{"ops":[{"insert":"🐕 DOGMEAT, EVER LOYAL"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Good boy. Very good boy. He found a sword. He found another sword. Who gave the dog a sword?"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Commander — Dogmeat, Ever Loyal"},{"insert":"\nDogmeat is a "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Naya Equipment/Aura Voltron deck"},{"insert":" built around one extremely important principle:\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Dogmeat deserves everything."},{"attributes":{"blockquote":true},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"This is not merely a deck "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"with"},{"insert":" Dogmeat in it.\nThis is a deck "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"about Dogmeat"},{"insert":".\nEvery card is here to help this exceptionally loyal little guy find something shiny, put it on, survive whatever terrible thing is happening at the table, and go back out there wagging his tail like nothing happened.\nDogmeat wants to be "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"enchanted or equipped"},{"insert":", because whenever one of your modified creatures attacks, he rewards you with "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Junk"},{"insert":".\nAnd Dogmeat loves Junk.\nJunk gives the deck temporary access to the top of its library, turning every successful attack into another opportunity to find something useful. More equipment. More protection. More cards. More nonsense.\nSo the deck's favourite little routine is:\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Suit Dogmeat up → attack → make Junk → use Junk → find something shiny → give it to Dogmeat."},{"insert":"\nAnd then we do it again.\nBecause he's a good boy.\n🐾 dogmeat!"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"1x Dogmeat, Ever Loyal"},{"insert":"\nEverything begins and ends with Dogmeat.\nHe is the commander, the engine, the reason the deck exists, and frankly the employee of the month every month.\nThe entire deck is structured around making sure Dogmeat is consistently "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"equipped, enchanted, attacking, protected and getting rewarded for doing what he loves most: finding things for you."},{"insert":"\nDogmeat isn't just carrying equipment.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Dogmeat is the equipment strategy."},{"insert":"\n🥹 dogmeat draws"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"1x Esper Sentinel"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"1x Loran of the Third Path"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"1x Puresteel Paladin"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"1x Sram, Senior Edificer"},{"insert":"\nDogmeat can find things.\nThese cards make sure you actually "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"draw things."},{"insert":"\nThis package gives the deck a very healthy collection of ways to turn all those Auras and Equipment into card advantage.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Puresteel Paladin"},{"insert":" and "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Sram"},{"insert":" are especially perfect here because the deck is naturally casting and attaching equipment constantly. Esper Sentinel keeps opponents honest while quietly filling your hand, while Loran provides both card interaction and another way to generate value.\nThe philosophy is simple:\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Dogmeat finds stuff."},{"attributes":{"blockquote":true},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Dogmeat's friends read the stuff and draw you more stuff."},{"attributes":{"blockquote":true},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Everyone contributes.\nEspecially the dog.\n😡 dogmeat no like"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"1x Beast Within"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"1x Break Down"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"1x Dispatch"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"1x Generous Gift"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"1x Path to Exile"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"1x Sheltered by Ghosts"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"1x Swords to Plowshares"},{"insert":"\nThese are the cards for when Dogmeat sees something at the table and decides:\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"\"No.\""},{"attributes":{"blockquote":true},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The deck has access to a clean suite of removal covering creatures, artifacts, problematic permanents and other things that stand between Dogmeat and his next snack.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Path to Exile"},{"insert":" and "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Swords to Plowshares"},{"insert":" deal with creatures efficiently. "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Beast Within"},{"insert":" and "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Generous Gift"},{"insert":" offer broader answers. "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Dispatch"},{"insert":" is particularly comfortable here because the deck is already overflowing with artifacts.\nAnd then there is "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Sheltered by Ghosts"},{"insert":", which is wonderfully on-brand.\nDogmeat doesn't necessarily have to destroy every problem.\nSometimes Dogmeat simply needs to "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"make the problem go away and then continue being adorable."},{"insert":"\n🔥 dogmeat rains hell"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"1x Blasphemous Act"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"1x Comeuppance"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"1x Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"1x Nibelheim Aflame"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"1x Settle the Wreckage"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"1x Single Combat"},{"insert":"\nDogmeat is adorable.\nDogmeat is also allowed to commit "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"unbelievable acts of violence."},{"insert":"\nThis package gives the deck ways to swing games back in its favour when the table becomes too crowded, too aggressive, or simply too disrespectful toward the world's best dog.