{"ops":[{"insert":{"card-link":"Gandalf, Spark Starter"}},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"in Gundalf's Danceparty"},{"insert":"\n\nThis whole Deck just wants to repeat the scenes in the movies where Gandalf appears and shows his full power, being a badass Maia Wizard.\nIts a Spell- and Removal-Heavy Deck, with a lot of Spell-Copies but more importantly the Ability to copy Creatures as Copy Tokens.\n\nEvery Creature Copy Ability in this Deck either wants to copy Gandalf, so his ETB keeps triggering, burning a ton of Healthpoints or removing a ton of Creatures or wants to help other Spells copy Gandalf eventually. And before "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Gandalf, Spark Starter"}},{"insert":" enters the Battlefield you ramp and control the field, trying to remove anything that could hold Gandalf back or becomes dangerous to him.\n\nSince Gandalf is 6 Mana, with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"The Fire Crystal"}},{"insert":" 5, bouncing him is not possible unless you upgrade this Deck with full-on Landfall. There's two Landfall Cards in here with the two red "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Lander"}},{"insert":" Cards "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Orbital Plunge"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Lithobraking"}},{"insert":" - that's basically the direction you'd have to go with a Landfall Upgrade.\n\nCopying Gandalf"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Copying a Legendary destroys all but one of the instances of your choice, after their ETB Triggers played out. Of course you wanna destroy the Copy Tokens. But the ETB triggers for every instance of "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Gandalf, Spark Starter"}},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":" that enters in this process. The Legendary Rule is checked after a Legendary Creature entered. The Token Copies are Legendaries unless the Copy Ability explicitly states that it removes the Legendary Type."},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Blade of Selves"}},{"insert":" - the most brutal and straight forward way to copy Gandalf is this repeatable Permanent. Every attack turns into 3 Gandalf Copy Tokens and 9 Points of Burn you can distribute freely as you wish.\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Electroduplicate"}},{"insert":" - another solid way to copy Gandalf, especially if you Spellcopy the Spell itself, e.g. with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Spinerock Tyrant"}},{"insert":".\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Devastating Onslaught"}},{"insert":" - the Copy Token Finisher in this Deck, you'd probably only want to play this with enough Mana to at least defeat one of your Opponents. "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Copying a Spell with X in it's manacost adds X = 0 to the copies, so there is no point in trying to copy the Spell itself."},{"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Flameshadow Conjuring"}},{"insert":" - one of the repeatable Copy Permanents, unless you bounce Gandalf or keep loosing him but still manage to be able to pay the Commander Tax, with the bonus that you can use this Enchantment on all Creatures in this Deck that have ETBs, not just Gandalf.\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"The Fire Crystal"}},{"insert":" - the other repeatable Copy-Permanent that, because of it's Cost Reduction, will cost you one less than if you played Gandalf for the first time without the Crystal present.\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Redoubled Stormsinger"}},{"insert":" - this one is a bit more complicated and won't ever copy Gandalf himself direclty. First of all: it only copies "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Creature Tokens"},{"insert":" that exist during the \"Choose Attackers\" Stage of your Combat Phase when the Stormsinger itself attacks. And since Gandalf's Token Copies will be the ones you remove after they ETB'd thanks to the "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Legendary Rule"},{"insert":", and most likely never Gandalf himself, you will only be able to use this Triggered Ability on the Stack as a Response to a Copy Token of Gandalf, which was created at Instant Speed, before its destroyed. And the only Card in this Deck that does this in the right Timeframe is "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Blade of Selves"}},{"insert":". So you can use the Stormsinger as an Amplifier for the Blade when it comes to Gandalf and any other Legendary Creature. Everything else that copies Gandalf in this Deck is either at Sorcery Speed or will only trigger when Gandalf enters during one of the two Main Phases. What this Card ultimately actually is for in this Deck is Support whenever you choose to Copy a Non-Legendary Creature during one of your Turns. If you want to add it to the Deck, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mirror Gallery"}},{"insert":" will remove the Legendary Rule from the Game, letting you Copy Gandalf at your whim and for as long as the Copy Tokens would stay alive if they weren't Legendary and it's Name already on your Battlefield. Feel free to replace this Creature with something simpler and more reliable. I just love experimenting with at least one \"mechanical weirdo\" in my Decks.\n\nRamping"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nThis Deck, outside of the two Lander Token Spells that create Landfall ("},{"insert":{"card-link":"Orbital Plunge"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Lithobraking"}},{"insert":"), approaches Ramp in the classic Magic way for Red Mana: First and foremost "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mana Geyser"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Seething Song"}},{"insert":". Those two Spells can ramp into each other on Turn 3, if you have 3 Mana available and each opponent has at least 2 tapped Lands - because then you gain 6 Red Mana at the end of the Sequence and you could already bring out "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Gandalf, Spark Starter"}},{"insert":" on your third Turn, where just him entering once , without being copied, still does considerable damage to a Player or their Boardstate.\n\nWhat i would suggest if you wanted to upgrade Ramping even further, even beyond just Landfall, is Firebending from the Avatar the Last Airbender Set, there are some Firebending-adjacent oldschool Cards in this Deck, and what Firebending esentially does is creating Red Mana when a Firebending Creature attacks. E.g., outside of Mono Red, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Iroh, Grand Lotus"}},{"insert":" would create 2 Red Mana when attacking. But i wanted to focus more on Burn and Removal than Ramp, so i didn't add too many Creatures, thus didn't have much space for Firebenders.\n\nAnother way is classic Treasure Tokens, which the Deck creates a few of and is big in Red Mana Cards, aswell.