{"ops":[{"insert":"This "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ramos, Dragon Engine"}},{"insert":" deck was built for the July 2026 deckbuilding challenge. The challenge was the build a deck with an unusual mana curve. I decided to further restrict myself by only playing spells with a WUBRG colour identity and only playing spells that tap for all colours of mana.\n\nMost WUBRG spells these days serve as a tentpole for a 5-colour archetype, like Allies or Shrines. That made selecting cards for this deck particularly tricky, since the deck was only able to run those tentpole cards without any of the other support pieces or mono-coloured cards that benefit from the WUBRG centrepiece. As a result, the deck has wound up looking less like a streamlined deck and more like a Timmy’s dream 5-colour good stuff deck.\n\nHowever, there are two archetypes close to my heart that I have attempted to fit into the deck. Dragon spells like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Tiamat"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"The Ur-Dragon"}},{"insert":", and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Scion of the Ur-Dragon"}},{"insert":" all provide excellent ways to search out other cards from the deck. Meanwhile, sliver spells like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sliver Hivelord"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"The First Sliver"}},{"insert":" are strong enough cards that they can function on their own as well as synergise with other slivers in the deck. There are also a few cards that can help to support both typal synergies, including "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Rukarumel, Biologist"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Morophon, the Boundless"}},{"insert":". The deck doesn’t quite run enough of either type for me to feel comfortable tagging the deck with either, but together the hybrid types make up nearly a sixth of the deck. \n\nBecause of the WUBRG restriction, very few cards in the deck cost less than 5 mana. That means you are definitely going to need ramp of some kind in your opening hand. Ramos can keep you going, effectively tripling your mana once he can see you cast a WUBRG spell, since that single spell will give you 5 +1/+1 counters that can be exchanged for 10 mana at instant speed without caring about summoning sickness. However, without ramp early you can expect to be doing nothing for the first few turns of the game. Ramp spells in the deck include: "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Esika, God of the Tree // Esika, God of the Tree"}},{"insert":", "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Widespread Thieving"}},{"insert":",\nand "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Everything Pizza"}},{"insert":". \n\nAs a WUBRG deck with no triomes or dual lands, the deck is definitely at risk of missing vital colours. To try and help with that, there are several mana fixing cards in the deck, like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Timeless Lotus"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Leyline of the Guildpact"}},{"insert":". The inclusion of "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Jodah, Archmage Eternal"}},{"insert":" may seem a little strange, in a deck where nearly every card already costs WUBRG, but he does provide a slight discount to spells like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Progenitus"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Conflux"}},{"insert":".\n\nI also included "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Reality Twist"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Naked Singularity"}},{"insert":" as cards in the maybeboard, since they can technically be used to fix your mana, even though the far more common use is to mess with opponents. Please discuss with your table before bringing these cards into a lower bracket game.\n\nThe deck includes a couple alternate win conditions in the form of "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Door to Nothingness"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Ezio Auditore da Firenze"}},{"insert":". There is also a third win condition card included in the maybeboard of the deck as "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Coalition Victory"}},{"insert":", but this is currently excluded because it is a game changer. Please discuss with your table before adding it to your deck in a bracket 1 or 2 game.\n\nQuick sidenote about Ramos’s triggered ability, since I have gotten into arguments about this in the past: Ramos cares about the colours of the spells you cast, not their colour identity. That means cards like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Etched Monstrosity"}},{"insert":" or any of your lands will unfortunately give you no +1/+1 counters. Another interesting thing to note is that "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sphinx of the Guildpact"}},{"insert":"‘s ability applies in all zones, not just on the battlefield, so it would count as a 5-colour card, despite having no WUBRG pips anywhere.\n"}]}