{"ops":[{"insert":"Attack with your commander as much as possible and hopefully take out a player with commander damage swiftly. Use primarily his first ability to deal with flying threats, dangerous planswalkers, or the face of your opponents. In multiplayer, you can hit a different opponent with his passive to help politic. \n\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true},"insert":"Start-up: "},{"insert":"The Deck takes usually around 3-5 to start rolling, hope for some good ramp and get your commander out as soon as possible. If he dies it's not horrible due to the decent amount of mana rocks and treasure (and how cheap the starting cost is), but he is worth far more than any other individual creature or card for the most part in the majority of situations. Protect him.\n\nHeiko ( "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Heiko Yamazaki, the General"}},{"insert":" ) can be used mid-early game to sacrifice mana/ramp rocks such as "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mind Stone"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Armillary Sphere"}},{"insert":" and recast them. \n\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true},"insert":"Strategy"},{"insert":": Try to get around enemy defenses by targeting blockers before they can be declared, as many effects rely on dealing combat damage, but the innate non-combat damage (aka burn) the commander gives can help remove the blockers and aforementioned flyers as this deck has little protection against that. "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Your commander is removal. "},{"insert":"Don't feel the need to save spells for times of worry, as you can't solve future problems if you don't make it to the future. "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Solve now-problems now."},{"insert":" This deck included plenty of win-conditions as well (extra combats, infinite combos, Tetsuo first passive potentially insta-killing an opponent), so it's better to "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"play proactive"},{"insert":" than reactive. \n\nThe second passive is generally unused, as chipping away at commander damage is generally worth it over cheating out a spell, but utilizing it to cast"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" draw spells or sorceries as instants is useful early game"},{"insert":" as needed, as the chip damage won't be useful if you're hitting a twelve (12) damage burn of commander damage that is duplicated by "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Strionic Resonator"}},{"insert":" and instantly causing an opponent to loose the game anyways.\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Amphibian Downpour"}},{"insert":" is great to remove threats that make attacking unsatisfactory. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Blight Sickle"}},{"insert":" among others was also included for such reasoning -- methods of"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" removing potential blockers. "},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"If you're facing a deck with a lot of removal"},{"insert":", wait to cast an equipment until you can equip it to a creature and immediately attack with it. Although this is not always recommended as you do not want to take a turn of absence where you don't do anything in fear, if you have another option such as a draw spell or battle, play that first.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Battles"},{"insert":" were included as they interact nicely with Tetsuo's first passive. Often you can kill a battle in a single combat, even through blockers or removal. \n\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true},"insert":"Combos:"},{"insert":" View "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Recs -> Combos -> Included Combos -> Fetch Combos"},{"insert":" for the two included infinite combos (infinite combat phases is the main importance of them. Combined with your commander, you can win the game easily)\n\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true},"insert":"Upgrades:"},{"insert":" I am a poor college student/ I tried my best to keep this deck under $120 (on mana pool), but got messy when including cards I already posses such as "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Spark Double"}},{"insert":" ,"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh"}},{"insert":" , and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Strionic Resonator"}},{"insert":". These are not necessities, but add good flavor and are quick finishers. \n\nIf you want to spend more money on the deck, try looking at the equipment. There are a "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"LOT "},{"insert":"of great equipment not included due to their cost, such as the other swords. None of the equipment is a necessity, so it can all be replaced with alternatives as you wish. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"The Reaver Cleaver"}},{"insert":" and the "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sword of Hearth and Home"}},{"insert":" are very nice to keep, as they lead to win-conditions and ramp. \n"}]}