{"ops":[{"insert":"Can colorless really have a graveyard deck?.. \nWith enough investments, anything is possible!\n\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Quick Overview"},{"insert":"\nAlthough it is a graveyard deck, its not quite the recursion/reanimation style (though there are a couple of those in here).\n\nInstead, we are trying to fill our graveyard for our lords, ladies, and saviors "},{"insert":{"card-link":"The Capitoline Triad"}},{"insert":" .\n\nPretty simple plan:\nPut stuff in graveyard"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Make "},{"insert":{"card-link":"The Capitoline Triad"}},{"insert":" cost less"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Use their ability to make everything 9/9s"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Make tokens to beat people up"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n\n\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Step 1: Filling The Graveyard"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"italic":true},"insert":"What we want in there"},{"insert":"\nHistoric Cards. Done\n...OK, lets go through it some.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Quick Reminder: Historic Cards are Artifacts, Legendaries, and Sagas."},{"insert":"\n\nSo, keep in mind there are two things we want to keep track of:\nHow many historic cards we have"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The total mana value of the historic cards"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nFor how many, this also means we care about cards like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Gods' Eye, Gate to the Reikai"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Treasure Vault"}},{"insert":" , since they are historic cards and help reduce "},{"insert":{"card-link":"The Capitoline Triad"}},{"insert":" 's cost.\n\nThese cards don't do anything for "},{"insert":{"card-link":"The Capitoline Triad"}},{"insert":" 's second ability of course. But. we do have stuff like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Draco"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Galactus, Devourer of Worlds"}},{"insert":" which are huge costs, and make it easier actually use the ability.\n\nThere are a lot of high costing cards in this deck that are powerful, but we will (likely) want to put any high costing cards in the grave as fast as possible, so we can get "},{"insert":{"card-link":"The Capitoline Triad"}},{"insert":" 's second ability. We'll go over that some more later though.\n\nWhile most things in this deck are historic, watch out for things that aren't like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Null Elemental Blast"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Spatial Contortion"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Titan's Presence"}},{"insert":" , and most lands.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"italic":true},"insert":"How to fill it"},{"insert":"\nColorless has some decent mill, but it can be a bit rough at the same time.\nI mean I put "},{"insert":{"card-link":"A.I.M. Synthoids"}},{"insert":" in here, that should give you an idea of what we are dealing with.\n\nBut, generally we are going mill a card or two at a time like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Codex Shredder"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Deal Broker"}},{"insert":" , but we can do it each turn... I count looting (draw a card, discard a card) as self-mill, since it basically does what we want.\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Note: "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Deal Broker"}},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":" looks odd since it has text about drafting; just ignore that part. The card is still legal. And pretty useful for the deck. Not only does it let you mill each turn, it can become a 9/9 later."},{"insert":"\n\nWe do have some bigger mills, such as "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mesmeric Orb"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Altar of Dementia"}},{"insert":", and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Grinding Station"}},{"insert":" . These can get a lot of cards in the graveyard quick.\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Grinding Station"}},{"insert":" works very well with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Daily Bugle Newspaper"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Collector's Vault"}},{"insert":" . They let you loot and give you a token to untap/sacrifice "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Grinding Station"}},{"insert":" .\n\nAlso, for sacrifice outlets like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Castle Doom"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Grinding Station"}},{"insert":", this means you can sacrifice non-token things on your board to help "},{"insert":{"card-link":"The Capitoline Triad"}},{"insert":"'s abilities as well (in more \"desperate\" situations).\n\nAnd there are many lands like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sequestered Stash"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Hidden Grotto"}},{"insert":" that help as well.\n\nYou might have noticed the Reserved List card"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Memory Jar"}},{"insert":". I usually don't put RL cards in decks. But for this deck, it seems really cool. Its one of the very few colorless wheels, and it helps us put a bunch of cards in our graveyard potentially. \n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"If you don't like RL cards, you can checkout the Maybeboard for some more ideas.. and probably get overwhelmed and say nevermind. As a sort of replacement, "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Slate of Ancestry"}},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":" could work. As the time of this writing,"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":{"card-link":"U.S.S. Enterprise-C, Time-Tossed"}},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":" hasn't come out yet but is a strong contender to replace it actually."},{"insert":"\n\n\n\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Step 2: Summoning The Gods"},{"insert":"\nGenerally, you wouldn't really want to bring out "},{"insert":{"card-link":"The Capitoline Triad"}},{"insert":" until you have 30+ mana value of Historic cards in your graveyard; when you do have 30+ mana of cards, they will probably be at a pretty good reduced cost, potentially even free. Even if they were to get countered, bringing them back out shouldn't be too costly. \n\nHowever, if you get "},{"attributes":{"strike":true},"insert":"un"},{"insert":"lucky and only have 3~ historic cards in your graveyard, we have a huge amount of ramp.