{"ops":[{"insert":"Ahaa :D The old version confirms something important: "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Road Rage used to be a spellslinger/Vehicle hybrid, but the current deck has developed a much stronger identity as the multiversal racing/Vehicle deck."},{"insert":"\nSo I prefer the fresh version mechanically, but there are parts of the old one we should absolutely steal back—especially "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"“Full Throttle... and Wreckage,” Momentum, and the final philosophy."},{"insert":" Here's how I'd merge the best of both:\nRoad Rage"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"\"There are only two speeds: Full Throttle... and Wreckage.\""},{"attributes":{"blockquote":true},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Overview"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Road Rage"},{"insert":" is a Jeskai Vehicle deck built around speed, momentum, and assembling the most irresponsible racing grid in the Multiverse.\nLed by "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Inspirit, Flagship Vessel"},{"insert":", the deck brings together Vehicles, pilots, racers, and machines that under normal circumstances should never occupy the same road.\nCars?\nObviously.\nAirships?\nAbsolutely.\nSpaceships?\nSure.\nTransformers?\nClose enough.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Sonic?"},{"insert":"\nHe doesn't even need a Vehicle.\nFrom "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Arcee, Prowl, Ratchet, and Jetfire"},{"insert":" to "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Weatherlight, SHIELD Helicarrier, Bessie, Sonic, Tails, Knuckles,"},{"insert":" and whatever else manages to find the starting line, everything has one objective:\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Keep moving."},{"insert":"\nThe race doesn't have regulations.\nWe're not entirely sure it has a finish line.\nBut the engines are running.\nGame Plan"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Early Game — Start Your Engines"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Get everything onto the starting grid.\nDevelop your mana, deploy smaller Vehicles, and establish creatures capable of crewing them.\nRoad Rage needs both sides of the garage to function.\nVehicles without pilots aren't going anywhere.\nPilots without Vehicles are just standing beside the road looking disappointed.\nEarly attacks aren't necessarily important.\nYou're preparing the convoy.\nPut down the machines.\nFind the drivers.\nCheck the mirrors.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Start the engine."},{"insert":"\nMid Game — Green Light"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"GO!"},{"insert":"\nOnce the garage is established, Road Rage begins turning its collection of artifacts and creatures into an actual racing fleet.\nCrew your Vehicles.\nAttack.\nGenerate value.\nDeploy more machines.\nAttack again.\nThe goal is "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"momentum"},{"insert":".\nEvery turn should leave you with more machinery, more pressure, or a better position for the next attack.\nThis is where the starting grid begins getting weird.\nArcee is moving.\nProwl is moving.\nRatchet is moving.\nJetfire has transformed.\nBessie is somehow keeping pace.\nSonic has ignored the concept of driving entirely.\nNobody knows who approved this race.\nKeep going.\nLate Game — Full Throttle"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Eventually, the convoy reaches maximum speed.\nLarge Vehicles are online.\nPilots are everywhere.\nThe skies have become part of the racetrack.\nThe concept of traffic law has been abandoned.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Weatherlight"},{"insert":" flies overhead.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"SHIELD Helicarrier"},{"insert":" enters the race.\nTransformers switch between racer and Vehicle as necessary.\nSonic characters continue violating the fundamental premise of the deck.\nAt this point, Road Rage wants to turn its accumulated board into overwhelming combat pressure.\nEvery Vehicle becomes another threat.\nEvery available pilot becomes another engine started.\nEvery attack keeps the convoy moving.\nThere are only two speeds now:\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"FULL THROTTLE."},{"insert":"\nAnd...\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"WRECKAGE."},{"insert":"\nWinning the Game"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Road Rage wins through "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"momentum"},{"insert":".\nIndividual Vehicles are useful.\nA fleet is dangerous.\nA fleet that keeps attacking is the problem.\nCrewed Vehicles allow relatively small creatures to become the pilots of much larger threats, converting your support pieces into immediate combat pressure.\nEventually, opponents are forced to deal with several machines attacking from different angles at once.\nSometimes you overwhelm the table through sheer numbers.\nSometimes one particular Vehicle becomes the star of the race.\nSometimes an interaction creates an absurd advantage.\nAnd sometimes "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Rite of Replication"},{"insert":" gets involved and suddenly there are five copies of something that absolutely did not need five copies.\nRoad Rage doesn't need one specific combo.\nIt needs to keep moving faster than everyone trying to stop it.\nMomentum"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Momentum is Road Rage's greatest resource.\nStarting the engine is harder than keeping it running.\nOnce your battlefield is established, each turn should build upon the previous one.\nDeploy.\nCrew.\nAttack.\nRecover.\nRepeat.\nDon't throw Vehicles away unnecessarily just because they "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"can"},{"insert":" attack.\nLikewise, don't leave the entire garage parked because you're waiting for the perfect opportunity.\nRoad Rage works best when opponents are constantly forced to consider what could become a creature and attack them next.\nIf the convoy stops completely, getting everything moving again can take time.\nSo keep the engine running.\nKeep the wheels turning.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Never stop accelerating."},{"insert":"\nThe Garage"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The Road Rage garage has one extremely generous entry requirement:\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Can it plausibly participate in a race?"},{"insert":"\nCar?\nYes.\nRace car?\nObviously.\nAirship?\nSure.\nSpaceship?\nWe're stretching the rules, but yes.\nTransformer?\nWe'll allow it.\nHedgehog?\n...\nHow fast can it run?\nThis isn't really a Vehicle collection anymore.\nIt's a "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"multiversal transportation problem"},{"insert":".\nMachines from entirely different worlds somehow share the same garage.\nAncient magical vessels sit beside futuristic technology.\nSuperheroes compete with Transformers.\nNormal automobiles are parked beside machines capable of interplanar nonsense.