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Blasphemous Act"},{"insert":" can reset an overwhelmingly creature-heavy board.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Comeuppance"},{"insert":" and "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Settle the Wreckage"},{"insert":" punish opponents for becoming overly confident.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Single Combat"},{"insert":" helps reduce the board to a much more manageable state — which is particularly appealing when your entire game plan revolves around "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"one very important creature."},{"insert":"\nThen there is "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar."},{"insert":"\nBecause sometimes Dogmeat doesn't just hit one person.\nSometimes Dogmeat hits "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"everyone."},{"insert":"\nAnd honestly?\nHe earned it.\n🔎 dogmeat searches"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"1x Cloud, Midgar Mercenary"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"1x Kellan, the Fae-Blooded // Birthright Boon"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"1x Stoneforge Mystic"},{"insert":"\nDogmeat loves finding things.\nThese cards make that even more ridiculous.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Stoneforge Mystic"},{"insert":" is almost embarrassingly perfect in this deck. It searches for the exact Equipment Dogmeat needs and helps turn the deck into a toolbox rather than a pile of random swords.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Kellan, the Fae-Blooded"},{"insert":" reinforces that tutoring package while fitting naturally into a creature-centric Voltron shell.\nAnd "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Cloud, Midgar Mercenary"},{"insert":" belongs here because this deck is not merely interested in having Equipment.\nIt wants to "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"weaponise them."},{"insert":"\nThe result is that the deck can feel surprisingly surgical.\nYou're not asking:\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"\"What Equipment do I draw?\""},{"attributes":{"blockquote":true},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"You're asking:\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"\"Which Equipment does Dogmeat need right now?\""},{"attributes":{"blockquote":true},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"⚔️ dogmeat suits up!"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"1x Battlefield Improvisation"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"1x Caduceus, Staff of Hermes"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"1x Inventory Management"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"1x Lizard Blades"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"1x Shadowspear"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"1x Swiftfoot Boots"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"1x Sword of Feast and Famine"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"1x Sword of Fire and Ice"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"1x Sword of Forge and Frontier"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"1x Sword of Hearth and Home"},{"insert":"\nThis is the part Dogmeat was born for.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"The wardrobe."},{"insert":"\nAnd what a wardrobe.\nDogmeat gets to carry an absurd collection of legendary weapons, powerful utility Equipment and protective gear while turning every attack into another Junk-generating adventure.\nThe Swords provide a mixture of "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"protection, combat advantages and additional value"},{"insert":", while cards like "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Shadowspear"},{"insert":" and "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Lizard Blades"},{"insert":" give Dogmeat the kind of combat upgrades that make attacking worthwhile even before the Junk starts appearing.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Swiftfoot Boots"},{"insert":" make sure he's difficult to remove.\nAnd "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Inventory Management"},{"insert":" is so unbelievably Dogmeat-coded that it may as well read:\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"\"Yes, good boy. Put that on too.\""},{"attributes":{"blockquote":true},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"This is the heart of the deck.\nDogmeat does not merely wear Equipment.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Dogmeat collects Equipment."},{"insert":"\n🏆 dogmeat's favourite"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"1x Sunforger"},{"insert":"\nOh.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"This is Dogmeat's favourite."},{"insert":"\nSunforger is the deck's little secret weapon — and one of the most important pieces of equipment in the entire list.\nIt turns Dogmeat's enormous investment in Equipment into something much more frightening: "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"repeatable access to your instant-speed interaction."},{"insert":"\nOnce Sunforger is online, attacking with Dogmeat isn't just an attack.\nIt's a threat.\nYour opponents have to ask:\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"\"What does she 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Animist"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"1x The Reaver Cleaver"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"1x Wild Growth"},{"insert":"\nDogmeat has a problem.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Equipment costs mana."},{"insert":"\nA lot of mana.\nSo rather than ask Dogmeat to choose between getting stronger and continuing to find more toys, this package helps him "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"turn combat into mana development."},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Sword of the Animist"},{"insert":" and "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Bitterthorn"},{"insert":" let Dogmeat turn successful attacks into lands.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"The Reaver Cleaver"},{"insert":" can turn a successful hit into an absolutely disgusting amount of mana.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Danitha"},{"insert":" reduces the cost of playing and equipping several of the deck's key permanents.