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{"ops":[{"insert":"This budget deck plans to play a few creatures in the first four turns of the game before playing the commander "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Jiang Yanggu, Alone"}},{"insert":" and buffing 3 attacking creatures each turn. The primary fuel of that gameplan is a mix of small aggressive creatures and ways to discard more (usually with draw attached).\nThe deck also runs a decent amount of discard synergy and anthems/finishers so as to not rely entirely on the commander.\n"}]}
{"ops":[{"insert":"There are some issues with the mana curve:\nit probably need more lands so I can actually cast the commander consistently/get better mulligans"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"the deck tends to lose steam later in the game - I currently think addressing this could either involve adding more wheels or adding more high cost cards. "},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"My fear is both of these would probably effect the deck's \"curve out\" before playing Jiang.\n\nThere are types of effects that I'm looking for but I can't really find options/swaps that I'm satisfied with:\nanthems that can imitate the commanders functions when it's removed (the main pain point is losing the ability to attack freely to generate value)"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"more graveyard shenanigans"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"better removal - since I don't really have experience building mono-colour decks, I don't know how to make a suitably robust removal suite (without costing too much mana/utility)"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"ways to rebuild after board wipes (token creation and recursion? more draw would probably also help)"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nI likely need more evasion. I used to run a couple of evasion granting equipment ("},{"insert":{"card-link":"Psychic Paper"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Cliffhaven Kitesail"}},{"insert":" ) - these might need to return to the deck but I'd prefer a creature or an effect that feels more red (like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Destructive Tampering"}},{"insert":") .\n"}]}
Jiang Yanggu, Alone
Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
Whenever a creature you control attacks a player alone, discard a card, then draw a card. Then put a +1/+1 counter on that creature for each card you've discarded this turn.
Whenever a creature you control attacks a player alone, discard a card, then draw a card. Then put a +1/+1 counter on that creature for each card you've discarded this turn.
Legendary Creature - Human Berserker
Commander
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Pyretic Charge
Discard your hand, then draw four cards. For each card discarded this way, creatures you control get +1/+0 until end of turn.
Plot (You may pay and exile this card from your hand. Cast it as a sorcery on a later turn without paying its mana cost. Plot only as a sorcery.)
Plot (You may pay and exile this card from your hand. Cast it as a sorcery on a later turn without paying its mana cost. Plot only as a sorcery.)
Sorcery
Anthem
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Currency Converter
Whenever you discard a card, you may exile that card from your graveyard.
, : Draw a card, then discard a card.
: Put a card exiled with this artifact into its owner's graveyard. If it's a land card, create a Treasure token. If it's a nonland card, create a 2/2 black Rogue creature token.
, : Draw a card, then discard a card.
: Put a card exiled with this artifact into its owner's graveyard. If it's a land card, create a Treasure token. If it's a nonland card, create a 2/2 black Rogue creature token.
Artifact
Inti, Seneschal of the Sun
Whenever you attack, you may discard a card. When you do, put a +1/+1 counter on target attacking creature. It gains trample until end of turn.
Whenever you discard one or more cards, exile the top card of your library. You may play that card until your next end step.
Whenever you discard one or more cards, exile the top card of your library. You may play that card until your next end step.
Legendary Creature - Human Knight
Ivora, Insatiable Heir
Trample
When Ivora enters and whenever it deals combat damage to a player, create a Blood token. (It's an artifact with ", , Discard a card, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Whenever you discard a card, put a +1/+1 counter on Ivora.
When Ivora enters and whenever it deals combat damage to a player, create a Blood token. (It's an artifact with ", , Discard a card, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Whenever you discard a card, put a +1/+1 counter on Ivora.
Legendary Creature - Vampire Warrior
Living Laser
Haste
Whenever Living Laser attacks, for each card you've discarded this turn, create a token that's a copy of Living Laser, except the token isn't legendary. The tokens enter tapped and attacking. Exile the tokens at the beginning of the next end step.
Whenever Living Laser attacks, for each card you've discarded this turn, create a token that's a copy of Living Laser, except the token isn't legendary. The tokens enter tapped and attacking. Exile the tokens at the beginning of the next end step.
Legendary Creature - Elemental Villain
Discard synergy
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Anje's Ravager
This creature attacks each combat if able.
Whenever this creature attacks, discard your hand, then draw three cards.
Madness (If you discard this card, discard it into exile. When you do, cast it for its madness cost or put it into your graveyard.)