\n\nTo rush in a Creature for one Turn (10 of the Creatures in this Deck apply to this Card's Ability's Restrictions) you can use "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Meek Attack"}},{"insert":", when your Mana isn't enough to pay for the Creature, but you need that Creature right this Turn, e.g. during Combat, and have it on Hand. It'll gain Haste, so any Ability the Creature might have will be able to be used on that Turn, too. Most importantly: It is not coming in tapped and is not immediately attacking!\n\nChoosing your Targets"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nYour primary Targets for Gandalf's Burn should be Opponent Players' Health Totals. But if you find a Creature that is protecting the Opponent or is preventing you from doing the Deck's thing, target that Creature instead. There's "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Abrade"}},{"insert":" and similar Spells in here for Targets that Burn can't reach.\n\nOf course, if there is ever a Threat on the Board before Gandalf hits, you might want to remove the Threat, because for some Copy Abilities Gandalf has to be attacking. And having him attack a Player with a Threat out will be getting expensive for you.\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Return the Favor"}},{"insert":" is primarily a Spellcopy Spell, but you can use it to prevent Gandalf being removed during or shortly before you want to land a big wave of Burn with him, aswell.\n\nThe Dance Party"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Just some Spells that alter the course of a Match completely, for everyone - i believe in a fun way."},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Triple Triad"}},{"insert":" - a game of chance where everyone hopes that you exile all your Lands, so you don't get to play everyone else's exiled Cards. It's happening rather often that you'll only exile lands with this Spell, ending up just gathering some good laughs.\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sulfuric Vortex"}},{"insert":" - this Spell turns the Match into a Speedrun for everyone - you'll loose Life aswell. And it shuts down Lifegain Decks completely, so if you don't want to bully somebody playing a Lifegain deck consider not playing this.\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Magus of the Wheel"}},{"insert":" - everybody resets their Hand, a great Spell when you feel like yourself or one of your Buddies is falling way behind.\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Life of the Party"}},{"insert":" - gives everyone a fun little brawler - if an Opponent's Deck goes wide this guy will be of great help for them.\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Dance with Calamity"}},{"insert":" - Magic's version of Black Jack - do you want to risk shooting over 13 Mana Cost or just play what you got out of it being below 13?\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Tempt with Mayhem"}},{"insert":" - a true Deathmatch will start if you manage to snipe a Banger with this Spell - now everyone gets to play that Banger.\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"The Warring Triad"}},{"insert":" - the tiniest Kingmaker Grouphug - you just keep it untapped on your Turn and tap it during an Opponent's turn giving them an additional Mana of a Color they might need.\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Omen Machine"}},{"insert":" - the best for last - this basically finishes the Game by letting everyone go hellbent with zero Mana Cost. Now it's truly a race for the finish line.\n\nThis is a Burn Deck, so people will recognize you as a Threat pretty quickly if you just focus on one Opponent or do too much damage way too early. So if you want to make this a \"Party Experience\", manage your Damage and just try to push the Boardstate into a balanced direction. And then let the above mentioned \"Party Cards\" enter the Battlefield.\n\nChandra?"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nYeah, for some reason i'm unable to build a Mono Red Deck where none of the many versions of Chandra would fit. Not that i'd complain, she's one of my favorite characters in Magic after all. In this Deck "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Chandra, Dressed to Kill"}},{"insert":" works great as a Mana Dork at first, using her first Loyalty Ability, and then as a lot of additional Burn with her Ultimate Loyalty Ability and Emblem during Endgame. \n>> "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Chandra, Dressed to Kill Emblem"}},{"insert":" \n\nBig Threats"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Any Deck in Magic needs some Big Threats for Endgame, where everyone will play big, expensive Cards."},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Gandalf, Spark Starter"}},{"insert":" - even when you manage to ramp into him on Turn 3, his real Damage will come in later, going towards Endgame aswell, definately on the level of a Big Trhead Finisher with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Devastating Onslaught"}},{"insert":".\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Overlord of the Boilerbilges"}},{"insert":" - a bit harder to manage than "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Gandalf, Spark Starter"}},{"insert":", but with one additional Damage and it also triggers on Attack, not just on ETB. You can still copy the Overlord aswell, and since he's no Legandary the Copy Tokens will stay for a bit longer, being easy to copy for "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Redoubled Stormsinger"}},{"insert":".\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Smoldering Werewolf // Erupting Dreadwolf"}},{"insert":" - a slightly underrated Creature which, after Transformation, turns into a 6/4 with Burn 2. A small butt for a Finisher but still a Threat.\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Spinerock Tyrant"}},{"insert":" - the Big Threat Finisher that interacts with this Deck's Mechanics the most, by copying Spells.\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Triple Triad"}},{"insert":" - the Spellslinger Finisher, but as stated in the Party Deck part of this Primer, this Card is super Random and might just end up exiling your Lands, making you unable to use any Spell Cost Range for playing the Cards your Opponents did exile.\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Chimil, the Inner Sun"}},{"insert":" - a Hybrid Finisher where during your Endstep you get to play 5 or less Mana Spells (Non-Land) for free.\n\nCombos"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nCurrently none. But you can add a Spell Recursion Creature to enable Infinite Combos with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Spinerock Tyrant"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Electroduplicate"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Devastating Onslaught"}},{"insert":".\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://commanderspellbook.com/combo/6106-7845--178--179/"},"insert":"https://commanderspellbook.com/combo/6106-7845--178--179/"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://commanderspellbook.com/combo/6785-7845--178--179/"},"insert":"https://commanderspellbook.com/combo/6785-7845--178--179/"},{"insert":"\n\n\n\n\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJWi2MEbKXc"},"insert":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJWi2MEbKXc"},{"insert":"\n"}]}