{"ops":[{"insert":"\""},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"September's challenge is to brew a creative and interesting Commander-legal Typal/Kindred deck where the commander supports the creature type in an interesting and creative way despite not being of that type, nor using that creature type in its text box.\""},{"insert":"\n\nThis deck is a "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Human typal"},{"insert":" strategy helmed by "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Arabella, Abandoned Doll"}},{"insert":". The basic goal of the deck is to use Arabella as a payoff for a huge board of humans and human tokens. This deck is unique from many other typal decks because the goal of the deck is to keep the power of all (or at least most) of the creatures at 2 or less to get the most value possible out of Arabella's attack trigger. As a result, the deck does not play any of the anthem or lord effects you would expect to see in a typal deck, such as "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Greymond, Avacyn's Stalwart"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Vanquisher's Banner"}},{"insert":". Instead, the deck goes all-in on a go-wide strategy, creating as many human tokens as is humanly possible while also almost exclusively playing humans that incidentally count towards Arabella's trigger.\n\nOut of the 25 creatures included, only 6 have power greater than 3: "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Adeline, Resplendent Cathar"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Apothecary White"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Cemetery Protector"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Lossarnach Captain"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Riders of Rohan"}},{"insert":", and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Moonshaker Cavalry"}},{"insert":". Additionally, 22 of the 25 are humans, with the only exceptions being "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Enduring Innocence"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Welcoming Vampire"}},{"insert":", and again "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Moonshaker Cavalry"}},{"insert":", which are all powerful synergy pieces for the deck's go-wide strategy.\n\nHow the deck wins:\n\nThe deck features many powerful token generators that help to create a critical mass of humans that can then be used to close out the game. The best of these include cards like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Adeline, Resplendent Cathar"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Apothecary White"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Cosmogrand Zenith"}},{"insert":" , and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Reverent Hoplite"}},{"insert":" . "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Horn of Gondor"}},{"insert":" is the crown jewel of the token generators, able to build off of the tokens that are already in play to create exponentially increasing numbers of humans.\n\nOnce an army of tokens has been created, the deck has a few ways to close out the game. The first and most obvious is using "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Arabella, Abandoned Doll"}},{"insert":" . One good trigger from Arabella can easily put the deck in a position to win the game. Because Arabella will likely draw aggro for being a group-slug piece, the deck has ways to give her haste such as "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Lavaspur Boots"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Break Through the Line"}},{"insert":" . This way, it's possible cast Arabella and swing in for a big trigger on the same turn, leaving only a short window for response. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sunshot Militia"}},{"insert":" is also an efficient backup group-slug payoff if Arabella becomes too difficult to stick on the battlefield.\n\nAlternatively, the deck can win through combat (big surprise). "},{"insert":{"card-link":"The Battle of Bywater"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Expel the Interlopers"}},{"insert":" are both mostly one-sided boardwipes that dodge most of the deck's humans and leave opponent's boards open to attack. Along with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Rem Karolus, Stalwart Slayer"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Blasphemous Act"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Chain Reaction"}},{"insert":" also become one-sided wipes that can completely turn the game in Arabella's favor. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Baldin, Century Herdmaster"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Moonshaker Cavalry"}},{"insert":" serve as overrun pieces that turn a wide board of humans into a game-finishing attack.\n\nTo protect the gameplan, the deck plays "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Swiftfoot Boots"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Lavaspur Boots"}},{"insert":" to protect key creatures from board wipes, along with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Boros Charm"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Rootborn Defenses"}},{"insert":" to prevent losing the army of humans to a board wipe.\n\nThanks to the Archidekt team for putting together another great prompt for this month's contest. Good luck to everyone involved!\n"}]}