{"ops":[{"insert":"The most popular Painter's Servant decks are the Red/x , making use of Pyroblast and Goblin Welder to kill problematic permanents and get back combo pieces respectively. They can struggle if they get their critical piece, "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Painter's Servant"}},{"insert":", stuffed, as their deck doesn't grind as well as others. The idea behind this deck was to be less reliant on Painter and a much, much better toolbox deck that can end the game in a number of ways. In this deck, Painter always names Green.\n\nThere are several basic ways to end the game: \n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Painter's Servant"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Grindstone"}},{"insert":" mills the opponent for the win"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Dark Depths"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Thespian's Stage"}},{"insert":" make a giant 20/20, can be searched with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Knight of the Reliquary"}},{"insert":", and can be recurred with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ramunap Excavator"}},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Natural Order"}},{"insert":" with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Painter's Servant"}},{"insert":" in play can grab several silver bullets such as "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Iona, Shield of Emeria"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite"}},{"insert":", or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Archon of Valor's Reach"}},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Wasteland"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ramunap Excavator"}},{"insert":" can starve opponents out of mana"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Green Sun's Zenith"}},{"insert":" grabs silver bullets in "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Gaddock Teeg"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ethersworn Canonist"}},{"insert":", and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Containment Priest"}},{"insert":" once "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Painter's Servant"}},{"insert":" is on board"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Grinding opponent out with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Knight of the Reliquary"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Knight of Autumn"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Renegade Rallier"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Woodland Bellower"}},{"insert":", etc"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nAdditionally, there are several smaller combos that make the deck hard to deal with:\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Renegade Rallier"}},{"insert":" can pick up any combo piece aside from "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Natural Order"}},{"insert":" if you have a fetch"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Natural Order"}},{"insert":" sacrificing anything can get "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Woodland Bellower"}},{"insert":" which gets "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Renegade Rallier"}},{"insert":" which grabs anything you want from the grave"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Green Sun's Zenith"}},{"insert":" for "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Dryad Arbor"}},{"insert":" for ramp"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Knight of the Reliquary"}},{"insert":" is a one-card combo piece, as it can get both parts of "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Dark Depths"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Thespian's Stage"}},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nOverall, this deck has many lines of play and is very tricky for many decks in the format to beat because of how it attacks from many different angles, how well it grinds, and how well its board shuts out various strategies. \n"}]}