{"ops":[{"insert":"GOLD SIMIC — THE GILDED UNSEEN TIDE"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"“The tide is most dangerous when no one sees it rising.”"},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Gold Rule:"},{"insert":" Every colored spell in the deck must be multicolored within the deck’s color identity. Colorless artifacts and lands are permitted.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Gold Simic"},{"insert":" — The Gilded Unseen Tide is an optimized flash-based Simic deck designed to play almost entirely on other players’ turns.\n\nRather than developing openly and inviting the table to prepare, the deck accumulates mana, cards, counters, and information while keeping its intentions concealed. It can counter an important spell, deploy a creature, draw cards, establish a value engine, or begin assembling a win condition—all while opponents are attempting to execute their own plans.\nThe deck’s central philosophy is simple:\nRemain untapped, reveal as little as possible, and act only when the table has committed itself."},{"attributes":{"blockquote":true},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nTHEME: THE UNSEEN TIDE"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The “Gilded Unseen Tide” represents pressure that develops beneath the surface.\n\nThe deck rarely needs to be the first player to establish a threatening battlefield. Instead, it allows opponents to advance their plans while quietly accumulating resources. Once the correct opening appears, the deck surges forward through flash creatures, countermagic, card draw, mana multiplication, and rapidly growing creatures.\n\nThe deck expresses the Gold identity by using multicolored Simic cards as its primary colored spells. These cards combine blue’s patience, countermagic, card selection, and tempo with green’s mana production, creature growth, and overwhelming finishers.\n\nThis produces a deck that feels distinctly Simic without relying on traditional monocolored staples.\n\nTHE COMMANDER: KIANNE, CORRUPTED MEMORY"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Kianne, Corrupted Memory is both the deck’s flash enabler and one of its principal threats.\n\nKianne provides three important functions:\n\nShe allows noncreature spells to be cast as though they had flash while her power is even."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"She allows creature spells to be cast as though they had flash while her power is odd."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Whenever you draw a card, she receives a +1/+1 counter."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nKianne turns every card drawn into both additional power and a change in the deck’s available timing.\n\nBecause each draw changes Kianne’s power by one, her power continually alternates between even and odd:\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Even power:"},{"insert":" Noncreature spells may be cast as though they had flash."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Odd power:"},{"insert":" Creature spells may be cast as though they had flash."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"This makes Kianne more than a passive flash enabler. Piloting her correctly requires anticipating how every draw will change the spells that can be deployed.\n\nMANAGING KIANNE’S PARITY"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nAlways check Kianne’s current power before passing priority or drawing additional cards.\n\nIf Kianne currently has even power and you want to flash in an artifact or enchantment, cast it before drawing another card.\n\nIf she has odd power and you want to deploy a creature, cast that creature before allowing another draw trigger to change her power.\n\nRemember that the normal draw at the beginning of your turn also places a counter on Kianne. Her available spell type may therefore change before your first main phase.\n\nCards such as the following can intentionally alter her parity:\nBred for the Hunt"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Fathom Mage"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Hydroid Krasis"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Rashmi, Eternities Crafter"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Snakeform"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Tome of the Guildpact"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Thrasios, Triton Hero"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Zameck Guildmage"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Kianne will eventually become a substantial combat threat. With evasion from Hadana’s Climb or protection from the deck’s Equipment, she can eliminate players through commander damage.\n\nTHE HIDDEN COMMANDER: KINNAN, BONDER PRODIGY"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Kianne controls the deck’s timing, but Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy is its hidden engine commander.\nKinnan increases the mana produced by nonland permanents, strengthening:\nArcane Signet"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Basalt Monolith"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Fellwar Stone"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Kiora’s Follower"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Mind Stone"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Simic Signet"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Sol Ring"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Talisman of Curiosity"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Kinnan also provides a repeatable outlet for excess mana. His activated ability can place a non-Human creature directly onto the battlefield, allowing the deck to convert unused mana into threats at instant speed.\nMost importantly, Kinnan combines with Basalt Monolith to generate unlimited colorless mana.\nKinnan is not required for the deck to function, but when he remains on the battlefield, the deck’s mana production and combo potential increase dramatically.\n\nPRIMARY GAME PLAN"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The deck generally follows five stages:\nEstablish reliable mana."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Develop flash access and card advantage."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Protect your resources while disrupting the table."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Accumulate counters or assemble a mana engine."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"convert that advantage into a sudden, protected victory."