{"ops":[{"insert":"Welcome to a Dimir deck that thrives on being sneaky, disruptive, and incredibly annoying for your opponents. Commanded by "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"The Master, Mesmerist"},{"insert":", is a skulk, tap/untap, ninjutsu, and goad strategy that wants to grind out massive card advantage. The game plan is all about combat. We play tiny, evasive creatures with skulk to trigger our commander's draw ability, then bounce those unblocked attackers to the hand to drop devastating ninjas onto the field. Combine that with a robust package of untap effects to reuse our commander's tap to goad ability, and you have a combat focused engine that controls the board while keeping your hand full. Just remember, this is a grindy deck. We win through incremental damage and sudden burst, not fast combos.\n\nCore Strategy"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Get Sneaky Early:"},{"insert":" Drop a 1-cost skulk creature like "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Vampire Cutthroat"},{"insert":" or "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Furtive Homunculus"},{"insert":" on turn one to get the damage train rolling immediately."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Deploy The Master:"},{"insert":" Cast your commander by turn three. Start tapping down low-power blockers to give them skulk and goad them, forcing your opponents into awkward attacks while clearing a path for your squad."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Ninja Vanish:"},{"insert":" When your attackers go unblocked, swap them out using ninjutsu. Drop in value pieces like "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Ingenious Infiltrator"},{"insert":" or "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Mist-Syndicate Naga"},{"insert":" to draw cards, make treasure, and cause chaos."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Untap and Abuse:"},{"insert":" Use creatures like "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Aphetto Alchemist"},{"insert":" or "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Loreth of the Healing House"},{"insert":" to untap The Master for multiple goads per turn, or untap your mana rocks to ramp ahead."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"The Kill Shot:"},{"insert":" Turn your tiny unblocked attackers into lethal 4/1s using "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Inkfathom Witch"},{"insert":", give a key threat flying and trample with "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Power Matrix"},{"insert":", or just beat people down with an increasingly large "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"The Master, Mesmerist"},{"insert":", and make him unblockable with "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Rogue's Passage"},{"insert":"."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nTips for Piloting"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Master the Ninjutsu:"},{"insert":" Always activate ninjutsu during the end of the declare blockers step. This maximizes your damage and dodges sorcery-speed removal."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Weaponize Goad:"},{"insert":" Use The Master to tap and goad the scariest threats on the board. Let your opponents beat each other up while you keep your life total pristine."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Double Duty:"},{"insert":" Slap "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Illusionist's Bracers"},{"insert":" on an untapper like "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Aphetto Alchemist"},{"insert":". This lets you untap multiple things at once, meaning you can reuse your commander several times in a single turn cycle."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Satoru's Surprise:"},{"insert":" With "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Satoru Umezawa"},{"insert":" on the field, every creature in your hand gets ninjutsu for four mana. Suddenly, your biggest, clunkiest creatures become terrifying unblocked threats."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Timing the Witch:"},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Inkfathom Witch"},{"insert":" is your finisher, but dropping your creatures to 1 toughness is risky. Only pull the trigger when you have guaranteed unblocked attackers and your opponents are tapped out so you don't get blown out by instant-speed removal."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Key Cards at a Glance"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"The Engine:"},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"The Master, Mesmerist"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Bident of Thassa"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Satoru Umezawa"},{"insert":"."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"The Untappers:"},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Aphetto Alchemist"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Loreth of the Healing House"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Unstoppable Plan"},{"insert":"."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"The Finishers:"},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Inkfathom Witch"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Power Matrix"},{"insert":"."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"The Ninjutsu Support:"},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Silver-Fur Master"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Prosperous Thief"},{"insert":"."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"The Value Enhancers:"},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Illusionist's Bracers"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Kaito, Bane of Nightmares"},{"insert":"."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"}]}