{"ops":[{"insert":"Raphael, Ninja Destroyer: Mono-Red Masochist"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"ARE YOU A GLUTTON FOR PAIN?"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"This is a "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Mono-Red Masochist/Burn"},{"insert":" deck. You aren't trying to swing wide for combat damage; you are turning the stack and the combat phase into a hostage situation. Steering this deck requires manipulative, political maneuvering—you are actively forcing your opponents into impossible, lose-lose situations, making them participate in their own destruction while punishing them for the damage your own board takes. The goal is to drop massive, symmetrical sweepers onto your own board, generating astronomical amounts of floating red mana through Raphael's Enrage trigger, while simultaneously using \"Stuffy Doll\" effects to redirect that damage straight to your opponents' life totals.\nOverall Deck Makeup - Pain, Punishment, Pizza"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"To survive its own nuclear explosions, this deck runs an unusually high density of protection (around 14 pieces) and removal (15 pieces, primarily global sweepers). Because you are constantly digging to assemble your engine, a massive draw/rummage package (13 spells) ensures you filter through your deck rapidly while stocking your graveyard for your recursion spells. This, supported by a highly efficient ramp package (9 pieces), ensures you have the mana and the defensive layers necessary to weather the storm you create.\nThe Core Engine - Return to Sender"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Your game plan revolves around three interlocking pillars:\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"The Targets:"},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Stuffy Doll, Brash Taunter, Mogg Maniac, Donna Noble, Screaming Nemesis, etc."},{"insert":" These creatures exist solely to get hit. Whatever damage they take, they throw back at an opponent."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"The Nukes:"},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Blasphemous Act, Chain Reaction, Star of Extinction, Pyrohemia, Volcano Hellion, Arcbond, etc."},{"insert":" These are the matchsticks. Dropping one of these while your targets are on the board instantly flips the game."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"The Payoffs:"},{"insert":" Raphael reads: "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"\"Whenever Raphael is dealt damage, add that much red mana.\""},{"insert":" When a "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Blasphemous Act"},{"insert":" hits him for 13, you float 13 red mana across phases. You then dump that mana into "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Comet Storm, Electrodominance, Clive, Ifrit's Dominant, etc."},{"insert":" to close out the game."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The Gameplan - Friendly Fire"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Turns 1–3: Ramp & Rummage"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Do not draw aggression early. You want to spend these turns establishing your mana base and filling your graveyard.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Action:"},{"insert":" Drop "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Impulsive Pilferer, Sol Ring, Electro, Assaulting Battery, etc."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Filtering:"},{"insert":" Use "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Thrill of Possibility, Demand Answers, Sazacap's Brew, etc."},{"insert":" to dig. Do not be afraid to discard "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Invoke Calamity"},{"insert":" or massive sweepers—"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Mizzix's Mastery"},{"insert":" turns your graveyard into a second hand."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Turns 4–6: Establishing the Threat"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"This is when you cast Raphael or your primary damage reflectors.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Suit up:"},{"insert":" Priority number one is keeping Raphael alive. Get "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Darksteel Plate, Mithril Coat, Hammer of Nazahn, etc."},{"insert":" on him immediately."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Swing:"},{"insert":" Attack with Raphael. Since he must be blocked, your opponents either chump block (giving you free Enrage mana) or gang-block (feeding you massive mana that you can instantly sink into an instant-speed X-spell or copy spell)."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Turns 7+: The Execution"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Wait until the board is cluttered with opponents' creatures.\nCast a sweeper like "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Star of Extinction, Chain Reaction, etc."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Hold priority. If you have "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Flare of Duplication, Reverberate, Increasing Vengeance, etc."},{"insert":", copy the sweeper."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The resulting explosion will trigger your reflectors to delete players from the game, while Raphael generates massive floating red mana to sink into your finishers to mop up whoever survived."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The Urza's Saga Toolbox - Voodoo Economics "},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"When "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Urza's Saga"},{"insert":" reaches Chapter III, it fetches a 0- or 1-cost artifact directly to the battlefield. Your deck has a perfectly curated toolkit for this specific trigger to grab exactly what you need:\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Sol Ring:"},{"insert":" For when you just need immediate ramp to cast a sweeper."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Basilisk Collar:"},{"insert":" Equip this to a reflector or Raphael. Because they deal non-combat damage via their abilities, they gain deathtouch (turning 1 damage into a lethal hit against any creature) and lifelink."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Shadowspear:"},{"insert":" The lifelink is great, but its activated ability is what matters. Paying 1 generic mana strips hexproof and indestructible from your opponents' creatures and commanders so your sweepers actually connect."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Infiltration Lens:"},{"insert":" Slap this on Raphael. Since he must be blocked, you force your opponents into giving you card draw every time you turn him sideways."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Infinite & Game - Ending Combos - Scorched Earth Policy"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"You have several ways to instantly win the game using damage reflection loops that go far beyond just casting a single nuke.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Blazing Sunsteel + Brash Taunter (or Stuffy Doll) [Infinite]:"},{"insert":" Equip "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Blazing Sunsteel"},{"insert":". Deal any amount of damage to the Taunter (even just fighting a 1/1, "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"etc."},{"insert":"). The Taunter’s native ability hits an opponent, while the Sunsteel’s ability directs the equipped creature's damage "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"back"},{"insert":" at the Taunter. This creates an infinite loop of the creature hitting itself, continuously triggering its own ability to machine-gun the entire table down to zero life."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Donna Noble + Blazing Sunsteel + Indestructible [Infinite]:"},{"insert":" If Donna is given indestructible (via "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Mithril Coat, Darksteel Plate, etc."},{"insert":"), equipping her with Sunsteel creates the exact same infinite loop. Whenever she takes damage, her ability hits an opponent, and Sunsteel forces her to hit herself, looping infinitely."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Volcano Hellion + Pariah's Shield [Nuke]:"},{"insert":" Equip the shield to an indestructible reflector. Cast the Hellion, naming an absurd number like 1,000,000 damage. The shield redirects that damage away from you and onto your reflector, which survives the blast and throws 1,000,000 damage right at an opponent."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Arcbond + Indestructible Reflector + Any Damage [Nuke]:"},{"insert":" Cast "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Arcbond"},{"insert":" on an indestructible "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Brash Taunter"},{"insert":" or Raphael. When you cast a sweeper (or just have the creature take combat damage), "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Arcbond"},{"insert":" forces that creature to deal that much damage to "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"each"},{"insert":" other creature and "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"each"},{"insert":" player. This turns any single instance of damage into a global board wipe and massive player burn, while still triggering the creature's native reflect abilities on top of it."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Pain for All + Stuffy Doll [Nuke]:"},{"insert":" While not infinite, this turns "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Stuffy Doll"},{"insert":" into a nuclear weapon. "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Pain for All"},{"insert":" makes the enchanted creature deal its damage to "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"each"},{"insert":" opponent rather than just the chosen player. A single 13-damage "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Blasphemous Act"},{"insert":" suddenly deals 13 damage to the entire table simultaneously."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"}]}