{"ops":[{"insert":"\nIntro"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true,"bold":true},"insert":"An Orzhov political Aura-control deck that manipulates combat while slowly burying the table in enchantment value."},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"This isn't your typical Aura or Voltron deck. Every enchantment is a tool—rewarding allies, cursing threats, redirecting combat, and quietly turning the table against itself. While opponents fight over the crown, I build an engine of enchantresses, recurring Auras, and an ever-growing host of Angels. There isn't a single flashy combo here—just relentless value, political maneuvering, and the inevitability that comes from drawing cards, recurring enchantments, and letting the table do most of the fighting for me."},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Win conditions include angel swarms, evasive commander damage, overwhelming enchantment value, and the simple satisfaction of watching everyone else eliminate each other first."},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"And because a commander deck should look as good as it plays, it is filled with some of my favourite artwork, premium printings and a pretty consistent theme."},{"insert":"\n\nThis deck focuses on having fun matches over salty strength and annoying cards. So even you control fights, it doesn't feel like you are stopping other players from playing the game, which I always think of as boring.\n\nPrimary Game Plan"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n1. Control combat instead of the board"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Rather than killing everything, you convince opponents to attack elsewhere.\n\nCards like\n\nKillian, Decisive Mentor"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Ghoulish Impetus"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Parasitic Impetus"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Changing Loyalty"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Eye of Nidhogg"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Breena, the Demagogue"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Ghostly Prison"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Sphere of Safety"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Promise of Loyalty"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\ncreate a table where attacking you simply isn't the correct decision.\n\n2. Turn every Aura into value"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Almost every Aura replaces itself or generates additional resources.\n\nDraw engines\nKor Spiritdancer"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Mesa Enchantress"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Sram"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Songbirds' Blessing"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Sage's Reverie"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Pearl-Ear"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Ondu Spiritdancer"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nPowerful token makers\nSigil of the Empty Throne"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Archon of Sun's Grace"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Soaring Lightbringer"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nRecursion\nRetether"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Open the Vaults"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Mantle of the Ancients"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Kaya's Ghostform"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"This means you're happy casting \"small\" enchantments because they effectively become cantrips.\n\n3. Win through inevitability"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The deck doesn't usually explode.\n\nInstead it reaches a point where\nnobody attacks you"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"everyone is attacking each other"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"every Aura replaces is adding value"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"enchantments keep coming back"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nEventually the board simply belongs to you.\n"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Theme"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nI'd summarize the deck as\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"\"Every creature deserves a destiny. I just decide what that destiny is.\""},{"attributes":{"blockquote":true},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nYour Auras aren't just buffs. They're:\ncurses"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"bargains"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"protection"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"manipulation"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"politics"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"imprisonment"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nThat makes the deck feel much more interesting than traditional Aura decks.\n"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Politics"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nThis is probably the strongest identity of the list.\n\nCards like\nBreena"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Axis of Mortality"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Promise of Loyalty"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Ghostly Prison"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Sphere of Safety"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nreward opponents for fighting each other while making attacking you expensive. You're almost never the archenemy early. Instead you're the player quietly saying\n\"You "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"could"},{"insert":" attack me... or you could attack Steve.\""},{"attributes":{"blockquote":true},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Sorry, Steve!\n\nProtection"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nRather than relying on counterspells, protection comes from layers.\n\nCommander protection\nShielded by Faith"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Kaya's Ghostform"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Flickering Ward"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Spirit Mantle"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Sejiri Shelter"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nPlayer protection\nGhostly Prison"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Sphere of Safety"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Inkshield"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nRecovery\nRetether"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Open the Vaults"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Mantle of the Ancients"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nEven if someone wipes the board, your deck often rebuilds much faster than theirs.\n\nRemoval"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nRemoval is surprisingly dense.\n\nSingle Target\nAnguished Unmaking"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Path to Exile"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Chains of Custody"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Sheltered by Ghosts"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Redemption Arc"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"White Auracite"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nBoard wipes\nWinds of Rath"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Promise of Loyalty"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Author of Shadows"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Magister of Worth"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nBecause many removal pieces are enchantments, they synergize with the rest of the deck instead of interrupting your game plan.\n\nLifegain Package"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nThe lifegain isn't there for dedicated payoff.\nInstead it's incremental value.\n\nExamples\nSpirit Link"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Vampiric Link"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Authority of the Consuls"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Axis of Mortality"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Answered Prayers"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Archon of Sun's Grace"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Eriette"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nIt buys time until your enchantment engine takes over.\n\nWin Conditions"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nThe deck has multiple overlapping ways to win.\nAngel tokens"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Pegasus tokens"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Inkshield army"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Value overwhelm"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Commander damage with Spirit Mantle / Shielded by Faith"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Opponents killing each other via goad and combat incentives"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nNo single combo is required.\n\nPower Level"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nI'd estimate\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"7.5–8/10"},{"insert":"\nNot because of infinite combos.\n\nBecause it has\nstrong card advantage"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"resilient recursion"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"efficient removal"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"consistent game plan"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"excellent politics"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nIt will usually perform very well in mid- to high-powered casual Commander pods. And its build for fun, not annoying power.\n\nWhat makes it unique"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nMost Aura decks ask:\n\"How big can my creature become?\""},{"attributes":{"blockquote":true},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"This deck asks:\n\"How can I make the entire table play the game I want?\""},{"attributes":{"blockquote":true},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"That makes it feel much more like an Orzhov control deck disguised as an enchantment deck.\n\n\n"}]}