{"ops":[{"insert":"This is a combo focused deck that relies on the commander"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mairsil, the Pretender"}},{"insert":" steal the ability from "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Tree of Perdition"}},{"insert":" to change an opponents life total to 4 then swing at them with your unblockable commander for exactly 4 damage by stealing the abilities of "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Aetherling"}},{"insert":" . \n\nIt has two other win conditions where it sets everyone's life total to 4 over the course of a turn cycle before pinging the whole table down with copies of your commander that have exiled a pinger such as "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Thermo-Alchemist"}},{"insert":" . This deck can also win by creating a small army of 10/10 eldrazi tokens generated by putting a cage counter on "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ulamog's Dreadsire"}},{"insert":". You may also attempt to catch an opponent of guard by changing their life total to 4 right before someone else is about to deal 4 or more damage to them .\n\nThe deck has three core cards you will want to exile with a cage counter. The first is "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Oriq Loremage"}},{"insert":" which will allow you to tap your commander to \ntutor for a creature card in the graveyard which you can then exile with a cage counter adding it to your toolbox. \n\nThe second core card is "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Aetherling"}},{"insert":" which allows you to pay one blue mana to flicker your commander to get its ETB trigger allowing you to exile a creature card from your hand or graveyard and add it to the toolbox. Aetherling also allows you to make your commander unblockable which combos nice with the last core card "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Tree of Perdition"}},{"insert":" letting you set someone's life total to 4 then swing at them with an unblockable 4/4. \n\nAs an alternative to "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Aetherling"}},{"insert":" you may exile "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Pack Rat"}},{"insert":" discard a card to make a copy of your commander which you sac to the legend rule but you still get its ETB effect. This is less optimal at 3 mana but can be helpful if you are denied access to your "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Aetherling"}},{"insert":" .\n\nThis deck runs 14 different tutor effects able to put creatures in your hand or graveyard to then exile with your commander. While Marsil may exile \nartifacts this deck focuses entirely on creatures to make it easier to grab combo pieces or value engines with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Oriq Loremage"}},{"insert":". \n\nRunning only two different draw engines is a bold decision but exiling one "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Arcanis the Omnipotent"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Asmodeus the Archfiend"}},{"insert":" is plenty of card draw especially when you begin making legendary clones of your commander with the decks 13 different legendary clone spells like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Irenicus's Vile Duplication"}},{"insert":" . It is important to note that creating a clone of your commander also gets you a free ETB trigger from your commander letting you add another card to your toolbox. \n\nBoth "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Morphling"}},{"insert":" and its red twin "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Torchling"}},{"insert":" act as a protection engine allowing you to make your commander and all copies of it hexproof for 1 blue or you can pay a red to bolt bend a spell. They also serve as an untapper in the event you don't have multiple copies of your commander you can pay a red or blue mana to untap your commander. Finally "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Anger"}},{"insert":" acts as a fine way to give your commander and its copies haste to pull of a win from nowhere or to recover faster from a board wipe than your opponents. \n\n\n"}]}