{"ops":[{"attributes":{"color":"#ffffff"},"insert":"Shirei's Immortal Sewer — Casual Rat Kindred Primer"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#ffffff"},"insert":"This is a "},{"attributes":{"color":"#ffffff","bold":true},"insert":"Rat deck first and a Shirei recursion deck second"},{"attributes":{"color":"#ffffff"},"insert":". Your goal is to establish an increasingly troublesome colony, extract value from your smallest Rats, and eventually overwhelm opponents through numbers, poison or repeated recursion."},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#ffffff"},"insert":"Mulligan & Early Game"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#ffffff"},"insert":"Look for "},{"attributes":{"color":"#ffffff","bold":true},"insert":"2–4 lands"},{"attributes":{"color":"#ffffff"},"insert":", preferably three, plus either ramp or something useful to cast early. Arcane Signet, Sol Ring, Charcoal Diamond, Mind Stone and Wayfarer's Bauble help reach Shirei and your larger Rats."},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#ffffff"},"insert":"Keep hands containing cheap Rats such as "},{"attributes":{"color":"#ffffff","bold":true},"insert":"Burglar Rat, Ravenous Rats, Typhoid Rats, Gnawing Vermin"},{"attributes":{"color":"#ffffff"},"insert":" or "},{"attributes":{"color":"#ffffff","bold":true},"insert":"Nezumi Informant"},{"attributes":{"color":"#ffffff"},"insert":". Avoid hands consisting entirely of five-mana threats and tribal payoffs."},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#ffffff"},"insert":"Don't rush Shirei onto an empty battlefield. Establish Rats first."},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#ffffff"},"insert":"Midgame"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#ffffff"},"insert":"Shirei becomes valuable once your small Rats can die profitably. Creatures with power 1 or less can return at the next end step if Shirei remains on the battlefield, allowing ETB abilities and disposable blockers to be reused."},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#ffffff"},"insert":"This makes Rats such as "},{"attributes":{"color":"#ffffff","bold":true},"insert":"Burglar Rat"},{"attributes":{"color":"#ffffff"},"insert":" and "},{"attributes":{"color":"#ffffff","bold":true},"insert":"Ravenous Rats"},{"attributes":{"color":"#ffffff"},"insert":" recurring nuisances, while "},{"attributes":{"color":"#ffffff","bold":true},"insert":"Typhoid Rats"},{"attributes":{"color":"#ffffff"},"insert":" can trade with much larger creatures and potentially return."},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#ffffff"},"insert":"Your larger Rats have different jobs. "},{"attributes":{"color":"#ffffff","bold":true},"insert":"Lord Skitter"},{"attributes":{"color":"#ffffff"},"insert":" builds your population, "},{"attributes":{"color":"#ffffff","bold":true},"insert":"Piper of the Swarm"},{"attributes":{"color":"#ffffff"},"insert":" produces Rats and threatens creature theft, while "},{"attributes":{"color":"#ffffff","bold":true},"insert":"Pack Rat"},{"attributes":{"color":"#ffffff"},"insert":" and "},{"attributes":{"color":"#ffffff","bold":true},"insert":"Swarm of Rats"},{"attributes":{"color":"#ffffff"},"insert":" reward having an established colony."},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#ffffff"},"insert":"Don't sacrifice flavourful larger Rats expecting Shirei to return them—always check their power first."},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#ffffff"},"insert":"Winning"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#ffffff"},"insert":"Your primary win condition is "},{"attributes":{"color":"#ffffff","bold":true},"insert":"overwhelming the table with Rats"},{"attributes":{"color":"#ffffff"},"insert":". Marrow-Gnawer is your biggest tribal payoff and can turn an established colony into a frightening army."},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#ffffff","bold":true},"insert":"Karumonix, the Rat King"},{"attributes":{"color":"#ffffff"},"insert":" provides the alternative kill. It gives your other Rats toxic 1, meaning a sufficiently large attack can eliminate players through poison even when normal combat damage isn't enough."},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#ffffff","bold":true},"insert":"Crypt Rats + Basilisk Collar"},{"attributes":{"color":"#ffffff"},"insert":" provides board control and substantial life gain. Be careful: Shirei must survive for Crypt Rats to return."},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#ffffff","bold":true},"insert":"Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni"},{"attributes":{"color":"#ffffff"},"insert":" can also turn an apparently harmless attack into a major swing by ninjutsu-ing into combat and stealing something from an opponent's graveyard."},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#ffffff"},"insert":"Late Game"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#ffffff"},"insert":"Don't commit every Rat to the battlefield. Board wipes are your biggest enemy, so keep some rebuilding power available."},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#ffffff","bold":true},"insert":"Patriarch's Bidding"},{"attributes":{"color":"#ffffff"},"insert":" is your major recovery card: naming Rat can return a huge portion of your colony after a wipe. "},{"attributes":{"color":"#ffffff","bold":true},"insert":"Victimize"},{"attributes":{"color":"#ffffff"},"insert":" and "},{"attributes":{"color":"#ffffff","bold":true},"insert":"Oversold Cemetery"},{"attributes":{"color":"#ffffff"},"insert":" provide smaller-scale recovery."},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#ffffff"},"insert":"Protect "},{"attributes":{"color":"#ffffff","bold":true},"insert":"Shirei, Marrow-Gnawer and Karumonix"},{"attributes":{"color":"#ffffff"},"insert":" when they matter, but don't become dependent on any one card."},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#ffffff"},"insert":"The deck wins through accumulation rather than speed:"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#ffffff","bold":true},"insert":"Early:"},{"attributes":{"color":"#ffffff"},"insert":" establish the infestation."},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#ffffff","bold":true},"insert":"Mid:"},{"attributes":{"color":"#ffffff"},"insert":" recur and multiply."},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#ffffff","bold":true},"insert":"Late:"},{"attributes":{"color":"#ffffff"},"insert":" unleash the swarm."},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#ffffff"},"insert":"Above all, be patient. One Rat is harmless. Twenty Rats are a public-health emergency."},{"insert":"\n\n"}]}