\n\nThere are a couple of reasons for this:\nWe have a lot of high costing cards. While these are helpful for "},{"insert":{"card-link":"The Capitoline Triad"}},{"insert":" ability, they are also just good cards to cast... OK except for "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Draco"}},{"insert":" . And after their ability goes off, we will want to cast these cards."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"A lot of these ramp cards also have secondary effects to help "},{"insert":{"card-link":"The Capitoline Triad"}},{"insert":" or just general utility."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nFor instance, we have stuff like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Dreamstone Hedron"}},{"insert":" that lets us not only draw cards, but put itself into the graveyard for "},{"insert":{"card-link":"The Capitoline Triad"}},{"insert":" 's ability.\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Shuri's Fabricator"}},{"insert":" gives us a way to reanimate stuff later.\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"The Celestus"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Murmuring Volume"}},{"insert":" give ways to self-mill, if a little desperate. Which is better than not having a way to dump your "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Draco"}},{"insert":" in your hand.\n\nOf course any creatures like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Millikin"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Palladium Myr"}},{"insert":" will be useful when they become 9/9's.\n\n\n\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Step 3: Using The Ability"},{"insert":"\nIs "},{"insert":{"card-link":"The Capitoline Triad"}},{"insert":" on the battlefield? Do you have 30+ mana of historic cards in your graaveyard?\nYes? Use the ability immediately.\n\nThe only thing to really say here is when you are exiling cards, if you have more than the required amount of mana, keep the ones that would be more useful to you later. There isn't a ton of recursion in this deck, but if you probably rather have chance to get back a "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Canoptek Scarab Swarm"}},{"insert":" which can make you a bunch of tokens, rather than a "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Reito Sentinel"}},{"insert":" that doesn't have a huge impact on your game plan anymore.\n\nThere are also some unearth cards like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Cityscape Leveler"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Canoptek Tomb Sentinel"}},{"insert":" that would be useful to keep as well.\n\nHowever, if you don't have options, just exile them away and don't regret your decisions... Unless an opponent puts out something that ruins your whole life and you wish you never exiled that "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Canoptek Tomb Sentinel"}},{"insert":" like I said to do. You can blame me later for that.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Note: This does mean that for creatures that have higher power/toughness than 9/9 do get worse because of this. You will just have to live with"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Galactus, Devourer of Worlds"}},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":" being a 9/9. A shame, I know."},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Step 4: Token Time"},{"insert":"\nNow is the time. Well, really any time is the time to make tokens... OK yeah, you hopefully have tokens before using the 9/9 ability. Because you are very likely the threat now, so you will want to have a wall of 9/9s.\n\nFor some examples, we have:\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sliversmith"}},{"insert":", which can discard big cards in our hand and make tokens."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ginger, Queen of Sweets"}},{"insert":" lets us make tokens each upkeep."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Phyrexian Triniform"}},{"insert":" can be cast from the graveyard to make a bunch o tokens."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Threefold Thunderhulk"}},{"insert":" lets us constantly get lots of creature tokens."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nIt may look like there aren't a lot of token makers, since the \"Tokens\" section only has 8 things in it.\nBut, there are some intermixed in other things.\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Canoptek Scarab Swarm"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Memnarch, the Warden"}},{"insert":" ,"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Kimoyo Beads"}},{"insert":", and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Trading Post"}},{"insert":" are the main ones.. and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Reckoner Bankbuster"}},{"insert":" sorta.. which still doesn't seem like a lot. There could be an argument for maybe sacrificing some ramp for more token makers.\n\nBut we have a backup plan.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Lands. Glorious lands."},{"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Abundant Countryside"}},{"insert":" for example. Are these great token makers? Not really. Is paying 6 mana for a 1/1 good? Absolutely not. Is paying 6 mana for a 9/9 good? It ain't bad.\n\n "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Blinkmoth Nexus"}},{"insert":" is a 1 mana 9/9 Flying manland.\n\n "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Spawning Bed"}},{"insert":" makes three 9/9s for 6 mana.\n\n... and many more!\n\nThis is why I edged towards more ramp. It helps these lands pay for their high costs, and pay for our bigger spells as well.\n\n\n\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"bold":true},"insert":"Talking About Some Cards"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"italic":true},"insert":"Recursion"},{"insert":"\nI mentioned it a couple of times, but we do have a little bit of recursion. \n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Crucible of Worlds"}},{"insert":" helps us get back those self-sacrificing lands like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Spawning Bed"}},{"insert":" .\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Trading Post"}},{"insert":" is a great multi-use tool for this deck. Each effect has a use. Discard a high costing card; Make tokens; Bring back powerful artifacts like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Krang, Utrom Warlord"}},{"insert":"; Or sacrifice a high cost artifact/creature for "},{"insert":{"card-link":"The Capitoline Triad"}},{"insert":" 's ability.. and draw cards!\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Scarecrone"}},{"insert":". You know what to do. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Krang, Utrom Warlord"}},{"insert":" . I really like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Krang, Utrom Warlord"}},{"insert":" ...