{"ops":[{"insert":{"card-link":"Q, Stacking the Deck"}},{"insert":" is a pretty innovative card that has a really fun mechanic to build around. By exiling cards from your hand, you can break the singleton nature of commander with whatever card you choose. The strongest way to use this effect is probably to build a deck of cascade triggers. I have instead gone a slightly more unhinged strategy of cards that synergise with being cast from exile.\n\nOne of the deckbuilding joys of a commander like Q is that lands become spells later anyway, and your commander tutors up at least one spell for you. This means you can have a silly number of lands without risking flooding too much. Because your dexk contains virtually no ramp, you should always start the game wth at least 4 lands in hand. I would actually aggressively mulligan to remove nonland cards from your hand at the beginning of the game.\n\nSince Q’s enter the battlefield effect perpetually changes the card exiled, you can attack and block with Q quite aggressively. After all, anyone who removes Q is doing you a favour by giving you a fun new card to cast each turn. \n\nEvery card in the deck has been included with the thought that it should function when exiled by Q, and then hopefully also not be terrible when drawn.\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Cursed Mirror"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Heart-Shaped Herb"}},{"insert":" let you copy Q with an added upside to each. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Thieves' Auction"}},{"insert":" also allows you to do this, but is a pretty salt-inducing card, so I have kept it in the maybeboard. Please speak with your playgroup before running it."},{"attributes":{"list":"true"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Elixir of Immortality"}},{"insert":" turns you into one of the most bizarre mono-red lifegain decks possible, but also helps keep you alive if your nonland cards are all shuffled to near the bottom of the deck."},{"attributes":{"list":"true"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Delayed Blast Fireball"}},{"insert":" deals significant damage to opponents and creatures for just 3 mana when exiled by Q. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Maddening Hex"}},{"insert":" is also a decent amount of damage, although a little less predictable. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Prisoner's Dilemma"}},{"insert":" damage also starts to add up if players don’t properly cooperate."},{"attributes":{"list":"true"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"For exile synergy, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Nalfeshnee"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Keeper of Secrets"}},{"insert":" both cause large amounts of damage across a game if you can cast one each turn. "},{"attributes":{"list":"true"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"However, I think "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Memory Worm"}},{"insert":" might actually be the strongest card in the deck because of how easy it is to cast multiple times a turn. For similar reasons, I’m a big fan of "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Shadow of the Goblin"}},{"insert":"."},{"attributes":{"list":"true"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Seven Dwarves"}},{"insert":" become really big threats really quickly if you can cast a few of them in a single turn."},{"attributes":{"list":"true"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Maximum Carnage"}},{"insert":" is a great saga to only cast once per turn, since it protects you, ramps you, and damages your opponents. "},{"attributes":{"list":"true"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ensnaring Bridge"}},{"insert":" also provides you with a decent amount of protection, since you will probably run low on cards with this deck and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Curse of Hospitality"}},{"insert":" makes it difficult to justify attacking you when hitting someone else gets them so much impulse draw."},{"attributes":{"list":"true"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Scrawling Crawler"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Glaring Fleshraker"}},{"insert":" both provide reliable pings of damage each turn throughout a game that can whittle down your opponents."},{"attributes":{"list":"true"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nMost of the deck is just basic mountains to synergise with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle"}},{"insert":". I have included a couple lands that can copy land effects like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Vesuva"}},{"insert":" to double up on these Valakut triggers. Alternatively, there is also the classic combo of "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Dark Depths"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Thespian's Stage"}},{"insert":". \n\nOne thing I would caution against is including any mdfc lands, as Q might hit them and they can be overcosted for what we want to do. Shoutout to bouncelands like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Guildless Commons"}},{"insert":" that allow you to get a land drop and also keep cards in your hand for more Q-casting spell shenanigans.\n\nIf you run low on cards in hand or exile a 5+ mana card with Q's ability, you are likely to end up mana-flooded. To help with this, the deck includes some utility lands that can draw you cards like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Bonders' Enclave"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mikokoro, Center of the Sea"}},{"insert":", or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"War Room"}},{"insert":". Other than that, the rest of the lands are mostly utility lands like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Kher Keep"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Abstergo Entertainment"}},{"insert":", or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Talon Gates of Madara"}},{"insert":" that allow you to keep yourself and your permanents alive. \n"}]}