{"ops":[{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Eris, Roar of the Storm - Dragon Mage Spellslinger"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nThis is a reactive Izzet spellslinger deck built around "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Eris, Roar of the Storm"}},{"insert":", with a particular focus on the fantasy of a powerful mage whose spellcasting summons and controls Dragons.\n\nIt is not really a traditional Dragon deck, nor is it intended to be a dedicated storm deck.\n\nInstead, the idea is to cast spells throughout the whole turn cycle, interact with the table, fill the graveyard, build increasingly dangerous spell engines and eventually reach the point where the magic starts getting slightly out of hand.\n\nSometimes that means a board full of Dragons.\n\nSometimes it means prowess creatures becoming enormous.\n\nAnd occasionally it means somebody hearing the words:\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"\"Grapeshot, storm eight.\""},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"The Dragon Mage"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nEris rewards the deck for doing what it already wants to do.\n\nCheap cantrips, interaction and card selection fill the graveyard with different mana values, quickly reducing Eris to just "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"UR"},{"insert":". From there, every second spell cast each turn creates a 4/4 flying "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Dragon Elemental"}},{"insert":" with prowess.\n\nImportantly, this isn't limited to my own turn.\n\nThe deck actively wants to keep mana open and play during the rest of the table's turns as well.\n\nCounter a spell.\nDraw some cards.\nBounce something.\nCast another spell.\nMake a Dragon.\n\nCards like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Jori En, Ruin Diver"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Archmage Emeritus"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Storm-Kiln Artist"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Veyran, Voice of Duality"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Magnus the Red"}},{"insert":" make these sequences increasingly profitable.\nThe result is a deck that can sometimes have an entire Izzet turn in the middle of somebody else's turn.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Summoning Dragons Through Magic"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nThe Dragons are deliberately tied to the spellslinger plan rather than traditional Dragon tribal.\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Manaform Hellkite"}},{"insert":" turns noncreature spells into temporary hasty Dragons.\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Rite of the Dragoncaller"}},{"insert":" turns every instant and sorcery cast into another 5/5 flyer.\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Elemental Eruption"}},{"insert":" rewards a long spell chain by creating an entire storm of 4/4 flying prowess Dragons.\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Stormscale Scion"}},{"insert":" can create a massive Dragon board from a sufficiently large storm count.\n\nAnd of course, Eris herself steadily creates Dragons simply by sequencing spells correctly.\n\nOnce "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Dragon Tempest"}},{"insert":" enters the picture, all of these Dragons stop being merely attackers and start turning every new summon into direct damage.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"The Graveyard is a Spellbook"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nThe graveyard starts as setup for Eris, but it quickly becomes one of the deck's strongest resources.\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Faithless Looting"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Thought Scour"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Frantic Search"}},{"insert":" and the various draw/discard effects help stock it early.\n\nLater, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Past in Flames"}},{"insert":" lets the deck replay its old spells, while "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mizzix's Mastery"}},{"insert":" can suddenly turn a stocked graveyard into one enormous turn.\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Arcane Bombardment"}},{"insert":" provides the slower and considerably less predictable version of the same idea, gradually building its own collection of spells and casting them again whenever the first instant or sorcery is played each turn.\n\nAt that point, the graveyard is less of a discard pile and more of an increasingly dangerous spellbook.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"How Does It Win?"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nThe deck deliberately has several different ways to close a game.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Dragon Beatdown"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The simplest answer is still:\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"make Dragons and attack."},{"insert":"\n\nEris can produce a surprising amount of flying power when she triggers multiple times around the table.\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Manaform Hellkite"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Rite of the Dragoncaller"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Elemental Eruption"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Stormscale Scion"}},{"insert":" add even more bodies, while "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Dragon Tempest"}},{"insert":" can turn the Dragon army into lethal damage without relying entirely on combat.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Prowess"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Eris and several of the creatures reward repeated spellcasting with prowess or similar effects.\n\nA long enough spell chain can make the board enormous very quickly, especially with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Veyran, Voice of Duality"}},{"insert":" doubling relevant triggers.\n\nSometimes the correct win condition is simply to cast five more spells and turn an innocent-looking Dragon into something absurd.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Storm"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The deck contains storm, but isn't built solely around it.\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Grapeshot"}},{"insert":" provides a clean reward for successfully assembling a long spell chain.\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Elemental Eruption"}},{"insert":" turns storm into Dragons instead.\n\nAnd "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ral, Crackling Wit"}},{"insert":" represents the most dangerous version of this plan.