{"ops":[{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Big spell"},{"insert":" deck with "},{"attributes":{"color":"#f06666","bold":true},"insert":"Neera, Wild Mage"},{"insert":" as a slot-machine at the helm. Use cantrips to manipulate the top of your library and spin with Neera for big payoffs.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#f06666","bold":true},"insert":"Tips"},{"attributes":{"blockquote":true},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Please read Neera and fully understand how she works and all the limitations of her ability, especially in combination with "},{"attributes":{"color":"#f06666","bold":true},"insert":"God-Eternal Kefnet"},{"insert":"."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"You can create chaos even without Neera on the field, but your general goal should be to play and protect her. She is a 6 CMC commander, if her cost starts to be two-digits it is better to work without her."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Later in the game, assuming everything didn't go downhill, you will have "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"a lot "},{"insert":"of angles but "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"limited "},{"insert":"resources: this deck forces you to think and sequence plays correctly to find a wincon. In some (bad) cases, you can just \"spin the wheel\" wiith Neera and "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"hope for the best"},{"insert":"."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"This deck can become a mess of triggers in late stages of the game: if you have troubles tracking things, this is "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"not "},{"insert":"the deck for you."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Generally speaking, drawing cards with this deck is bad. IDK why a lot of lists have drawing engines in them, but drawing cards messes up with your topdeck manipulation and also puts you at risk of drawing uncastable big mana spells you instead want to flip with Neera. You need to flip into haymakers to seize control of the game, you are not a spellslinger/storm deck."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Speaking of spellslinger/storm, "},{"attributes":{"color":"#f06666","bold":true},"insert":"Thousand-Year Storm"},{"insert":" looks out of place here until you realize it will almost always procs off Neera's topdeck casts: it never let me down in any game I casted it (especially if I did for free), so I kept it in the deck."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"This decks runs some token generators, mainly those who cares about spells' CMC. They are here to provide a safety net by building some board presence and not let the others overrun you."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#f06666","bold":true},"insert":"Wincons"},{"attributes":{"blockquote":true},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Spin with Neera and "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"pray "},{"insert":"your boardstate will become impossible for the opponents to deal with it. This is not a complete chaos deck, but in general flipping a big mana spell should massively swing tempo towards you and make you continue riding until the finishing line. Look out for "},{"attributes":{"color":"#f06666","bold":true},"insert":"Fiery Emancipation"},{"insert":" + "},{"attributes":{"color":"#f06666","bold":true},"insert":"Explosive Singularity"},{"insert":", especially when you have copy spell effects ready. "},{"attributes":{"color":"#f06666","bold":true},"insert":"Insurrection"},{"insert":" can win you games on the spot depending on other players' board presence."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"If spinning doesn't do the trick, you may end up with "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"a lot"},{"insert":" of "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"big "},{"insert":"tokens that can threat lethal, especially if you have "},{"attributes":{"color":"#f06666","bold":true},"insert":"Fiery Emancipation"},{"insert":" down. They are usually there to protect you, but if everything else fails just turn them sideways."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#f06666","bold":true},"insert":"Upgrades"},{"attributes":{"blockquote":true},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"You can easily swap around the big spells selection with things you like: I personally avoid playing with copy effects because they make the game a slog to track all the copy tokens and what they do, but cards like "},{"attributes":{"color":"#f06666","bold":true},"insert":"Elminster's Simulacrum"},{"insert":" and "},{"attributes":{"color":"#f06666","bold":true},"insert":"Clone Legion"},{"insert":" are great. Another strong candidate is "},{"attributes":{"color":"#f06666","bold":true},"insert":"Blatant Thievery"},{"insert":", but I run a dedicated theft deck and didn't want to permanently steal stuff here. Whatever you want to do, "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"do not use X spells"},{"insert":", because casting a spell with X in its cost for free means X = 0."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"If you want to run "},{"attributes":{"color":"#f06666","bold":true},"insert":"Double Vision"},{"insert":", be mindful by the fact that he will never proc out of Neera, so it will be there to basically give you the value of the spell you use to proc her. "},{"attributes":{"color":"#f06666","bold":true},"insert":"Storm of Saruman"},{"insert":" is a better choice here that better support the deck's strategy: "},{"attributes":{"color":"#f06666","bold":true},"insert":"Double Vision"},{"insert":" will outperform it only in combo with the already over-the-top "},{"attributes":{"color":"#f06666","bold":true},"insert":"Mind's Dilation"},{"insert":", and that is such a niche case that I won't bother using a slot for it."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"If you like it more, you can swap all the token generator cards with burn effects like "},{"attributes":{"color":"#f06666","bold":true},"insert":"Guttersnipe"},{"insert":": this will make the deck way more aggressive, but also more prone to be targeted. IMHO tokens are a safer strategy because they will help you hold your ground while developing your lines (I also use burn effects in another deck, so I didn't want to double down here). Said that, I had some degree of success with cards like "},{"attributes":{"color":"#f06666","bold":true},"insert":"Sphynx-Bone Wand"},{"insert":": they aren't bad, but don't go ham on those."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"This list deliberately avoids using "},{"attributes":{"color":"#f06666","bold":true},"insert":"Sensei's Divining Top"},{"insert":" and "},{"attributes":{"color":"#f06666","bold":true},"insert":"Scroll Rack"},{"insert":" in order to keep things more challenging and less deterministic, also it doesn't combo with "},{"attributes":{"color":"#f06666","bold":true},"insert":"Displacer Kitten"},{"insert":" and "},{"attributes":{"color":"#f06666","bold":true},"insert":"Nexus of Fate"},{"insert":" or similar, but if you don't mind those you can make room for them."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#f06666","bold":true},"insert":"Fiery Emancipation"},{"insert":" is in the deck because I have "},{"attributes":{"color":"#f06666","bold":true},"insert":"City on Fire"},{"insert":" on another deck and I wanted to diversify, but "},{"attributes":{"color":"#f06666","bold":true},"insert":"City on Fire"},{"insert":" is technically superior here: has higher CMC (for things that cares about it), you can Convoke it with your tokens (if you kept the token route), and also costs half the money."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#f06666","bold":true},"insert":"Calibrated Blast"},{"insert":" is "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"very"},{"insert":" fun to use, and it is also instant speed and with flashback."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"}]}