{"ops":[{"insert":"Dale "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"(DAH-LAY)"},{"insert":" - The Spanish word for \"go ahead\", adopted by pop and hip-hop artist Armando \"Pitbull\" Pérez as an equivalency to \"let's go\".\n\nWith this in mind, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Bard, King of Dale"}},{"insert":", probably still riding the high of killing Smaug, has set out with the mission to collect as many pitbulls as humanly possible.\n\nSo let's go.\n\nLet's start with the commander himself. Bard technically provides nothing to the dog creature type, instead being simply a tool to accelerate card draw and token generation. However, given that those are our primary two methods of getting dogs in our hand and on the field respectively, he is a strong tool while also not being a strict requirement for basic deck functionality. Amusingly, this reflects Pitbull's position as a support piece and unifier rather than the star player of most given songs. He's simply providing the beat by which these puppies will play.\n\nSpeaking of, let's establish some of our goodest boys individually. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Spirited Companion"}},{"insert":" is a classic, made even better by Bard's draw doubling and our access to a few blinking cards. Blinking cards "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"like"},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd"}},{"insert":", who is perhaps the prettiest pup of the whole party when combined with other strong ETBs like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Loyal Warhound"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Supply Runners"}},{"insert":".\n\nA good friend is worth searching for, though, which is why this deck has enough tutors to Give Me Everything to make the gameplan work. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Tolaria West"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Expedition Map"}},{"insert":" exist to help hunt down either "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Animal Sanctuary"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Abandoned Air Temple"}},{"insert":", lands made even better by the existence of "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Generous Pup"}},{"insert":". "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mystical Tutor"}},{"insert":" has been packed to look for "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Release the Dogs"}},{"insert":" (yes it really is that important, we'll get there later), with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Enlightened Tutor"}},{"insert":" to hunt down even more forms of draw acceleration like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Teferi's Ageless Insight"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Kindred Discovery"}},{"insert":". And finally, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Call the Gatewatch"}},{"insert":" lets us tutor out one of our two incredibly vital planeswalkers, depending on which one the deck needs at a given moment.\n\nIf this deck had a secret commander, it would be "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mordenkainen"}},{"insert":". The ability to both draw and create indefinitely strong dogs is exactly what our King of Dale needs. With a heavy enough hand, those dog tokens are a genuine wincon, and enough to put someone's life total On The Floor. Similarly, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Elspeth, Storm Slayer"}},{"insert":" provides another token doubler and a board-wipe pump to let your carnivorous canines catch that frisbee they've always been jumping for.\n\nNow let's talk tokens, the Hotel Room Service in this resort of a deck. As briefly mentioned before, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Release the Dogs"}},{"insert":" is the default target for our tutors, creating 4 dogs by itself, and 8 dogs with the King of Dale on the field. But it makes no sense to stop there. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Song of the Worldsoul"}},{"insert":" is one of our splashiest spells, with populate being a huge ability to be able to trigger repeatedly. In an ideal world, your populate target would always be Mordenkainen's illusions, because the best pet sometimes is the one you've made up in your mind. However, your dogs needs to eat their greens. Pet ownership is expensive, and so is a 6-mana commander, so "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Gleaming Splendor"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Smothering Tithe"}},{"insert":" are your ways of accelerating the tempo, obviously made even better once Bard is online.\n\nAnd that's about it. Despite being a gag about a dude who was famous over a decade ago, this was a fun deck to make, and I appreciate all those who may find value in it as well.\n\n(Author's Note: I "},{"attributes":{"italic":true,"bold":true},"insert":"REALLY "},{"insert":"tried to find somewhere to slide in DJ's Got Us Fallin' In Love, there's just no way to make it work q-q)\n"}]}