{"ops":[{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Deck Summary"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Bracket: "},{"insert":"3 (Too explosive for 2)\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Archetypes: "},{"insert":"Tokens, Clones\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Commander Dependence: "},{"insert":"Mid-High\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Gameplan: "},{"insert":"get out a bunch of non-token creatures and use them to create permanent high value tokens.\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Infinite Combos: "},{"insert":"In theory there's a convoluted loop that requires 5+ cards. In practice, copying"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ocelot Pride"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Exalted Sunborn"}},{"insert":" is close enough\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Logistical Concerns:"},{"insert":" Complex, varied and numerous tokens, Exponential token doubling.\n"},{"attributes":{"header":3},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Short Version"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Early Game"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Run out a bunch of small creatures"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Ideally try to sequence a turn 2 "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Gala Greeters"}},{"insert":" ,"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Scuzzback Scrounger"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Generous Plunderer"}},{"insert":" into a turn 3 Ghired and then copy the treasures."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Mid Game"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"While Ghired is out, try to make a token to copy every turn cycle. Ideally have something to copy the turn he comes down but that's not always feasble"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Overlord of the Hauntwoods"}},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Mutable Explorer"}},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Svella, Ice Shaper"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Roxanne, Starfall Savant"}},{"insert":" provide powerful permanent ramp when combined with ghired"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Play haste enablers and token doublers to amp ghired. "},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Lategame"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Start copying high impact creatures and tokens, ideally ones that scale well with themselves like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ocelot Pride"}},{"insert":" ."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"dump mana from ramping into "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Dino DNA"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Devastating Onslaught"}},{"insert":" "},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nDeck Theory"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ghired, Mirror of the Wilds"}},{"insert":" acts as a kind of token multiplier that scales specifically with the "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"quantity"},{"insert":" of non-token creatures and "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"quality"},{"insert":" of tokens being produced. In practice that means trying to maximise the number of creature cards in the deck while focussing on creating high impact tokens (this includes tokens that ramp, clone effects, big creatures). it also means we're not too unhappy with slightly situational low mana creature cards since simply being a cheap body for Ghired is often enough.\n\nBecause Ghired is copying the tokens after they've been created, he bypasses a couple of important downsides. If a token is created tapped, any further copies created by ghired are untapped . Similarly any tokens created with a delayed trigger to sacrifice them can be copied permanently with Ghired.\n\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ocelot Pride"}},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Rhys the Redeemed"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Nesting Dovehawk"}},{"insert":" are the main redundancies for Ghired and similarly get around those restrictions.\n\n\nDeckbuilding Choices"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"I've chosen to minimise the amount of untap effects I've included for the sake of trying to keep the combo potential of the deck somewhat bracket 3. \n\nCat Math"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ocelot Pride"}},{"insert":" is probably the best substitute for Ghireds ability available while being a high impact clone target itself, all for one mana. Unfortunately that comes at the price of a messy, hard to follow stack of copy triggers which I have chosen to put up with for the sake redundancy.\n\nFor ease of play, here are a set of equations for resolving N ocelot pride triggers when you have a token multiplier of M (M=1 for no multipliers)\n\nAdditional copies for each pre-existing token created this turn\nCore(N,M) = (M+1)^N - 1\n\nThe 1/1 Cats generated by the first half of the ability\nCats(N,M) = (M+1)^(N+1) - (M+1)\n\nReplacement effects that add 1 token each time one or more tokens would be created (i.e."},{"insert":{"card-link":"Peregrin Took"}},{"insert":" )\nAdd(N,M) = (M+2)*Core(N,M)\n\nChild tokens when copying a token that makes tokens on ETB (i.e. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Everywhere"}},{"insert":" from a token "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Overlord of the Hauntwoods"}},{"insert":" )\nChild(N,M) = N*M^2*(M+1)^(N-1)\nIf the parent token creates them tapped, you can work out how many with Core(N,M)\n \nThe idea with these is not to immediately evaluate the equations every time you make tokens, but just make sure that you "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"can"},{"insert":" if needed. Once the numbers get beyond a certain point, typically that's lethal next turn anyway. In that case I can just write down F(N,M) and move the game along. Also important to note, these assume the multiplier doesn't change. If there's a fresh token copy of something like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Exalted Sunborn"}},{"insert":" all this goes out the window and you should just use the ocelotalator website.\n\n\n\nIndividual Cards"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Badgermole Cub"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ba Sing Se"}},{"insert":" permanently animate lands which are then non token creatures, giving them Ghireds ability. If you make a token copy of the cub, the land it animates can then copy the badgermole cub allowing you to animate all your lands and making them tap for large amounts of green mana."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Firbolg Flutist"}},{"insert":" is flexible, it can kill legendary creatures with the legend rule and if you copy it while Ghireds out, you can steal non token creatures and tap them to create more Flutists allowing you to clear out blockers"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nChanges"},{"attributes":{"header":1},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"V2.0 changes\nreworked ramp package, removed the worse 1mv dorks and added a couple more creatures similar to "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Gala Greeters"}},{"insert":" that can make a treasure turn 3 to then copy with Ghired"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"upped the number of quality token generators."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"tweaked the land animation package to be less of a strain to the manabase."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"removed sundial of the infinite, If Ghireds out, I'd rather just have another creature card and if he isn't I can get the same result from a populate card that does something else too."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"V2.1 changes\nTried academy manufacturer which resulted in me stumbling into a line that created hundreds of treasures, clues and food turn 4. I also wasn't a fan of how feast or famine it plays here."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"The land base is in a better spot but still needs some tweaking. being able to play Ghired T3 is important for the deck"},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Misc Notes\nDeck is solidly bracket is 3, despite no game changers it can win out of nowhere ("},{"insert":{"card-link":"Agate Instigator"}},{"insert":" goes brrrr) and create oppressive board states when it loops removal."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"there are alot of mana dumps in this deck which makes the deck less hungry for raw card draw then you'd expect."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"}]}