{"ops":[{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Venom, Lethal Protector"},{"insert":"\n "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Color Identity:"},{"insert":" Jund ()\n "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Power Level:"},{"insert":" High Bracket 3 → aiming for Bracket 4 (Optimized)\n "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Strategy:"},{"insert":" Sacrifice Value / Reanimator / Big Creature Toolbox\nDeck Overview"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"This is a Jund sacrifice and reanimation deck built entirely around the back face of the commander: "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Venom, Lethal Protector"},{"insert":". You never intend to leave Eddie Brock on the battlefield for long. The plan is to transform into Venom as quickly as possible, then attack while sacrificing high-value creatures to draw cards and cheat massive permanents into play.\nVenom turns every sacrifice into a powerful “draw X + put a permanent of mana value X or less onto the battlefield” effect. The rest of the deck supports this with strong death triggers, recursion engines, and big bodies that either come down cheaply or provide massive value when they die.\nCore Strategy & Play Patterns"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Early Game"},{"insert":"\n Ramp hard (Birds of Paradise, Ignoble Hierarch, Sol Ring, Arcane Signet, etc.) and set up the graveyard. Get Venom transformed by turn 4–5 if possible. Use cheap reanimation or enter-the-battlefield value creatures to start the engine.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Mid Game"},{"insert":"\n Attack with Venom every turn. Sacrifice the biggest creature you can afford (or the one with the best death trigger). Draw a pile of cards and put another big permanent into play for free. Repeat.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Late Game / Closing"},{"insert":"\n Overwhelm the table with massive creatures (Ghalta, Sheoldred, Kokusho, Protean Hulk lines, The Skullspore Nexus tokens) while Grave Pact / Riveteers Ascendancy / Meren keep the board under control. Protean Hulk is a key combo/value piece that can dump a package of useful creatures when it dies.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Key Play Pattern"},{"insert":"\nTransform into Venom."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Attack."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Sacrifice a high-mana-value or high-impact creature."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Draw cards + put another permanent into play."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Use recursion (Meren, Sheoldred, Animate Dead, Xu-Ifit, etc.) to do it again next turn."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Card Categories & Why They Are Included"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Commander"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Eddie Brock // Venom, Lethal Protector"},{"insert":" — The entire deck is built to transform and attack with the back face as often as possible."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Sacrifice & Value Engines"},{"insert":"\n Ashnod’s Altar, Grave Pact, Riveteers Ascendancy, The Skullspore Nexus, Agent Venom, Symbiote Spawn.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Reanimation & Recursion"},{"insert":"\n Meren of Clan Nel Toth, Sheoldred, Whispering One, Animate Dead, Eternal Witness, Honest Rutstein, Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist, Carnage, Crimson Chaos.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Big Bodies / Payoffs"},{"insert":"\n Protean Hulk, Ghalta, Primal Hunger, Kokusho, the Evening Star, Junji, the Midnight Sky, Atsushi, the Blazing Sky, Diamond Weapon, Primeval Protector, Bygone Colossus.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Symbiote / Villain Support"},{"insert":"\n Venom, Eddie Brock (the other version), Agent Venom, Gwenom, Remorseless, Grendel, Spawn of Knull, Carnage, Alien Symbiosis, Venomized Cat.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Ramp, Protection & Interaction"},{"insert":"\n Birds of Paradise, Ignoble Hierarch, Sol Ring, Lightning Greaves, Swiftfoot Boots, Heroic Intervention, Rhythm of the Wild, Terminate, Infernal Grasp, Worldly Tutor, Dark Ritual.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Finisher / Utility"},{"insert":"\n Sneak Attack, Garruk’s Uprising, The Soul Stone, Monster Manual.\nMulligan Guide"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Keep"},{"insert":"\nHands with early ramp + a way to transform or protect Venom"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Hands with strong death-trigger creatures + a sacrifice outlet"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Hands containing Meren, Sheoldred, or Protean Hulk with some ramp"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Mulligan"},{"insert":"\nHands with only expensive creatures and no ramp or recursion"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Hands that cannot transform Venom in a reasonable time frame"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Pure interaction hands with no engine pieces"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Strengths"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Extremely high card advantage once Venom is attacking"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Strong recursion makes it resilient to removal"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Can win through combat, attrition, or big Protean Hulk packages"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Good mix of proactive threats and reactive tools"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Weaknesses"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Relies heavily on the commander transforming and attacking"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Vulnerable to graveyard hate and stax that stop sacrifice or reanimation"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Can be slow if the early ramp is disrupted"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Currently sits more comfortably in high Bracket 3; needs tighter interaction and faster mana to fully reach solid Bracket 4"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Closing Notes"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"This is a fun, flavorful, and powerful Jund sacrifice deck that leverages Venom’s unique attack trigger into repeated card advantage and free permanents. The core engine (Venom + big creatures + recursion) is already strong. To push it firmly into Bracket 4, focus on faster mana, better tutors, and higher-quality interaction while keeping the sacrifice/reanimation identity intact.\n"}]}