{"ops":[{"insert":"This deck is an effort to see a creatures-only deck outside of my "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Thalia, Guardian of Thraben"}},{"insert":" deck, combined with the fact that I had a bunch of yew-like creatures I wanted to play around with. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Colfenor, the Last Yew"}},{"insert":" can keep creatures coming around for value, and the deck generally wins through a large X creature like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Endless One"}},{"insert":" coming out after opponents’ resources are thin in the late game. It can also sling thick creatures with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Catapult Fodder // Catapult Captain"}},{"insert":" . \n\nI’ve organized the categories by toughness, which is the most important curve of the game. It’s a little thick at x/6 but since Colfenor is an x/7, that feels okay for the sake of maximized value.\n\nThe deck tries as often as possible to send its dying creatures with a higher-than-base toughness; Colfenor is worded to look at a dying creature with its last known value, and then the card in graveyard at base. So a "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Stonecoil Serpent"}},{"insert":" with one counter on it as it dies can bring back itself. Some of the original anthem effects have left the deck, but "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Angel of Invention"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Zopandrel, Hunger Dominus"}},{"insert":" still represent.\n\nVirtually every creature is a utility creature - the worst thing that can happen to this deck is "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Overwhelming Splendor"}},{"insert":" , but that probability seems low. The least well-known creatures you can surprise your opponents with include "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Plague Reaver"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Khabál Ghoul"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mageta the Lion"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Hythonia the Cruel"}},{"insert":" . "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Dryad Militant"}},{"insert":" is in the deck to make life a smidge more difficult for spellslinger decks in the early game.\n\nStandard strategic approach notes and disclaimer(s) for all my decks:\nI just started (in May 2026) uploading all of my (200+) decks into Archidekt. This is going to be a slow process so if you’re seeing notes that refer to other decks that you can’t find, give me a short moment and I’ll have more stuff up soon."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"I 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 have 200+ decks and 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"}]}