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wiki(meandeck): homogenize cycling semantic (#208)
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10 changes: 5 additions & 5 deletions markdown/articles/2020/10/05/gangsta-trippin.md
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### Free _Cycling Effects_
### Free Cycle Effects

This next pair are mostly unique to Doomsday however :card[Death's Shadow] based
decks (and some Dredge decks) will also make use of one of them. These are
_free_ cycling cards that have little to no relevant text outside of their
cycling abilities (other than some specific circumstances). Their use is almost
always to provide a {0} mana draw effect after Doomsday has resolved.
_free_ cycle cards that have little to no relevant text outside of their cycling
abilities (other than some specific circumstances). Their use is almost always
to provide a {0} mana draw effect after Doomsday has resolved.

#### :card[Street Wraith]

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### Cycling

In terms of cantrip retention the best ones to keep back, when allowed, are the
free cycling cards; Wraith and Edge. They provide the most mana efficient method
free cycle cards; Wraith and Edge. They provide the most mana efficient method
to draw into a pile post-Doomsday resolving. As with everything however, this
may not always be the case and sometimes using a cycler prior to being in a
position to combo can be advantageous.
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You may find yourself with all the tools in hand to perform a Brainstorm pile,
but you don't have a spare {U} this time to cast the Brainstorm itself. If you
have any free cycling effect in hand you can get around this by placing a Lotus
have any free cycle effect in hand you can get around this by placing a Lotus
Petal as the first card of your pile. This works with a {U}-producing land as
well if you have an available land drop for that turn.

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you might wish to tailor the shell to your own individual playstyle.

We will start by exploring the main card groups which are incorporated into the
archtype and then look to explore what considerations are made when putting them
together.
archetype and then look to explore what considerations are made when putting
them together.

## Doomsdays

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Teferi, Time Raveler
Baleful Strix
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Grief | MH2
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Proactive interaction is most commonly found in Doomsday lists as either discard
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Mishra's Bauble
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allows you to consistently _hit_ with Predict allowing the maximum card
advantage to be accrued with it. Outside of this interaction though, it is
likely worse than Preordain despite the lower cost as it decreases your
potential blue count for Force of Will and can be slow/not contribute to same
turn wins when you need them.
potential blue count for Force of Will and the delayed draw cannot contribute to
same turn wins when you need them.

:card[Consider] is a new card from 2021 which has started to be incorporated
into lists. It acts like a cantrip however it is more accurate to describe it as
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There are a few options for this category but they all do very similar things.
:card[Ideas Unbound], Predict and :card[Night's Whisper] all allow you to access
multiple cards in your pile at once. They also can have additional utility
outside of the combo with Predict and Whisper providing stable card advantage
over time. Ideas Unbound is the most effective/popular one with the others
sometimes providing a supporting role. Most of the time however only one
multi-draw spell is run in a list. Control style lists may consider to run
:card[Ideas Unbound], :card[Predict] and :card[Night's Whisper] all allow you to
access multiple cards in your pile at once. They also can have additional
utility outside of the combo with Predict and Whisper providing stable card
advantage over time. Ideas Unbound is the most effective and popular one with
the others sometimes providing a supporting role. Most of the time however only
one multi-draw spell is run in a list. Control style lists may consider to run
multiple Predict either with, or without, and Ideas Unbound in the list as a raw
card advantage engine.

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of countermagic or a Chalice of the Void X = 2. It fits very neatly into the
shell and can be incorporated into many of the piles that are made. Lists will
run between zero and one of them, sometimes in the sideboard but mostly in the
main deck. Although it can tap for {C} it is not considered to be countered
towards your land/mana count and should instead be considered as a spell. It can
have some extra utility if you are running a creature package by allowing you to
cast those creatures with it. Good in heavy {U} metas.
main deck. Although it can tap for {C} it is not considered to be counted
towards your land count and should instead be considered as a spell. It can have
some extra utility if you are running a creature package by allowing you to cast
those creatures with it. Good in heavy {U} metas.

### Pact of Negation

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Unbound] whilst others prefer to run them in conjunction with one another. If
running the package, the Consider normally replaces a Preordain and the Deep
Analysis replaces a :card[Personal Tutor] or a free cycle effect. If planning to
go fast it is best to maximise the number of free cycle effects with
Consider/Deep Analysis as they also enable the ability to go for aggressive, low
go fast it is best to maximise the number of free cycle effects with Consider
and Deep Analysis as they also enable the ability to go for aggressive, low
resource wins.

## Putting It All Together
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Both of the above examples are all comprised of zero or two mana cost spells and
free cycling effects all of which can circumnavigate the limitations Chalice
free cycle effects all of which can circumnavigate the limitations Chalice
creates. If playing against a known Chalice deck, simply going turn one Doomsday
off of Dark Ritual with another land in hand is pretty safe given you can ignore
the interaction (at least where Chalice is concerned). The above are pretty
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source and put Oracle back into the pile. You cycle the Wraith into the Petal
that allows you to cast Brainstorm. You put back Preordain and Oracle. Cast
LED, cycle, crack for UUU and cast Preordain into Oracle. If you are running a
third "free-cycle" card you can play around removal too by having X as another
third free cycle card you can play around removal too by having X as another
Street Wraith.

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