{"ops":[{"insert":"The main themes of the deck are old-border cards, snow, and banding. If a card’s art, mechanics, or ambiance don’t fit with this, it won’t be in the deck. The deck is built to look like a pile at a glace but plays very easily to allow new players to understand what is happening and see what is coming. The game plan is to build up blockers through banding and protection/manipulation effects to stay alive for our infinites to eventually come online. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Rasputin Dreamweaver"}},{"insert":" helps us ramp, as his ability banks colorless mana, up to 7, starting with 7, and regenerating 1 every turn. Back to banding;"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Benalish Hero"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Kjeldoran Knight"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Kjeldoran Royal Guard"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Kjeldoran Skyknight"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Kjeldoran Warrior"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Knights of Thorn"}},{"insert":", and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ayesha Tanaka"}},{"insert":" are all creatures with banding as well as "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Formation"}},{"insert":" giving a creature banding, which is incredibly useful for blocking tall boards, especially in conjunction with the protection and manipulation effects like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Deftblade Elite"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mother of Runes"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Flickering Ward"}},{"insert":", and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Chromatic Armor"}},{"insert":" to block one big threat. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"General Jarkeld"}},{"insert":" also helps rearrange blockers and attacks to kill specific targets or play around combat tricks with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Maze of Ith"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Kor Haven"}},{"insert":" helping to blank combats as well. The aforementioned "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mother of Runes"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Flickering Ward"}},{"insert":", and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Chromatic Armor"}},{"insert":" can also be used to protect our vital creatures from removal, such as "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Rasputin Dreamweaver"}},{"insert":" to keep our ramp. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Pariah"}},{"insert":" also blanks damage if it’s routed onto a creature with protection such as "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Iridescent Angel"}},{"insert":" or a creature that’s been "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mother of Runes"}},{"insert":"’d. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Propaganda"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Teferi's Moat"}},{"insert":" also play a part in discouraging damage. While turtling, we can draw cards with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Arcanis the Omnipotent"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Opportunity"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Concentrate"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Stroke of Genius"}},{"insert":", and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mystic Remora"}},{"insert":" to try and draw into our combo pieces. We also run lots of removal and prioritize wipes because banding is better against tall boards while struggling against wide ones. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Wrath of God"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Akroma's Vengeance"}},{"insert":", and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Evacuation"}},{"insert":" clear wide boards and help us stay alive. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Hanna, Ship's Navigator"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Monk Idealist"}},{"insert":" can then recur our necessary pieces to progress our game plan. Speaking of, the main win condition is through "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Palinchron"}},{"insert":" making infinite mana by untapping more than 11 mana, including at least 4 blue, in 7 lands through lands like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Teferi's Isle"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Lotus Vale"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Coral Atoll"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Temple of the False God"}},{"insert":", and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Karoo"}},{"insert":". This is only possible with "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Lotus Vale"}},{"insert":" and any 2 of the other 2 mana-producing lands. This allows the deck to use the infinite self-untap creatures, being "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Horseshoe Crab"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Morphling"}},{"insert":", as well as "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Pemmin's Aura"}},{"insert":" attached to any other creature, to ping infinitely with the pinging enchantments attached, being "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Hermetic Study"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Psionic Gift"}},{"insert":". "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Decree of Justice"}},{"insert":" can also be used to make infinite 4/4 flying "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Angel"}},{"insert":" tokens with this infinite mana, and this can occasionally win as well. Either way, this is a lot of cards for an infinite combo and is very easy to both see coming and stop, as our best tutors are "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Skyship Weatherlight"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Planar Portal"}},{"insert":", both requiring large amounts of mana and to be on the board before they can be activated. This keeps the deck slow, easy to play against, and perfect to play to teach new players how to play the game. Change the “Group by” from Categories to Categories (multiple) to see each card’s designation within the deck.\n"}]}