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[Drunk Cynic]

If you have the resources, I recommend replacing the 4*Ghirapur Gearcrafter with 1 each of  Thopter Engineer, Clash of Wills, Artificer's Epiphany, and Disperse.
While you will go down to 20 creatures, the deck will see increased consistency. Thopter Engineer is strictly better than Ghirapur Gearcrafter.

Further, consider replacing Bonded Construct with Orinthopter. Strengthened through Chief of the Foundry, it will provide greater versatility.

[dfrontiera]

I like the deck alot, but I agree with drunkcynic. Ditching the Ghirapur Gearcrafter in lieu of extra copies of Thopter Engineer, Clash, Ephiphany and Disperse and Definitely swap out the bonded construct for Ornithopter.

[permafear]

the deck seems really nice and fun, i like the idea behind it. what do you think about 1 or 2 Sharding Sphinx ?
and sorry for the bad english! D:

[zeromus117]

The reason I'm using Bonded Construct is to keep the deck standard legal for the foreseeable future, as it's my girlfriend's starter, just upgraded slightly. The other suggestions are great, though!

[Drunk Cynic]

Understand the interest in keeping it standard legal. With that, I recommend running 4 Orinthopter until October, then switch to Keeper of the Lens. Each will do you better than Bonded Construct.

[zeromus117]

I did not think of Keeper. Excellent! Thank you all for the input.

[tkoelma]

Nah, Ornithopter relies too heavily on Chief of the Foundry in a deck like this. Great flying blocker for the first couple of turns, sure, but no capacity to attack. On the other hand, Keeper of the Lens gives you a second-turn attack and then a 2-attack from turn 3 if you get a Chief of the Foundry out. It also screws morph and manifest decks leaving them without surprises. I run something similar with less instants and with a couple of Angel's Tombs (for the CotF / Thopter Spy Network combo) and a couple of Guardians of Meletis. With a Chief of the Foundry they are 1/7 for 3 and will shut down Goblins and small creatures decks.

[Drunk Cynic]

It's six of one, half dozen of the other. Flying at 0 cmc, or knowledge of cards for 1 cmc;

[tkoelma]

For sure, and either is better than Bonded Construct in this context.