{"ops":[{"insert":"Galadriel Scylandfall"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"“I pass the test. I will diminish, and go into the West, and remain Galadriel.”"},{"attributes":{"blockquote":true},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Overview"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Galadriel of Lothlórien"},{"insert":" turns one of Magic's most innocent mechanics — "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"scry"},{"insert":" — into a land-ramp engine.\nWhenever we scry, Galadriel allows us to reveal the top card of our library. If it is a land, that land goes directly onto the battlefield tapped.\nThe entire deck is built around exploiting that interaction.\nThis is not simply a Simic Landfall deck and it is not really an Elf tribal deck either. It sits between several engines that naturally feed one another:\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Scry → Galadriel → Lands → Landfall → Tokens / Cards / Mana → More Scry"},{"insert":"\nThe deck begins quietly, manipulating the top of the library and developing mana, but once several engines are online, a single scry can start a chain that produces lands, creatures, cards and mana in rapid succession.\nThe Elf package is intentionally present without turning the deck into traditional Elfball. Galadriel, Elrond, Arwen, Celeborn and the various versions of Thranduil reinforce the theme while also contributing to the actual game plan.\n\nThe Commander"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Galadriel of Lothlórien"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Galadriel has two relevant abilities.\nWhenever the Ring tempts us and we choose another creature as the Ring-bearer, we "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"scry 3"},{"insert":".\nMore importantly:\nWhenever we scry, we may reveal the top card of our library. If it is a land, we put it onto the battlefield tapped."},{"attributes":{"blockquote":true},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The important detail is that Galadriel triggers "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"once whenever we scry"},{"insert":", regardless of whether we scry 1, 2 or 3.\nBecause of this, we want two things:\nFrequent sources of scry."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Ways to manipulate the top of the library so Galadriel is more likely to find a land."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"When those two pieces come together, Galadriel effectively turns our cheap card-selection spells into ramp spells.\n\nGame Plan"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Early Game — Set Up the Engine"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The first few turns are about establishing mana and beginning to manipulate the library.\nOur early acceleration includes:\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Sol Ring"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Arcane Signet"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Birds of Paradise"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Delighted Halfling"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Elvish Mystic"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Llanowar Elves"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Nature's Lore"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Galadriel is cheap enough that getting her into play early is usually worthwhile.\nOnce she is on the battlefield, cards such as:\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Opt"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Preordain"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Serum Visions"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Mystic Speculation"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Elven Farsight"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Birthday Escape"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Joint Exploration"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Rivendell"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"stop being simple card-selection effects.\nThey become potential "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"ramp spells"},{"insert":".\n\nManipulating the Top"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"One of the strongest cards in the deck is deceptively simple:\nSensei's Divining Top"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The Top allows us to look at the next three cards and arrange them in whatever order we want.\nIf one of those cards is a land, we can place it on top and then scry.\nGaladriel sees the land and puts it directly onto the battlefield.\nThat turns:\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Sensei's Divining Top + any scry effect"},{"insert":"\ninto extremely reliable ramp.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Sylvan Library"},{"insert":" provides similar topdeck control while also functioning as one of the strongest card-advantage engines in the deck.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Oracle of Mul Daya"},{"insert":" gives us even more information by revealing the top card while allowing additional land plays.\nThese effects greatly reduce the randomness of Galadriel's ability.\n\nThe Scry Engine"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Scry is not merely deck manipulation here. It is effectively one of our primary resources.\nSome of the most important recurring scry engines are:\nElrond, Lord of Rivendell"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Creatures entering cause us to scry.\nThis becomes particularly dangerous once our landfall cards begin creating creature tokens.\nMultiple creatures entering means multiple Elrond triggers, which means multiple Galadriel triggers.\nArwen Undómiel"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Every scry grows one of our creatures, and Arwen can generate additional scry herself.\nShe turns our normal engine into a secondary +1/+1 counter engine.\nCeleborn the Wise"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Our Elves attacking produce another scry trigger, while every scry can temporarily turn Celeborn into a serious combat threat.\nSeason of Growth"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Creatures entering trigger scry.\nThat becomes especially important when our landfall cards begin producing tokens.\nSylvan Anthem"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Our green creatures entering generate additional scry while the anthem improves our token army.\nLost Isle Calling"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Every scry accumulates verse counters.\nEventually it can be sacrificed for a massive burst of cards — and reaching seven counters even threatens an additional turn.\n\nLandfall"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Once Galadriel begins putting extra lands onto the battlefield, the second half of the deck activates.\nCard Advantage"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Additional land drop plus a card whenever a land enters.\nTatyova, Benthic Druid"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Every land becomes another card and a point of life.\nGandalf, Shadow's Foe"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"A huge payoff.\nWhen Gandalf enters, up to three of our lands are exiled and returned to the battlefield tapped.\nThat means up to "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"three immediate landfall triggers"},{"insert":".\nGandalf then draws a card and receives a +1/+1 counter for every land that enters.\nWith "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Amulet of Vigor"},{"insert":" or "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Spelunking"},{"insert":", those returning lands can also become immediately usable.