{"ops":[{"insert":"This is a Voltron and Dog Typal deck built around Rinona Heartilly's dog angelo using the enters triggers of rinona and creature type buffs to make Angelo very strong while keeping to a theme.\n\nI plan to use Rinona's ability to buff angelo (or Mowu) with having other dogs on the field and voltroning him to create a powerful creature while staying true to the unexpected twist\n\nVoltroning improves power-based card advantage effects which also benefit from her angelo cannon ability while also benefiting from powerful dogs like pack leader\n\n\nThe voltron aspects come from cards listed under \"voltron for angelo\", These cards include\nBlackblade Reforged, taking advantage of the green land ramp and sword of the animist to give angelo increasing power while also ensuring i can get more mana"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"This also benefits staff of titania, which while more specific, also benefits from sword of the animist and creates its own lands"},{"attributes":{"indent":1,"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Snake Umbra, use this for card advantage while working towards stronger artifacts and is a piece of protection"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Evasion givers (Behemoth Sledge, Shadowspear, Powerfist, Regalia)"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"All of this work together in order to make sure angelo or another creature (mention later) can actually go through and hit opponents, there is a bit of reduency here but it works for our next point"},{"attributes":{"indent":1,"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Strong back"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"While each of these evasion can give their own buffs, if we have strongback on our voltron target we can have the redunency better fit us by having all of it go into working towards an abusrdly strong creautre"},{"attributes":{"indent":1,"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Ring of Thune and other Protection (sword, boots, greaves and fireshireker)"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Ring of thune can slowly improve our creature with +1/+1 counters while also making sure angelo can block attacking creatures as well. "},{"attributes":{"indent":1,"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Sword of wealth and power and the boots give general protection"},{"attributes":{"indent":1,"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"fireshrieker can both aim to kill our opponents blockers before we die to them and deal double damage when we get around to it."},{"attributes":{"indent":1,"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nIn our Token Creator Category,\nConjurors closet"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"If angelo dies but Rinona is still on the battlefield, we can use it to resummon Angelo and trigger etb effects for Trusty retriever and Jiang Never alone"},{"attributes":{"indent":1,"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Jiang Yanggu, Never Alone"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"This is a very intresting card as it still fits the deck theme of voltroning a dog but it starts of stronger but its only green and not the commander so its less consistent and doesnt benefit from ring of thune. Still, if your in the early game and get it, its still a possible alternate voltron target to use while still getting buffs from Rinona."},{"attributes":{"indent":1,"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Mongrel Pack"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Sacrifice bait, if an opponent forces us to sacrifice, i plan to use this as either block bait or sacrifice bait so i will benefit while adding +4 instead of +1 to Rinona's main ability"},{"attributes":{"indent":1,"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Release the dogs"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"More dogs to benefit from our dog collection, increase rinona's abilites's power"},{"attributes":{"indent":1,"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nSingle Disruption is split into 3 main categories\nGeneric Removal (Swords to Plowshares and Path to Exile)"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Just good cards to slow opponents down "},{"attributes":{"indent":1,"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Token Creator + Removal (Sundering Growth, Stroke of Midnight, Beast within, Generous Gift, and Aura mutation)"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"While they are also good cards, they can also be used on our targets in prepartion for cards such as Hour of Reckoning in order to replace them with token or to power up rinona's ability on non-creature targets. Aura Mutation is a highlight in this category to try and target as high of CMC as possible."},{"attributes":{"indent":1,"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Ainok Survalist"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"It has the ability to both work as removal while also being a dog and creature to get powered by our tribal cards and powers up Rinona's ability"},{"attributes":{"indent":1,"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nThere isnt much to say about ramp as quite a few are just land ramps to give us \"un-removable\" ramp or utility ramp like decanter/thought vessel to uncap handsize. The standouts are patchwork banner to increase our dawg's p/t and arbor adherent which is another dog that fits the deck's themes.\n\nIn card avantage theres a few categories like single disruption\nPower-based (Colassal Majesty, Return of the Wildspeaker, Rikshaker's expertise, Soul's Majesty, Garruk, Primal Hunter)"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"with how our goal is to create a super strong dog, these cards are great to get draw pay offs from it."},{"attributes":{"indent":1,"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"TIP. Attack first and use that until end of turn power from Rinona to get even more cards (Pray for a hand uncapper!!!)"},{"attributes":{"indent":2,"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Combat-based (Sword of fire and Ice and Kutzil"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Sword of Fire and Ice allows us to a draw card after dealing combat damage to a player which with the evasion shouldn't be too hard"},{"attributes":{"indent":1,"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Kutzil is similar but its only combat damage and requires the power to be greater then base power which in voltron and rinona is easy"},{"attributes":{"indent":1,"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Voltron-Equipment and Aura Payoffs (Puresteel Paladin and Sram)"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Its ideal to get both down early so you can get as many triggers as possible"},{"attributes":{"indent":1,"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Harmonize is just a nice card draw spell for if any of the others are giving you trouble to trigger"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nMass Disruption\nProtection (Ghostly Prison, Pack Leader, Sterling Grove and They Shall Know No Fear)"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Ghostly prison is to slow other players attacking us so we can get setup with voltron while No fear and pack leader is used to protect our dogs in dangerous combat situations"},{"attributes":{"indent":1,"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Sterling grove protects our enchaments but it can also be used as a tutor"},{"attributes":{"indent":1,"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Removal"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Austere command is used to remove all higher power creature and under desperate situation when we can afford to lose our artifacts or enchaments to remove opponent's threatening ones"},{"attributes":{"indent":1,"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Hour of reckoning is much the same, just for specifcally nontoken creatures"},{"attributes":{"indent":1,"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"when we use these two, we can alos use Know No fear in order to give them indestructible"},{"attributes":{"indent":1,"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nPlan Buffers\nAjani"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Build up +1/+1 counters on angelo or Mowu from +1, give evasion with the -3 and create more creatures for rinona's ability with his -8"},{"attributes":{"indent":1,"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The funny part is its cats, the natural enemies of dogs"},{"attributes":{"indent":2,"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Chronicle of Victory"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Buff up angelo and other dogs, the trample advantage"},{"attributes":{"indent":1,"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"the card advantage is a situational but nice part when it comes into play"},{"attributes":{"indent":1,"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Eel Hound"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Same as above, a general buffer to improve Angelo and other dogs"},{"attributes":{"indent":1,"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nPlan recursion\nTrusty Retriever"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Can be used as a conjuror's closet target in order to continously get removed artifacts or enchantments"},{"attributes":{"indent":1,"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Chrome Companion"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Life gain but gives access to our cards again (the reshuffles from sword of the animist will hopefully help get it closer to the top and try to help draw it again)"},{"attributes":{"indent":1,"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Both are dogs for flavor"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nWin-Con\nOverwhelming force"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Gives all of our creatures the power we have from angelo to try and kill our opponents"},{"attributes":{"indent":1,"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Benefits from Voltronization and our creature token"},{"attributes":{"indent":1,"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Genji Glove"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"More combats, which if unblocked is deadly"},{"attributes":{"indent":1,"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"With these two combined we can easily wipe at least 1 (maybe all) the plays depending on the state of the board and the power\n\nOther Constraints\n\nI prefer decks on the cheaper side (usually about 160) but i based the limit for my deck's budget based off the top prize of 250. \nNo Gamechangers\n\n"}]}