Whenever this creature attacks, discard your hand, then draw three cards.
Madness (If you discard this card, discard it into exile. When you do, cast it for its madness cost or put it into your graveyard.)
Creature - Vampire Berserker
Glimpse the Impossible
Exile the top three cards of your library. You may play those cards this turn. At the beginning of the next end step, if any of those cards remain exiled, put them into your graveyard, then create a 0/1 colorless Eldrazi Spawn creature token for each card put into your graveyard this way. Those tokens have "Sacrifice this token: Add ."
Sorcery
Tersa Lightshatter
Haste
When Tersa Lightshatter enters, discard up to two cards, then draw that many cards.
Whenever Tersa Lightshatter attacks, if there are seven or more cards in your graveyard, exile a card at random from your graveyard. You may play that card this turn.
When Tersa Lightshatter enters, discard up to two cards, then draw that many cards.
Whenever Tersa Lightshatter attacks, if there are seven or more cards in your graveyard, exile a card at random from your graveyard. You may play that card this turn.
Legendary Creature - Wizard Orc
Veronica, Dissident Scribe
Menace
Whenever Veronica attacks, you may discard a card. If you do, draw a card.
Whenever you discard one or more nonland cards for the first time each turn, create a Junk token. (It's an artifact with ", Sacrifice this token: Exile the top card of your library. You may play that card this turn. Activate only as a sorcery.")
Whenever Veronica attacks, you may discard a card. If you do, draw a card.
Whenever you discard one or more nonland cards for the first time each turn, create a Junk token. (It's an artifact with ", Sacrifice this token: Exile the top card of your library. You may play that card this turn. Activate only as a sorcery.")
Legendary Creature - Human Artificer Rogue
Draw
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Detective's Phoenix
Bestow—, Collect evidence 6. (To pay this bestow cost, pay and exile cards with total mana value 6 or greater from your graveyard.)
Flying, haste
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 and has flying and haste.
You may cast this card from your graveyard using its bestow ability.
Flying, haste
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 and has flying and haste.
You may cast this card from your graveyard using its bestow ability.
Creature Enchantment - Phoenix
Evasion
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Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
Trample
Alexios attacks each combat if able, can't be sacrificed, and can't attack its owner.
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player gains control of Alexios, untaps it, and puts a +1/+1 counter on it. It gains haste until end of turn.
Alexios attacks each combat if able, can't be sacrificed, and can't attack its owner.
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player gains control of Alexios, untaps it, and puts a +1/+1 counter on it. It gains haste until end of turn.
Legendary Creature - Human Berserker
Scourge of the Throne
Flying
Dethrone (Whenever this creature attacks the player with the most life or tied for most life, put a +1/+1 counter on it.)
Whenever this creature attacks for the first time each turn, if it's attacking the player with the most life or tied for most life, untap all attacking creatures. After this phase, there is an additional combat phase.
Dethrone (Whenever this creature attacks the player with the most life or tied for most life, put a +1/+1 counter on it.)
Whenever this creature attacks for the first time each turn, if it's attacking the player with the most life or tied for most life, untap all attacking creatures. After this phase, there is an additional combat phase.
Creature - Dragon
Finisher
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Path of Ancestry
This land enters tapped.
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity. When that mana is spent to cast a creature spell that shares a creature type with your commander, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity. When that mana is spent to cast a creature spell that shares a creature type with your commander, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
Land
Land
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Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, choose one —
• Goad target creature that player controls.
• Exile the top card of that player's library. Until end of turn, you may cast that card and you may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast that spell.
• Goad target creature that player controls.
• Exile the top card of that player's library. Until end of turn, you may cast that card and you may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast that spell.
Legendary Creature - Goblin Rogue
Puppet Master, String Puller
Whenever you attack, goad target creature an opponent controls. It can't block this turn. (Until your next turn, that creature attacks each combat if able and attacks a player other than you if able.)
Whenever one or more goaded creatures deal combat damage to one of your opponents, create a Treasure token.
Whenever one or more goaded creatures deal combat damage to one of your opponents, create a Treasure token.
Legendary Creature - Human Artificer Villain
Vengeful Ancestor
Flying
Whenever this creature enters or attacks, goad target creature. (Until your next turn, that creature attacks each combat if able and attacks a player other than you if able.)
Whenever a goaded creature attacks, it deals 1 damage to its controller.
Whenever this creature enters or attacks, goad target creature. (Until your next turn, that creature attacks each combat if able and attacks a player other than you if able.)
