker for it, especially in terms of consistency and flexibility, these are handy swaps for budget players.\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true},"insert":"Activators"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Agate Instigator"}},{"insert":" -> "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Thermo-Alchemist"}},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"General Kreat, the Boltbringer"}},{"insert":" ->"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Witty Roastmaster"}},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Giggling Skitterspike"}},{"insert":" -> "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Vincent, Vengeful Atoner"}},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mishra, Claimed by Gix"}},{"insert":" -> "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Tenured Inkcaster"}},{"insert":" 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