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{"ops":[{"insert":"This deck is currently under construction and play testing stage. There are multiple avenues it can take; however, the weakness of this commander are also weak areas for the red and white colors. Stay tuned to see how we expand on the strengths and reduce our weakness. The majority of players to do not fit into the bracket 5 high power cEDH pods, bracket 3/4 games tend to take different paths through a game that need to make building at these power levels more unique. This deck is built for a standard range of low bracket 3 to mid bracket 4, see the bottom for budget adjustments (budget friendly vs more expensive options). *I may even just make two seperate deck list and link each other because the power and budget difference for this deck can be huge.*\n\nOriginally, I used online resources such as: EDHrec, YouTube, Scryfall, and other MTG forums for ideas. I built this deck off of the recommended cards, sat down with my play group and got destroyed by low bracket 4s then low bracket 3s. I was about to give up on the deck because I could not get it to function properly in a true game setting. That is until.... I began this brewing adventure piece by piece. \n\nStrengths:\nToken Creation and Payoffs:"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Red/White (Boros) has great token synergies and token generation. This can be consistent or splashy, Lorehold allows us to focus on the splashy side of tokens."},{"attributes":{"indent":1,"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Mostly treasure and Creature tokens"},{"attributes":{"indent":2,"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Cheating out high cost spells and sorceries:"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"indent":1,"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Weakness:\nCard Draw or Card Advantage:"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Red/White (Boros) often falls behind to other colors in this department. When discarding, to essentially pay for the reduction cost of casting an instant or sorcery for 2 mana (Miracle), the player will always burn through their hand too fast and remove themself from the game. "},{"attributes":{"indent":1,"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"I attempted cheap consistent draw and still burnt my hand too quick. The fix I am attempting is mass hand refills, the \"wheel\" strategy if you wheel ;)."},{"attributes":{"indent":2,"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Commander Dependent :"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Without Lorehold being on the battlefield, this deck cannot function. There are two factors that must be implemented into midrange commander dependent decks such as; ramp and protection."},{"attributes":{"indent":1,"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Ramp: Commander has become predictable with this category with mana rocks such as; Sol Ring, Arcane Signet, Fellwar Stone, Mindstone, Commander's Sphere, Talisman, Signets, etc... these artifacts have become staples to 98% of decks in this format."},{"attributes":{"indent":2,"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Protection: Static protection will be the most efficient strategy with equipment such as; swiftfoot boots, lightning greaves, champions helm, etc... However, instant speed interaction will be necessary to keep Lorehold on the field. Take advantage of protection spells that offer the \"scry\" mechanic, this can really play a factor throughout the game as you filter through your top decking."},{"attributes":{"indent":2,"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Attention Hog (High Threat Level):"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"When playing with a \"go wide\" strategy, that player tends to receive the most attention on the table because they are doing the most at the table. Lorehold will be activating multiple times throughout a turn cycle, which will be noticed by the pod. Whenever players begin to watch your interaction closely, they will be more prepped for you big splashy spells or they will just remove Lorehold. "},{"attributes":{"indent":1,"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"To keep the element of surprise or not have a threat meter, you need to casually filter your top cards and be prepared to pop off once its your turn. This is much easier to manage if you Miracle on the players turn right before you giving the other players less window to react. \\"},{"attributes":{"indent":2,"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nNow time for the big question I struggled with, \"How does this deck win\". Well lets get into it:\n\t\nEarly game (Opening hand to Round 3-4)\n\tLorehold is the entire deck, unlike other decks there is not prep or build up. The strategy is simple, get Lorehold on the field. This deck is going to be lower on land count and higher on mana rocks due to how many cards we are going to see during a game. One mana rock in your opening hand will get Lorehold out on turn 4, while a sol ring into signet could get him out on turn 3. This will make or break your game and is the only focus of your early game.\n\nMid Game (Rounds 5-7)\n\tGoing fast early results in a lower static cards in hand so, if you were able to get one of the top deck manipulators on the field early game great. If not, we are pilfering through our top decks searching for a splash, you need to leave mana open constantly and do not be afraid to wheel. Wheeling will allow you to see more cards, throw off your opponents plans, cause confusion, and even the playing field for you. This is where the deck sub type is going to play a factor, you ideally want 3-4 big splash cards during these two rounds. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTokens: Your board should be wide with a token army to chump block or be a threat to swing in for eliminating a player. (Budget friendly)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPillow Fort: Your opponents should see so many reasons why they should not attack you, that they wage war on each other. (Mid Tier Budget)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tControl/Tempo: Your splashes are full of board wipes and damage dealing spells, which keeps the game manageable. Now that the game is later the players constantly trying to build up their board will be out valued by your multiple splashy cards that are being miracled out for Two mana. (Most Expensive Option)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBox of Chocolates!: Maybe you have have a little bit of everything laying around and you want to the deck to feel fun and different everytime.\n\n"}]}
Lorehold, the Historian
Flying, haste
Each instant and sorcery card in your hand has miracle . (You may cast a card for its miracle cost when you draw it if it's the first card you drew this turn.)