Whenever a goaded creature attacks, it deals 1 damage to its controller.
Creature - Dragon Spirit
Protection
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Ramp
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Recursion
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Awaken the Inferno
Awaken the Inferno deals 6 damage to target creature or planeswalker an opponent controls. Put a +1/+1 counter on up to one target creature you control.
Basic landcycling (, Discard this card: Search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)
Basic landcycling (, Discard this card: Search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)
Sorcery
Removal
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Day of the Moon
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I, II, III — Choose a creature card name, then goad all creatures with a name chosen for this enchantment. (Until your next turn, they attack each combat if able and attack a player other than you if able.)
I, II, III — Choose a creature card name, then goad all creatures with a name chosen for this enchantment. (Until your next turn, they attack each combat if able and attack a player other than you if able.)
Enchantment - Saga
Defiler of Instinct
First strike
As an additional cost to cast red permanent spells, you may pay 2 life. Those spells cost less to cast if you paid life this way. This effect reduces only the amount of red mana you pay.
Whenever you cast a red permanent spell, this creature deals 1 damage to any target.
As an additional cost to cast red permanent spells, you may pay 2 life. Those spells cost less to cast if you paid life this way. This effect reduces only the amount of red mana you pay.
Whenever you cast a red permanent spell, this creature deals 1 damage to any target.
Creature - Kavu Phyrexian
Gate to the Afterlife
Whenever a nontoken creature you control dies, you gain 1 life. Then you may draw a card. If you do, discard a card.
, , Sacrifice this artifact: Search your graveyard, hand, and/or library for a card named God-Pharaoh's Gift and put it onto the battlefield. If you search your library this way, shuffle. Activate only if there are six or more creature cards in your graveyard.
, , Sacrifice this artifact: Search your graveyard, hand, and/or library for a card named God-Pharaoh's Gift and put it onto the battlefield. If you search your library this way, shuffle. Activate only if there are six or more creature cards in your graveyard.
Artifact
Maximum Carnage
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I — Until your next turn, each creature attacks each combat if able and attacks a player other than you if able.
II — Add .
III — This Saga deals 5 damage to each opponent.
I — Until your next turn, each creature attacks each combat if able and attacks a player other than you if able.
II — Add .
III — This Saga deals 5 damage to each opponent.
Enchantment - Saga
Mirror-Style Master
Backup 1 (When this creature enters, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. If that's another creature, it gains the following ability until end of turn.)
Whenever this creature attacks, for each attacking modified creature you control, create a tapped and attacking token that's a copy of that creature. Exile those tokens at end of combat. (Equipment, Auras you control, and counters are modifications.)
Whenever this creature attacks, for each attacking modified creature you control, create a tapped and attacking token that's a copy of that creature. Exile those tokens at end of combat. (Equipment, Auras you control, and counters are modifications.)
Creature - Human Warrior
Molten Gatekeeper
Whenever another creature you control enters, this creature deals 1 damage to each opponent.
Unearth (: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step or if it would leave the battlefield. Unearth only as a sorcery.)
Unearth (: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step or if it would leave the battlefield. Unearth only as a sorcery.)
Creature Artifact - Golem
Neheb, Dreadhorde Champion
Trample
Whenever Neheb deals combat damage to a player or planeswalker, you may discard any number of cards. If you do, draw that many cards and add that much . Until end of turn, you don't lose this mana as steps and phases end.
Whenever Neheb deals combat damage to a player or planeswalker, you may discard any number of cards. If you do, draw that many cards and add that much . Until end of turn, you don't lose this mana as steps and phases end.
Legendary Creature - Warrior Minotaur Zombie
Sazacap's Brew
Gift a tapped Fish (You may promise an opponent a gift as you cast this spell. If you do, they create a tapped 1/1 blue Fish creature token before its other effects.)
As an additional cost to cast this spell, discard a card.
Target player draws two cards. If the gift was promised, target creature you control gets +2/+0 until end of turn.
As an additional cost to cast this spell, discard a card.
Target player draws two cards. If the gift was promised, target creature you control gets +2/+0 until end of turn.
Instant
Sontaran General
Trample, haste
Battalion — Whenever this creature and at least two other creatures attack, for each opponent, goad up to one target creature that player controls. Those creatures can't block this turn. (Until your next turn, they attack each combat if able and attack a player other than you if able.)
