{"ops":[{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Yuna: Proliferating to Zanarkand"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"\"The pilgrimage begins with a single step... or a single poison counter.\""},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Deck Price:"},{"insert":"\n The listed price reflects the specific printings I personally chose for this deck. Using the most affordable printings available, the deck can currently be assembled for approximately "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"$690 USD"},{"insert":". (22.07.2026 - Cardmarket)\n\nThis is not an all-in Infect deck.\nInstead, it is a "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Poison Counter Engine"},{"insert":" that combines "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Infect"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"+1/+1 counters"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"proliferate"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"combo"},{"insert":", and "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Final Fantasy X flavor"},{"insert":" into one cohesive strategy.\n\nThe deck only needs to connect once with Infect or give opponents a single poison counter through cards like "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Prologue to Phyresis"},{"insert":" or "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Infectious Bite"},{"insert":". From there, proliferate effects steadily advance every opponent toward defeat while simultaneously growing your own board.\nEvery counter matters.\n\nThe Game Plan"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"🌱 Early Game – Begin the Pilgrimage"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nDevelop your mana while giving each opponent their very first poison counter.\nPoison starters"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Glistener Elf"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Blighted Agent"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Lost Leonin"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Plague Myr"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Inkmoth Nexus"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Bloated Contaminator"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Prologue to Phyresis"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Infectious Bite"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Skrelv's Hive"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Mirrex"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nThe deck doesn't need repeated Infect attacks.\nIt only needs "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"one successful hit"},{"insert":".\nOnce every opponent is poisoned, the real engine begins.\n\n🌿 Mid Game – The Engine Awakens"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nThis is where the deck truly comes alive.\n\nBuild your board with +1/+1 counters"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Yuna, Grand Summoner"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Cathars' Crusade"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Arwen, Weaver of Hope"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Wakka, Devoted Guardian"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Sphere Grid"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Sword of Truth and Justice"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nAmplify every counter"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Hardened Scales"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Ozolith, the Shattered Spire"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Kami of Whispered Hopes"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nThen proliferate everything"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Evolution Sage"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Thrummingbird"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Grateful Apparition"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Viral Drake"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Inexorable Tide"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Karn's Bastion"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Contagion Engine"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Experimental Augury"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Tezzeret's Gambit"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Tidus, Yuna's Guardian"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Metastatic Evangel"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nEvery proliferate trigger increases:\nPoison counters on opponents"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"+1/+1 counters on your creatures"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Lore counters on Bahamut"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Any other counters supporting your board"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nOne poison counter quickly becomes ten.\n\n♾️ Infinite Pilgrimage"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nThe deck contains multiple infinite combo lines, with "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Yuna herself"},{"insert":" acting as one of the primary combo pieces.\n\nInfinite Mana"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Freed from the Real"},{"insert":" or "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Pemmin's Aura"},{"insert":"\nwith\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Incubation Druid"},{"insert":" (with +1/+1 counters)\nor\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Kami of Whispered Hopes ("},{"insert":"with +1/+1 counters)\n↓\nInfinite mana\n↓\nWin through:\nWalking Ballista (infinite +1/+1 counters)"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Viral Drake (infinite proliferate)"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Lulu, Stern Guardian (infinite proliferate)"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nInfinite +1/+1 Counters with Yuna"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"One of the deck's signature interactions.\n\nEnchant "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Yuna, Grand Summoner"},{"insert":" with:\nFreed from the Real"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"or Pemmin's Aura"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"By repeatedly tapping and untapping Yuna, you continually create delayed triggers that place +1/+1 counters on the next creature entering the battlefield.\nAfter generating as many triggers as desired, simply cast a creature.\n\nIt enters the battlefield with "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"arbitrarily many +1/+1 counters"},{"insert":", immediately creating enormous threats or enabling instant wins with cards like:\nWalking Ballista"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Herald of Secret Streams"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Kodama of the West Tree"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nYuna isn't just the commander.\nShe is one of the deck's primary combo engines.\n\n☄️ The Final Aeon"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Summon: Bahamut"},{"insert":" represents the climax of the pilgrimage.\n\nUnlike most Commander decks, this build can accelerate Saga chapters through proliferate, allowing Bahamut to reach "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Mega Flare"},{"insert":" the same turn it hits the board..\nBy proliferating Lore counters alongside poison counters, Bahamut naturally progresses while the rest of your game plan continues uninterrupted.\nA perfectly fitting Final Fantasy finisher.\n\nCombat Finishers"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nThe deck can also end games through combat.\n\nHerald of Secret Streams"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Creatures with +1/+1 counters become unblockable, allowing your massive board to end games immediately.\n\nKodama of the West Tree"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Most creatures naturally become modified through +1/+1 counters.\nKodama rewards every successful attack by ramping additional lands directly onto the battlefield while granting Trample to your entire team.\n\nTriumph of the Hordes"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Even a modest board can suddenly become lethal once poison counters are already established.\n\nWhy Yuna?"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nYuna isn't simply the commander.\nShe is the bridge connecting every strategy.\nShe rewards permanents with counters, allowing Infect, proliferate, +1/+1 counters, Sagas, and combo lines to work together instead of competing with one another.\n\nEvery mechanic in the deck ultimately contributes to the same goal:\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Continue the pilgrimage until every opponent falls."},{"insert":"\n\nWin Conditions"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n☣️ Infect + Proliferate\n🌿 Massive +1/+1 Counter Board\n⚔️ Triumph of the Hordes\n🌊 Herald of Secret Streams\n🏔️ Kodama of the West Tree\n🎯 Walking Ballista\n♾️ Infinite Mana\n♾️ Infinite +1/+1 Counters with Yuna\n☄️ Summon: Bahamut — Mega Flare\n\nFlavor"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"This deck is built as a tribute to "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Final Fantasy X"},{"insert":".\nYuna travels alongside her Guardians:\nTidus"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Lulu"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Wakka"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Rikku"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nGrowing stronger with every step of the pilgrimage until the final summoning brings the journey to its conclusion.\nEvery poison counter represents another step toward Zanarkand.\nEvery proliferate trigger pushes the story forward.\nAnd in the end...\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Bahamut descends to unleash Mega Flare."},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"\"The people and the friends that we have lost... or the dreams that have faded... never forget them.\""},{"insert":"\n\n"}]}