At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, you may discard a card. If you do, draw a card.
Each instant and sorcery card in your hand has miracle . (You may cast a card for its miracle cost when you draw it if it's the first card you drew this turn.)
At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, you may discard a card. If you do, draw a card.
Legendary Creature - Elder Dragon
Commander
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Call Forth the Tempest
Cascade, cascade (When you cast this spell, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card that costs less. You may cast it without paying its mana cost. Put the exiled cards on the bottom of your library in a random order. Then do it again.)
Call Forth the Tempest deals damage to each creature your opponents control equal to the total mana value of other spells you've cast this turn.
Call Forth the Tempest deals damage to each creature your opponents control equal to the total mana value of other spells you've cast this turn.
Sorcery
Redeem the Lost
Target creature you control gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn. Clash with an opponent. If you win, return Redeem the Lost to its owner's hand. (Each clashing player reveals the top card of their library, then puts that card on their choice of the top or bottom. A player wins if their card had a greater mana value.)
Instant
Swiftfoot Boots
Equipped creature has hexproof and haste. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control. It can attack and no matter when it came under your control.)
Equip (: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
Equip (: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
Artifact - Equipment
Control
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Wheel of Fate
Suspend 4— (Rather than cast this card from your hand, pay and exile it with four time counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter. When the last is removed, you may cast it without paying its mana cost.)
Each player discards their hand, then draws seven cards.
Each player discards their hand, then draws seven cards.
Sorcery
Wheel of Misfortune
Each player secretly chooses a number 0 or greater, then all players reveal those numbers simultaneously and determine the highest and lowest numbers revealed this way. Wheel of Misfortune deals damage equal to the highest number to each player who chose that number. Each player who didn't choose the lowest number discards their hand, then draws seven cards.
Sorcery
Will of the Jeskai
Choose one. If you control a commander as you cast this spell, you may choose both instead.
• Each player may discard their hand and draw five cards.
• Each instant and sorcery card in your graveyard gains flashback until end of turn. The flashback cost is equal to its mana cost.
• Each player may discard their hand and draw five cards.
• Each instant and sorcery card in your graveyard gains flashback until end of turn. The flashback cost is equal to its mana cost.
Sorcery
Draw
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Land
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Hit the Mother Lode
Discover 10. If the discovered card's mana value is less than 10, create a number of tapped Treasure tokens equal to the difference. (To discover 10, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card with mana value 10 or less. Cast it without paying its mana cost or put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom in a random order.)
Sorcery
Season of the Bold
Choose up to five worth of modes. You may choose the same mode more than once.
— Create a tapped Treasure token.
— Exile the top two cards of your library. Until the end of your next turn, you may play them.
— Until the end of your next turn, whenever you cast a spell, Season of the Bold deals 2 damage to up to one target creature.
— Create a tapped Treasure token.
— Exile the top two cards of your library. Until the end of your next turn, you may play them.
— Until the end of your next turn, whenever you cast a spell, Season of the Bold deals 2 damage to up to one target creature.
Sorcery
Ramp
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Brallin, Skyshark Rider
Partner with Shabraz, the Skyshark (When this creature enters, target player may put Shabraz into their hand from their library, then shuffle.)
Whenever you discard a card, put a +1/+1 counter on Brallin and it deals 1 damage to each opponent.
: Target Shark gains trample until end of turn.
Whenever you discard a card, put a +1/+1 counter on Brallin and it deals 1 damage to each opponent.
: Target Shark gains trample until end of turn.