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Unlike a traditional creature deck, you generally do not want to spend all your mana during your own turn.\nPass with mana available whenever possible. That mana represents several possibilities:\nA counterspell"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"A flash creature"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Card draw"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Protection"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Removal"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"An activated ability"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"A combo attempt"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"A surprise finisher"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"If no opponent presents something worth answering, use the mana immediately before your next turn to advance your own battlefield.\n\nFLASH INFRASTRUCTURE"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Kianne is the primary flash enabler, but the deck does not depend exclusively on her.\nAdditional flash support includes:\nAlchemist’s Refuge"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Emergence Zone"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Liberator, Urza’s Battlethopter"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Vedalken Orrery"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The deck also contains numerous cards with natural flash or instant timing, including:\nBounding Krasis"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Cuboid Colony"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Frilled Mystic"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Ice-Fang Coatl"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Mystic Snake"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Scuttling Sentinel"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Void Grafter"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The deck’s eighteen instants"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"This redundancy allows the deck to continue playing at instant speed even if Kianne becomes too expensive to recast.\n\nUNWINDING CLOCK"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Unwinding Clock untaps your artifacts during each opponent’s untap step.\nThis can repeatedly refresh:\nBasalt Monolith"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Mana rocks"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The Ozolith"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Utility artifacts"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Combined with flash access, Unwinding Clock allows the deck to use artifact mana during one opponent’s turn, untap it during the next opponent’s turn, and continue interacting around the table.\nIt does not untap your lands or nonartifact creatures, so sequence your artifact mana carefully.\n\nCARD ADVANTAGE AND VALUE ENGINES"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Rashmi, Eternities Crafter"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Rashmi rewards the deck for casting its first spell during each turn.\nBecause the deck naturally operates during opponents’ turns, Rashmi can generate value multiple times during a full rotation of the table.\nWhenever possible, lead with a lower-mana-value spell to improve the chance that Rashmi casts the revealed card for free.\n\nTome of the Guildpact"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Tome of the Guildpact is a defining staple of the Gold series.\nEvery multicolored spell cast replaces itself with a card, while the Tome also supplies mana fixing. Because nearly every colored spell in the deck is multicolored, the Tome becomes a reliable long-game draw engine.\n\nBred for the Hunt"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Bred for the Hunt rewards creatures carrying +1/+1 counters for connecting with opponents.\nKianne, Fathom Mage, Scuttling Sentinel, Zegana, The Ozolith, and the deck’s other counter effects make it relatively easy to maintain eligible attackers.\n\nFathom Mage"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Fathom Mage converts +1/+1 counters into card draw.\nBe careful when placing several counters on Fathom Mage simultaneously. Each counter creates a separate card-draw trigger, which can rapidly alter Kianne’s parity and move you closer to drawing through your library.\n\nThrasios and Gretchen"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Thrasios, Triton Hero and Gretchen Titchwillow convert excess mana into cards and lands.\nThey are excellent places to spend mana when no opponent presents a threat worth answering.\nBiomancer’s Familiar reduces the generic portion of their activation costs, making both considerably more efficient.\n\n+1/+1 COUNTER PACKAGE"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Counters are not merely a combat subtheme. They connect the deck’s card draw, alternate win conditions, mana sinks, and finishers.\nImportant counter cards include:\nAnt-Man, Colony Commander"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Bred for the Hunt"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Cuboid Colony"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Fathom Mage"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Hadana’s Climb"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Karn’s Bastion"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Kianne, Corrupted Memory"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Repulsive Mutation"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Scuttling Sentinel"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Simic Ascendancy"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The Ozolith"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Vorel of the Hull Clade"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Zameck Guildmage"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Zegana, Utopian Speaker"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nThe Ozolith"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"When creatures carrying counters leave the battlefield, The Ozolith preserves those counters.\nAt the beginning of combat, those counters can be moved onto another creature, allowing the deck to rebuild after removal or create a sudden commander-damage threat.\n\nVorel of the Hull Clade"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Vorel doubles counters on a target artifact, creature, or land.