{"ops":[{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Introduction: "},{"insert":"\nReki turns every legendary spell into a cantrip. This deck leans heavily into that, chaining legends together to generate continuous card advantage while developing a rapidly growing board state that we leverage for big mana payoffs.\n\nThe primary gameplan is not pure storm, but the deck can reach high spell counts in ideal situations (7+), enabling occasional storm-style turns with dedicated payoffs like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Aetherflux Reservoir"}},{"insert":" . More often, though, the deck wins by converting repeated legendary spells into overwhelming board presence, exponential mana production, and efficient card flow.\n\nBecause Reki supplies us with consistent draw, the deck is resilient against interaction and can rebuild quickly after disruption. We also run multiple protection effects and recursion engines to support this.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Gameplan:"},{"insert":"\nOur main goal is getting Reki out ASAP - ideally on turn two. The deck runs a concentrated ramp package specifically to support this. Establishing Reki early is what converts every subsequent play into sustained advantage. \n\nAn ideal opening hand includes (i.e., what we mulligan for - don't be afraid to mulligan quite agressively either): \n~3 lands "},{"attributes":{"list":"true"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"turn 1 ramp into Reki"},{"attributes":{"list":"true"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":" a cheap legendary spell to start the draw engine"},{"attributes":{"list":"true"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":" protection or follow-up ramp "},{"attributes":{"list":"true"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nFrom there, the deck transitions into a compounding engine: each legend replacing itself, mana production scales with board development, and incremental advantages accumulate into a point where the deck can “pop off” and take over the game.\n\nTypically, this happens around turns 5–7, where the deck produces a high-impact turn that either wins outright, or establishes lethal pressure over the next few combat steps.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Win Conditions:"},{"insert":"\nThe deck closes games through flexible, overlapping lines rather than a single deterministic combo. Primary paths include: \noverwhelming combat damage via several large creatures"},{"attributes":{"list":"true"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"mana-dense turns that convert into exponential board growth with effects like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Genesis Wave"}},{"insert":" /"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Kamahl's Druidic Vow"}},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"list":"true"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"high spell count turns that leverage payoffs like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Aetherflux Reservoir"}},{"insert":" /"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Defiler of Vigor"}},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"list":"true"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Overrun-style effects from a wide boards of manadorks/tokens like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Kamahl, Fist of Krosa"}},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"list":"true"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Closing Philosophy:"},{"insert":"\nThis deck is designed to set the tempo of the game. Rather than reacting or controlling the table, it forces opponents to respond to an escalating series of threats that quickly outscale normal interaction. For that reason we don't run board wipes, and we're built to recover from them with effects like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"The Skullspore Nexus"}},{"insert":" /"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Gerrard's Hourglass Pendant"}},{"insert":" and recursion effects like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Seasons Past"}},{"insert":" , as well as redundancies for Reki.\n\nEvery turn increases pressure, every spell replaces itself, and every engine compounds until the deck either wins through combat or pivots into an explosive finish. As a result, the deck can end up feeling oppressive against certain matchups, so be sure you're playing into a more competitively minded pod for best results.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Notable cards and major card interactions:"},{"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Hope of Ghirapur"}},{"insert":" + "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Six"}},{"insert":" allows for consistent lockdown of a single player, while letting us cycle excess lands (feel free to quote Randy Quaid's final line from Independence Day when you deliver Hope's payload). Good for hand sculpting, or closing out a final 1v1. Hope can also be used alongside "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Veil of Summer"}},{"insert":" to protect our storm turns. Hope is also one of our only main ways of shutting down hard combo decks.\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ashaya, Soul of the Wild"}},{"insert":" + "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Scryb Ranger"}},{"insert":" /"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Arbor Elf"}},{"insert":" . As all our dudes become forests, the Ranger can bounce them to hand for protection, and the Elf can untap them - ideal with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Selvala, Heart of the Wilds"}},{"insert":" who will already generate tons of mana from Ashaya's power. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sutina, Speaker of the Tajuru"}},{"insert":" can enable a similar trick.\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Green Sun's Zenith"}},{"insert":" for X = 0 can grab "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Dryad Arbor"}},{"insert":" turn 1 for Reki ramp, and otherwise shuffles back in to reused later.