\nAnd 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Nazahn"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"1x Masterwork of Ingenuity"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"1x Sigarda's Aid"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"1x The Aetherspark"},{"insert":"\nThese are the cards Dogmeat looks at and says:\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"\"Yes. I need that.\""},{"attributes":{"blockquote":true},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Akiri, Fearless Voyager"},{"insert":" rewards the deck for doing what it already wants to do: attack with equipped creatures while keeping its hand full.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Codsworth"},{"insert":" supports the Equipment package and helps turn Dogmeat's endless collection into additional value.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Hammer of Nazahn"},{"insert":" is especially important because it makes equipping Equipment much easier while giving Dogmeat another layer of protection.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Masterwork of Ingenuity"},{"insert":" lets Dogmeat copy whatever particularly ridiculous Equipment happens to be useful.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Sigarda's Aid"},{"insert":" makes the entire deck feel faster by allowing Equipment to arrive at precisely the worst possible moment for your opponents.\nAnd "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"The Aetherspark"},{"insert":"?\nDogmeat gets a giant glowing sci-fi toy.\nOf course he does.\n🛡️ dogmeat's protection!"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"1x Brilliant Wings"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"1x Conqueror's Flail"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"1x Deflecting Swat"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"1x Mithril Coat"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"1x Resurrection Orb"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"1x Robe of Stars"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"1x Silver Shroud Costume"},{"insert":"\nDogmeat is the deck.\nSo Dogmeat "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"must not die."},{"insert":"\nThis package makes sure that removal, board wipes and combat tricks don't immediately end the entire plan.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Lightning Greaves, 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Warrior"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"1x Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful"},{"insert":"\nDogmeat doesn't merely need equipment.\nSometimes he wants "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"friends."},{"insert":"\nThese cards help broaden the deck beyond a singular all-in Voltron plan while still rewarding the things the deck naturally does: attacking, equipping, modifying creatures and developing a threatening board.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Armored Skyhunter"},{"insert":" gives the deck another way to cheat Equipment into play and helps ensure your arsenal does not remain stuck in your hand.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Firion"},{"insert":" gives the combat-focused game plan another payoff.\nAnd "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful"},{"insert":" is perhaps the most important emotionally.\nBecause Dogmeat deserves another very good boy.\n☠️ dogmeat's war crimes"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"1x Fishing Gear"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"1x Nazgûl Battle-Mace"},{"insert":"\nThis is where things get questionable.\nThese are the Equipment that make Dogmeat stop looking like someone's beloved wasteland companion and start looking like a "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"walking OSHA violation."},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Fishing Gear"},{"insert":" is funny because it is exactly the sort of ridiculous improvised weapon Dogmeat would find in the wasteland and proudly carry around.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Nazgûl Battle-Mace"},{"insert":" is less \"helpful dog\" and more:\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"\"Why does the dog have that.\""},{"attributes":{"blockquote":true},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Nobody knows.\nNobody should ask.\nDogmeat found it.\nTherefore Dogmeat owns it.\n👋 hey it's dogmeat!"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"1x Arcane Signet"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"1x Basilisk Collar"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"1x Lightning Greaves"},{"insert":"\nSometimes Dogmeat just wants to remind everyone:\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"\"Hi. I'm Dogmeat.\""},{"attributes":{"blockquote":true},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"These are foundational pieces that help the deck operate smoothly while giving the commander some immediately useful Equipment.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Lightning Greaves"},{"insert":" protects Dogmeat and gets him attacking immediately.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Basilisk Collar"},{"insert":" turns combat into an even more miserable proposition for your opponents while making Dogmeat extremely difficult to race.\nAnd "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Arcane Signet"},{"insert":" makes sure the good boy can actually afford all of this nonsense.\n❤️ return to dogmeat!"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"1x Forge Anew"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"1x Mantle of the Ancients"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"1x Unfinished Business"},{"insert":"\nBecause sometimes Dogmeat loses something.\nAnd Dogmeat does not like losing things.\nThis package lets the deck "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"recover Equipment and Auras from the graveyard"},{"insert":", bringing important pieces back into the game and making Dogmeat's collection feel wonderfully persistent.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Forge Anew"},{"insert":" is particularly fitting because it gives the deck another way to reuse its Equipment and get the arsenal back online.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Mantle of the Ancients"},{"insert":" can turn a graveyard full of fallen Equipment and Auras into one enormous comeback.