\nStrong targets include:\nKianne"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Fathom Mage"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Simic Ascendancy"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The Ozolith"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Walking Ballista"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"A creature preparing to attack with Hadana’s Climb"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nKarn’s Bastion"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Karn’s Bastion provides repeatable proliferation from the mana base.\nIt can advance counters on:\nKianne"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Simic Ascendancy"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Walking Ballista"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Creatures carrying +1/+1 counters"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The Ozolith"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Because proliferating Kianne changes her power by one, Karn’s Bastion can also adjust her parity without drawing a card.\n\nCOMBOS AND MAJOR SYNERGIES"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"COMBO 1: KINNAN + BASALT MONOLITH"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Required cards:"},{"insert":"\nKinnan, Bonder Prodigy"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Basalt Monolith"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"With Kinnan on the battlefield, Basalt Monolith produces four colorless mana instead of three.\nSequence"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Tap Basalt Monolith for four colorless mana."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Spend three of that mana to untap Basalt Monolith."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"One colorless mana remains."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Repeat the process."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Result"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Unlimited colorless mana"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Basalt Monolith does not naturally untap during your untap step, but its own activated ability allows it to untap as part of this loop.\nINFINITE-MANA OUTLETS"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Once Kinnan and Basalt Monolith have generated unlimited colorless mana, the deck can use several outlets.\n\nWalking Ballista"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Cast Walking Ballista with an arbitrarily large value for X, or repeatedly add counters to one already on the battlefield.\nRemove those counters to deal lethal damage to the table.\nThis is the deck’s cleanest deterministic finisher.\n\nThrasios, Triton Hero"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Activate Thrasios repeatedly to reveal and draw through the deck while placing lands onto the battlefield.\nThrasios requires colored mana in addition to generic mana unless another effect handles the colored portion, so unlimited colorless mana by itself does not pay the entire activation cost.\n\nGretchen Titchwillow"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Gretchen also converts mana into cards and additional lands, but her activation likewise requires green and blue mana.\n\nKinnan, Bonder Prodigy"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Kinnan’s own ability can be activated repeatedly with unlimited colorless mana, although each activation still requires one blue and one green mana.\nUse available colored sources to activate Kinnan and place major non-Human creatures directly onto the battlefield.\n\nENERGY REFRACTOR AND UNLIMITED COLORLESS MANA"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Energy Refractor can convert unlimited colorless mana into as much colored mana as needed.\nOnce Kinnan and Basalt Monolith are producing unlimited colorless mana:\nUse Energy Refractor’s filtering ability."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Convert portions of the unlimited colorless mana into green or blue mana."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Continue as many times as necessary."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"This unlocks the deck’s colored activated abilities and allows Thrasios, Gretchen, Kinnan, or Zameck Guildmage to be used repeatedly.\n\nCOMBO 2: KIANNE + ZAMECK GUILDMAGE + UNLIMITED COLORED MANA"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Required cards:"},{"insert":"\nKianne, Corrupted Memory"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Zameck Guildmage"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"A +1/+1 counter on Kianne"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Unlimited green and blue mana, or sufficient filtering for the unlimited Basalt mana"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Sequence"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Activate Zameck Guildmage by paying green and blue."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Remove a +1/+1 counter from Kianne to draw a card."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Kianne triggers because you drew a card."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Put a +1/+1 counter back onto Kianne."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Repeat."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Result"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Draw as many cards as desired"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Repeatedly change Kianne’s power parity"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Find Walking Ballista or another finisher"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Assemble protection before attempting to win"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Kianne and Zameck Guildmage do not produce unlimited 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They form a repeatable draw engine, and unlimited colored mana makes that engine effectively unlimited.\nStop before drawing from an empty library.\n\nIMPORTANT NON-INFINITE SYNERGIES"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"KIANNE + ZAMECK GUILDMAGE"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Even without unlimited mana, Zameck Guildmage can remove a counter from Kianne to draw a card. Kianne then replaces that counter through her draw trigger.\nThe practical result is:\nPay green and blue to draw a card while keeping Kianne’s total number of counters unchanged."