{"ops":[{"attributes":{"color":"#000000"},"insert":"**Commander:**"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#000000"},"insert":"[[Glarb, Calamity's Augur]] is an unsexy, no-nonsense 3-mana Sultai commander. As a 2/4 Deathtouch, he's a serviceable blocker, but his real value is in playing from your library and refining draws via Surveil. With three creature sub-types, he also opens up multiple tribal synergies but I've chosen to lean into the \"Bounce to Hand\" theme of Bloomburrow's Frogs. And also Wizards. Because they rock. "},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#000000"},"insert":"* When Surveiling: Leave Glarb untapped so he can serve as a blocker during your opponents' turns. Surveil only during the opponent's end phase just before your upkeep to maximize the efficacy of your draws. Cards with <4 mana cost should be positioned on top so they're drawn first. Whenever possible, play lands and cast spells from your library to dig through more of your deck. "},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#000000"},"insert":" * Example: I Surveil 2 and see an Island followed by [[Longer River Lurker]]. Reposition the Lurker on Top so it's drawn in your draw phase. Play the Island from your library. You can now see the card below and, if it costs 4 or more mana, play it from your library also. "},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#000000"},"insert":" * If you manage to get [[Grolnok, the Omnivore]] on the board, any permanents you Surveil into your graveyard are exiled with Croak counters and can be cast later"},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#000000"},"insert":"**Interaction:**"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#000000"},"insert":"* The whole point of this build is to \"exile then return\" creatures to trigger ETB (and sometimes LTB) effects. ETB effects are some of the strongest in the game because most creatures are designed to enter only once. With this strategy, you can fetch lands, draw cards, and even cast spells from your graveyard without paying their mana cost (s/o [[Daring Waverider]])! Use cards like [[Blur]], [[Essence Flux]], and [[Planar Incision]] to build your board early. By turn 5-6, you should have permanents in the field that can flicker in place of spells (i.e. [[Conjurer's Closet]], [[Meneldor, Swift Savior]], fully powered [[Gossip's Talent]], etc)"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#000000"},"insert":"* With a Deathtouch commander, I LOVE cards that \"deal damage equal to creature's power\" because even your 1/1 tapped Mana Dork can remove massive creatures from the board. I lean into Instant-speed varieties but also include sorceries that are either a) cheap ([[Hard-Hitting Question]]) or b) allow multiple targets ([[Super Combo]]) "},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#000000"},"insert":"* I dislike cards that just do *one thing* so I'm packing Counterspells that also fit my gameplan--[[Get Out]], [[Familiar's Ruse]], [[Decisive Denial]], etc. Use these over more limited versions like [[Negate]] or [[Essence Scatter]]. "},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#000000"},"insert":"* This is a slow burning control deck so I recommend packing multiple board wipes in the form of Mass-Bounce cards. Admittedly, these don't *kill* creatures, but they do circumvent Indestructible, return creatures you own that were stolen, and effectively stop go-wide token decks (I'm looking at you, [[Scute Swarm]]). Best case scenario, your opponents have to discard multiple cards and spend several turns rebuilding their board while you capitalize on the ETB effects this deck is built around."},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#000000"},"insert":"* The Main Deck is low on protection but good news: Bounce/Flicker is just as good as being Hexproof! I love a [[Spore Frog]] for typal synergy and general deterrence; foes are more likely to swing at someone without damage prevention."},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#000000"},"insert":"**Additional Win-Cons:**"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#000000"},"insert":"* [[Simic Ascendancy]] gives the deck an alternate win con. Even without much investment in +1/+1 counter generators, it can "},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#000000"},"insert":"* [[Twenty-Toed Toad]] is another potential addition here. This deck has lots of card draw potential and TTT's +1/+1 ability synergizes well with Simic Ascendancy. I haven't included it in the Main Deck only because of it's price... "},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#000000"},"insert":"* [[Triskaidekaphile]] would fit well here too. Nice budget alternative to TTT which still checks the typal box, as a wizard. "},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#000000"},"insert":"**Combos**"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#000000"},"insert":"* This deck has a couple late-game infinite mana combos you should tell the table about. [[Lilysplash Mentor]]/[[Deadeye Navigator]] + [[Palinchron]]/[[Peregrine Drake]]. Palinchron is, by far, the most expensive card in this deck. I only included it because I found it in my 20-year-old card stash. You can buy Peregrin Drake for $.40 and it's just as effective. Infinite mana obviously helps in many ways but in this deck we use it to bounce for card draw, life-gain, and to power up Simic Ascendancy. You can even stack +1/+1 counters on Glarb and make him unblockable with [[Long River Lurker]] for a Commander Damage TKO--choose your own adventure! "},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#000000"},"insert":"**Lands**"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#000000"},"insert":"* I refuse to pay more than $2 for land cards so almost everything here is budget. Use shocklands or vergelands if you want. I didn't (unless I happened to rip one from a Booster). "},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#000000"},"insert":"* The Main Deck runs 36 lands which is honestly probably too few. I'm banking on exceptional card draw and repeated land fetch from bouncing [[Coiling Oracle]] and [[Clifftop Lookout]], "},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#000000"},"insert":"**Deck Value**"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#000000"},"insert":"Scrollvault tells me this is a $90 deck but if you remove Palinchron, Wastewood Verge, and one or two $5 cards, it's a mostly-jank $50 build. "},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#000000"},"insert":"**Variations:**"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#000000"},"insert":"1. Toxic/Deathtouch"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#000000"},"insert":"2. Ninja"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#000000"},"insert":"3. She-Frog Bounce"},{"insert":"\n"}]}