{"ops":[{"insert":"This is a spellslinger control combo deck designed around looping "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Seasons Past"}},{"insert":" for unlimited profit. It generates obscene amounts of resources simply by playing the game, frequently reaching 12-16 lands by turn 6 and drawing as many cards as you will ever need. Control the game by looping bounce spells, stealing everyone's permanents, and recurring a full grip of counterspells every turn, then win by assembling janky infinites or slowly building a board of tokens and your enemies creatures.\n\nMulligan for Ramp spells and, if possible, free counterspells. The ideal scenario is to cast Quandrix on turn 4 with a "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Force of Will"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Fierce Guardianship"}},{"insert":" ready to protect him. Notably, the counterspell will frequently cascade into a ramp or draw spell that pushes you further ahead on your next turn.\n\nSince we want to keep the low-end of our curve safe for cascading, this deck can't play cheap counterspells like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"An Offer You Can't Refuse"}},{"insert":". We rely on mid and high-cost counters with alternate value propositions, as well as higher-CMC free spells we won't usually cascade into. \n\nOnce you manage to untap with Quandrix, you will continuously cascade into spells that draw more cards and ramp more lands. The low-cost cards will be stripped out of your deck quite quickly, and you will eventually cascade into "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mystical Tutor"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Personal Tutor"}},{"insert":". Note that cascading into one of the tutors with a ramp spell will shuffle the card you search for back into the deck, but you can respond by cascading into it with an instant speed spell, stack the triggers so you draw the card off "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Case of the Ransacked Lab"}},{"insert":", or let the tutor go back in your deck to try again later. Search for "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Evacuation"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Beast Within"}},{"insert":", or another answer if you need to, but if you are in a stable position, you can use the opportunity to fetch "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Seasons Past"}},{"insert":". \n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Seasons Past"}},{"insert":" can be infinitely looped by recurring a tutor, which fetches "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Seasons Past"}},{"insert":" again. Optionally, use one of the cheap tutors to fetch "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Solve the Equation"}},{"insert":", which allows you to pull "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Seasons Past"}},{"insert":" directly into hand and tutor an additional card every cycle. By this time you will likely have enough mana to cast multiple additional spells on top of "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Seasons Past"}},{"insert":" each turn, but tapping out is also fine if you can return free counterspells.\n\nWin conditions:\nOnce "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Seasons Past"}},{"insert":" loop is established, take infinite turns by tutoring for "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Nexus of Fate"}},{"insert":" infinitely. One of the easiest/most cost effective lines is to cast "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Solve the Equation"}},{"insert":" to fetch "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Nexus of Fate"}},{"insert":", cast "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mystical Tutor"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Personal Tutor"}},{"insert":" for"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Seasons Past"}},{"insert":", then cast "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Nexus of Fate"}},{"insert":" cascading into "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Seasons Past"}},{"insert":", putting the two bigger spells back in your deck and the two tutors back in your hand."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Generate enough resources to counter every meaningful spell that everyone casts and/or steal their best permanents over and over."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Once "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Seasons Past"}},{"insert":" loop is established, generate infinite mana with the combination of "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Doppelgang"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"High Tide"}},{"insert":". The idea is to cast "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Doppelgang"}},{"insert":" on your islands with a high enough X that the land tokens you create will generate enough mana to loop and recast "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Doppelgang"}},{"insert":" with mana to spare (Note that dual land islands can tap for green and still get the bonus blue from "},{"insert":{"card-link":"High Tide"}},{"insert":"). The threshold for X will depend on a number of factors including the number of islands you control, how cheap your "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Seasons Past"}},{"insert":" loop is, whether you can recast "},{"insert":{"card-link":"High Tide"}},{"insert":" during the combo line, and so on, but you can often find a line with X=3 and almost always with X=4."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Make an army with one of the token generators."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nSpecific notes:\nThe deck absolutely pops off when you resolve "},{"insert":{"card-link":"High Tide"}},{"insert":". When planning which cards to cast during your turn, start by tapping non-island lands and casting 2 mana spells, in case you cascade into "},{"insert":{"card-link":"High Tide"}},{"insert":"."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"When searching for basics, almost always fetch islands. Besides the aforementioned "},{"insert":{"card-link":"High Tide"}},{"insert":", this deck has plenty of blue-intensive cards. "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"If you have a tutor in your opening hand, don't be afraid to search for a counterspell or a good ramp spell like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Skyshroud Claim"}},{"insert":"."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The deck has five dual-type forests. You generally want to fetch them as quickly as possible with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Skyshroud Claim"}},{"insert":" and similar spells. "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Cast Instants in response to enemy spells, in case you cascade into a counterspell."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Rig your cascade triggers by casting "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Brainsurge"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mystical Tutor"}},{"insert":" before the trigger resolves, or lead with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Farseek"}},{"insert":" fetching for "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mystic Sanctuary"}},{"insert":". "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"When cascading into "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Doppelgang"}},{"insert":", it's usually worth casting it for x=0, just to get it in your graveyard to recur later."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Doppelgang"}},{"insert":" becomes mana positive at x=4, costing 14 mana and creating 16 untapped lands. At x=5, it makes enough mana to potentially go infinite even without "},{"insert":{"card-link":"High Tide"}},{"insert":"."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"With "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Adaptive Training Post"}},{"insert":", you can cast "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Narset's Reversal"}},{"insert":", then use the copy "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Narset's Reversal"}},{"insert":" on the "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Narset's Reversal"}},{"insert":", putting it back in your hand."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Narset's Reversal"}},{"insert":" can be used in place of a tutor to efficiently loop "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Seasons Past"}},{"insert":"."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Rishkar's Expertise"}},{"insert":" casts the bonus spell from hand, so you get two cascade triggers from one spell."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"If you want to use "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Adaptive Training Post"}},{"insert":"'s activated ability on a cascaded spell, you have to activate the ability before seeing what card you cascade into."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"}]}