\n\nMana Engines"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Landfall also produces absurd amounts of mana.\nLotus Cobra"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Every land becomes an additional mana.\nTireless Provisioner"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Every land can create a Treasure.\nNissa, Resurgent Animist"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The first landfall produces mana, while additional differently typed lands can begin finding creatures.\nExploration"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"An additional land every turn.\nOracle of Mul Daya"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"An additional land play and the ability to play lands from the top of the library.\nThranduil's Company"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"As long as another Elf is present — which is extremely easy in this deck — it gives us another land play every turn.\nThe result is that lands entering through Galadriel can generate the resources necessary to cast even more cards, which then produce more scry.\n\nThe Thranduil Engine"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The Hobbit additions fit this deck unusually well.\nThranduil, Sindarin Liege"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Every landfall creates a "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"1/1 Elf token"},{"insert":", while our other Elves receive +1/+1.\nThat token production is much more important than it initially appears.\nA land enters:\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"→ Thranduil creates an Elf"},{"insert":"\nIf "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Season of Growth"},{"insert":" is on the battlefield:\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"→ Elf enters → scry"},{"insert":"\nThat scry triggers Galadriel:\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"→ Galadriel potentially puts another land into play"},{"insert":"\nThat new land triggers Thranduil again.\nThis is not inherently an infinite loop because Galadriel must continue finding lands, but it can create spectacular chains.\nThranduil the Strategist"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Landfall produces even more Elf bodies while strengthening the Elf subtheme and giving the deck additional board development from doing what it already wants to do: play lands.\nThe important point is that the Elf theme is not separate from the land strategy.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"The lands create Elves, and the Elves can create more scry."},{"insert":"\n\nLandfall Payoffs"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Our lands eventually stop being simple mana sources and become an army.\nScute Swarm"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"One of the most dangerous cards in the deck.\nOnce six lands are in play, every additional land begins copying Scute Swarm itself.\nMultiple Galadriel triggers or fetchlands can turn a harmless-looking board into dozens of creatures.\nRampaging Baloths"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Every land produces a 4/4 Beast.\nSimple and brutally effective.\nAvenger of Zendikar"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Immediately creates an army and then turns subsequent landfall triggers into permanent +1/+1 counters across the entire Plant army.\nField of the Dead"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Our mana base contains enough uniquely named lands that Field becomes another passive token engine.\nIt is also one of the best targets for "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Crop Rotation"},{"insert":".\n\nCrop Rotation"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Crop Rotation does considerably more here than simply fix mana.\nFor a single green mana, any expendable land can become the exact utility land we need.\nCommon targets include:\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Field of the Dead"},{"insert":" for token production"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Boseiju, Who Endures"},{"insert":" when we want access to interaction"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Otawara, Soaring City"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Rivendell"},{"insert":" for repeatable scry"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Elven Passage"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"And because the searched land enters the battlefield, Crop Rotation itself generates another landfall trigger.\nElven Passage"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Elven Passage is particularly thematic and synergistic.\nIt can sacrifice itself to find a basic land. With an Elf available to behold — something this deck rarely lacks — that land can be untapped.\nIt also provides another landfall trigger while fixing our mana.\n\nMajor Value Engines"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The One Ring"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The One Ring is not directly part of the scry engine, but it is simply too powerful — and too thematic — not to play.\nIts protection can buy an entire turn, while the growing card advantage helps replenish our hand after dumping multiple lands through Exploration, Oracle or Galadriel.\nThe Great Henge"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Our larger creatures reduce its cost dramatically.\nOnce online, it:\nproduces mana,"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"gains life,"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"grows creatures,"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"and draws cards whenever our nontoken creatures enter."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"It gives the deck another way to continue functioning even if Galadriel is removed.\nMystic Remora & Rhystic Study"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"These provide the raw cards necessary to keep the engine fueled.\nThis deck is extremely good at converting cards in hand into additional lands, mana and board presence, so sustained card advantage is particularly valuable.\n\nWinning the Game"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The deck can generate enormous amounts of value, but ultimately that value has to end the game.\nThere are three primary ways to do that.\n1. Craterhoof Behemoth"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"This is the cleanest kill.\nBetween:\nScute Swarm"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Thranduil"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Avenger of Zendikar"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Rampaging Baloths"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Field of the Dead"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"various Elves"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"we can build a very large board without necessarily looking threatening at first.\nCraterhoof turns that board into lethal damage immediately.\n2. Finale of Devastation"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Finale is both a tutor and a finisher.\nEarly in the game it can find an important creature.\nLate in the game, casting it for "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"X = 10 or more"},{"insert":" turns the entire board into a lethal attack while finding whatever creature best completes the kill — often Craterhoof itself.\n3. Genesis Wave"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The deck can generate absurd amounts of mana.\nA large Genesis Wave can put multiple lands, creatures and engines onto the battlefield simultaneously.