Legendary Creature - Human Shaman
Ensnared by the Mara
Each opponent faces a villainous choice — They exile cards from the top of their library until they exile a nonland card, then you may cast that card without paying its mana cost, or that player exiles the top four cards of their library and Ensnared by the Mara deals damage equal to the total mana value of those exiled cards to that player.
Sorcery
Improvisation Capstone
Exile cards from the top of your library until you exile cards with total mana value 4 or greater. You may cast any number of spells from among them without paying their mana costs.
Paradigm (Then exile this spell. After you first resolve a spell with this name, you may cast a copy of it from exile without paying its mana cost at the beginning of each of your first main phases.)
Paradigm (Then exile this spell. After you first resolve a spell with this name, you may cast a copy of it from exile without paying its mana cost at the beginning of each of your first main phases.)
Sorcery - Lesson
Impulsivity
When this creature enters, you may cast target instant or sorcery card from a graveyard without paying its mana cost. If that spell would be put into a graveyard, exile it instead.
Encore (, Exile this card from your graveyard: For each opponent, create a token copy that attacks that opponent this turn if able. They gain haste. Sacrifice them at the beginning of the next end step. Activate only as a sorcery.)
Encore (, Exile this card from your graveyard: For each opponent, create a token copy that attacks that opponent this turn if able. They gain haste. Sacrifice them at the beginning of the next end step. Activate only as a sorcery.)
Creature - Elemental Incarnation
Mizzix's Mastery
Exile target card that's an instant or sorcery from your graveyard. For each card exiled this way, copy it, and you may cast the copy without paying its mana cost. Exile Mizzix's Mastery.
Overload (You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change "target" in its text to "each.")
Overload (You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change "target" in its text to "each.")
Sorcery
Olórin's Searing Light
Each opponent exiles a creature with the greatest power among creatures that player controls.
Spell mastery — If there are two or more instant and/or sorcery cards in your graveyard, Olórin's Searing Light deals damage to each opponent equal to the power of the creature they exiled.
Spell mastery — If there are two or more instant and/or sorcery cards in your graveyard, Olórin's Searing Light deals damage to each opponent equal to the power of the creature they exiled.
Instant
Quintorius, Loremaster
Vigilance
At the beginning of your end step, exile target noncreature, nonland card from your graveyard. Create a 3/2 red and white Spirit creature token.
, , Sacrifice a Spirit: Choose target card exiled with Quintorius. You may cast that card this turn without paying its mana cost. If that spell would be put into a graveyard, put it on the bottom of its owner's library instead.
At the beginning of your end step, exile target noncreature, nonland card from your graveyard. Create a 3/2 red and white Spirit creature token.
, , Sacrifice a Spirit: Choose target card exiled with Quintorius. You may cast that card this turn without paying its mana cost. If that spell would be put into a graveyard, put it on the bottom of its owner's library instead.
Legendary Creature - Cleric Elephant
Soulfire Eruption
Choose any number of target creatures, planeswalkers, and/or players. For each of them, exile the top card of your library, then Soulfire Eruption deals damage equal to that card's mana value to that permanent or player. You may play the exiled cards until the end of your next turn.
Sorcery
Surly Badgersaur
Whenever you discard a creature card, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
Whenever you discard a land card, create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with ", Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Whenever you discard a noncreature, nonland card, this creature fights up to one target creature you don't control.
Whenever you discard a land card, create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with ", Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Whenever you discard a noncreature, nonland card, this creature fights up to one target creature you don't control.
Creature - Dinosaur Badger
The Dawning Archaic
This spell costs less to cast for each instant and sorcery card in your graveyard.
Reach
Whenever The Dawning Archaic attacks, you may cast target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard without paying its mana cost. If that spell would be put into your graveyard, exile it instead.
Reach
Whenever The Dawning Archaic attacks, you may cast target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard without paying its mana cost. If that spell would be put into your graveyard, exile it instead.
Legendary Creature - Avatar
Synergy
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Synergy Tokens
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Archaeomancer's Map
When this artifact enters, search your library for up to two basic Plains cards, reveal them, put them into your hand, then shuffle.
Whenever a land an opponent controls enters, if that player controls more lands than you, you may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield.
Whenever a land an opponent controls enters, if that player controls more lands than you, you may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield.