Battalion — Whenever this creature and at least two other creatures attack, for each opponent, goad up to one target creature that player controls. Those creatures can't block this turn. (Until your next turn, they attack each combat if able and attack a player other than you if able.)
Creature - Soldier Alien
Spectacular Showdown
Put a double strike counter on target creature, then goad each creature that had a double strike counter put on it this way. (Until your next turn, those creatures attack each combat if able and attack a player other than you if able.)
Overload (You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change "target" in its text to "each.")
Overload (You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change "target" in its text to "each.")
Sorcery
Tectonic Giant
Whenever this creature attacks or becomes the target of a spell an opponent controls, choose one —
• This creature deals 3 damage to each opponent.
• Exile the top two cards of your library. Choose one of them. Until the end of your next turn, you may play that card.
• This creature deals 3 damage to each opponent.
• Exile the top two cards of your library. Choose one of them. Until the end of your next turn, you may play that card.
Creature - Elemental Giant
Throes of Chaos
Cascade (When you cast this spell, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card that costs less. You may cast it without paying its mana cost. Put the exiled cards on the bottom in a random order.)
Retrace (You may cast this card from your graveyard by discarding a land card in addition to paying its other costs.)
Retrace (You may cast this card from your graveyard by discarding a land card in addition to paying its other costs.)
Sorcery
Twins of Discord
Whenever you attack, choose odd or even. Creatures with mana value of that quality can't block this turn. (Zero is even.)
Each other colorless creature you control has bloodthirst 2. (If an opponent was dealt damage this turn, that creature enters with two additional +1/+1 counters on it.)
Each other colorless creature you control has bloodthirst 2. (If an opponent was dealt damage this turn, that creature enters with two additional +1/+1 counters on it.)
Creature - Eldrazi
Venser, Fervent Forger
Flash
When Venser enters, choose one —
• Copy target instant or sorcery spell an opponent controls twice. You may choose new targets for the copies.
• Create two tokens that are copies of target permanent an opponent controls. They gain haste. At the beginning of the next end step, sacrifice them.
When Venser enters, choose one —
• Copy target instant or sorcery spell an opponent controls twice. You may choose new targets for the copies.
• Create two tokens that are copies of target permanent an opponent controls. They gain haste. At the beginning of the next end step, sacrifice them.
Legendary Creature - Human Sorcerer
Wheel of Fate
Suspend 4— (Rather than cast this card from your hand, pay and exile it with four time counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter. When the last is removed, you may cast it without paying its mana cost.)
Each player discards their hand, then draws seven cards.
Each player discards their hand, then draws seven cards.
Sorcery
Zoyowa's Justice
The owner of target artifact or creature with mana value 1 or greater shuffles it into their library. Then that player discovers X, where X is its mana value. (They exile cards from the top of their library until they exile a nonland card with that mana value or less. They cast it without paying its mana cost or put it into their hand. They put the rest on the bottom in a random order.)
Instant
Maybe in collection already
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Captain James T. Kirk
Whenever Captain Kirk enters or attacks, choose one. If you have no cards in hand, choose one or more instead.
• Discard a card, then draw a card.
• Create a 1/1 red Officer creature token.
• Creatures you control get +1/+0 until end of turn.
• Discard a card, then draw a card.
• Create a 1/1 red Officer creature token.
• Creatures you control get +1/+0 until end of turn.
Legendary Creature - Human Officer
Jocasta, Automaton Avenger
Flying
Whenever your commander deals combat damage to a player, put a +1/+1 counter on Jocasta.
Whenever you attack with your commander, if this card is in your graveyard, you may return it to the battlefield tapped and attacking.
Whenever your commander deals combat damage to a player, put a +1/+1 counter on Jocasta.
Whenever you attack with your commander, if this card is in your graveyard, you may return it to the battlefield tapped and attacking.
Legendary Creature Artifact - Hero Robot
Q, Stacking the Deck
When Q enters, shuffle your library, then exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card. That nonland card gains "Exile a card from your hand: Create a copy of this card. You may cast the copy. Activate only during your turn and only if this card is exiled."
Legendary Creature - Q
Zurzoth, Chaos Rider
Whenever an opponent draws their first card each turn, if it's not their turn, you create a 1/1 red Devil creature token with "When this token dies, it deals 1 damage to any target."
Whenever one or more Devils you control attack one or more players, you and those players each draw a card, then discard a card at random.
Whenever one or more Devils you control attack one or more players, you and those players each draw a card, then discard a card at random.
Legendary Creature - Devil
Maybeboard
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