{"ops":[{"insert":"Fish Slap"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"This is a bracket 3-4 mono-blue voltron, big spells and lands matter deck. It's game plan is to ramp harder than a green deck, slap people with a fish, and cast a 10-mana \"counterspell\"!\n\nEarly Game"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"As a voltron-strategy, our command's power is tied to our lands, so the first goal is to find ways to ramp early. This means running things from staples like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Wayfarer's Bauble"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Navigation Orb"}},{"insert":", and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Solemn Simulacrum"}},{"insert":", to more obscure ramp pieces like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Terrain Generator"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Dreamscape Artist"}},{"insert":", and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Explorer's Scope"}},{"insert":", to using spells in weird ways, such as "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Relm's Sketching"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Replication Technique"}},{"insert":" to copy our own lands, or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mitotic Manipulation"}},{"insert":" to grab another island off the top of our deck. Once we can cast our commander, we have hit our mid-game.\n\nMid Game"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"With "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Eluge, the Shoreless Sea"}},{"insert":" in play, we can start flooding our own lands. Prioritize your non-basics, as only islands count towards our commander's power. Our first instant or sorcery each turn has its cost reduced by the number of flood counters on our lands, which can trick our opponents into thinking we are out of resources when we're not. Cheap flicker spells like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Teferi's Time Twist"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Blur"}},{"insert":", or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Essence Flux"}},{"insert":" provide early protection while we continue to ramp and build-up flood counters each combat. \n\nIn the mid game our commander needs to make opportunistic attacks as much as possible to give us additional flood counters. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sword Coast Sailor"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Whispersilk Cloak"}},{"insert":", and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Fishliver Oil"}},{"insert":" give us ways to make sure our commander won't be blocked. Use politics and diplomacy at the table to make deals - promise to send Eludge at a different player next turn, if it can go unblocked this one time, or negotiate for a chump-block instead of a group block. Be aloof to seem innocent, and be distracted by shiny things like the Initiative, Monarch, or goad mechanics - you are a fish, and do not care where your attacks land until the late game, though its good to chip some commander damage in when possible.\n\nEquipment like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Nim Deathmantle"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Resurrection Orb"}},{"insert":" provide both protection and can accelerate our flood counters if our opponents kill our commander in combat. Use "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Aetherize"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Evacuation"}},{"insert":", and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Capsize"}},{"insert":" to prevent taking too much combat damage. Finally, dig for some of your end game spells with draw engines such as "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Waterbending Scroll"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Whispers of the Muse"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Impulse"}},{"insert":", and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Silver Scrutiny"}},{"insert":". Don't be afraid to dump most spells early (except those that exile as part of resolution), as we have several effects which recycle our graveyard and draw us a new hand, such as"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Midnight Clock"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Spirit Water Revival"}},{"insert":", and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Echo of Eons"}},{"insert":".\n\nLate Game"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Once we have about 6 flood counters, we should be able to cast any spell in our deck and should think about the end game. The fish should be in deadly commander-damage range with equipment like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Blackblade Reforged"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Brass Knuckles"}},{"insert":", or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Glamdring"}},{"insert":" plus any chip-damage we were able to connect with, so its imperative now to protect our commander and game plan. We are running every instant-speed \"End the Turn\" spell (even the 10-mana "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Hurkyl's Final Meditation"}},{"insert":"), which are our most oppressive \"counterspells\" - capable of shutting down storm, eldrazi copy shenanigans, and ever stopping uncounterable spells - use these to lock out your opponents from winning. Manipulate the tides of time through extra-turn effects like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Time Stretch"}},{"insert":", pit your opponents against each other with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Secret of Bloodbending"}},{"insert":", and if push comes to shove you can always use "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Blue Sun's Zenith"}},{"insert":" to mill-out an opponent.\n\nThat one infinite combo..."},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Our deck is packed with utility lands, and you may have noticed the inclusion of "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Magosi, the Waterveil"}},{"insert":". If drawn early, consider activating the land to skip a turn and put an eon counter on it. I have often found that being 1 turn behind makes Eludge appear less threatening during the early game. At its least, you can bounce Magosi later to take that turn when it would be more impactful. However, if you manage to also get "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Karn's Bastion"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Nesting Grounds"}},{"insert":" into play, then for an additional 6 mana you can loop Magosi for infinite turns. Using this strategy pushes the deck into the bracket 4 category and I only consider using it if playing with other higher-power decks - remember, just because the combo is in the deck, does not mean you are required to use it!\n"}]}