},{"attributes":{"blockquote":true},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Because Kianne loses and then regains the counter, her final power remains the same after the ability resolves.\n\nKIANNE + THE OZOLITH"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Kianne naturally accumulates counters as the game continues.\nIf she is removed, The Ozolith preserves those counters. They can later be placed onto Kianne after she returns or transferred to another creature for a surprise attack.\n\nKIANNE + HADANA’S CLIMB"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Kianne naturally satisfies Hadana’s Climb by accumulating counters through card draw.\nOnce transformed into Winged Temple of Orazca, the land can give Kianne flying and double her power for the turn, creating a serious commander-damage threat.\n\nKIANNE + SIMIC ASCENDANCY"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Every draw places another +1/+1 counter on Kianne, which adds growth counters to Simic Ascendancy.\nOther counter effects accelerate the process:\nAnt-Man"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Karn’s Bastion"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Repulsive Mutation"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Scuttling Sentinel"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Vorel"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Zameck Guildmage"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Zegana"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"If Simic Ascendancy begins your upkeep with twenty or more growth counters, you win the game.\n\nSWORD OF FEAST AND FAMINE + FLASH PLAY"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Sword of Feast and Famine allows the deck to spend mana before combat, connect with an opponent, untap all its lands, and then pass with a second supply of mana for interaction.\nProtection from black and green can also make the equipped creature difficult for certain opponents to block or remove.\n\nBIOMANCER’S FAMILIAR + ACTIVATED ABILITIES"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Biomancer’s Familiar reduces the generic mana required by activated abilities of creatures.\nNotable beneficiaries include:\nAnt-Man, Colony Commander"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Gretchen Titchwillow"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Scuttling Sentinel"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Thrasios, Triton Hero"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Walking Ballista"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Zegana, Utopian Speaker"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nBiomancer’s Familiar cannot reduce colored mana requirements and cannot reduce an activation below one mana.\nRASHMI + FLASH SPELLS"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Rashmi triggers on the first spell you cast during each turn, not merely during your own turn.\nTry to cast one appropriately timed spell during each opponent’s turn. This can produce several additional cards over a complete turn cycle.\nDo not cast meaningless spells solely to trigger Rashmi if holding the mana represents stronger interaction.\n\nINTERACTION PACKAGE"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The deck uses flexible multicolored interaction capable of answering several permanent and spell types.\nCountermagic"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Decisive Denial"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Frilled Mystic"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Mystic Snake"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Plasm Capture"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Quandrix Charm"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Quandrix Command"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Repulsive Mutation"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Voidslime"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Voidslime is particularly valuable because it can counter activated and triggered abilities in addition to spells.\nRepudiate can also counter an activated or triggered ability, while Replicate can copy one of your creatures.\n\nCreature Interaction"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Decisive Denial"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Incubation // Incongruity"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Quandrix Charm"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Repulsive Mutation"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Simic Charm"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Snakeform"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Snakeform can remove problematic creature abilities, reduce a creature’s size, and replace itself with a card.\n\nArtifact and Enchantment Interaction"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Quandrix Command"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Trygon Predator"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Trygon Predator can repeatedly remove artifacts and enchantments when it connects in combat.\nBecause the deck has limited permanent-based removal for these card types, use Trygon Predator carefully and avoid exposing it unnecessarily.\n\nProtection"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Champion’s Helm"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Mithril Coat"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Mutational Advantage"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Quandrix Charm"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Simic Charm"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Swiftfoot Boots"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Void Grafter"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nMithril Coat is especially effective because Kianne, Kinnan, Koma, Kruphix, Rashmi, Thrasios, Vorel, and Zegana are legendary.\nRemember that shroud from Champion’s Helm prevents you from targeting the equipped legendary creature as well. Equip it only after resolving any beneficial targeted effects you intend to use.\n\nPRIMARY FINISHERS"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"WALKING BALLISTA"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Walking Ballista is the primary deterministic combo finisher.\nWith unlimited mana, it enters with an arbitrarily large number of counters and can remove them to deal lethal damage to every opponent.