{"ops":[{"insert":"Game plan by stage:\n\nOne soldier, one hammer, no survivors. Winter Soldier, Icy Assassin is a two mana 2/2 with vigilance and menace that gets +2/+0 for each Equipment attached to him, and he can return from the graveyard with a finality counter and attach an Equipment to himself on the way back. This is an Orzhov voltron deck: suit him up, swing every turn, and use Lurrus of the Dream-Den as companion to recur your cheap pieces. Note the companion restriction: every permanent in this 100 card deck costs two or less.\n\nLurrus of the Dream-Den is this deck's companion. It starts outside the game in the companion zone (shown on Moxfield as 1 sideboard card), not in the main 100 cards. Once per game, you may pay {3} as a sorcery to put Lurrus into your hand from outside the game, then cast it normally. The deck is built to satisfy Lurrus's companion restriction: every permanent card in the deck has mana value 2 or less.\n\n- Early, deploy cheap equipment and value creatures. Stoneforge Mystic, Sram, Senior Edificer, and Puresteel Paladin draw cards while Sigarda's Aid cheats equipment into play.\n- Mid, attach Colossus Hammer or Blackblade Reforged to Winter Soldier and start swinging. Menace plus vigilance makes him very hard to block profitably, and he hits harder with every equipment.\n- Late, recursion and protection. His graveyard ability brings him back already suited up, while Silence, Grand Abolisher, and T'Challa's Protection keep the path clear for lethal swings.\n\nKey engines:\n\n- Equipment tutors: Stoneforge Mystic, Enlightened Tutor, and Steelshaper's Gift find the right weapon for each matchup.\n- Card draw: Sram and Puresteel Paladin turn every equipment cast or equip activation into cards, keeping your hand full.\n- Lurrus of the Dream-Den: companion recursion for every permanent costing two or less, which is nearly the entire deck.\n- Colossus Hammer: the one shot threat. Ten extra power on a hard to block commander ends games fast.\n- Protection suite: Lightning Greaves, Swiftfoot Boots, and Clever Concealment keep the Soldier alive through removal.\n\nWin conditions:\n\nCommander damage and voltron beats. A suited up Winter Soldier with menace demands multiple blockers every turn, and the deck grinds through whatever stands in the way."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nPiloting tips:\n\n- Respect the companion rule when tuning: any permanent over two mana turns off Lurrus, so check twice before adding cards.\n- The finality counter means his self recursion works exactly once. Make that return count, or have another way to save him.\n- Equip Basilisk Collar situationally: deathtouch plus menace forces brutal blocks.\n- Captain America's Shield fits the theme and the strategy. Do not cut it for being cute.\n- Orcish Bowmasters punishes opponents who draw heavily while adding bodies to your board.\n- Alternate commander: Lurrus of the Dream-Den can helm this same 99. This deck is named for and built around Lurrus's recursion restriction, and she helms the same low-curve 99 directly.\n\nHonest weakness:\n\nAny permanent over two mana turns off Lurrus, and the finality counter means his self recursion works exactly once, so make that return count or have another way to save him.\n"}]}