{"ops":[{"insert":"INTRODUCTION"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nBracket: High 3\n\nThis is a monored Artifact-Toolbox-Dwarf/Dragon - Draw and Go - Control deck that does \"untypical\" things for monored.\nIt aims to be at max \"casual\" powerlevel. The cEDH version of this deck basically runs much more support for the infinite and more infinites. This deck runs NO INFINITES!\n\nMagda gives all dwarves +1/+0 and creates a treasure whenever a dwarf becomes tapped. She then has the broken ability to tutor a dragon or artifact directly to the board if you sacrifice 5 treasures.\nHer ability functions in the way that you can activate it by sacrificing 5 treasures, then opponents can react. The won't know what you will get.\n\nYou will like this deck if:\n\nYou like flavor and tribal (Dwarves dig for treasures and find Dragons)"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"You like to have an answer to everything"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"You like to make a treasure tokens"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"You like big mean Dragons"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"You like big mean Artifacts"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"You like the \"draw and go\" interactive playstyle"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"You like to win with combat damage, but still have a combo in the backhand"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nYou won't like this deck if:\n\nYou are looking for a lot of draw. The deck doesn't need to draw tough, since you tutor everything directly."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"You don't like red or dwarves that do nothing."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"You don't like a deck that is very reliant on the commander. If Magda is dead we don't do much."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n___________________________________________________\n\nGAMEPLAN"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nSTARTING HAND"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nWe ideally want a turn 1 Dwarf into a turn 2 Magda to start generating treasures ASAP.\n\nSo we want a turn 1 Dwarf, 2 Lands, More ways to make treasures, Interaction and most importantly a safe way to tap dwarves ideally.\n\n___________________________________________________\n\nEARLY/MIDGAME"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nTurn 1 you want to play a Dwarf.\n\nTurn 2 you play Magda and generate your first treasure.\n\nTurn 3 ideally you have more dwarves and a save way to tap said dwarves. If you don't have a save way to tap, try to find attacks to generate more treasures. If you can tap them savely tap them in the opponents endstep.\n\nTurn 4-5 Make more treasures.\n\nIf an opponent targets you and you already have 5 treasures you can \"in reaction\" look for something in your deck:\n\nIf they try to kill Magda --> Mithril Coat"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"If they attack you (or try to kill Magda) --> Portal to Phyrexia (revive Magda) --> You can also get one of your big dragons to just block them"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"If you need to remove something --> Meteor Golem. I've opted for Meteor Golem rather than Spine of Ish Sah because you can block with him and recurr him with Portal to Phyrexia. In a cEDH meta where many torpor style effects are around Spine is better."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nIf you have 5 treasures and nobody targeted you, you can in the endstep of the opponent before you get Ancient Copper Dragon. Ideally you can protect it somehow.\n___________________________________________________\n\nLATEGAME/WINNING"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nAttack with your copper dragon --> Make many treasures.\n\nAnother Value play --> Cavern-Hoard Dragon --> Tutor for mycosynth lattice and create a ton of treasures.\n\nIn general there is several ways to win the game fast (We will talk about the combo later):\n\nVandalblast in hand:\nIf you have Vandalblast in hand and 5 treasures on board. You can overload Vandalblast and get Mycosynth Lattice in response while holding priority and destroy all permanents of all opponents. Usually people will resign then.\n\nHellkite Tyrant:\nIf you have the Tyrant on the board, you can attack a player and look for Mycosynth Lattice, turning everything into an artifact and thus gaining control of all permanents your opponent controls (usually in resulting in them scooping).\n\nProtecting your board:\nYou can look for Mycosynth Lattice and Darksteel Forge to make all your permanents indestructible.\nYou can in response to a farewell get mycosynth lattice to restart the game for everyone.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"strike":true},"insert":"Get Dampening sphere against cascade or storm/combo decks to stop them. "},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"strike":true},"insert":"Possessed Portal is just mean... You make treasures, you always have something to sacrifice and you don't need to draw, since you can tutor everything. You can also get it in response to somebody drawing alot of cards."},{"insert":"\n\nFun Things to do:\nWith Utvara Hellkite out you can get Maskwood Nexus and all your dwarves are dragons which will create more dragons. If you have Terror of the Peaks out you can shoot a ton of damage.\n\n___________________________________________________\n\nCOMBO"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nCurrently the infinite is NOT in the deck since I want it to be a high 3.\nText still left in if you want to include the combo:\n\nThis deck runs many lines but technically one infinite. I usually don't tutor for the infinite, unless somebody else plays a combo deck.\n\nIf you want you can win very early with the infinite.\n\nYou need: Magda, A dwarf that is an artifact (or a way to make Magda an artifact) and 5 treasures\n\nSacrifice the 5 treasures to get Clock of Omens"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"You tap your dwarf (that is an artifact) and clock of omens"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Tapping the dwarf will result in one treasure"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"You target the dwarf with the clock of omens to untap it"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"You tap your dwarf and the treasure to untap the dwarf again"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nThis results in infinite treasures, thus infinite searches of your library.\n\nYou can generate infinte mana if you look for Roaming Throne. Then the tapped dwarf will always create 2 treasures of which one is untapped that you can use for mana.\n\nYou can then win on the spot by tutoring for Realm-Scorcher Hellkite. Once it ETBs you can pay infinite Mana to shoot infinite damage to any target.\n\nNotably the deck would obviously be even stronger if you go full cEDH and just go for the Combo and protecting it. This just has more variance and is more fun to me (As I usually do NOT use the infinite). A commander that tutors is hard to build with variance, because why would you not always get the best thing?\n___________________________________________________\n\n\nCARDS TO LOOK FOR / CARDS TO AVOID"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nNaturally we are looking for cool artifacts, cool new dragons, cool new dwarves (ideally low CMC and/or artifacts) and spells/things that create treasures for us.\n\nCARDS TO AVOID / CUTS"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nNotable Cuts\n\nTangle Wire --> OP earlygame if you have the dwarves out. But practically dead if not in your starting hand."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Stax in general --> I took it out to not be as toxic."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"}]}