{"ops":[{"insert":"The Piper’s Plague"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"I’m a Minecraft fantasy builder, and I enjoy giving my Magic decks a strong fantasy identity. This deck is inspired by the Pied Piper: Totentanz plays his forbidden melody, calling countless Rats from beneath the streets. As the town falls into chaos, every creature that dies becomes another follower of the Piper’s growing plague.\n"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Deck Strategy"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"This is a Rat swarm and sacrifice deck led by "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Totentanz, Swarm Piper"}},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" "},{"insert":". The goal is to create Rats while sacrificing nontoken creatures for cards, mana and damage.\nTotentanz replaces each dying nontoken creature with a Rat, allowing the deck to sacrifice creatures without completely losing its board.\n"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Sacrifice and Value"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Goblin Bombardment"}},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" , and other drain engines,"},{"insert":" turns creatures into direct damage, while "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Phyrexian Tower"}},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" "},{"insert":" converts them into mana. "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Skullclamp"}},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" "},{"insert":" transforms disposable Rats into cards, and "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Pitiless Plunderer"}},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" "},{"insert":" creates Treasure whenever our creatures die.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Marrow-Gnawer"}},{"insert":" is one of the deck’s strongest engines, sacrificing one Rat to create an even larger swarm.\n"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Draining the Table"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Mirkwood Bats"}},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" "},{"insert":" and "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Nadier's Nightblade"}},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" "},{"insert":" damage every opponent when our tokens leave the battlefield. Once enough Rats have gathered, sacrificing the swarm can quickly drain the entire table.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Tangled Colony"}},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" "},{"insert":"is especially powerful with "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Blasphemous Act"}},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" ."},{"insert":" The Colony receives 13 damage and creates 13 Rats, while Totentanz replaces our other fallen nontoken creatures.\n"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Winning Through Combat"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The Rats can also win through direct combat.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm"}},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" "},{"insert":" strengthens the army and returns Rats from the graveyard. "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Shared Animosity"}},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" "},{"insert":"can transform a group of harmless 1/1 Rats into lethal attackers, while "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Valley Rotcaller"}},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" "},{"insert":" drains opponents whenever the swarm attacks.\nFinally, "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Three Tree City"}},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":" "},{"insert":"can produce enormous amounts of mana once the battlefield is filled with Rats.\n"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The deck wants to build a swarm, sacrifice creatures for value, and finish the table through life drain or one overwhelming Rat attack."},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"}]}