{"ops":[{"insert":"This is a budget deck using the Amass mechanic from The Hobbit. This deck is a work in progress and will be updated as new cards are added from new sets that may enhance the theme of this deck. Its goal is to produce a large"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Goblin Army"}},{"insert":"token, attach a "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Goblin Plate Mail"}},{"insert":" to it and swing in for serious damage. There are seven categories of cards that I have utilized to support the overall purpose of this deck - Amass enablers, Draw spells, Evasion enablers, Hand Attack, Pingers (direct damage), Recursion, and Removal. This is the initial version of this deck, and it will be tweaked as needed.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"09/06/26 Initial Build - v 1.2"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Amass Enablers"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"2x "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Bothersome Noisemaker"}},{"insert":" - This card is used to trigger whenever one of the 22 non-creature spells are cast.\n2x "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Fearsome Goblin Pair"}},{"insert":" - This card is in here because it is a 1/1 that will Amass 4 when it dies. This card will be turned sideways whenever it can be, just daring your opponent to block and kill it. \n2x "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Goblin-town Flunkies"}},{"insert":" - Probably the weakest card in the deck, but I want to give it a chance. There is a high probability that this will be cut in v2.0.\n2x "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Misty Mountains Raider"}},{"insert":" - This looks to be a very strong card in the deck, and if it turns out to be a key card, it will get a couple more copies added to the deck (see card above).\n4x "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Tidings of War"}},{"insert":" - This card should be your Turn 1 play if at all possible. Later it is used to trigger other spells you have as well as its Flashback ability late in the game to really buff your Goblin Army.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Anthem"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"2x "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Dropkick Bomber"}},{"insert":" - Standard, basic Anthem card for Goblins with the ability to grant evasion as well as a sac outlet for death triggers on Fearsome Goblin Pair, Boggart Cursecrafter, and the Great Goblin.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Draw Spells"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"2x "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Rage into the Valley"}},{"insert":" - Pretty straightforward - draw a card, lose a life and Amass 2.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Evasion Enablers"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"4x "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Goblin Plate Mail"}},{"insert":" - This is unquestionably one of the better cards in the deck. For 2 mana you get to Amass 1, give +1/+0 to the equipped creature, give it menace, and it equips for free!\n2x "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Great Ugly-Looking Goblin // Clap! Snap!"}},{"insert":" - This is another top tier card in this deck. The Adventure is a 2 mana Amass 2 spell and that is the "},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"italic":true,"bold":true},"insert":"only "},{"insert":"reason it is in here. The actual creature portion of the card is pretty expensive at 6 mana, and only the Goblin Army will have +1/+1 counters it so it is, at best, a backup for Goblin Plate Mail in the late game. This one may also be replaced in a later version.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Hand Attack"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"2x "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Down, Down to Goblin-town"}},{"insert":" - This 3-mana saga that cast Pilfer on the turn it gets played, then the next turn you get to Amass 1. For the final two turns, you get to drain 1 from your opponent while gaining 1. A very good bargain IMHO.\n2x "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Stony-Voiced Goblins"}},{"insert":" - Another pretty straightforward card - you get a 1/1 and your opponent has to discard a card from their hand. Best used when they only have a few cards in their hand.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Pinger"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"2x "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Boggart Cursecrafter"}},{"insert":" - This card provides a couple of uses. First, it has Deathtouch, so it can deter your opponent from attacking. Second, it deals 1 to your opponent whenever on of your Goblins die. When sharing the battlefield with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Fearsome Goblin Pair"}},{"insert":" , you can have a pretty good turn if your opponent blocks the Fearsome Goblin Pair attack.\n2x "},{"insert":{"card-link":"The Great Goblin"}},{"insert":" - For the low price of 3-mana, this card deals 2 damage to your opponent for each instance of Amass triggering. Plus, you get an until the next turn card advantage anytime one of your Goblins die, \n\nRecursion"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"2x "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Along the Crooked Way"}},{"insert":" - A card with multiple functions in this deck. First straightforward Recursion effect, then an Amass 1 on any card leaving the graveyard (for ANY reason), and then grants Menace to all Goblins until end of turn. \n2x "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Gathering of Darkness"}},{"insert":" - Another decent card for this deck that lets you bring back a creature from the graveyard plus granting an Amass 3. \n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Removal"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"4x "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Bilbo's Deadly Slice"}},{"insert":" - Basic, simple 3-mana creature removal. This is a functional copy of Murder that will remain in Standard until January of 2029.\n2x "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Crude Bent Blade"}},{"insert":" - Opponent has to sacrifice a creature when it enters. Reasonable stats and equip costs, so a decent card overall.\n\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Sideboard"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"3x "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Abrade"}},{"insert":" - \n3x "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Duress"}},{"insert":" - \n2x "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Fearsome Goblin Pair"}},{"insert":" - \n3x "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Lightning Strike"}},{"insert":" - \n\n\n"}]}