\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Gilded Goose"}},{"insert":" can ramp Reki early, and later let us spend excess mana for lifegain - especially strong with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Alhammarret's Archive"}},{"insert":" out.\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Alhammarret's Archive"}},{"insert":" + "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sensei's Divining Top"}},{"insert":" /"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sylvan Library"}},{"insert":" let's us skip the drawbacks of their draw effects, as library let's us draw 5 and return 2, and the top taps to let us draw 2, which if we can play a legend let's us recover the top. Obviously the Archive also helps "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Aetherflux Reservoir"}},{"insert":" a ton. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Alhammarret's Archive"}},{"insert":" is by far one of the strongest cards for this build!\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Natural Order"}},{"insert":" has several prime targets, but can also just be used for for cheating out "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Regal Force"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Worldspine Wurm"}},{"insert":" early.\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"The Skullspore Nexus"}},{"insert":" + "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Disciple of Freyalise // Garden of Freyalise"}},{"insert":" let's us draw an absurd amount of cards from even a nominal creature.\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Selvala, Heart of the Wilds"}},{"insert":" is borderline our second commander. We run several untap effects to utilize her ability several times per turn to generate 15+ mana. Ideally this feeds into a large storm turn or a "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Genesis Wave"}},{"insert":" .\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth"}},{"insert":" + "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Arbor Elf"}},{"insert":" let's us untap value lands like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ancient Tomb"}},{"insert":" .\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Lost Jitte"}},{"insert":" similarly gains value with lands that tap for multiple mana, and with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ashaya, Soul of the Wild"}},{"insert":" it can also untap our creatures for super charging Selvala.\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Rhonas's Monument"}},{"insert":" both enables bigger storm turns for pumping out creatures cheaper, and gives a good scaling +2/+2 payoff for storming out with creature spells. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Defiler of Vigor"}},{"insert":" serves a similar function.\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Shigeki, Jukai Visionary"}},{"insert":" + "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Six"}},{"insert":" becomes a consistent recursion and draw engine that can recover our key interaction and protection spells.\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Agatha's Soul Cauldron"}},{"insert":" is mainly here for graveyard hate, but it can go absolutely ballistic with exiling our own "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Selvala, Heart of the Wilds"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Saryth, the Viper's Fang"}},{"insert":" with Selvala in play. With a "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Myojin of Towering Might"}},{"insert":" , exiling a "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Cankerbloom"}},{"insert":" can let all our dudes proliferate to make several Indestructible counters to make a really large creature of boost a wide board.\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Constant Mists"}},{"insert":" + "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Emerald Medallion"}},{"insert":" can effectively give us a storm count equal to the number of lands we can tap for green, as we can keep saccing the lands we tap to buy it back. If "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ashaya, Soul of the Wild"}},{"insert":" is out, we can do the same with all our non-token forest creatures.\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Kamahl, Fist of Krosa"}},{"insert":" let's us turn "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx"}},{"insert":" into a creature so we can more easily untap it. Together with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Benefactor's Draught"}},{"insert":" he can also animate all our lands for an overrun push. He also protects our board by threatening to turn opponents' lands into creatures so they'd die during a board wipe.\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Walking Ballista"}},{"insert":" is mostly here as a removal piece for creatures and planeswalkers, as it is easy to tutor for. It can also become a very strong manasink later on (potentially game ending), and if we have a wide board with counters from "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Defiler of Vigor"}},{"insert":" , we can exile the ballista with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Agatha's Soul Cauldron"}},{"insert":" to let our entire board shoot. As we can play the ballista for X=0, it's super easy to put in the graveyard from hand. With "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Saryth, the Viper's Fang"}},{"insert":" it can also function as a board wipe if we attack with the ballista first.\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Prismatic Vista"}},{"insert":" might seem like an odd inclusion in a mono-green deck, but with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Erinis, Gloom Stalker"}},{"insert":" it can quickly become a second ramp piece. It also let's us shuffle the library if we are stuck with dead draws from "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sensei's Divining Top"}},{"insert":" /"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sylvan Library"}},{"insert":" . Finally, it gives us two land drops for "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Nissa, Resurgent Animist"}},{"insert":" .\n"}]}