\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Confession Dial"}},{"insert":" not only lets us mill, but bring back some legendary creatures... like KRAAANNGG. OK, there is other good stuff too like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Galactus, Devourer of Worlds"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Summon: Bahamut"}},{"insert":" . These aren't artifacts, and most colorless recursion is for artifacts, so its nice to have a way to get these back out.\n\nWee have self-reanimation with stuff like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Phyrexian Triniform"}},{"insert":" ,"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Cityscape Leveler"}},{"insert":" , and"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Canoptek Tomb Sentinel"}},{"insert":" .\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Codex Shredder"}},{"insert":" will be less useful after "},{"insert":{"card-link":"The Capitoline Triad"}},{"insert":" ability has gone off, so we can get back some of our good cards with its second ability.\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Shuri's Fabricator"}},{"insert":" was mentioned earlier. This can be nice to get back big non-creature artifacts like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"The Ten Rings"}},{"insert":" .. or big creatures as well!\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Buried Ruin"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Eden, Seat of the Sanctum"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Lazotep Quarry"}},{"insert":" , and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sequestered Stash"}},{"insert":" are some last ways we can recur stuff.\n\n\n\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"italic":true},"insert":"Draw"},{"insert":"\nNot too much to go over, but most of the stuff here plays into our gameplan.\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"ED-E, Lonesome Eyebot"}},{"insert":" we can sacrifice pretty easily to draw and a little bit more mana value for "},{"insert":{"card-link":"The Capitoline Triad"}},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Zenith Chronicler"}},{"insert":" does help everyone, but colorless doesn't have a ton of draw ability, so its nice to potentially get 0~3 cards before your next turn."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Palantír of Orthanc"}},{"insert":" is likely going to draw you a card. However, if they wanna risk taking 16 damage from "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Draco"}},{"insert":" and letting you get close to "},{"insert":{"card-link":"The Capitoline Triad"}},{"insert":"'s ability.. not a bad deal."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sandstone Oracle"}},{"insert":" is nice not only as a catch back up (card wise) mechanic, it has flying. So a 9/9 flyer isn't too shabby in itself. "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mask of Memory"}},{"insert":" lets ya draw 2 cards and then discard for "},{"insert":{"card-link":"The Capitoline Triad"}},{"insert":"'s ability, which is nice to have a card positive loot."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"italic":true},"insert":"Removal"},{"insert":"\nThe last thing to hit on is the removal. All decks need it.\n\nA lot of our removal is high costing for "},{"insert":{"card-link":"The Capitoline Triad"}},{"insert":" 's ability. But that also makes it spoopy if we do cast it. Stuff like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Extinguisher Battleship"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Galactus, Devourer of Worlds"}},{"insert":" , etc.\n\nSo that we aren't completely incapable of dealing with stuff early, I did put in some non-historic cards (I know, blasphemy). \n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Null Elemental Blast"}},{"insert":" is situational, but will likely be able to get rid of a commander or stop "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Dovin's Veto"}},{"insert":" if they are trying to be mean."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Spatial Contortion"}},{"insert":" is basically the colorless "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Lightning Bolt"}},{"insert":" ! Kinda.. Anyways, it also can ruin someone's day with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Inkmoth Nexus"}},{"insert":". 9/9 isn't enough to kill someone in one hit.. But a 12/6 is! Player removal is always a good second option."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Titan's Presence"}},{"insert":" you have a pretty good chance to be able to hit anything with this, since we have so many big cards. Probably."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"The Echoverse Fulcrum"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ugin, the Spirit Dragon"}},{"insert":" are a couple of our board wipes (and I guess "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Extinguisher Battleship"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Blast Zone"}},{"insert":" ). "},{"insert":{"card-link":"The Echoverse Fulcrum"}},{"insert":" is nice because its low cost, lets us mill, and can be used immediately if we have enough mana. "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Though, you could change it out with "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":{"card-link":"Nevinyrral's Disk"}},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":" if you want to hit more things."},{"insert":"\n\n\n\n"},{"attributes":{"underline":true,"bold":true},"insert":"How To Win"},{"insert":"\nHit people with 9/9s.\n\nAnd to help with that, we have "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Krang, Utrom Warlord"}},{"insert":" of course.\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Rogue's Passage"}},{"insert":" for that nice can't be blocked, when needed.\n\nAnd just in general flying creatures like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"H.E.R.B.I.E., Lovable Robot"}},{"insert":" .\n\nSome alternate win conditions are\n "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Inkmoth Nexus"}},{"insert":" , which can be become a 10+ power with stuff like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Forsaken Monument"}},{"insert":" ."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Summon: Bahamut"}},{"insert":" 's forth lore ability can potentially shoot down an opponent"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Altar of Dementia"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Grinding Station"}},{"insert":" can potentially mill out an opponent"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n\n\nAnd that about wraps it up!\nCheck out the maybeboard for other potential includes, swapping out expensive stuff with cheaper stuff, and etc.\n"}]}