{"ops":[{"insert":"I want you to know.\n\nGet Slicer out on turn 2 with the rituals, then he transforms and does loads of commander damage to win. \n\nThe goal is to give him flying (and/or menace, trample) and protection via shroud and/or indestructible. He hits so hard by default it doesn't even need much stat boosting, just give him evasion and protect him with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Redirect Lightning"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Bolt Bend"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Tibalt's Trickery"}},{"insert":" etc. \n\nWe can generate "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"a lot"},{"insert":" of treasures when he's equipped evasion + any of "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Goldvein Pick"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Beamtown Beatstick"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Prying Blade"}},{"insert":", each gives maximum of 8 treasures per turn cycle. This allows you to pay the commander tax to keep him going after removal. It also lets you play X=16 "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Earthquake"}},{"insert":"s for board control and sometimes get an unexpected finish even if Slicer dies.\n\nYou can technically get turn 1 Slicer with any two of "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Simian Spirit Guide"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sol Ring"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Rite of Flame"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Lotus Petal"}},{"insert":", or petal, spirit guide, or rite of flame plus a 2 mana ritual.\n\nOther stuff: "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Shiny Impetus"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Pip-Boy 3000"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Lost Jitte"}},{"insert":" (loot/untap lands/pump), "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mask of Memory"}},{"insert":" (net draw 16, discard 8 per turn cycle!), "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Improvised Arsenal"}},{"insert":" (opponents die very fast if they don't have removal), the treasure giving equipment, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Shadowspear"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Basilisk Collar"}},{"insert":" (careful here, your opponents gain life when Slicer has lifelink and they control him, but you gaining life is valuable and we don't care since we win via Commander damage!), or hold up a redirect / counter spell. \n\nNote on "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sticky Fingers"}},{"insert":", because it's worded differently to the others it actually gives opponents treasures when they control Slicer. It's still a 1 mana ramp for you and gives menace + a card when he dies. I removed it for now, but it's debatably good.\n\nHe goes crazy with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Umezawa's Jitte"}},{"insert":" gaining 16 charge counters per turn cycle, allowing you to -1/-1 blockers away, gain life, and pump Slicer massively. In fact, 1 hit with the Jitte can +8/+8 Slicer every subsequent turn since it nets 4 charge counters per hit, enough to insta-kill players with 22 commander damage.\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Hammer of Nazahn"}},{"insert":" is ideal with him, granting protection via indestructibility and a decent +2/+0, while auto-equipping more equipment.\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Bedlam"}},{"insert":": I think it leads to a chaotic game of death. Slicer unblockable is just so powerful, he's usually knocking players out of the game here.\n\nYou basically win if you get "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Whispersilk Cloak"}},{"insert":" equipped, or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Lightning Greaves"}},{"insert":" + any evasion.\n\nSince we're monocolour, it's little cost to have all the scry and surveil colorless lands, which adds benefit of casting "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Warping Wail"}},{"insert":" to block a sorcery board wipe / removal.\n\nSome blockers for playing defence: "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Brash Taunter"}},{"insert":", is it sufficient? I don't know. Hopefully you win fast enough to not care!\n\nGo go monored aggro!\n\n\nRandom janky addition: "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Brand of Ill Omen"}},{"insert":" up Slicer to stop everyone from casting creature spells. Admittedly, this makes people target Slicer with removal more... but I find it entertaining.\n"}]}