{"ops":[{"insert":"It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s an Azorius deck with actual win conditions! \n\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"bold":true},"insert":"TL;DR⌛"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Denzilore Fatehold"}},{"insert":" helms an Azorius beatdown engine that will let us Scry to our heart's content. With Denzilore on the board, each Scry triggers a +1/+1 counter to be placed on all our creatures. Backed by a high density of card draw and Scry engines, we rapidly scale our creatures with Denzilore's ability into game-ending threats that'll leave our opponents wondering, \""},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"What the Sphinx doin"},{"insert":"'?\"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Game Plan 👁️"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Early Game"},{"insert":"\nCast mana rocks and repeatable draw and Scry engines like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Esper Sentinel"}},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Sigiled Starfish"}},{"insert":", and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Thassa, God of the Sea"}},{"insert":" to quickly establish momentum before Denzilore's arrival. Because Denzilore has Flash, there is no reason to cast the Sphinx on either of our main phases. Instead, we patiently wait to Flash Denzilore in at an opponent's end step to avoid summoning sickness and start swinging at our opponents immediately.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Mid Game"},{"insert":"\nOnce Denzilore makes its entrance, we turn the jets on. Every Scry trigger results in a +1/+1 counter anthem for all our creatures. We churn through our library with cheap cantrips like "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Mystic Speculation"}},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Preordain"}},{"insert":", and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Serum Visions"}},{"insert":" for top-deck manipulation, quickly parsing through our deck for answers. Repeatable engines like "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Palantír of Orthanc"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Elvish Mariner"}},{"insert":" turn our Scry into further utility, burning anyone foolish enough to deny card draw, or tapping opponents' nonland permanents to open up attacks. Meanwhile, draw engines like "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Matoya, Archon Elder"}},{"insert":", "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Rumor Gatherer"}},{"insert":", and "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Danny Pink"}},{"insert":" provide continuous card advantage to keep our hand loaded with Scry spells and interaction.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Late Game"},{"insert":"\nWe mentioned that this deck had finishers, right? We're about to witness some of the first casualties to Scry, and in"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":" epic"},{"insert":" fashion. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Cryptic Annelid"}},{"insert":" triggers three separate Scry instances in a row, dropping three +1/+1 counters across our entire board. Meanwhile, "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"The Legend of Kuruk // Avatar Kuruk"}},{"insert":" provides continuous Scry upfront and unblockable token bodies to swing out with once he transforms. Classic closers like "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Akroma's Will"}},{"insert":" and "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Moonshaker Cavalry"}},{"insert":" push our damage to lethal levels. Lastly, another thematic beat-down closer for our build is "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Champions from Beyond"}},{"insert":" that provides bodies to swing out with, continuous Scry, and a sizable Anthem effect that'll further pump our board state into lethal levels. \n\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Key Synergy / Tech ✅"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Planetarium of Wan Shi Tong"}},{"insert":": What is this? A planetarium for birds? This deck features 20+ unique Scry triggers, most of which are repeatable permanents or instants. At six mana, this aligns nicely with the top of our curve, letting us maximize complete turn cycles by manipulating the top of our library to cast free instants for protection on opponents' turns and free permanents on our own.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Thassa, God of the Sea"}},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":":"},{"insert":" An indestructible engine that plays two key parts: it provides a continuous Scry trigger at the beginning of your upkeep to further pump up our creatures, and for two mana, it makes any of our lethal-sized threats unblockable.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Palantír of Orthanc"}},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":":"},{"insert":" Let's go gambling! This is a complete lose-lose for our opponents. In addition to being a repeatable Scry engine, our opponents face a miserable dilemma: they either let us draw into key answers, or they absorb a strong dose of burn damage. Either way, we have a frightening amount of top-deck manipulation to ensure whichever choice they make benefits us.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Powering Up ⚡"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Want to take "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Denzilore Fatehold"}},{"insert":" to higher brackets and pods? \n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Teferi's Protection"}},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":":"},{"insert":" The quintessential \"nope\" spell in white, invaluable for protecting our board state. Decks built on +1/+1 counters take time to build up, and we rarely have time to restart from scratch. Phasing out preserves all of those counters, protects our creatures, and keeps our life total completely safe.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":{"card-link":"The Ozolith"}},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":":"},{"insert":" Vital insurance against our creatures getting picked off. Opponents might spot-remove Denzilore or clear our board, but "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"The Ozolith "},{"insert":"safeguards those counters so we have instant momentum to get back in the game. Combine that with Denzilore's Flash ability to duck back onto the battlefield on someone's end step, and we're ready to swing out once again.\n \n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Cyclonic Rift"}},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":":"},{"insert":" The premier asymmetrical board wipe. Clear everyone else's nonland permanents, swing out into empty boards. Falling behind in the game? 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