\n\nIf "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ral, Crackling Wit"}},{"insert":" reaches his ultimate, every instant and sorcery gains storm.\n\nAt that point cards like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Lightning Bolt"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Frantic Search"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Big Score"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mizzix's Mastery"}},{"insert":" can become ridiculous very quickly.\n\nAn overloaded "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mizzix's Mastery"}},{"insert":" with Ral's emblem active is particularly irresponsible, as the graveyard suddenly begins casting spells that themselves have storm.\n\nThis is generally the point where keeping track of the stack becomes a group activity.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Spell-Based Burn"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Not every game needs an army.\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Caldera Pyremaw"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Urabrask // The Great Work"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Dragon Tempest"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Lightning Bolt"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Grapeshot"}},{"insert":" can convert spellcasting directly into damage.\n\nLightning Bolt in particular can range from simple interaction to a legitimate finisher once the deck starts copying spells or giving them storm.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Hullbreaker Horror"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Hullbreaker Horror"}},{"insert":" provides both a powerful control engine and one particularly silly combo.\n\nWith:\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Hullbreaker Horror"}},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" + "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Sol Ring"}},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" + "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Wayfarer's Bauble"}},{"insert":"\n\nSol Ring can pay for the Bauble, Hullbreaker can bounce Sol Ring, and casting Sol Ring can then bounce the Bauble.\nRepeat.\n\nThis produces "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"infinite noncreature spell casts"},{"insert":", which means infinite prowess and enough Hullbreaker triggers to clear opposing nonland permanents out of the way.\n\nIt is not the deck's primary plan.\n\nIt is, however, exactly the kind of unnecessary magical nonsense that belongs here.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Win Lines at a Glance"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Eris, Roar of the Storm"}},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" / "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Rite of the Dragoncaller"}},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" / "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Manaform Hellkite"}},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" / "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Elemental Eruption"}},{"insert":" → build a Dragon army and attack."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Dragon Tempest"}},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" + Dragons"},{"insert":" → turn the Dragon engine into direct damage."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Veyran, Voice of Duality"}},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" + repeated spellcasting"},{"insert":" → enormous prowess and doubled triggers."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Past in Flames"}},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" / "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mizzix's Mastery"}},{"insert":" → turn the graveyard into another hand."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Ral emblem + spell chain"},{"insert":" → give every instant and sorcery storm and let things escalate rapidly."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Grapeshot"}},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" / "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Lightning Bolt"}},{"insert":" → convert storm and copy effects into direct damage."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Caldera Pyremaw"}},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" / "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Urabrask // The Great Work"}},{"insert":" → convert actual spell casts into burn."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Hullbreaker Horror"}},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" + "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Sol Ring"}},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" + "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Wayfarer's Bauble"}},{"insert":" → infinite spell casts and prowess."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Core Cards"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Eris, Roar of the Storm"}},{"insert":" — The centerpiece. Rewards playing spells across the whole turn cycle and turns good sequencing into Dragons.\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Dragon Tempest"}},{"insert":" — One of the cleanest ways to convert the Dragon plan into an actual win.\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Magnus the Red"}},{"insert":" — Turns the growing token army into increasingly ridiculous spell discounts.\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Storm-Kiln Artist"}},{"insert":" — Converts spell chains and copies into Treasure and helps explosive turns sustain themselves.\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Veyran, Voice of Duality"}},{"insert":" — Makes many of the deck's spell-based triggers considerably more dangerous.\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mizzix's Mastery"}},{"insert":" — The biggest graveyard explosion and one of the deck's most spectacular ways to go off.\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Arcane Bombardment"}},{"insert":" — Turns reactive spellcasting and a stocked graveyard into an unpredictable long-term engine.\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ral, Crackling Wit"}},{"insert":" — Value early, but eventually capable of unlocking the deck's most absurd mode by giving every instant and sorcery storm.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Playstyle"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nFill the graveyard.\nKeep mana open.\nCast spells on everybody's turns.\nCounter something.\nMake a Dragon.\nCast another spell.\nMake another Dragon.\nStart copying things.\nRealize everything has prowess.\nGive every spell storm.\nLose track of the stack.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Dragon Wizard things."},{"insert":"\n"}]}