Artifact
Chaotic Transformation
Exile up to one target artifact, up to one target creature, up to one target enchantment, up to one target planeswalker, and/or up to one target land. For each permanent exiled this way, its controller reveals cards from the top of their library until they reveal a card that shares a card type with it, puts that card onto the battlefield, then shuffles.
Sorcery
Citadel Siege
As this enchantment enters, choose Khans or Dragons.
• Khans — At the beginning of combat on your turn, put two +1/+1 counters on target creature you control.
• Dragons — At the beginning of combat on each opponent's turn, tap target creature that player controls.
• Khans — At the beginning of combat on your turn, put two +1/+1 counters on target creature you control.
• Dragons — At the beginning of combat on each opponent's turn, tap target creature that player controls.
Enchantment
Daring Discovery
Up to three target creatures can't block this turn.
Discover 4. (Exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card with mana value 4 or less. Cast it without paying its mana cost or put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom in a random order.)
Discover 4. (Exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card with mana value 4 or less. Cast it without paying its mana cost or put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom in a random order.)
Sorcery
Mysterious Stranger
Flash
When this creature enters, for each graveyard with an instant or sorcery card in it, exile target instant or sorcery card from that graveyard. If two or more cards are exiled this way, choose one of them at random and copy it. You may cast the copy without paying its mana cost.
When this creature enters, for each graveyard with an instant or sorcery card in it, exile target instant or sorcery card from that graveyard. If two or more cards are exiled this way, choose one of them at random and copy it. You may cast the copy without paying its mana cost.
Creature - Human Rogue
Unwanted Remake
Destroy target creature. Its controller manifests dread. (That player looks at the top two cards of their library, then puts one onto the battlefield face down as a 2/2 creature and the other into their graveyard. If it's a creature card, it can be turned face up any time for its mana cost.)
Instant
Sideboard
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Aerith Rescue Mission
Choose one —
• Take the Elevator — Create three 1/1 colorless Hero creature tokens.
• Take 59 Flights of Stairs — Tap up to three target creatures. Put a stun counter on one of them. (If a permanent with a stun counter would become untapped, remove one from it instead.)
• Take the Elevator — Create three 1/1 colorless Hero creature tokens.
• Take 59 Flights of Stairs — Tap up to three target creatures. Put a stun counter on one of them. (If a permanent with a stun counter would become untapped, remove one from it instead.)
Sorcery
Finale of Promise
You may cast up to one target instant card and/or up to one target sorcery card from your graveyard each with mana value X or less without paying their mana costs. If a spell cast this way would be put into your graveyard, exile it instead. If X is 10 or more, copy each of those spells twice. You may choose new targets for the copies.
Sorcery
Inti, Seneschal of the Sun
Whenever you attack, you may discard a card. When you do, put a +1/+1 counter on target attacking creature. It gains trample until end of turn.
Whenever you discard one or more cards, exile the top card of your library. You may play that card until your next end step.
Whenever you discard one or more cards, exile the top card of your library. You may play that card until your next end step.
Legendary Creature - Human Knight
Wheel of Potential
You get (three energy counters), then you may pay any amount of .
Each player may exile their hand and draw a number of cards equal to the amount of paid this way. If seven or more was paid this way, you may play cards you own exiled this way until the end of your next turn.
Each player may exile their hand and draw a number of cards equal to the amount of paid this way. If seven or more was paid this way, you may play cards you own exiled this way until the end of your next turn.
Sorcery
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
Whenever an opponent draws their first card each turn, if it's not their turn, you create a 1/1 red Devil creature token with "When this token dies, it deals 1 damage to any target."
Whenever one or more Devils you control attack one or more players, you and those players each draw a card, then discard a card at random.
Whenever one or more Devils you control attack one or more players, you and those players each draw a card, then discard a card at random.
