{"ops":[{"insert":"⚒️ Kíli's Armory"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"A Resourceful Guide to Overkill"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Why carry one legendary weapon when you can carry all of them?"},{"attributes":{"blockquote":true},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"This is a mono-white "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Equipment Voltron"},{"insert":" deck built around "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Kíli the Resourceful"},{"insert":". Rather than simply loading Kíli with the biggest weapons available, the deck is designed to exploit his ability to turn cheap Equipment into card advantage while assembling "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Storied"},{"insert":" as quickly as possible.\nOnce Kíli becomes Storied, the armory really opens.\n⚔️ The Game Plan"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The deck wants to establish Kíli alongside legendary and artifact permanents, reach "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Storied"},{"insert":", and then abuse his free equip ability to turn otherwise cumbersome Equipment into efficient threats.\nCheap Equipment such as "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Bone Saw"},{"insert":" and "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Accorder's Shield"},{"insert":" help keep cards flowing, while "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Puresteel Paladin"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Sram, Senior Edificer"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Esper Sentinel"},{"insert":", and "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Buster Sword"},{"insert":" provide additional card advantage.\nFrom there, we graduate from tools to weapons.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Colossus Hammer"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Kaldra Compleat"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Commander's Plate"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Nettlecyst"},{"insert":", the Sword cycle, "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Umezawa's Jitte"},{"insert":", and "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Iron Man Armor"},{"insert":" turn even an innocent-looking Dwarf into a serious problem.\n🔨 The Forge"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Kíli isn't working alone.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Stoneforge Mystic"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Stonehewer Giant"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Steelshaper's Gift"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Open the Armory"},{"insert":", and "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Cloud, Midgar Mercenary"},{"insert":" let us search for the right weapon rather than simply hoping to draw it.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Sigarda's Aid"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Hammer of Nazahn"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Puresteel Paladin"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Codsworth, Handy Helper"},{"insert":", and Kíli himself help bypass the normally expensive process of moving all that Equipment around.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Masterwork of Ingenuity"},{"insert":" provides one final piece of resourcefulness: when one legendary weapon isn't enough, make another one.\n🛡️ Protect the Dwarf"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"A Voltron deck without its creature is just a pile of swords lying on the floor.\nSo Kíli gets bodyguards.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Mother of Runes"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Giver of Runes"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Skrelv, Defector Mite"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Mithril Coat"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Swiftfoot Boots"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Lavaspur Boots"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Grand Abolisher"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Orim's Chant"},{"insert":", and other protection effects make removing Kíli considerably harder than it first appears.\nThe goal isn't merely to protect him indefinitely. It's to create the window where one heavily armed attack is enough.\n🗡️ Choose the Right Weapon"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The Equipment package functions as a toolbox.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Colossus Hammer"},{"insert":" — Raw killing power.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Shadowspear"},{"insert":" — Trample, lifelink, and an answer to hexproof/indestructible.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Sword of Feast and Famine"},{"insert":" — Mana advantage and hand pressure.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Sword of Forge and Frontier"},{"insert":" — Card advantage and additional land drops.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Sword of Hearth and Home"},{"insert":" — Ramp and value.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Commander's Plate"},{"insert":" — Protection and commander-damage pressure.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Kaldra Compleat"},{"insert":" — A self-contained monster and excellent cheat target.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Umezawa's Jitte"},{"insert":" — Flexible removal, pump, and life.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Nettlecyst"},{"insert":" — Turns the growing armory itself into power.\nThe correct Equipment is often more valuable than simply finding the biggest one.\n🔒 Nobody Interrupt the Fitting"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Kíli may be small, but the deck isn't interested in playing fair while he's getting dressed.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Grand Abolisher"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Voice of Victory"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Orim's Chant"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Aven Mindcensor"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Ethersworn Canonist"},{"insert":", and "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Bilbo's Gambit"},{"insert":" interfere with opponents while we assemble our attack.\nMeanwhile, an extensive removal package including "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Swords to Plowshares"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Solitude"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Get Lost"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"March of Otherworldly Light"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Static Prison"},{"insert":", and "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Skyclave Apparition"},{"insert":" clears away whatever stands between Kíli and the player we're trying to introduce to a very large hammer.\n🏆 Winning"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The primary win condition is refreshingly uncomplicated:\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Find Dwarf."},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Give Dwarf weapons."},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Hit player with Dwarf."},{"insert":"\nCommander damage is the cleanest route, particularly with "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Colossus Hammer"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Nettlecyst"},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Commander's Plate"},{"insert":", or multiple Equipment stacked together.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Rogue's Passage"},{"insert":", protection effects, and trample help force damage through crowded boards.\nThe deck can also distribute Equipment among its other creatures when committing everything to Kíli would be reckless. Kaldra, Nettlecyst, the Swords, and the rest of the armory mean the deck doesn't completely stop functioning just because commander tax becomes painful.\n💎 Resourceful, Not Reckless"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The deck's strength is flexibility.\nIt can play aggressively, but it doesn't have to blindly suit up Kíli and hope nobody has removal. Tutors find the correct tool, protection creates safe openings, interaction disrupts opposing plans, and Kíli converts the Equipment package into an engine.\nSometimes the correct weapon is "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Colossus Hammer"},{"insert":".\nSometimes it's "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Sword of Feast and Famine"},{"insert":".\nAnd sometimes the most resourceful thing a Dwarf can do is cast "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Mana Tithe"},{"insert":".\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Kíli has a plan for everything."},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Admittedly, most of those plans involve increasingly unreasonable quantities of weaponry."},{"insert":"\n"}]}