{"ops":[{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"The streets of Victorian London are fraught with danger, mystery, and the occasional inexplicable dinosaur. Fortunately, Madame Vastra and her wife Jenny Flint are on the case. Should you be invited to dinner at Paternoster Row, please mind your manners, refrain from touching the evidence, and do not inquire too closely about the meat."},{"insert":"\n\n🔎 The Paternoster Gang Investigates"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Led by "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Madame Vastra & Jenny Flint"},{"insert":", this Temur investigation/combat deck follows one simple principle: "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Every murder deserves a thorough investigation. Every investigation deserves a good meal."},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Chapter I — A Most Peculiar Crime:"},{"insert":" Establish the investigation with "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Tireless Tracker"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Lonis, Cryptozoologist"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Erdwal Illuminator"},{"insert":", and "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Tamiyo's Journal"},{"insert":". "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Deduce"},{"insert":" and "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Piper Wright, Publick Reporter"},{"insert":" keep the evidence flowing. Scotland Yard could learn a thing or two."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Chapter II — The Lizard Woman Strikes:"},{"insert":" Send Vastra into combat, where her compulsory blockers face "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Basilisk Collar"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Bow of Nylea"},{"insert":", and "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Viridian Longbow"},{"insert":". "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Ram Through"},{"insert":" and "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Chandra's Ignition"},{"insert":" provide less conventional interrogations, while "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Kessig Wolf Run"},{"insert":" ensures particularly stubborn suspects cannot hide behind their associates. Every creature she damages that subsequently dies leaves behind a Clue and Food. "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"The evidence is delicious."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Chapter III — Jenny Handles the Details:"},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Academy Manufactor"},{"insert":" turns investigations into overflowing supplies, while "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Forensic Gadgeteer"},{"insert":" makes processing evidence cheaper. Sacrificing Clues and Food lets Jenny distribute +1/+1 counters, with "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Hardened Scales"},{"insert":" making every counter placement even more rewarding. "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Gleaming Geardrake"},{"insert":" and "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Crime Novelist"},{"insert":" also profit from the suspicious disappearance of artifacts. Nothing goes to waste in the Paternoster household."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Chapter IV — The Case Is Closed:"},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Cyberdrive Awakener"},{"insert":" transforms the evidence into a flying assault force, "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Ghirapur Aether Grid"},{"insert":" weaponizes accumulated artifacts, and "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Night of the Sweets' Revenge"},{"insert":" turns dinner into a decisive attack. Alternatively, "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Ghalta, Primal Hunger"},{"insert":" arrives to remind everyone that Vastra's family tree predates civilized society. "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"The authorities have been advised not to approach the dinosaur."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n⚠️ Power Level & Fair Warning"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Commander Bracket 3 — Upgraded | Pod Rating: 7/10."},{"insert":"\nInteractive Temur midrange with artifact-token engines, creature removal, growing combat threats, and occasionally explosive turns. No Game Changers, confirmed infinite combos, or hard stax locks; the deck favors thematic detectives and prehistoric companions over maximum efficiency.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Vastra equipped with Thornbite Staff and Viridian Longbow"},{"insert":" can become a particularly ruthless investigator, repeatedly eliminating vulnerable creatures when supported by deathtouch. The interaction is finite, but opposing creature-heavy decks may find themselves under considerable scrutiny.\nThe deck needs its commanders and support pieces to stick, its Clue-processing machinery can be mana-hungry, and removing its artifact engines can seriously disrupt the investigation.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"The mystery is solved. The suspects are dead. Jenny, darling, shall we have tea?"},{"insert":"\n"}]}