{"product_id":"cloudpost","title":"Cloudpost (Original Sketch)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCloudpost\u003c\/em\u003e is a Locus land first printed in \u003cem\u003eMirrodin\u003c\/em\u003e (2003), that enters the battlefield tapped. It adds colorless mana for each Locus on the battlefield. It’s a Locus land that rewards having multiple Locus lands in play – the classic “Post” engine. \u003cem\u003eCloudpost\u003c\/em\u003e has exponential mana scaling – each extra Locus multiplies its output; the engine scales faster than most ramp. That makes big plays (or multiple big plays) possible in a single turn. \u003cem\u003eCloudpost\u003c\/em\u003e enters tapped, so early turns can be slow – the deck’s game plan is to survive the early turns and then explode once multiple Locus lands are assembled. At the 2004 World Championships, Gabriel Nassif reached the Standard Top-8 with a UW Cloudpost \/ Control deck. Designed to beat the ubiquitous Affinity decks, his blue-white control deck also plays well against anti-Affinity decks. This deck played cards like \u003cem\u003eWrath of God\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDecree of Justice\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAkroma’s Vengeance\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThirst for Knowledge\u003c\/em\u003e to control the game ¬– paired with counters such as \u003cem\u003eAnnul, Rewind, Mana Leak\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eCondescend\u003c\/em\u003e. Once stabilized it would win the game with \u003cem\u003eExalted Angel, Eternal Dragon\u003c\/em\u003e or \u003cem\u003eSoldier\u003c\/em\u003e \/ \u003cem\u003eAngel\u003c\/em\u003e tokens. \u003cem\u003eCloudpost\u003c\/em\u003e is a staple card in Legacy, defining an entire archetype called “Post” since 2011. There are many different variations in Legacy right now, such as the classic “12-Post” \/ Mono-Green Cloudpost decks – these play the full Cloudpost engine (many copies of \u003cem\u003eCloudpost\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGlimmerpost\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePlanar Nexus\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eVesuva\u003c\/em\u003e); built to ramp into huge threats (Eldrazi) or other mana sinks (\u003cem\u003eThe One Ring\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eKarn, the Great Creator\u003c\/em\u003e). Colorless \/ “All-Post” (Tron-ish \/ Eldrazi finishers) are colorless builds that play cards like \u003cem\u003eThought-Knot Seer\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAll Is Dust\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eUgin, Eye of the Storms\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eChalice of the Void\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eGrim Monolith\u003c\/em\u003e. Recently, a new variant called “Blue Post” has been favored – playing blue cards like \u003cem\u003eForce of Will\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eForce of Negation\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cem\u003e Stock Up\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThundertrap Trainer\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eCloudpost\u003c\/em\u003e is not on the Reserved List.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"artwhirled","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44762026836013,"sku":null,"price":0.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/8000\/6957\/files\/Cloudpost_Original_Sketch_front_a_white.jpg?v=1775127113","url":"https:\/\/artwhirled.com\/products\/cloudpost","provider":"Art Whirled","version":"1.0","type":"link"}