{"ops":[{"insert":"Look at that pretty salt score! Everyone loves this deck. It’s closer to Bracket 1 than 2, starting as a “box sealed Commander” deck with limited updates: mice from Bloomburrow, an attentive vampire and angel detective here and there, etc.\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Caparocti Sunborn"}},{"insert":" can cast all but 15 of the non-land cards in the deck with his combat discover trigger (so about 75 percent of the spells). The deck is set up to take advantage of this, remaining light on its feet and throwing out as many small threats to go wide as it can. Discover is clearly a theme in the deck, appearing on ten other cards (topping out at"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Brass's Tunnel-Grinder // Tecutlan, the Searing Rift"}},{"insert":" , and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Hit the Mother Lode"}},{"insert":" ), and the deck is very mouse-friendly since mice are inexpensive and love being equipped (targeted) with artifacts that can then also be tapped to power Caparocti.\n\nThis central package, combined with gnomes and some early light infantry, can use "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Reconnaissance"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Norin, Swift Survivalist"}},{"insert":" to attack risklessly, chipping away at opponents’ life totals without oppressing or startling anyone. Caparocti is a modestly powered Commander in his own right and can knock out an unwary opponent. If things die, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sun Titan"}},{"insert":" can bring a lot of it back (this is one of the 2 percent of decks I allow this over-played card in, since it works slowly and on silly things). If all this is not enough to achieve total victory - and it really shouldn’t be - consider the following options:\n\nA large, flying dinosaur. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Zetalpa, Primal Dawn"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Bonehoard Dracosaur"}},{"insert":" , and even "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Trumpeting Carnosaur"}},{"insert":" riding a "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Phyrexian Splicer"}},{"insert":" can add some offensive punch to the deck. And don’t forget you can dig something up from an opponent’s graveyard with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Dino DNA"}},{"insert":" . "},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Direct damage from "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Makeshift Munitions"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Broadside Bombardiers"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Quintorius Kand"}},{"insert":" , and above all "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Descent into Avernus"}},{"insert":" should represent an eventual danger to anyone without significant life gain."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"The Millennium Calendar"}},{"insert":" isn't the worst idea to try on a board with 25+ tappable permanents, which this deck can do pretty well. (The math is done more convincingly elsewhere on the internet but getting to 1000 within five turns by tapping out 25 permanents including 2 lands and the Calendar each round without any other cards’ help requires 4-5 turns.) I’ve considered adding "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Voltaic Key"}},{"insert":" and other untapping help to the deck; but in all honesty the idea exhausts me."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nThe deck has minor solutions to several different problems (and a single-use"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Tragic Arrogance"}},{"insert":" if things spin wildly out of control), but you will find your answers to some opponents via…other opponents. Don’t irritate anyone too much, and be sure to point out how adorable those mice are.\n\nStandard strategic approach notes and disclaimer(s) for all my decks:\nI generally aim for high synergy, short of optimization. (Tier 3+, if you track that sort of thing.)"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"I like games that last 8-12 turns and aim to demonstrate the deck’s synergy within that timeframe."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"I prefer to win but don’t relentlessly pursue that goal, because I am an adult who enjoys playing games with friends. So you’ll occasionally see silly cards. Enjoy them!"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"I do not want to bore my friends, so my goal is to have NO non-land card in more than 3-4 decks. If you’re wondering why a certain “obvious staple” isn’t in this deck list, that’s probably why."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"I’m continuously updating (each deck gets a look at newer cards every six months) so of course there may be changes around the margins. "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nThanks for checking out my deck(s). Peace.\n\nAnthony Alongi\nProgenitor of Multiplayer Magic Content Creation\nFormer Columnist for Wizards of the Coast, StarCity Games, The Dojo\nFormer Podcaster (Elder Dragon Statesmen) with the Late, Great Sheldon Menery\n\n"}]}