Legendary Creature - Devil
Maybeboard
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Description
{"ops":[{"insert":"This deck is currently under construction and play testing stage. There are multiple avenues it can take; however, the weakness of this commander are also weak areas for the red and white colors. Stay tuned to see how we expand on the strengths and reduce our weakness. The majority of players to do not fit into the bracket 5 high power cEDH pods, bracket 3/4 games tend to take different paths through a game that need to make building at these power levels more unique. This deck is built for a standard range of low bracket 3 to mid bracket 4, see the bottom for budget adjustments (budget friendly vs more expensive options). *I may even just make two seperate deck list and link each other because the power and budget difference for this deck can be huge.*\n\nOriginally, I used online resources such as: EDHrec, YouTube, Scryfall, and other MTG forums for ideas. I built this deck off of the recommended cards, sat down with my play group and got destroyed by low bracket 4s then low bracket 3s. I was about to give up on the deck because I could not get it to function properly in a true game setting. That is until.... I began this brewing adventure piece by piece. \n\nStrengths:\nToken Creation and Payoffs:"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Red/White (Boros) has great token synergies and token generation. This can be consistent or splashy, Lorehold allows us to focus on the splashy side of tokens."},{"attributes":{"indent":1,"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Mostly treasure and Creature tokens"},{"attributes":{"indent":2,"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Cheating out high cost spells and sorceries:"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"indent":1,"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Weakness:\nCard Draw or Card Advantage:"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Red/White (Boros) often falls behind to other colors in this department. When discarding, to essentially pay for the reduction cost of casting an instant or sorcery for 2 mana (Miracle), the player will always burn through their hand too fast and remove themself from the game. "},{"attributes":{"indent":1,"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"I attempted cheap consistent draw and still burnt my hand too quick. The fix I am attempting is mass hand refills, the \"wheel\" strategy if you wheel ;)."},{"attributes":{"indent":2,"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Commander Dependent :"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Without Lorehold being on the battlefield, this deck cannot function. There are two factors that must be implemented into midrange commander dependent decks such as; ramp and protection."},{"attributes":{"indent":1,"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Ramp: Commander has become predictable with this category with mana rocks such as; Sol Ring, Arcane Signet, Fellwar Stone, Mindstone, Commander's Sphere, Talisman, Signets, etc... these artifacts have become staples to 98% of decks in this format."},{"attributes":{"indent":2,"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Protection: Static protection will be the most efficient strategy with equipment such as; swiftfoot boots, lightning greaves, champions helm, etc... However, instant speed interaction will be necessary to keep Lorehold on the field. Take advantage of protection spells that offer the \"scry\" mechanic, this can really play a factor throughout the game as you filter through your top decking."},{"attributes":{"indent":2,"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Attention Hog (High Threat Level):"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"When playing with a \"go wide\" strategy, that player tends to receive the most attention on the table because they are doing the most at the table. Lorehold will be activating multiple times throughout a turn cycle, which will be noticed by the pod. Whenever players begin to watch your interaction closely, they will be more prepped for you big splashy spells or they will just remove Lorehold. "},{"attributes":{"indent":1,"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"To keep the element of surprise or not have a threat meter, you need to casually filter your top cards and be prepared to pop off once its your turn. This is much easier to manage if you Miracle on the players turn right before you giving the other players less window to react. \\"},{"attributes":{"indent":2,"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nNow time for the big question I struggled with, \"How does this deck win\". Well lets get into it:\n\t\nEarly game (Opening hand to Round 3-4)\n\tLorehold is the entire deck, unlike other decks there is not prep or build up. The strategy is simple, get Lorehold on the field. This deck is going to be lower on land count and higher on mana rocks due to how many cards we are going to see during a game. One mana rock in your opening hand will get Lorehold out on turn 4, while a sol ring into signet could get him out on turn 3. This will make or break your game and is the only focus of your early game.\n\nMid Game (Rounds 5-7)\n\tGoing fast early results in a lower static cards in hand so, if you were able to get one of the top deck manipulators on the field early game great. If not, we are pilfering through our top decks searching for a splash, you need to leave mana open constantly and do not be afraid to wheel. Wheeling will allow you to see more cards, throw off your opponents plans, cause confusion, and even the playing field for you. This is where the deck sub type is going to play a factor, you ideally want 3-4 big splash cards during these two rounds. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTokens: Your board should be wide with a token army to chump block or be a threat to swing in for eliminating a player. (Budget friendly)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPillow Fort: Your opponents should see so many reasons why they should not attack you, that they wage war on each other. (Mid Tier Budget)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tControl/Tempo: Your splashes are full of board wipes and damage dealing spells, which keeps the game manageable. Now that the game is later the players constantly trying to build up their board will be out valued by your multiple splashy cards that are being miracled out for Two mana. (Most Expensive Option)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBox of Chocolates!: Maybe you have have a little bit of everything laying around and you want to the deck to feel fun and different everytime.\n\n"}]}