\nNobody knows how insurance works here.\nThe Raceways"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Every race needs a track.\nRoad Rage has several.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Amonkhet Raceway."},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Avishkar Raceway."},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Muraganda Raceway."},{"insert":"\nDifferent planes.\nDifferent environments.\nSame terrible driving.\nOne moment the convoy is speeding through civilization.\nThe next it's tearing through wilderness.\nThen somebody finds another route through the Multiverse and suddenly nobody knows where the race actually is anymore.\nThe official course remains:\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"START → ??? → FINISH"},{"insert":"\nPlease follow the signs.\nThere are no signs.\nCrew"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Every Vehicle has one unfortunate limitation:\nSomeone has to drive it.\nManaging your crew is therefore just as important as managing the Vehicles themselves.\nSmall creatures don't need to be powerful attackers.\nSometimes their entire job description is:\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"GET IN THE CAR."},{"insert":"\nA harmless utility creature can suddenly become responsible for sending an enormous Vehicle directly at another player.\nKeep enough creatures available to operate the fleet.\nBecause a battlefield containing six enormous Vehicles and zero pilots isn't threatening.\nIt's a parking lot.\nMultiversal Racing Regulations"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"For the safety of all participants, the following regulations have been established:\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Rule 1:"},{"insert":" Obey all posted speed limits.\nThere are none.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Rule 2:"},{"insert":" Flying Vehicles must remain within designated airspace.\nThere isn't any.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Rule 3:"},{"insert":" Transforming during the race is prohibited.\nThe Transformers have appealed this ruling.\nBy transforming.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Rule 4:"},{"insert":" Racers must remain inside their Vehicles.\nSonic has been disqualified.\nSonic has ignored his disqualification.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Rule 5:"},{"insert":" Weapons are prohibited.\nIron Man would like clarification.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Rule 6:"},{"insert":" Deliberately crashing into another participant is prohibited.\nThis rule lasted approximately one combat phase.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Rule 7:"},{"insert":" The first racer across the finish line wins.\nWe lost the finish line.\nThe race will continue indefinitely.\nPit Stop"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Full throttle doesn't mean reckless attacks.\nWell...\nNot "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"always"},{"insert":".\nSometimes Road Rage needs a pit stop.\nHold back pilots.\nDevelop another Vehicle.\nRepair the board after removal.\nWait for an opponent to tap out.\nThen hit the accelerator again.\nVehicles have a useful advantage here: when they're not crewed, they're usually not creatures.\nThat can make parts of the fleet surprisingly resilient to effects that would destroy an ordinary creature army.\nThe car survived.\nThe driver didn't.\nFind another driver.\nStrengths"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Vehicles turn small utility creatures into large combat threats."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Strong combat pressure once the fleet is established."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Many Vehicles remain artifacts while they aren't crewed."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Jeskai provides excellent interaction and flexibility."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"A large variety of Vehicles makes threat assessment difficult."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The deck naturally rewards maintaining momentum."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Every game produces a slightly different racing grid."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Contains cars, airships, spacecraft, Transformers, superheroes, and Sonic characters."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Making engine noises while declaring attackers is technically optional."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Weaknesses"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Vehicles need creatures to crew them."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Losing too many pilots can leave the fleet stranded."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Artifact removal can dismantle important parts of the garage."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Developing both Vehicles and crew can require significant mana."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Losing momentum can make rebuilding slower."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Sometimes you draw all the Vehicles and no pilots."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Sometimes you draw all the pilots and no Vehicles."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"This is known as:\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Traffic."},{"insert":"\nRace Commentary"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"AND THEY'RE OFF!"},{"insert":"\nArcee takes the inside line!\nProwl is right behind!\nBessie is somehow in third!\nThe Weatherlight has ignored the road entirely!\nJetfire has transformed!\nTHAT IS DEFINITELY AGAINST THE RULES!\nSonic has passed three Vehicles!\nHE ISN'T EVEN DRIVING!\nThe SHIELD Helicarrier has entered the race!\nWE DO NOT HAVE A VEHICLE CLASS FOR THAT!\nSomeone has cast "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Rite of Replication!"},{"insert":"\nTHERE ARE FIVE OF THEM NOW!\nThe officials are evacuating!\nThe spectators are evacuating!\nHalf the racers have left the plane!\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"THE RACE CONTINUES!"},{"insert":"\nPhilosophy"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Road Rage isn't about reaching the finish line first.\nIt's about making sure nobody else ever catches up.\nEvery pilot starts another engine.\nEvery Vehicle joins the convoy.\nEvery attack builds momentum.\nEvery turn pushes the throttle a little further.\nThere will always be a bigger engine.\nA faster machine.\nA better racer.\nA Transformer.\nA spaceship.\nA blue hedgehog who has fundamentally misunderstood the purpose of automobiles.\nDoesn't matter.\nCrew the Vehicle.\nStart the engine.\nPut your foot down.\nAnd don't look behind you.\nBecause around here...\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"THERE ARE ONLY TWO SPEEDS:"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"FULL THROTTLE..."},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"AND WRECKAGE."},{"insert":" 🏎️💨💥"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"}]}