\nOutside the combo, Ballista remains useful for:\nRemoving utility creatures"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Finishing weakened opponents"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Carrying counters from The Ozolith"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Receiving doubled counters from Vorel"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Converting spare mana into repeatable damage"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nBIOMASS MUTATION"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Biomass Mutation turns the entire battlefield into a sudden lethal attack.\nIt is particularly effective when the deck has several utility creatures that opponents do not consider meaningful combat threats.\nBecause it is an instant, it can also be used defensively to increase the size of blockers.\n\nKIANNE COMMANDER DAMAGE"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Kianne grows whenever cards are drawn and can become enormous during a longer game.\nUseful support includes:\nHadana’s Climb"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The Ozolith"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Vorel of the Hull Clade"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Zegana, Utopian Speaker"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Champion’s Helm"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Mithril Coat"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Swiftfoot Boots"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Winged Temple of Orazca can give Kianne flying and double her power, making one-hit commander kills possible.\n\nSIMIC ASCENDANCY"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Simic Ascendancy provides a noncombat alternate victory.\nDo not deploy it too early unless you can protect it or advance it quickly. 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It receives corresponding counters of the same types.\n\nCHAMPION’S HELM"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"A legendary creature equipped with Champion’s Helm has shroud.\nThat prevents opponents and you from targeting it. Complete any Vorel, Hadana’s Climb, Equipment, or other targeted effects before attaching the Helm.\n\nKOMA"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Sacrificing a Serpent to Koma can either:\nTap a target permanent and suppress its activated abilities for the turn, or"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Make Koma indestructible until end of turn."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Mana abilities are not suppressed by Koma’s first option.\n\nWIN-CONDITION SUMMARY"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The deck’s principal routes to victory are:\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Kinnan + Basalt Monolith + Walking Ballista"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Kinnan + Basalt Monolith + Energy Refractor + a draw outlet"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Kianne + Zameck Guildmage with unlimited colored mana"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Commander damage from Kianne"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Simic Ascendancy"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Biomass Mutation"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Koma, Cosmos Serpent"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"A large Hydroid Krasis"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Counter-enhanced evasive creature combat"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Walking Ballista through ordinary mana and counter synergies"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nQUICK PILOTING CHECKLIST"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nBEFORE THE GAME"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Explain that the deck operates heavily at instant speed."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Disclose Kinnan and Basalt Monolith as an unlimited-mana combination."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Disclose Walking Ballista as the principal deterministic outlet."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Confirm that the table is comfortable with an optimized Bracket 4 deck."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nEACH TURN"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Check Kianne’s current power."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Identify which card type currently has flash."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Count available green and blue sources."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Decide which spell must be answered."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Consider whether unused mana can become cards through Thrasios or Gretchen."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Track the first spell cast for Rashmi."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Avoid exposing a combo without protection."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nBEFORE ATTEMPTING TO WIN"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Count opposing untapped mana."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Identify known counterspells and removal."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Hold protection if possible."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Determine whether Voidslime is needed for an activated or triggered ability."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Confirm that Energy Refractor is available if colored mana is required."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Choose the shortest and safest winning line."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nFINAL THOUGHTS"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Gold Simic — The Gilded Unseen Tide does not announce its intentions.\nIt develops behind untapped mana, carefully managed card draw, and the constant possibility of interaction. Kianne allows the deck to alternate between creatures and noncreature spells at unexpected times, while Kinnan transforms its quiet mana development into explosive combo potential.\nThe deck rewards patience, precise sequencing, threat assessment, and familiarity with the stack. It is strongest when opponents are never entirely sure whether the available mana represents a counterspell, a flash creature, a card-draw activation, or the beginning of the end.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"The tide does not need to be seen to reshape the battlefield."},{"attributes":{"blockquote":true},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"}]}