{"ops":[{"insert":"The goal is extremely simple. Play "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Maelstrom Wanderer"}},{"insert":" on turn 3 or 4 and snowball out of control. \n\nIt goes without saying, but 8 mana on turn 3 or 4 requires you to ramp very hard. Opening hands should have explosive pieces like like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mana Vault"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Somberwald Sage"}},{"insert":" ,"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Gwenna, Eyes of Gaea"}},{"insert":" ,"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Shaman of Forgotten Ways"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Basalt Monolith"}},{"insert":" ,"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Crop Rotation"}},{"insert":" ,"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sol Ring"}},{"insert":" ,"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma"}},{"insert":" . There's also about 8 double mana lands in there that help you get there such as: "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Havenwood Battleground"}},{"insert":" ,"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Dwarven Ruins"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Svyelunite Temple"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Hickory Woodlot"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Saprazzan Skerry"}},{"insert":" ,"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Crystal Vein"}},{"insert":" ,"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sandstone Needle"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ancient Tomb"}},{"insert":". We don't mind sacrificing lands, as the value we get from Wanderer far outweighs this. Even if we cascade into ramp, we essentially replace the ramp we sacrificed and just have our 7/5 hasty commander on the battlefield.\n\nI have a core cascade package full of exciting cards like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Klauth, Unrivaled Ancient"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ancient Copper Dragon"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Genesis Ultimatum"}},{"insert":". In total, there is 30 cascade hits in my list, this density means that more often than not, Wanderer is going to hit at least one bomb when played. I wanted to have cards in there with high ceilings and fun interactions, such as "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Selvala's Stampede"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Phyrexian Metamorph"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Omnath, Locus of Rage"}},{"insert":" ,"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Fiery Emancipation"}},{"insert":" ,"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Delayed Blast Fireball"}},{"insert":" . My personal favourites are either creating an unblockable "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Jumbo Cactuar"}},{"insert":" with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sun Quan, Lord of Wu"}},{"insert":", or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Terror of the Peaks"}},{"insert":" pinging every upkeep with"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Koma, Cosmos Serpent"}},{"insert":".\n\nAdditional to this core package, there are "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"three groups of 7 card"},{"insert":"s: Extra turns, combo and thievery. The thought was that depending on the competitiveness of the game, I could substitute different packages into my deck. High power B4 would probably look at bringing in the combo cards, low power B4 would look at extra turns. Usually I default to thievery, it's the most fun and interactive. \n\nThe interaction package is pretty small, mainly because it sucks to cascade into removal spells. Similar to this, I run a single "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ponder"}},{"insert":" to help smooth out early game and set up future cascades. Even in a terrible case where you hit this on your first cascade, you can dig a little bit to set up your 2nd cascade or shuffle away a bad cascade. Worst-worst case scenario is hitting this on your 2nd cascade.\n\nRecasting wanderer as often as possible is important. The best way to do this is bouncing him to our hand with things like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Evacuation"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Temur Sabertooth"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Hullbreaker Horror"}},{"insert":" . However, we can still get a lot of value out of cards like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Food Chain"}},{"insert":" . Worst case scenario, we can always 2 for 1 with our interaction package. The cascade is worth it.\n\nCan't cast Wanderer anymore because he costs 16? Try "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sneak Attack"}},{"insert":" creatures from your hand, or with other big cascade hitters like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Apex Devastator"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Call Forth the Tempest"}},{"insert":" .\n\n"}]}