{"ops":[{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Introduction"},{"insert":"\nThis deck began with a simple idea: play cards on other player's turns. I wanted to end step drop down little fliers or other flash creatures, and use them to gradually win the game from the air. I started with Chromium, the Mutable as the commander simply to get the colors I wanted. Over the course of the original brew, I found a bunch of cards that rewarded cards played on opponent's turns. Many of them were enchantments. This started me down the road to where the deck is today: "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Zur the Enchanter"}},{"insert":" \n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Commander and Secret Commander"},{"insert":"\nZur has flying and still works with the flying synergy cards in the deck, but importantly, he can tutor up our engine pieces. As I was playtesting the deck, I quickly discovered that establishing a draw engine was the most important thing for this deck's game plan and overall feel. I started with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Wavebreak Hippocamp"}},{"insert":" , but arrived at what I think is the better and more interesting solution: "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Moderation"}},{"insert":" . This enchantment makes all of our spells replace themselves or better, but we can only cast one spell per turn. How do we break parity?\nZur. Playing cards from our deck with his trigger is not casting."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"A large majority of the cards in the deck can be played at instant speed. So what if it's only 1 card on our turn? We have 3 other turns to use."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Rule of Law"}},{"insert":" can be tutored to force the rest of the table to also play one spell per turn."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Activated and/or triggered abilities also bypass these limits. "},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Overall Playstyle and Recommended Bracket"},{"insert":"\nThis deck is able to run a wide variety of toolbox style enchantments thanks to Zur, and can play a variety of different lines depending on the table. To win, the deck typically wants to grind out and out value other decks, playing a largely control style. While this deck is not particularly fast to close out games by eliminating players, it’s very effective at disrupting and slowing down opponents with its suite of interaction. As such, after experience piloting the deck, it plays best at bracket 3 tables. Bracket 2 decks may find what this deck can do a bit oppressive. \n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Play Lines and Pieces"},{"insert":"\nCore Draw Engine: "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Moderation"}},{"insert":" , backed up by "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Wavebreak Hippocamp"}},{"insert":" . Regardless of overall strategy, either one of these pieces should be in play. Both can be tutored by Zur. \nThe Lock (probably the strongest line in the deck, but also the most oppressive). Additional Pieces: "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Rule of Law"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Hullbreaker Horror"}},{"insert":" . Rule of Law forces the rest of the table to follow Moderation’s play limits. Hullbreaker Horror then allows all our instant speed cards to bounce spells from the stack. Moderation replenishes our resources. With your opponents unable to resolve spells, you can beat them down if they don’t concede. The lock can be broken if your opponents coordinate their removal, but this is often not the case. We can make the lock worse with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mind Slash"}},{"insert":" and a token generator like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Fire Nation Occupation"}},{"insert":" to cull troublesome cards from opponents’ hands, or use "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Duelist's Heritage"}},{"insert":" to close faster. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"As Foretold"}},{"insert":" can be an amplifier here if played early. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mystical Teachings"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Waterlogged Teachings // Inundated Archive"}},{"insert":" can be used to tutor Hullbreaker. "},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Tokens and Flyers. A more broad package that’s more creature based. Potential cards: "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Feywild Visitor"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Fire Nation Occupation"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mind Slash"}},{"insert":" , anthem enchantment such as "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Spear of Heliod"}},{"insert":" . With this plan, you’re looking to go wide and protect your board from threats. You might go for this strategy if you’re playing at a lower power table, don’t want to appear the threat, or naturally draw a lot of creatures. "},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Politics. Main cards: "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Duelist's Heritage"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Propaganda"}},{"insert":" . Because Duelist’s Heritage works for any attack, we can help our opponents kill each other while discouraging attacks against us."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"I also included a lot of enchantment based removal options which Zur can tutor, which can be used to neutralize threats and elicit favor from other players. \n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Category Explanations"},{"insert":"\nGenerally, the cards in this deck fall into a few broad categories: Payoff cards that reward us for doing the thing (playing cards on other turns), cards that fuel those engines (instants and permanents with flash), other creatures with flying, and cards that Zur can tutor that either support our strategy or act as removal. \n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Note: Budget and Intent"},{"insert":"\nAs of the time I’m writing this primer, the total cost of this deck is right around $50. I have this deck in paper, and one of my goals was to create a fun, unique control-ish deck that didn’t break the bank. Although this deck is largely control focused, I tried to keep any enchantment combos fair. The goal is largely to police threats, not to\nbe the fun police. I designed this deck to be one that my friends or randoms at the LGS won’t despise playing against. Leaning into more ‘powerful’ combos with Zur would take the deck away from the original design (play cards on other turns), and generally points towards less fun games. \n"}]}