{"ops":[{"insert":"Welcome to my submission to this months October Deck Building Challenge!\nThis months challenge revolved around 'tricks and/or treats' in the spirit of the spooky season!\nThe initial reaction is Group Hug style commanders such as "},{"insert":{"card-link":"The Beamtown Bullies"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Blim, Comedic Genius"}},{"insert":" and FRC's all new "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Dack Fayden, Helping Hand"}},{"insert":" - however, Archidekt challenges are all about creativity; we're not going with the stereotypes. \nMy second reaction was to lean heavily into the treats - A.K.A food tokens - and then utilize them into 'tricks' - making "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Asmoranomardicadaistinaculdacar"}},{"insert":" my second option.\nHowever, after careful consideration, I landed on an idea I found much more appealing.\nMy inspiration was a simple question: What makes Halloween stand out?\nIt's not the candy, the children going door-to-door and the reluctant adults following along. It's the "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"costumes. "},{"insert":"The "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"glamour. "},{"insert":"The "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"splendour. "},{"insert":"\nThat's exactly what this deck cards about - let's dress up our creatures with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Vannifar, Evolved Enigma"}},{"insert":" and then increase their spookiness with +1/+1 counters!\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Vannifar, Evolved Enigma"}},{"insert":" let's us costume up a child at the beginning of combat each turn. That'll give us a huge advantage in the 'trick' side of things - our opponent has no idea what we're hiding! It's important to make sure we costume [cloak] the right children - "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Fathom Seer"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Abhorrent Oculus"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Phyrexian Dreadnought"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Stratus Dancer"}},{"insert":" love to be costumed - especially so we can avoid their ETB (Ear-Splitting Tantrum Bout) effects. \nHowever, we don't want to take their costumes off right away! Let's leave them on so that these responsible trick-and-treaters can parade them around: "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ixidor, Reality Sculptor"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Curator Beastie"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ixidron"}},{"insert":" , "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sash and Waistcoat, Unmen"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Glitch Interpreter"}},{"insert":". \nThen we need to upgrade their costumes - we don't want them in a store-bought design! "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Vannifar, Evolved Enigma"}},{"insert":" can put plenty of special features [+1/+1 counters] on their costumes, and these helpful designers and designer tools can help her get the job done: "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Hardened Scales"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Kami of Whispered Hopes"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Branching Evolution"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Omarthis, Ghostfire Initiate"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Tromell, Seymour's Butler"}},{"insert":". \nAnd we need to dress up the adults, too: "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Hangarback Walker"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Walking Ballista"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Crystalline Crawler"}},{"insert":" want to try and out-scare the children!\nOnce all of our creatures are ready, lets go door-to-door and take out all our opposing spookers, one-by-one! We'll be sure to get all the candy with these cards: "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Simic Ascendancy"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Kozilek, the Broken Reality"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Rikku, Resourceful Guardian"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Herald of Secret Streams"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Valgavoth's Onslaught"}},{"insert":".\nWith the best costumes in town, the spookiest scarers, absolutely "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"no"},{"insert":" treats (unless they're for us) and a bunch"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":" "},{"insert":"of tricks, our opponents will never see us coming! And when we flip "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Phyrexian Dreadnought"}},{"insert":" on turn 4, we'll see our opponents out the door - and they won't be getting any candy from us.\n"}]}