\nAnd "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Unfinished Business"},{"insert":" says exactly what the deck wants to say:\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"\"We're not done yet.\""},{"attributes":{"blockquote":true},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Dogmeat gets back up.\nDogmeat finds his gear.\nDogmeat goes back to work.\n🐾 THE DOGMEAT GAMEPLAN"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The deck ultimately revolves around a very small number of extremely Dogmeat activities.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"1. Find the toys."},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Stoneforge Mystic, Kellan, Cloud and the deck's natural card advantage help you locate the Equipment you actually want.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"2. Put the toys on Dogmeat."},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Sigarda's Aid, Hammer of Nazahn, Puresteel Paladin, Danitha and the rest of the support package make equipping much more efficient.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"3. Keep Dogmeat alive."},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Boots, protection Equipment, Deflecting Swat, Robe of Stars, Resurrection Orb and the rest of his protective wardrobe make sure your best boy survives.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"4. Attack."},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"This is the important part.\nDogmeat wants to attack.\nAttacking means damage.\nAttacking means Junk.\nAttacking means equipment triggers.\nAttacking means mana.\nAttacking means value.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Dogmeat wants to go outside. Let Dogmeat go outside."},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"5. Turn Junk into more Dogmeat."},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Every successful attack can give you access to another card from the top of the library, which means more fuel for the engine and more ways to continue the cycle.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"6. Eventually, Dogmeat kills someone."},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Usually with an alarming amount of Equipment attached to him.\nSometimes with Kediss helping.\nSometimes with Sunforger doing something profoundly unfair.\nSometimes with a sword that has absolutely no business being in a dog's mouth.\nBut eventually:\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Dogmeat wins."},{"attributes":{"blockquote":true},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"🐕 THE SECRET OF THE DECK"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The deck looks like a normal "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Voltron deck"},{"insert":" at first.\nBig commander.\nLots of Equipment.\nAttack one person.\nWin through commander damage.\nBut Dogmeat gives the deck another identity.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Dogmeat is not just Voltron."},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"He is a "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"resource engine."},{"insert":"\nThe more you attack, the more Junk you create.\nThe more Junk you create, the more cards you can access.\nThe more cards you access, the more Equipment and interaction you find.\nThe more Equipment you find, the stronger and safer Dogmeat becomes.\nSo the deck forms this adorable little feedback loop:\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Dogmeat gets equipped."},{"attributes":{"blockquote":true},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"↓"},{"attributes":{"blockquote":true},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Dogmeat attacks."},{"attributes":{"blockquote":true},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"↓"},{"attributes":{"blockquote":true},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Dogmeat finds Junk."},{"attributes":{"blockquote":true},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"↓"},{"attributes":{"blockquote":true},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Junk finds more resources."},{"attributes":{"blockquote":true},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"↓"},{"attributes":{"blockquote":true},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Resources make Dogmeat stronger."},{"attributes":{"blockquote":true},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"↓"},{"attributes":{"blockquote":true},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Dogmeat attacks again."},{"attributes":{"blockquote":true},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"He is a "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"good boy engine."},{"insert":"\n🐶 FINAL THOUGHT"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"This isn't a deck where Dogmeat is merely the commander because his colours happen to be convenient.\nEvery part of the deck is written around the idea that "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Dogmeat is the protagonist."},{"insert":"\nThe Swords?\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"His."},{"insert":"\nThe Junk?\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"His."},{"insert":"\nThe Sunforger?\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"His."},{"insert":"\nThe enormous pile of equipment?\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"His."},{"insert":"\nThe terrifying combat damage?\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Also his."},{"insert":"\nAnd when something goes wrong?\nDogmeat doesn't give up.\nHe digs through the graveyard.\nHe finds his old gear.\nHe puts the armour back on.\nHe gets the sword.\nHe gets the boots.\nHe gets another sword for some reason.\nThen he runs back over to you, tail wagging, ready for his next adventure.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Good boy."},{"attributes":{"blockquote":true},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Best boy."},{"attributes":{"blockquote":true},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Equip the dog."},{"attributes":{"blockquote":true},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Go attack."},{"attributes":{"blockquote":true},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Make Junk."},{"attributes":{"blockquote":true},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Find something shiny."},{"attributes":{"blockquote":true},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Do it all again."},{"insert":" 🐕❤️"},{"attributes":{"blockquote":true},"insert":"\n"}]}