\nThose lands then trigger all of our landfall permanents while creatures entering can trigger our scry engines.\nA sufficiently large Wave often creates such an overwhelming board that the game effectively ends on the following combat step.\n\nTutors"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The deck has several ways to find the right creature at the right time.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Worldly Tutor"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Sylvan Tutor"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Green Sun's Zenith"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Finale of Devastation"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"This makes the deck much more consistent without forcing it into a combo-oriented play pattern.\nWe can find:\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Craterhoof"},{"insert":" when we can win;"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Aesi"},{"insert":" when we need cards;"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Ancient Greenwarden"},{"insert":" when landfall is established;"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Oracle of Mul Daya"},{"insert":" when we need development;"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"or whichever creature best solves the current board state."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nAncient Greenwarden"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Ancient Greenwarden is one of the strongest pure landfall cards in the deck.\nIt allows us to play lands from the graveyard and doubles triggered abilities caused by lands entering the battlefield.\nThat means doubling effects from cards such as:\nAesi"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Tatyova"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Lotus Cobra"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Tireless Provisioner"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Scute Swarm"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Rampaging Baloths"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Thranduil"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Gandalf"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Field of the Dead"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Fetch-style lands become particularly valuable because Greenwarden allows them to be reused.\n\nInteraction & 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Endures"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Otawara, Soaring City"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Protection"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Heroic Intervention"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Bombadil's Song"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The deck would usually rather advance its own engine than spend the entire game answering opponents, so interaction is chosen for efficiency and flexibility.\n\nMulligan Guide"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The ideal opening hand usually contains:\n2–3 lands"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"an early source of acceleration"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Galadriel access"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"at least one inexpensive scry effect"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Excellent early cards include:\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Birds of Paradise, Delighted Halfling, Llanowar Elves, Elvish Mystic, Sol Ring, Arcane Signet, Nature's Lore, Preordain, Opt, Serum Visions"},{"insert":" and "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Sensei's Divining Top"},{"insert":".\nA hand full of expensive landfall payoffs but no early development is usually worth sending back.\nThe deck is strongest when Galadriel begins generating value before the expensive engines arrive.\n\nSequencing Matters"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"This deck rewards careful sequencing more than it initially appears.\nIf "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Sensei's Divining Top"},{"insert":" reveals a land among the top three cards, place that land on top "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"before"},{"insert":" casting the scry spell.\nIf "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Oracle of Mul Daya"},{"insert":" reveals a land on top, consider whether it is better to play it normally or leave it there for the next Galadriel trigger.\nIf several landfall permanents are in play, think about the order in which their triggers resolve.\nAnd before casting "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Crop Rotation"},{"insert":", know exactly which utility land solves the current situation.\nSmall sequencing decisions often determine whether Galadriel produces one extra land or starts an entire chain reaction.\n\nWeaknesses"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Despite its power, the deck has vulnerabilities.\nCommander Dependence"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The deck can absolutely function without Galadriel thanks to its natural landfall engines, but many mediocre-looking scry spells become substantially weaker when she is absent.\nProtecting Galadriel when possible is therefore important.\nBoard Wipes"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Many win conditions require a substantial creature board.\nHeroic Intervention helps, but repeatedly losing an army can slow the deck considerably.\nGraveyard / Land Hate"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Effects that prevent extra land plays, punish landfall or attack the graveyard can interfere with some of the deck's strongest engines.\nThreat Perception"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Simic value engines attract attention.\nOnce opponents see "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Aesi, Rhystic Study, The One Ring, Field of the Dead"},{"insert":" or several landfall engines together, expect the table to realize that Galadriel is no longer simply “scrying a little.”\nDo not deploy every engine into an obvious board wipe if you do not need to.\n\nFinal Thoughts"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"This deck tries to capture Galadriel as something more interesting than another generic Simic value commander.\nScrying is the heart of the deck.\nGaladriel transforms foresight into growth: she looks into the future, finds the lands she needs, and gradually turns Lothlórien into an overwhelming force.\nThe deck combines:\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Scry"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Topdeck manipulation"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Elves"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Landfall"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Tokens"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Massive mana"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Explosive finishers"},{"insert":"\nwhile keeping a strong Middle-earth identity.\nIt can begin the game with something as harmless as "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Preordain"},{"insert":" or "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Birthday Escape"},{"insert":" and eventually reach a point where a single scry places a land into play, that land creates an Elf, the Elf causes another scry, and suddenly the entire engine begins moving.\nThe deck does not need an infinite combo.\nIt simply keeps generating value until "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Middle-earth has grown far beyond what the table can contain."},{"insert":"\n"}]}