{"ops":[{"insert":"This was a really fun upgrade from an already competent preconstructed deck. We’re looking to take the best advantage of "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Saheeli, Radiant Creator"}},{"insert":" ’s tendency to copy things that are inconvenient to your opponents.\n\nI switched out something like a dozen cards. Here are the big ones, in rough descending order of importance:\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"All Will Be One"}},{"insert":" . “Where’s the combo?” There is none. Just ping damage ranging from hilariously small to deeply threatening (especially if Saheeli makes a copy of the enchantment and you have other energy creators on board). I have won BIG this way…and I have amused the table greatly on my way to a proud second-place finish. "},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Deluxe Dragster"}},{"insert":" . I put this in as a “whatever” card since I had it in my “find a deck for this” pile for at least two years. This does WORK, including unblockable damage and sapping the recursion strength of many spellslinger decks. But one of its best qualities is how you can attack with a Saheeli-made copy and keep the original back as a threatening blocker. As a vehicle addition, I like it even better than the "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Boommobile"}},{"insert":" that was obviously meant to be added as well. (There’s room for both.)"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Hurkyl's Recall"}},{"insert":" . There are better artifact-based decks that hit some tables…until you cast this and they have nothing. Use it to set back a dangerous treasure deck, or to save your own stuff from a mass board wipe."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Quicksmith Spy"}},{"insert":" . This, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Quicksmith Rebel"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Biomechan Engineer"}},{"insert":" ,and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Weftstalker Ardent"}},{"insert":" are all artificers that provide ongoing value to a Saheeli deck. "},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Lumbering Worldwagon"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Veloheart Bike"}},{"insert":" . Two three-mana artifacts that fix your mana and make for decent Saheeli copy targets while you wait for your "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Triplicate Titan"}},{"insert":" . "},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Repurposing Bay"}},{"insert":" . There are several very nice artifacts in the deck, and the ability to "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Birthing Pod"}},{"insert":" through them using a copy of the smaller to get the larger feels about right. Note there is a two-slot gap between Triplicate Titan and the next least expensive one, so don’t try to go there."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Boosted Sloop"}},{"insert":" . I first put this in to manage the mana-flooding that seemed to plague early deck adjustment efforts. I’ve settled the land count at 36, and this allows me (no matter who’s attacking, not just the sloop) to keep refining my hand."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Specimen Freighter"}},{"insert":" . There aren’t a lot of artifacts that let Saheeli bounce two creatures every turn before smacking for five flying damage. It also features a small mill component that might serve as a surprise win-con someday, though I wouldn’t hold my breath. Runner-up in the spacecraft addition category: "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Debris Field Crusher"}},{"insert":" , which Saheeli can use as a bolt upon each entry."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"The Immortal Sun"}},{"insert":" . This has bounced from one or another deck for years, and this may be its final home. The deck has no planewalkers to annul, and every other ability is a banger for what Saheeli wants to do."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Crashing Drawbridge"}},{"insert":" . More things in the deck want haste, not just the things Saheeli copies. Best possible play? Token drawbridge gives original drawbridge haste. Kidding. "},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Perilous Vault"}},{"insert":" . The deck doesn’t really want big board wipes. Sometimes, you gotta. Using an artifact to do it might give you a smidge of energy on the way."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nVery few of the new cards produce tons of energy; the precon’s initial engines (best and most reliable of which is probably the "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Aethertide Whale"}},{"insert":" ) do fine, and I took very little of that out.\n\nThe deck howls when it wins and purrs even when it doesn’t, and that’s my favorite kind of deck.\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"}]}